So this week we got to present our group presentations. I would first like to say congratulations to everyone because they are all very well done! Every group presented confidently and strongly, and the best part was that each one was beyond the usual slideshow presentation! So good job everybody.
The first presentation was about the debate on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Now, I can see both sides of the argument: about how it will just distract kids; and the other side saying that it will only benefit kids. Overall however, let kids bring their devices!! If they have them, it is just going to cut back on how much the school is going to have to spend on other devices. I understand that some families can't afford such devices, and we need to be mindful of that. So, if a school is going to turn BYOD, then there has to be some form of financial aid system set in place to help those families in need. Here is the link to the awesome presentation we got to see https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E2FviR2kGV2Ge1klIvJhXTZvv7xWrtbcQ-IqcKEFZ4I/mobilepresent#slide=id.p . Great job ladies!!
The second presentation was on the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of the internet. This presentation made a lot of good points about how the internet can be an amazing thing, but also that it can be harmful and ugly. For example, one of the presenters mentioned that someone could mention your name in a post or something else, and that that may be in a bad way. Problem is that because you are not the creator, you cannot get rid of it, so if someone google searches you then it may appear. That may not be a good thing if it is your potential employer searching. Many benefits were mentioned as well, such as one major resource. The internet is an amazing tool, and we should not discourage it because of a few of the downfalls it may contain. Please view their presentation here... https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ErYv_zr4MNtcYhiK5iqU9O64-vkTF1lqO-A3bAtl3W4/mobilepresent?pli=1#slide=id.ga8aabbd0_0105... Awesome job everyone!
The third presentation was about how not to steal from the internet. Now, I'm pretty sure everyone is guilty of stealing from the internet in some form or another, at some point in their life. I don't mean illegally downloading something exactly, but even by not attributing where a picture in a presentation came from. So this presentation was very informative, and it actually taught me a lot about copyrights. It also began with a really informative and comedic video, so please visit the site (http://hownottosteal.wikispaces.com/ ) to watch it, and also to see this massive resource! Well done all!
The fourth presentation was about internet filters. I dislike internet filters in schools... a lot. First of all, don't block my YouTube!!! It is too big of a resource!! They discussed a lot about how internet filters in schools are blocking students from accessing important information. I remember in grade 12 biology having to do a presentation on body systems. When I tried to find some information on the reproductive system... I couldn't. Why? The word "sex" was blocked with an internet filter. Therefore, I was unable to search some information about the "sexual reproduction system." Powers that be forbid I search for gender and nothing comes up because its synonym is "sex." Pretty silly in my opinion. Anyways, a great presentation, and presentation style! Please check it out
( http://aj4ca.edu.glogster.com/internetfilters ). A very good job.
The last presentation was actually the presentation I was involved in. Our group decided to do ours on cyber bullying. Now, a couple weeks a go in an older post, I gave a little disclaimer about our video, letting people know that we made the video with a particular purpose (satirical), to show how we think the media may push things to make them seem scarier than it really may be. I am not saying bullying isn't scary, it is awful, I'm just saying the media may portray it a little differently. We had fun making the video, and we hope that everyone perceived it in the way that we meant it to be viewed in. We need to make sure that cyber bullying isn't taking the focus away from the bigger picture of bullying. Cyber bullying is a form of bullying, but it is not the only form. There are multiple forms, and they all can be lumped together as just bullying, which is what we need to focus on.
Overall, great presentations everyone. It was a very informational, and professional class!! Until next time... CHEERS!!
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