Children learning with technology January 16, 2008

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Text Effects January 14, 2008

This assignment is to create a new post that uses text effects to my blog. 

Benefits of Using Blogs in the LA/English Classroom:

1. Medium that secondary students can relate to 
2. A means of perhaps bridging the gap between teacher and student
3. A fun and non-traditional way for teachers and students to communicate
4. Encourages students to write more and pay closer attention to detail

Smoothing the Relationship Between Parents and Their Children Through Technology January 9, 2008

We live in a technological society and with such inventions as the personal computer, cell phones with text message capability and most specifically, the Internet, we have access to a myriad of information.  Secondary students and even younger students often times may make use of Facebook, MySpace or other such sites in order to communicate with eachother. 

 It is my belief that technology can help reconnect parents and their children.  Parents should be actively involved in their children’s “cyber lives” in order to educate and protect them.  Why not shoot your son an email asking him to take out the trash or send your daughter a text reminding her of her dentist appointment after school?

Children will not look and think of their parents as being so out of touch and “uncool” if parents learn to communicate with their children on their level and in ways the child is likely to be interested and engaged in.

 Technology has certainly helped to smooth the bond that my adolescent  son and I share.  If more parents got involved with their children in this way perhaps we could be on our way to bridging the generation gap.