Our topic was on sexting and textual harassment with the combination of digital safety and privacy. It was a very interesting topic for us to discuss and elaborate on due to the many incidents that happen worldwide with this issue. The topics we covered in our presentation are congruent to educational purposes due to the use of Internet at school for learning purposes. When on school property, teachers can block specific websites that are not age appropriate for students and avoid sites that may be harmful to students by having anti-virus programs or software that avoids these types of unwanted predators. All the presentations that were discussed are information that teachers can use for future classes with Internet access for better use of the networking environment. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” (Mandela)
Teachers should have a lesson plan that educates the students on networking the safe way. Most students are not aware of what they post, what sites they visit and what information that site can use against their will or without even knowing. If I had to create a lesson plan for how to use the Internet safely, I would have my students create a 15-minute video about one of the four topics that our class had presented on. Students will have the chance to show their creativity in making this film and for each member in the group to join. Lesson plans should always have that creativity for students to test and show off their talents.
Our group used google hangout for communication because Wiggio didn’t work out for us. Our WebEx 14-day free trial expired so we were left with google hangout. It was successful compared to wiggio. I don’t recommend wiggio because there were too many errors and difficulties that we came across. If our WebEx 14-day free trial didn’t expire then it would’ve been the tool to use for this project because it doesn’t have much installation to it and we had successful meetings through the tool unlike wiggio.
The assignment was very helpful for future references. Not only did we educate our audience but we had also educated ourselves, which I am very aware of and happy about. I wouldn’t change this assignment even if I have the chance. It’s fun, informative, and creative. Many professors should never forget to input creativity into their lesson plans and I very much love the fact that Dr. Cyrus encourages us all to bring out creative sides.
References:
Wiggio.com (2013). Wiggio - Makes it easy to work in groups.. [online] Retrieved from: http://wiggio.com [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].
Webex.com (2013). Cisco WebEx Web Conferencing, Online Meetings, Desktop Sharing, Video Conferencing. [online] Retrieved from: http://webex.com [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].
Goodreads.com (2013). Quotes About Education (1558 quotes). [online] Retrieved from: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/education [Accessed: 21 Nov 2013].
