Week 4: Protecting Your Computer: Anti-Virus Software

This week's readings and postings have enlightened me to protect my personal computer.  I have a very old laptop with a virus software expiring soon!  After my readings for this class last night, I felt guilty and invested on a brand new anti-virus software for my computer.  Because I use a USB drive, transporting it back and forth for work, I felt this was the safest move.  Even though it is additional money, this protection will save me much time and effort in repairing my infected computer.

As for temporary devices, our school district has officially banned all students from bringing flash drives to school.  This is a precautionary act, yet continues to stifle student technological uses at school.  Now students can only save or send documents via email.  It is amazing how school districts like mine are evolving the wrong way!

Week 3 Learning Journal Entry (Internet Use)

This week I have focused on blogging.  To be honest, I did not understand what a blog was when I enrolled for this class.  Today, I have just created an educational blog for my classroom to use, linking students and parents digitally to online discussions and websites that are useful in our classroom. 

I am one of them!
(Source: London Underground; Tube Posted by Annie Mole Thursday, January 12, 2006
Shared with Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniemole/85515856/)

My goal, as a third-year young teacher, is to integrate and infuse technology into the required science curriculum.  Today's "digital generation" needs to be surrounded by the latest technological tools in the classroom.  Reality is that they are exposed to these outside of the classroom (gaming devices, internet, iPhones).  My goal this school year is to show students that they can use these same tools in their classes as well, guiding them to learn science as a more interactive and global subject.

To access my new blog, visit the link I have posted at the end of this learning journal entry.  Enjoy, and please provide feedback as this is only my second blog I have ever created!  (Can you sense the excitement?!)

My Classroom Blog