Monday, October 26, 2009
Web Awareness: A Word Web
Below, you'll find my word web exploring the issues that arise with internet use in the classroom, along with teacher strategies for addressing these issues. There are four key issues identified below (inappropriate sites, commercials and advertising, copyright/plagiarism issues, and inaccurate information) that need to be addressed in any classroom with internet access and usage. Obviously, there are several different ideas that can be used to prevent any of these issues from taking root in a classroom, but there are two key principles to follow as a foundational pro-active strategy to promote positive web awareness: 1) Make students aware, and 2) Model proper behaviour. Ultimately, teachers need to educate their students about the issues and behave in the way they want their students to behave.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Standard English vs. Slang
Reference Section:
musicalcherries. (2009, June 22). Re:We Can't Call People Withowt Wings Angels, So We Call Them Friends Instead xx
[Web log message]. Retrieved October 6, 2009, from http://www.last.fm/user/musicalcherries/journal/2009/06/22/2tepky_we_can%27t_call_people_withowt_wings_angels,_so_we_call_them_friends_instead_xx
SaxPlayer2. (2008, May 28). Re: IDK, My BFF Jill? How Text Messaging is Destroying Our Language [Web log message]. Retrieved October 4, 2009, from http://www.progressiveu.org/153233-idk-my-bff-jill-how-text-messaging-destroying-our-language.
Transl8it. (2006). Accessed October 4, 2009, at http://transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl.
Grade Level: 7
Subject: English Language Arts
Brief Description of Activity:
Students will visit and read two blog entries. One entry is written using text messaging slang to solicit assistance for learning text message slang. The other entry takes a critical viewpoint of text message slang, and it is written in standard English. Students will then use an online translator to translate excerpts from each blog entry to and from text message slang or standard English.
General Learner Outcome:
C.2.3.1 access diverse viewpoints on particular topics by using appropriate technologies
C.3.1.1 compare and contrast information from similar types of electronic sources
F.4.4.1 discriminate between style and content in a presentation
P.5.1.2 access hyperlinked sites on an intranet or the Internet
Rationale for Computer Integration:
Many teenagers use text message lingo on a regular basis, and there are many opinions published online from people who either support or hate this new form of slang. While students read different opinions on the matter, they will be exposed to blogs as a method of online discussion. By using the translator, students will use a valuable online tool, and it will help them to see that the same message can be said in either standard or slang English, and evaluate the validity of both means of communication.
musicalcherries. (2009, June 22). Re:We Can't Call People Withowt Wings Angels, So We Call Them Friends Instead xx
[Web log message]. Retrieved October 6, 2009, from http://www.last.fm/user/musicalcherries/journal/2009/06/22/2tepky_we_can%27t_call_people_withowt_wings_angels,_so_we_call_them_friends_instead_xx
SaxPlayer2. (2008, May 28). Re: IDK, My BFF Jill? How Text Messaging is Destroying Our Language [Web log message]. Retrieved October 4, 2009, from http://www.progressiveu.org/153233-idk-my-bff-jill-how-text-messaging-destroying-our-language.
Transl8it. (2006). Accessed October 4, 2009, at http://transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl.
Grade Level: 7
Subject: English Language Arts
Brief Description of Activity:
Students will visit and read two blog entries. One entry is written using text messaging slang to solicit assistance for learning text message slang. The other entry takes a critical viewpoint of text message slang, and it is written in standard English. Students will then use an online translator to translate excerpts from each blog entry to and from text message slang or standard English.
General Learner Outcome:
- Studenst will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.
- Expand knowledge of language.
C.2.3.1 access diverse viewpoints on particular topics by using appropriate technologies
C.3.1.1 compare and contrast information from similar types of electronic sources
F.4.4.1 discriminate between style and content in a presentation
P.5.1.2 access hyperlinked sites on an intranet or the Internet
Rationale for Computer Integration:
Many teenagers use text message lingo on a regular basis, and there are many opinions published online from people who either support or hate this new form of slang. While students read different opinions on the matter, they will be exposed to blogs as a method of online discussion. By using the translator, students will use a valuable online tool, and it will help them to see that the same message can be said in either standard or slang English, and evaluate the validity of both means of communication.
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