Whose responsibility is it to keep kids safe online? That’s big question with many possible answers. First of all, there needs to be some level of responsibility from the parents. Just as any part of a child’s safety should first be the parents’ responsibility. Parents don’t usually allow young children to cook by themselves. They […]
Month: November 2011
Coping with Copyright
This week has filled my mind with more ideas and terms and things to think about than my mind wants to absorb. I’ve wondered: Where do I start? How do I teach what I don’t understand? Am I breaking a copyright law? What are the copyright laws I need to comply to? How do I […]
Privacy in a Digital World
As I was reading this past week I came across a graphic that made me stop and think. When I signed up for Facebook, I didn’t include my cell phone number or my address. I still don’t have my cell phone number or address listed. I have since added my train station, but I am […]
Fossils and Footprints
This week we will begin a new unit of study in second grade – Non-fiction reading and writing. The students will be reading books about dinosaurs and choosing a topic related to dinosaurs to research and share with the others in the class. One of the activities the students will be doing is to learn […]