Saturday, December 29, 2007
Fear of Technology
Schools in West Virginia are blocked from using UTube and Myspace. Do you believe this is a good policy? Can these sites ever be educational? When? What are some safety tips for using the Internet? Do you ever discuss Internet safety in any of your classes? What are some of the relevant points made in this video?
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I think it is a good policy to block Myspace because it is not really educational. Myspace has more personal information on it. UTube, on the other hand, can be educational because you can find some educational information or videos on it. However, you do have to be very careful with both of them because both of these spaces can have inappropriate items on them. Some safety tips for the use of the Internet are never to put your first and last name, your address, phone number, email address or other personal infomation about yourself. You should never post pictures of yourself on the Internet unless it is on a trusted site. We have discussed Internet safety on the Avatar blog and that's probably about it. The video basically said not to be afraid to use new technology and to teach your kids about new technology as well.
I think that it is a good policy because most likely a Myspace isn't educational. You Tube also contains some inapropriate things. They can be educational like using grammar videos from youtube and Posting school events on myspace. I have discussed internet safety in some of my classes. It makes the point that don't be afraid to post things on the internet but make sure that it is something that you want people to see.
Gabby Tenney 7th
I think people need to concentrate on learning in school and other things on the internet at home. These sites can be educational at some points.Like when they have history lessons on them.One saftey tip is only except friend requests from people that you know.Yes we have disscussed internet safety in our classes before.People should fear technology some times.
Devanie Carpenter 1st period
I believe that this is good and bad. I believe it is good because it helps with educational purposed by watching videos on youtube and I myspace lets people interact with each other which is good for a god mental state of mind. I believe it is bad because it could cause distraction in classes or fights about "he said , she said" type of thing. Yes , youtube can if you search the right thing. Myspace helps with social skills also. Never tell anyone your IP address or passwords. No , normally we don't discuss internet safety in our classes. I really didn't understand this video much except that that are shielding us from technology and when we get into the actual words our life's will be dependent upon technology.
Drew Crouch 1st period
I think it is a good thing that they blocked MySpace. MySpace is not educational at all. YouTube is educational at times but it is mostly used for funny videos that are NOT educational. I think that if someone with a real brain take the time to put somethings that are educational on Youtube, it could be used for educational. I think that MySpace can never be educational because it is only used for IMing and talking to friends. I have no clue when.. In the future I guess. Don't give out personal information on the internet. You could get yourself into a lot of trouble. I discuss internet safety in Mr. Patricks and Ms. Constables classes a lot. They both had us make a gmail, and part of that is internet safety. If you never kearn techology, you won't know the future. Technology is the future.
Tina Woodring
2nd period =]
Yes I do believe that this is a good policy because there may be really bad videos on those websites and they want us children to see. I think that Utube is not really as bad as my space. I think that my space, in some ways, is bad and it really isn't educational. With Utube there are some educational videos that can help a teacher teach students. An example of this is; in science a teacher may be talking about space and would wants to have a way to help her teach them about space. Some tips on internet safety is like in the last blog don't give out your password, or don't go to websites that have chat rooms in them, or even if you do go to a chat room don’t talk to any one you think are bad. Yes actually I have talked about internet safety in my Health class last semester. We had a speaker come in and talk to us all about internet safety. In the video it said not be afraid of technology and that technology is our friend.
Katie Nestor
7th period
I think that blocking myspace is a good policy because myspace is not educational at all but utube has some educational videos but not very many. So I really think this a good policy because myspace would cause more drama at our school. If they took all the cussing and naked photos off myspace if could be educational I guess but it would be pretty hard. Some of the safety tips that I know are never give personal information out and espically don't give your password out because it could happen like it did on the blog broken friendship. The only class we talk about internet saftey in is my reading class with Mrs. Constable. The video pretty much says nobody really knows alot about the internet so we need to start teaching people.
Andrew Suplita
1st Period
I beleive that this is a good policy becuase of the sites that some kids go one better s that when they go to the sites they carrie viruses.Some of these sites can be educational becuase teachers are using them more often now so when you are using a blog or wiki then you do not have to write on paper they can type it so that there hands do not hurt.Some saftey tips for internet are don't go on bad sites becuase it contains a virus, never click a pop up, and never click on something read it first.Yes we discuss internet saftey in my moms class becuase she talks about like viruses hw you cna get them and what not to do when you get a viruss so that you do not get more than one virruss. Some of the points in the video are that the internet can be very dangerous and that it can teach you lessons not to click on pop-ups and download virusses.
Gabriella Constable
5th/6th period♥
I agree with not having myspace as part of our education, it is basically personal information not educational. U tube could be educational.
I do believe U tube could be used as an educational tool, there is bad on both Myspace and U tube if you are looking for it. Safety tips, don't put to much about yourself like your first and last name, address, phone number ect...
We have discussed some Internet safety in a few of my classes. The video said not to be afraid of using technology.
Audia Bartlett
7th period
I think that blocking those sites is a good thing for the school. The websites can have bad and innapropriate things said and shown on the websites. I think the websites could be educational once in a while. I think they could be if someone made a presentation or a special educational page on myspace. I do discuss internet safety a little in some of my classes.
I believe blocking MySpace and YouTube at school is a good policy. I thing is a good policy because things on MySpace and YouTube usually aren't very educational. YouTube and MySpace can contain things that aren't so good. Yet these sites can also be somewhat educational. These sites can be educational by the videos. If a video contains something like a science experiment, these could be pretty fun things to watch. But remember, just because it says something like, "Diet Coke and Mentos", doesn't mean that it’s really, Diet Coke and Mentos. Some Internet tips are; don't include your, name, address, e-mail, or any other thing that people could be able to track down things about you. Another tip is, well, don't do anything stupid. You also should not post pictures of yourself on the Internet because, once it’s on there, I really stays on there forever. Yes, we have talked about Internet safety in many classes. The message that the video was putting out was, not to be afraid of technology, just use it wisely
Paitan Twigg
7th period.
I think that it was a good idea to block MySpace because the site isn't really educational. YouTube, on the other hand, can be educational at times: and it's practically harmless when kids just use it to listen to music while they work. YouTube can be educational when you look up the right videos. Safety tips to using the Internet would be not to give out any personal information such as where you live, your full name, or anyone else's information. We've discussed Internet safety in our Language classes {Thanxx Ms. Constable! <3} and my Social Studies teacher randomly mentioned it a lot last year. people fear what they don't know. If you learn more about the internet, then you will know what is good and what is bad, so you can navigate your way around the internet easier if you practice.
Yes, I belive that this is a good policy to have, because it keeps students off the sites that they are not supposed to be on off. It also keeps kids more focused. Rarely things that are educational are on any of these sites thats partof the students(kids)get on those websites. Don't go to weird websites, if someone you don't know sends you a message don't talk to them, don't go to bad websites. Yes, we talk about internet safety in english/reading class, and in just about every other class. We are afraid of new technology when we shouldn't be, because we should know enough by now with all of the other technology that we have in our world today to not get on any bad websites to know whether or not to do something.
Nakoma Connolly 1st period
I think that blocking MySpace was a good decision. Nothing on MySpace is really educational, but sometimes if you make one that is for your school or something, then it might be. YouTube, on the other hand, is educational. Many videos can be educational, because most of the video sites share videos. But there is also adult content on these videos. Luckily, you have to be 18 or older to view these videos.
I think that you should never share your password, put personal information or pictures that you will regret, or talk to people you don't know.
In some of my classes we have discussed internet safety, but they have said the same things over and over but the students still do not understand.
We should not fear technology. Technology is here to make our everyday life easier, not scarier. You just have to learn how to use the internet properly.
Brianna Woodburn
7th Period
I believe that the blocking of Youtube and Myspace sites on a schools mainframe is a good policy. The reason I believe this is because if a student get on his or her Myspace page while in school, and causes some sort of trouble on the site, the teacher who let that student on the computer is held responsible. Wow, that was long! But any how, blocking Youtube is also not that bad of an idea. If a student were able to get on Youtube in school, he or she could look up any sort of non-appropriate video to watch, and that will also cause the student and teacher to get into even more trouble. Now sometimes these sites can be educational, not Myspace, but Youtube could be educational. Youtube could have some sort of educational viewing for the people who want to get on. For example they could have: specials from the History Channel, or specials from any other educational channel Like Discovery. But otherwise, the sites like Myspace; they could be troubles galore when it comes to school. There are some safety tips I know, for example: you could talk to people you know on the internet, instead of talking to strange new people. Another one may be if you are surfing the net, be sure to stay off of the dirty sites while you are in school. I mean what teacher wants to see you looking at a site with nude photos on that page, when the teacher is trying to teach a subject on poetry, or something like that. Occasionally some of our classes will talk about internet safety before we get on the computer. You know standard stuff, like not chatting online, stay off of naughty sites, and ECT. Honestly, I couldn’t catch some of the points made in the video. I mean, it mostly was people with words on their fingers, and their fingers pointing at letters that made out messages. I doubt there is something relevant about that. Comment No. 17
Randy Stickley
Period 5/6
I do believe it is a good idea that schools do not allow kids to use Utube and Myspace. I do not think they are educational sites. they are more personal type of sites. Myspace is all about yourself. You can write about yourself and put pictures on the site.
The only way these sites could be educational would be if you had to look something up for school. I am not sure it would even be the appropriate site to look for the information on.
When using the internet you should never give out personal information like password, home address, phone number or even your full name. I only have my first name on the myspace site. You should only go to sites that are age appropriate. Never go to an adult site. Never go to a chat room. Who knows what kind of person could be in there. They might act like a friend, but they could be someone that could kidnap you, or worse. I have seen shows where people say they are young and they are really an adult looking for young kids. That is very scary.
I have talked about internet safety in a few of my classes. We talk about only going to safe sites. We also talk about looking up things we are supposed to be looking for and nothing else. When we are at home making sure our parents know what sites we are on and if it is ok to be on that site.
A very good point made in this video is that if kids are taught the right sites to go on to, it can be educational. We need to fear the internet people, not the internet itself. We could learn a lot from the internet if we know exactly were to look. I use it a lot in many of my classes. I find a lot of information I need to do my homework.
Colbi Dick
2nd period
No, I do not believe this is a good thing. I understand people are scared of Myspace and Face book because all these students and people are getting in to life threatening situations and there are some things on Utube that should not be seen in school, but that does not mean that we should block it completely. That just means we should set limits and really enforce them. These sites can be educational. They can be very very very educational if you want to be a graphic designer or you just want to get into a field were you work with IMG and HTML codes, but also in the classroom. All students really should learn these skills even if they do not because they could be helpful every time you use the computer. You have to be safe, some examples of tips for being safe are do not share your password, set privacies on anything that personal info like actual info to pictures, and try not to get wrapped up in chat rooms because you may get obsessed. The only time we ever discuss Internet safety is after assemblies were people are paid to come in and teach us and our teachers decide to talk about for a little while afterwards to kill time because there is probably little time left after that assembly. Some important points made in the video was definitely the part were they said the Internet was an ocean full of sharks and the uneducated students that we need to fear are a bunch of guppies in that ocean. A bunch of ignorant people when it comes to the Internet could be dangerous especially if they have an important job and they mess it all up which then effects everyone.
Rachel Keefover
01-29-08
2nd Pd.
No, I do not think that this is a good policy, because if we had these sties to use in school then it would be easier to blog and to do different assignments. Yes, these sites can be educational. Some safety tips for the internet is to not share personal information or your birthday or how old you are. Yes, I do discuss it sometimes in one class, in language. Some of the points made in this video are that there is no required classes for internet and that we need to teach more about it then worrying about things not as important.
Taylor Gross 2nd. period
I believe that blocking websites like youtube and Myspace is a good policy. I think that if these websites were not blocked then students would go on them a lot and myspace has very personal and private information. Youtube can be educational, however, you have to be careful of the different types of videos when you are looking up things. You can accidentally click on something that is very bad and you could get in huge trouble with your teachers. Myspace can be educational when you are making one for the humane society or other city programs. Some internet safety tips are to never give out:
1) Your phone number
2) Your Zip code or street address
3) Information about what you look like
4) Your first or last name
If you give out any of this information then people could trace you down and kidnap you or do harmful things to you. Also, never give anyone your password to ANYTHING!!! If you gave out your password to someone then they could post pictures on your myspace or face book that are very inappropriate and could give you a bad reputation. If they did that then when somebody googled your name twenty years from now they could see that horrible picture that someone posted of you! That is why it is so bad to give out your private information. We blog on internet safety all the time. We never really discuss it in any of my other classes because we hardly use computers in them. In this brief video, it told us not to be afraid of technology but be careful what you put on your private accounts.
Katlyn Wilt
8th period
I do not think that this is a good policy because children should have the freedom to do what they want.
These sites can be educational if certain people would quit posting wrong things on them. I do not have a myspace account, thankfully.
Some safety tips for the internet are to never give others your password, always keep language clean, and do not post things others could laugh at you for.
I do discuss it in some of my classes like in Mr. Patricks class, OCCASIONALY.
Some points are never to trust someone with your passwords or you could be doomed to a life of depression and thinking that you are dumb for giving your codes to people you are afraid of.
David Collins
2nd Period
Ms. Constable
I don't think that blocking these website are a very good thing personally because i know many ways how to get onto them on the schools computers without using anything special but my brain
ha. Both sites could be educational, mostly youtube though.
The only time I think that either of these website are educational are when the video or space shows examples of learning or videos that you can use later on to help you in school or on computers. Yes, we do discuss internet safety in Lang. more than any other classroom. Mostly because Mrs. Constable is way awesomer than any other teacher. *coughs*. Anyway, some of the relevant points made in this video are that we shouldnt fear technology because it cant be smarter than its creator, therefore, they can stop and prevent any flaws or accidents.
Yes, I believe that the Utube and Myspace should be blocked from the school classrooms. I do not feel that they would be used in an educational manner. I think kids would abuse their time and access on the computer using these websites.
I do think it would be a good policy for any school to block both Utube and Myspace. By not allowing these in the classroom you will prevent many negative issues. Pre- teens and teens I believe abuse their web pages more than using them for positive study and conversation.
Any site can be educational, but the question is, will it be used in that manner. I do not think that these particular websites would be used in a positive manner. I believe the kids would abuse them and their time. The only time these would be a positive benefit would be if the teachers had great control over their use. Teachers do not have that time available to them.
Safety tips for using the internet would be: do not allow anyone to have your password. You really cannot trust anyone, even your best friend. Keep it to yourself. Most kids, if they have a Myspace do not tell the truth about their age or where they live. They find this funny but it really helps in not allowing strangers, that may get on the site, to know the truth. It would be a good idea not to tell so much personal things about yourself, family and close friends. The less information you give out the safer you will be.
The only classes that we discussed internet safety in was in my 5th grade year in homeroom. Each year we have to sign the sheet that states that we will not misuse the computers in the school. This is given to each student but no teacher actually goes over the paper and explains safety issues with the students.
The end of the video expressed in words that technology should be our friend and we should use it wisely. It is a great educational resource and we should not be afraid to use the websites. This is true, but you must have teachers that are willing to use the computer, explain uses and helpful ways to learn on the computer. For the computer to be helpful to the students you must have teachers who are available and willing to help and monitor the usage.
Grant Holbert
8th Period
I think that the policy of blocking MySpace and YouTube from schools is a bad idea. Although,
some inappropriate stuff can be on those sites, teachers can monitor the sites closely.
Campaigns for president or senators are very popular on MySpace, these can prove to be very educational. Also, advertisements for educational centers such as, museums, science centers, and historical sites can be found on MySpace.
Some safety tips for using the internet are:
1)NEVER EVER! Give out your password- YOU will be sorry!
2)When you make a password make it unique. Create something that somebody could ever guess.
3)Change your password often.
4)Don’t ever give out personal information. Even on MySpace, it isn’t a good idea to write information about yourself.
There are very few teachers that talk about safety. In this class we have discussed the importance of safety. I have seen a lot of kids on games and web-sites that they weren’t supposed to be on.
The internet is a great place to get information like, shopping, talking to friends, music, getting stuff for school and playing games. It’s really hard to believe all the information that can be gathered on the internet. It seems like there are changes every day.
I think that blogging is a great tool on the internet. Our classes have learned a lot about teacher tube. My favorite teacher tube video was the one about all the people that had bad situations and then became famous like Michael Jordan and Albert Einstein. Because of the internet, we have learned thousands of things that we wouldn't have known.
i think that youtube and myspace should not be blocked because i am a myspace freak,lol. it can be educational sometimes like in politics.never give out your pass word or other on formation.umm i think we discuss it in tec ed class.that some relevant we fear technology and use it too much.
anya♥
That was a very interesting video. I liked how it used a keyboard to ask questions and tell facts. That was pretty cool. It would be fun to figure out how to say things like that and take pictures of your fingers pointing at the keys. I also liked how it had important facts typed up at the end of the video. Overall this video was pretty good.
I think that both UTube and MySpace have both good and bad qualities depending on how you use them. If you use MySpace the correct way you could send school information and interesting facts you learned in class back and forth. You would also have to make sure that you weren't sending and receiving personal information through. Some students might use this site incorrectly and take advantage of permission to use it though and talk about non educational things. This goes for UTube, too. You can look up educational videos with interesting facts, or you can look up other, stupid movies that don't really teach you anything important. So, basically I can easily see both sides of the argument that UTube and MySpace should or shouldn’t be blocked.
If kids were taught the right way to use these sites then they might be able to use them correctly. This could enable them to be allowed to use the sites in school. The Internet is a great place with many great things to do if used correctly. If it isn’t used correctly it can also be a dangerous place. Some tips are to never give out any personal information, such as name, address, birthday, phone number or anything else. People can find a way to find you with the slightest information. Always be careful. You never know what's out there.
I have discussed internet safety in your class. We have talked about it many times. I have learned a great deal. I think Miss Pallotta briefly went over internet safety, too. I also remember the guy that came a while ago and talked about the same subject. He had a lot of cool facts and seemed like a nice guy. Other than that we don’t get any great opportunities to talk about it in other classes.
The major point of the video was not to fear technology, but to learn how to use it. It said that there aren't many Internet Safety courses offered, and teachers aren't teaching kids about technology. It said that most schools have all blogs and video sites blocked even if they can be used for fun, educational purposes. The video also mentioned a cool analogy. It said that we were all guppies in an internet full of sharks if we don't learn how to safely use it. These were some relevant points made in this video.
Jacob Richards
Constable 1st
I think that the policy to block myspace is a great one.I think this way because kids do not know how to be safe or not give out their personal information because you here about it everyday.Also,because theres nothing educationla it just gives out info about yourself things like that.Youtube could be eduational though because its more than just funny videos or entertainment,you can watch educational things on it also.The one thing you have to remember is that you have to be careful no matter what to give out cetain imformation.Major information you should not give out is address,phone number,age,school,or grade.We have talked about internet safety at mant times because its a tool we use so much also at home.This video is all about to learn about new technologies and to not be afraid of it because it can help you when you use it for the right reasons.New technologies are great to have and really help with things.Having techology around is nice but you have to be careful and know how to use it.
I believe that WV blocks YouTube and Myspace for very good reasons. For example, kids would get on their Myspace every chance they got instead of doing what they were suppose to be doing. YouTube is mainly just for entertainment but you can learn something educational from it.
Some safety tips for using the internet is never go into chat rooms, don't talk to people you don't know, don't put your personal information on your Myspace site and set your Myspace to private.
We have discussed Internet safety in many of our classes especially Ms. Constable's class. We discuss things like never give your password out to any of your friends.
Some relevant points that were made in this video were that people are afraid of technology because they feel they won't be able to keep up and to learn. However, we know that technology is our friend. People who don't want to learn are very ignorant. We can learn so much from technology because things are getting easier than harder. If we ever need information or anything we just use our computers or cell phones. I don't know what I would do without technology.
Midge Robinson (:
2nd period
I really don't care if they block Myspace because I don't have one. However, UTube is one of my favorite websites. There are many funny, cool, amazing, & educational videos on UTube. For example, say you wanted to see a video on a Latin American country. You could go to UTube and watch a million & one videos on each country. And there are many videos on just about any topic.
However there are some dangers on the internet. For example, pop ups are a huge threat. If you ever open up a pop up it could send a virus that could destroy your computer. Or you could give someone your password, social security number, or credit card number and end up like the girl in the video “Broken Friendship”. And that’s why we should talk more about internet safety in class. We don’t visit that subject very much in school. Although I can’t name any relevant points named in this video because I thought it was kind of hard to understand.
Zachary Parrucci
7th Pd.
I believe myspace will never be educational, unless mrs constable gets a myspace. Youtube however can be educational. If you need to look up an educational video, such as something on math, or wildlife. Some safety tips would be not to give out information, passwords, or your name. I have rarely discussed internet safety in my classes. Some relevant points are that technology can be fun and safe if you dont give out info.
No, because there are some neat sites that teacher could use in the classroom. Yes, I think many of these sites can be educational. We have seen and used many educational sites. We have seen many educational videos on utube this year for example Grammar Girl. Some safety tips for using the internet are do not give out your name, address, age or any personal information about yourself. Yes, we do talk about internet saftey in the classroom. Using internet is going to be very important in our future and we need to learn how to use it right now.
Nick Sinclair
8th Period
WV schools have a good reason for putting blocks on these sites, but they most likely didn't put effort into researching the sites policies because the policies say that certain surches can be blocked. The sites can have educational perposesm such as a class myspace or putting polar bear games on youtube for world wide viewing. A few tips i could give for internet security is not to share passwords, no revealing info, and only going to safe sites. I remember in health class we did a few things on the subject but we didn't get real in depth. the video showed that we need to not fear technology but embrasse it.
nathan clouser 8th period
I believe that it is a good policy to block Myspace because it is more personal things than educational. Now youtube on the other hand I don’t think is right because there is things put on there that is educational. Some things are more towards entertainment than education but it can be blocked by youtube. Well youtube can be educational and sometimes its not but 75% of the time it is entertainment. Some safety tips I would say is go to safe websites and don’t share passwords. Even if they are your best friends. We do discuss internet safety some times in class. This video said not to be afraid of using the new technology because kids learn better with things they understand.
Aaron Worth
7th period
I think it is a great policy because you don’t know what children could get into. They could know friends that do gross things that should not be shown in school. Children don’t understand that MySpace is not one that should be shared to the world many gross and not known people go on there they could track down any info you have given and look you up. The next day they could come to your house and goodness knows what could happen. Well I can’t say MySpace is educational but Utube could be as long as you know what you are getting in to. Such as what we use it for at school, we use them to answer blogs and get information from.
Yes, I do discuss internet safety in 2 of my classes. Mrs. Lucketic tells us and reminds us daily about how bad the internet is. She tells us things that make use not want to even get on the computer. Also Miss Constable teaches us about internet safety.
The video said not to put you first on last name, email, phone number, or an personal information that people could look you up as.
Courtney s.
1st period
This was an interesting video. I believe that blocking us from using youtube and myspace is not a good policy. We could use youtube to watch educational videos, and myspace for posting things through school. We could all have our own school myspace it would be so easy, and I don't see the harm in that. These sites can be very educational we could post comments to videos through myspace, and use youtube to watch educational videos. When you use myspace be sure not to accept people you don not know, and make sure your profile is private. Also, be sure that you're password is only yours and you have the right age on your profile. When using youtube you need to know what you’re watching and when you create your own account be sure when you upload your videos that you make them private. If you don't anyone could watch what you posted. We have discussed internet safety in classes before, and we had that assembly this year about it. The points made in this video is that schools don't bother to get the people involved in using the internet and technology, and if it stays that was everyone will be ignorant with technology.
ali summers
2ndpd.
I think in some ways blocking myspace is a good thing to do in the schools of West Virginia. Myspace most of the time has no relation to education and to school.Blocking UTube could be good and it could also be bad. There could be great video's on there to do our class blogs on but we can't watch it at school because it's blocked, but if it wasn't blocked very non-approprite videos could be shown. In several classes my teachers have talked about internet safety. First off you shouldn't put a picture on there if you don't want your parents or in the future your children to see. This is because it'll be on your computer and on the internet forever. Revelant points made are that if the kids and teachers in the school could use UTube and myspace for good educational resources why block them. Are they afraid of technology?
Ali Sansalone
8th period
ithink that is is a really good idea to block myspace from school. if you don't then who knows what the students will be doing when the teachers are not around to supervise them on the computer. my main reason for this is because myspace shares more personal information. utube doesn't share as much personal information. utube can also be informational. i don't see why students cannot get on utube at school. i think that people who do hae a myspace should not post pictures of themselves. this is because if they know what you look like then they could do anything. they could look you up on the internet. or they could just look up your address and come to your house and do bad things to you.
I do not think that blocking Youtube and Myspace are good policies for schools. These sites can be educational; youtube can show children videos of some educational things. Myspace can teach children how to do blogs (other than this way) or post something on a page. The biggest safety tip for internet use is to not give away…
• Your full name
• Your city
• Your zip code
• Your phone number.
Internet safety has never been discussed in any classes of mine. It is important for children to know the dangers of the internet, and how to avoid them. Some of the relevant points made in this video are to point out that technology should be taught in classes.
Ryan Wilson 5/6th period
Yes I do believe that this is a good policy because there may be really bad videos on those websites and they want us children to see. I think that Utube is not really as bad as my space. I think that my space, in some ways, is bad and it really isn't educational. With Utube there are some educational videos that can help a teacher teach students. An example of this is; in science a teacher may be talking about space and would wants to have a way to help her teach them about space. Some tips on internet safety is like in the last blog don't give out your password, or don't go to websites that have chat rooms in them, or even if you do go to a chat room don’t talk to any one you think are bad. Yes actually I have talked about internet safety in my Health class last semester. We had a speaker come in and talk to us all about internet safety. In the video it said not be afraid of technology and that technology is our friend.
gwen sanders
7
I believe that this is a good policy. Myspace is usually only used for talking to friends or putting pictures on their site. YouTube is a video site. Some of the videos COULD be educational but most are not. It is also a good policy because if they were unblocked, I bet that there would be more viruses on the computers and more people myspacing instead of what they should be doing in class. These sites I don't think could be used for an educational purpose.
These sites could be educational if there were videos about not drinking and driving, not smoking or things that pertain to teens. We could also use myspace for blogging.
Some good safety tips are not giving out personal information, especially to someone you do not know, having your myspace on public, meaning not private, or where everyone who has a myspace can see it. You should only go into sites that are age appropriate and never go into chat rooms.
Some relevant points that were made in this video are not to fear teachnology because it's the wave of the future. We are using technology a lot more often now. We must not fear this because we need to be knowledgable of technology so we can teach it.
We discuss internet safety in some of our classes mostly language because we use alot of technology in there.
Blocking these websites has several advantages and disadvantages. They have some educational videos that students could find helpful to their education. However, there are even more videos that are profane and not worthwhile. Myspace should probably be blocked simply because of the risk factor that is associated with it. Myspace allows multiple predators to gain access to children. I think that you tube should be allowed because the videos can be used for blog assignments like this. Our education is evolving and online assignments are the most up-to-date way to teach. Ways of affective writing enrichment are online assignments like blogging and essays. We should not be afraid to embrace the new age of education.
Phillip Colasessano 1st
Blocking these websites has several advantages and disadvantages. They have some educational videos that students could find helpful to their education. However, there are even more videos that are profane and not worthwhile. Myspace should probably be blocked simply because of the risk factor that is associated with it. Myspace allows multiple predators to gain access to children. I think that you tube should be allowed because the videos can be used for blog assignments like this. Our education is evolving and online assignments are the most up-to-date way to teach. Ways of affective writing enrichment are online assignments like blogging and essays. We should not be afraid to embrace the new age of education.
Phillip Colasessano 1st
I do believe that blocking Myspace and you tube is a good thing to block in schools. These sites have some very inappropiate stuff and movies that kids in school dont need to be distracted by. Most kids at school have myspaces and you tube videos of themselves. They could get on in school and do nothig but edit their myspaces and look at videos with cussing instead of looking for educational stuff. These sites can be educational, but the biggest percent of these sites are for entertainment. Their are alot of safety tips for using the internet. One of the most important ones is do not give out your password. People could get your password and blackmail and embarass you in front of your whole school. That could ruin your whole life and what people think about you. Another safety rule is to never talk to anyone in a chatroom if you dont know who they are. You could abducted an sexually harrassed. You definitely dont want that to happen. it is horrible for things like that to happen just because you didnt know your internet safety rules. We always discuss internet in class because it is very important. Some relevant points made in this video is to help students and their technology skills instead of leaving them in the dust without them knowing anything. The adults and teachers should not be afraid of technology.
Jenny Bundy 8th
I luv everybody
This video got me kind of confused but then i got what they were trying to say. Blocking Myspace and Utube have both good and bad outcomes. On Utube there are some inappropriate things but some of the videos have educational things. Myspace is a good way to chat and keep in touch with friends. It helps you become more social and interactive with others. The bad part about Myspace, is that people can say and display some inappropriate things on there as well. If you think about it if Myspace was not blocked at school kids would try to get on and check their Myspace every chance they got. When you are using the internet it is wise to not tell ANYONE your passwords to any of your accounts. Try not to display or talk about personal things such as your age and where you live. You really shouldn’t post pictures of yourself on the internet. We have discussed internet safety throughout the school year many times before. At the beginning of the year we had a person to come and tell us about internet safety during an assembly. This video basically pointed out that you should not be afraid to use the internet and technology.
Olivia Duke
1st period <3
I believe blocking Myspace and YouTube at school is a good policy. I thing is a good policy because things on Myspace and YouTube usually aren't very educational. YouTube and Myspace can contain things that aren't so good. Yet these sites can also be somewhat educational. These sites can be educational by the videos. If a video contains something like a science experiment, these could be pretty fun things to watch. But remember, just because it says something like, "Diet Coke and Mentos", doesn't mean that it’s really, Diet Coke and Mentos. Some Internet tips are; don't include your, name, address, e-mail, or any other thing that people could be able to track down things about you. Another tip is, well, don't do anything stupid. You also should not post pictures of yourself on the Internet because, once it’s on there, I really stays on there forever. Yes, we have talked about Internet safety in many classes. The message that the video was putting out was, not to be afraid of technology, just use it wisely
Evan Kosik
1st period
I believe blocking MySpace and YouTube from school is a good policy generally, especially MySpace. For the most part, MySpace would not be used for educational purposes. If MySpace wasn’t blocked, it would distract students from their work. There have been many instances where MySpace has been used for predators to meet students. If harassment of any kind where to happen over MySpace at a school, parents would not be happy with the school system for the harassment of their child. You wouldn’t want the school system to be accountable for the harassment of a student. MySpace is primarily a social networking sight, students don’t need anymore time during the school day for socialization. There are plenty of chances to do that in person at school.
YouTube could be used for more educational purposes than MySpace, but there are many offensive and inappropriate videos on YouTube. It would be to difficult to control what students could and could not view on YouTube. Once again, the school system would be responsible for exposing students to things parents wouldn’t approve of. Some parents don’t even let their child have a MySpace or look at YouTube. Therefore, it would be like telling students that it’s okay to go against what their parents say sometimes.
Educational videos can be found on YouTube that could be used for class. Student could use the exposure to videos found on YouTube. MySpace could be used to stay in contact with other students and teachers. Blogging and expressing themselves are other ways students could use MySpace.
The only way to stay safe on the Internet is not to put a lot of personal information on including: full name, age, where you live, and provocative pictures. You should keep your password to yourself and change it regularly.
In school, we have had guest speakers talk to us about Internet safety, but in most classes we have never had extensive lessons on Internet safety.
The video’s is a good example of what can go wrong with improper internet use. Its point was to express that education of the Internet can be limited and sometime using the internet can be dangerous; therefore people will be apprehensive when using it. The Internet is a very useful tool that can be used in many ways. Some people only hear the down sides of the Internet so don’t take advantage or learn all the possibilities as they should.
Savannah Sims ™
2nd Period ♥
I feel this is both good and bad for both students as well as teachers. I feel that my space has no educational value at all. However you tube can have some educational videos that can be educational. You can find things such as famous speeches and interviews. Some of the videos can be pretty inappropriate for school so I think that teachers should be allowed to visit this site. There are some sites that you can view in school that can be very inappropriate like Google there is very bad as well as good stuff here. We have talked about this type of thing but not very often. Shane Richardson 1st
Sometimes I believe that this is a good policy but at other times I don't. I understand that the schools do not want kids using MySpace to message or view profiles and put comments on people MySpace profiles. However, using MySpace in school could benefit teachers as well as students. Using MySpace for blogs, class assignments, etc. could benefit both the teachers and students. These sites could be educational if everybody created a MySpace profile for school purposes only. Some safety tips for the Internet would be to not share your passwords, do not talk to people that you don't know, or even don't IM/ message anybody while you're at school. Not many classes actually talk about Internet safety because we're not on the Internet enough at school for it to be a big deal to them. Some points in this video is that everybody is trying to protect children from the Internet while Internet is becoming the number one thing in the world.
Tommy Bice
2nd Period
I have mixed feelings about this. It's a good idea to block MySpace because it doesn't have anything that has to do with school or the educational system. Although there is some stuff not suitable for school, I don't think that the B.O.E. should block YouTube. There are tons of educational videos on there. We could use some of the educational videos on YouTube for these blogs.
Some safety tips for using the internet is NEVER give out personal information to someone you do not know. Also don't give out your password or anything of that kind. We have discussed internet safety in other blogs as well as this one.
Some relevant points made in this video are not to be afraid of the internet, just try to be safer with it.
Alex Swiger
8th Period
I think it is a good policy because it keeps kid from talking to strangers at school,or doing bad things and plus it isnt very educational. Myspace cant really be information it is more personal but youtube can be used educationally, such as if a teacher want to show a video about somethign they are earning in that class. some saftly tips are never give out personal information,dont give out your passwords, and dont talk to strangers. Yea we have. Once you put something on the computer i cannot be delted.
Yes, I believe it is a good policy to block these websites. Students will probably use these websites to chat while their in school. You tube can be educational, because you can find many different types of videos for educational. You could still worry about students getting in trouble on this site. Some tips are don't give out personal information, and don’t talk to strangers. We discuss internet safety in many of my classes. We talk about it in like all my classes. Technology is our friend and we should like it. Even though it gets on our nerves sometimes we should use it in a helpful way.
Shelby Sawyer
5/6th period !
That video was so cool, because when the lady in the video pointed at the computer keys it reminded me of I.M. talk. No, I don’t think that it would be a good idea to UN block MySpace or UTube because I know that a couple kids would get on there and do something inappropriate. UTube would be the one I could see being educational, because you could watch some learning videos. I couldn’t really see MySpace as being educational because I just see that as a person’s personal life site. Not giving out your name on anything, or asking parents for before you get on some questionable sites are some tips for internet safety. We have actually talked about internet safety a lot, also we have even had a special speaker come in and talk to us about it. One really outstanding fact that this video gave out that really caught my attention is when it said that we fear new technology.
-Lauren Gower: D
2nd period
I think that sometimes it can be good and bad. Overall I think that it is bad because many different bad things can happen on the Internet. I think that myspace is the worst because people can see your pictures, talk to you, make you think they are totally different people, or something else very dangerous. I don't think youtube is that bad because people just use that site as intertainment. There are probably some bad things that could happen. I think that these sites could be educational because they both have educational videos. Another reason that they could be possible would be that we could make a myspace for school and it could keep people up to date with what I'd happening. In my opinion I don't think that they should block these sites because we could use them for educational purposes. some safety tips would be to be careful with what you pit on the Internet and don't expose yourself. Another safety tip would be to try not to get into any trouble and be very careful. In school I think that they try to prevent that as much as the can but of doesn't work with many kids. I think that kids get frighted when they teach us about all these things and they hear what can really happen. I think after the kids hear test things they only be more careful and they just don't delete them like we should. Franki Perry****
I think that this is a good rule that all West Virginia schools are band from myspace and utube. Because on UTube or myspace anyone can get on it an d find out your personal information so I think that it is a good rule Because if they come too your school then the school would be held responsible. But I think that we should talk more about internet safety in our classes today cause we don't do it any more. I think if anyone goes on UTube or myspace they should block there personal information so then only people that can look at your personal information is the people you invite to your myspace
George Corbin
7th period
Schools in West Virginia are blocked from using UTube and MySpace. Yes, I believe this is a good policy. These sites can be educational if used for the right reasons and with supervision. There are alot of inappropriate things on these sites. Some of the safety tips for using the internet would be not to tell how old you are, not to tell where you live, and not to tell any personal information. Yes, we do talk about internet safety in reading class when we began using the computers. Some of the relevant points made in the video are: are you asleep, we fear the wrong things. We should not fear technology itself, but we should be careful where we go on the internet. We should never give any information that would lead anyone to knowing who I am or where I live. Technology is a good thing if it is being used to further my learning.It can be a wonderful research tool.
I do believe that it is a good policy blocking myspace because it is not very educational. utube can be an educational site or it can be used for the wrong purposes. These sites can be educational in many ways such as making a school myspace or using utube to share videos with students for educational purposes. Some safety tips used pon the internet are not sharing yoyr password with anyone or giving your real name and adress to anyone online no matter if you think they are you r friends or not. Yes we have dicussed a minimal amount of internet safety in classes but very little. A relevant point in this video is when it said "it is up to you."
Andrew Strand 8th period
I think the policy that we can’t use You Tube or myspace can be a good thing and a bad thing. It can be good because there are interesting videos on You Tube that could be good for a blog or we could create a myspace for something, like the humane society did. It can be bad because there could be bad videos that pop up on You Tube. Yes, these sites can be educational like an educational video of some sort. Some safety tips for the internet could be don’t give out your password and don’t click on anything that looks interesting because it might put a bug or virus on your computer. No, I have not discussed internet safety in any of my classes.
Nick Trefz
8th period
I think that myspace should be blocked at school as it is now. Probably more than half the student body at WFMS has a myspace. Most students would get on it all day, and talk to each other an work like how they should be. I don't think you tube.com should be blocked though. I do think that using myspace would make blogging much easier though, because most of the students wouldn't have to set up a g-mail or other blogging website accounts. Youtube.com is very entertaining and has some educational videos. There could be a video teaching you how to make a sandwich or other useful skills.
There are many ways you can be safe online. One way can be to not give your password out to anyone. Also, not to talk to people you do not know. A very good way to be safe online is to not give out a lot of personal information, like your address, phone number, city or state.
In school we don't talk about safety a lot, but we've had speakers that have come to our school and lecture about it.
This video shows what can go wrong with using the internet in the wrong way. It also shows how the internet can be used with education as well.
Kelsey Staggers
2nd
Sam Haines
8th period
I think that blocking Youtube in school isn’t a good idea, because Youtube does have instructive videos on it. Myspace on the other hand, isn’t very educational which is why I think blocking it isn’t a problem at all. Yes these sites can be educational, but I think Youtube is more educational than Myspace. One way Youtube can be educational is showing videos of speeches spoken by politicians. The way I believe Myspace can be educational is teaching us to use technology (blogging, uploading photos ect.) One Internet safety tip I can think of is to keep your Myspace profile less personal, because there is the chance your profile can be hacked. Another Internet safety tip I can think of is that you can’t be fooled by Spam online. For example, Spam can occasionally get into your Myspace that could have a picture of a gift card and a message saying “Send your name and address and you get this free $100 gift card”. I do not discuss Internet safety in any of my school classes. The video basically said to not fear technology, because that is our future.
I think that blocking Youtube and Myspace is a good idea. I don’t think that these sites could ever be educational because the videos on youtube are usually meant to be funny but in a bad way and myspace is just where people talk to each other and look at their pictures. Some of the safety tips are never give out personal information like your address or phone number, don’t click on pop-ups, don’t talk to people that you don’t know, and never give out your password. We really don’t ever discuss internet safety in any of the classes that I have. One of the relevant points in the video was not to fear technology and to use it wisely.
I believe that blocking youtube is a bad policy but blocking myspace is a good policy. Although both myspace and youtube can be used for bad things such as: bad videos, harassment, stocking, etc. But believe if we learn how to be safe with the internet and are taught correctly how to use it we could probably use youtube to watch interesting and educational videos. I believe that youtube is a bit more useful than mysapce because myspace is for socializing and we can do that at school between classes. Another reason why myspace should be blocked is that if we got on the computer and went to myspace to talk with friends less work would be achieved in class. This means we would have more homework or would get written up. My final reason for blocking myspace is harassment. If we got on myspace and decided to talk to someone we don’t know we could get harassed. Harassment is terrible. Harassment in school is unacceptable.In my classes we have never thoroughly discussed internet safety but a previous blog had taught us some about it.A relevant point in this video is that, technology is our friend and we should accept that.
Jared Burns
8th Period
This video was weird. I think that West Virginia schools should be able to use to myspace and UTube.
The reasons are on myspace our school could make one and make it the schools myspace. And there are some pretty neat videos on Utube.
Some videos on there can be educational.
Yes, these sites can have some educational information and videos on those sites. Some safety tips for the internet is do not give out your password to anyone except your parents. Another safety tip is never give out your last name, your address, phone number, email address or other personal information about yourself. Yes, I discuss internet safety in my classes.
In the video it said not be afraid of technology and that technology is our friend.
-Ashley Charles
-8th period.
I believe that blocking UTube and myspace is a good policy. Students should be concentrating on their school work rather than watching videos of people or being on their myspace. If myspace and UTube was not blocked I think that a lot of people would be getting on it when they are suppose to be researching or doing something on the computer.
I guess you could look up some educational stuff on those wed sites but they also have some stuff kids shouldn’t being looking at or watching at school. You could look up some videos about grammar or math because there are a butch of stuff on UTube and you never know what you’ll find if you don’t look. I think that certain computers in the school should be able to go on those wed sites but for educational purposes only.
Some safety tips for using the internet are to never put anything on it that gives out too much information like your phone number and address and age and ect. You should also never anything on the internet that you wouldn’t want someone to see or read. You shouldn’t talk to people you don’t know or let anybody see your myspace or anything like that that you don’t know because you don’t know who that might be.
We have talked about internet safety in some of my classes and I’ve gone to assembly talking about internet safety. We talked about what not to put on the internet and how private things can be on it.
The video said that we should use technology and not be afraid of it but to be careful at the same time.
(this video was hard for me to figure out what all they were trying to say and spell and point at.)
MIchelle Tucker
1st period
Blocking Myspace on school computers is a good policy because Myspace can get very personal and a lot of imformantion is given out. Blocking Youtube can be a problem though because there are a lot of educational videos and a lot of clean videos on Youtube that I'm sure teachers would like to show their students. Though both of these sights have inappropriate images and items that I would see appropriate to block in schools. An internet safety tip that I've been given is to never give out any personal information out on the internet. No, I've never had any internet safety classes in school that I can remember. The video was telling us that we need to learn how to use technology appropriately in order to use it safely.
Shannon Yost
8th Period ♥
I can see why the school system would block Myspace. A lot of kids use Myspace just to say hurtful things about other kids and tell personal stuff that their friends told them. Also, people don’t realize that anyone can see what they put so once its out there it is there forever. It could probably be used for educational purposes but I don’t think anyone uses it in that manner.
On the other hand, I think blocking Youtube was not a very good idea. On Youtube you can find educational videos. We have watched videos on Youtube for our blogging assignments. Even though you can find educational videos on Youtube there are some inappropriate ones also. That is probably why it is blocked.
Some safety tips for using the Internet are never to give your password to anyone, don’t give personal information to anyone on the Internet, and don’t cyber bully because all these things could get you into a lot of trouble. If you share your password, the same thing might happen to you as what happen to that girl in the last blog. If you give your address a predator might come and try to kidnap you. Cyber bullying is a very bad thing so you will get in lots of trouble such as suspension, getting band from the Internet, or maybe put in juvenile delinquent school. I don’t think Internet safety is discussed in school that often.
Some relevant points made in this video are if you ignore the technology of the future than you will have no future. Also, you can’t escape the technology.
I believe that blocking you-tube and my space was a good policy for schools in WV to have. Both of these sites may contain inappropriate pictures and can be discriminating or hurtful to other people. Although My space can't be very educational You tube can be sometimes. I have looked for drum tips online and they helped me out. One tip to internet safety is to NEVER give out your password to anyone. We don't really talk about internet safety in any of our classes except some in Miss. Constable's class. One relevant point that the creator of this video made was that some of the websites that the schools block can be educational. Another thing that they said was not to fear technology.
I think Myspace and Youtube is a bad idea because these sites could never be for education because the videos on youtube are usually meant to be funny but in a bad way and myspace is just where people talk to each other and look at their pictures. Some of the safety tips are never give out personal information like your address or phone number, don’t click on pop-ups, don’t talk to people that you don’t know, and never give out your password. We really don’t ever discuss internet safety in any of the classes that I have.One of the point in the video was not to fear technology and to use it wisely.
Yes, I believe that this is a good policy. Kids can do things that are school inapropraite and there can be things stated with myspace. Youtube should be allowed but only with a teacher's supervision.Yes, youtube can be educationla at times but myspace can't be used for educational uses. Some saftey tips can be used by only talking to people you know and you can block all inapropraite videos on your computer. Yes but very rarely do we discuss internet saftey in our classrooms. Some very good points in this video are that kids need to know how to use technology for the future.
(sry Ms. Constable forgot to do it this week)
I don’t think that blocking youtube and myspace is a good policy cause some youtube videos are really educational and cant each you things and the same goes with myspace. These sites can be very educational. They can be educational right now or in the future. Some safety tips for using the internet is that you should never give any info. about yourself to anything. No I cant remember ever when I have talked about internet safety in any of my classes. This video said to the viewer that it is ok to use new technology.
Logan Demyon
8th period
think we should be able to use youtube and misplace. They could be
used in an educational role today. It also could be used as a bad
thing. Like on youtube not all the videos are appropriate and on
misplace you could use it to talk to any in the world instead of doing
homework.
It also could be very deadly if not used right I have been taught on
how to use it and what is appropriate. I think Internet safety is not
preached as much as it should be. Also the people that teach it should
be more fun even though we all know he would not like to be there. In
conclusion a think that we should be able to use youtube and other sites
that could be beneficially the class rooms only in the right hands
I think blocking YouTube and Myspace is a very good policy; those sites are mostly not educational, and can have items not suitable for school on them. Students could abuse being able to use the sites, too. Myspace is never educational in my opinion, but Youtube can have educational videos on it. However, Youtube is probably not a good choice for a teacher because it has a lot of other videos on it. Besides, for that, there's TeacherTube and United Streaming. I think some safety tips for using the Internet would be to not give out personal information (The most obvious one) and to turn on your security settings so you don't pick up a virus or anything. Viruses could be another reason these sites are blocked.
Now that we are in the 21st century, We discuss Internet safety in almost every class.
Some relevant points in this video are that technology should be required to be taught to students so they can be safe, and that we should not fear it.
I believe Myspace should be blocked from schools, because of many personal things, and immense cursing. Youtube should be available to schools, because of its educational usage. I can't believe how Teachertube is blocked. If the school hasn't noticed it has the word "teacher" used in it. Youtube has inapropriate videos on it, but teachertube doesn’t.
I think our classroom technology plan is very safe.
I think that schools in West Virginia are taking things a little extereme with the blocking of Utube and myspace. I do agrre that students do not need to be on this sites without permission, but if a teacher is with them, I see no problem with it. I do not think this is a good policy because everyone wants us to be in with the rest of the country and using techonolgy all the time but we students learn all a lot differently than past generations.
Utube and myspace do have bad reps , but there are tons of educational sites. Utube could be a teachers best friend if you think about it. You could come to school type in what your looking for, and its there with other choices too. And if you need to find a page about Edgar Allen Poe for your students, myspace could get them into learning. Have them create a myapce for him. We never really talk seriously about internet saftey in any of my classes.
cailey weaver
2nd pd
I dont think it's good to block youtube and blogging places in schools.These sites can be educational because there are not just bad things on them, but good things also. I don't think the issue is a fear of technology, but a fear of trust. Adults do not trust us to use youtube because they think that we will look up stupid and useless things. Yes, we may do that but, we could also look up educational things. Many blogspots have debates on things we discuss in class. By viewing these things, we see all the sides of the arguments, not the one side that our teacher tells us and then we form our opinion based off theirs, and sometimes their opinion may be flawed in that they don't have enough information. By using blog sites we can see every side of the information so we can form our own opinions. Some safety tips for the internet are to use common sense and not give away personal information. We really haven't covered internet safety in classes mainly because the school blocks everything so they don't think that we need to be taught. Some relevant points made in the video are that the sites can be educational if we are taught properly.
I do believe the policy is a good because if they YouTube and MySpace were not blocked, students would probably just play around when they were supposed to be doing school work on the computers. Sometimes YouTube can be educational, because some of the videos have information. I really don't think MySpace can be educational. Some safety tips for using the Internet are: never give out your password, never go on any site that you think you shouldn't be on, never talk to strangers on AIM or MySpace, and never give out any information about yourself such as your phone number, address, or name. We have discussed Internet safety in English class. Last week's blog was kind of about Internet safety. The video was trying to make the point that we should use technology,teach everyone about it, and not be afraid of it.
Adrianna Curtis
7th period.
I do believe that this policy is good because other students might get into there myspace and get into there personal things. I do believe they can be educational by showing other students that you can use those websites for good. Some safety tips are that you never give out personal information. Sometimes we do discuss it.
Sierra GReenlee
2nd
I think that it should be blocked. There is nothing you are going to learn from these sites. I think utube could be educational if they had educational videos. But Myspace could never be educational. Probaly in the near future. Do not give out personal information. We should be learning about computers in school.
I do believe that blocking UTube and Myspace is a good idea because if students were aloud to get on those sites in school, they would most likely take advantage of the situation. I think UTube and Myspace could be educational if it was made for school. When you do use Myspace, be sure not to give out personal information so people can’t track you down and harm you. We talk about internet safety in basically every class. A relevant point in this video would be not to be scared of technology, but use it wisely.
Emily Jordan
2nd period.
In my opinion, I think that this policy is good and bad at the same time. What I mean by this is, I can understand where they are coming from when they made the rule because Myspace and YouTube both have good and bad things on them. On both you can see bad things like porn/ naked pics, but at the ssame time, the way we as teens use them it's just basically another way to talk to your friends, and family. And the same goes for Facebook, and other websites like them. Yes we do talk about internet saftey, but rarely. And it can be educational, depending on how you use them.
Alexxus Bolling
2nd period
I do think that blocking myspace is a good policy because of the perverted people that are on it. I dont think that Utube should be blocked because that could be educational. But myspace will never be educational. I think that when people do relize that Utube could be educational they wont block it anymore. Some saftey tips for the internet are dont give away personal information and dont talk to people you hardly know. We only discuss internet safety in this class. That technology might get a little out of control in the future and its scary.
I do not think that they could take youtube and myspace away because they are both really good web sites and every body uses them.Well they are not really educational but useful.They are useful to talk or to listen to music with friends and other people.If you have a myspace do not except anybody you do not know.Yes we accually discuss how the internet could be a very bad thing.Really if you start talking to people that you do not know and you tell them where you live they will go to your house and and try to pick you up.
No, I do not think that is a good policy. Some things on utube and myspace are eductional. Do not tell any one where you live and what school you go to. Yes, I talk about it in Mrs. Constable's class.
I think that it is good to block Myspace because Myspace isn't really educational for young adults. Like other more educational websites like Utube for example it is more educational than Myspace. And you have to watch about putting personal stuff on these websites to be a little safer use the following tips like never put your first or last name; don't put your phone number, address, or even your E-Mail on these websites.
If I had a website and I was you then I would never put pictures of myself. One reason why I wouldn't put personal stuff on these websites is that, Lets just say I have a picture of me with my phone number and my name with my address and even my E-Mail. A guy could go on the website that your stuff is on and he thinks your pretty (It doesn't matter if you’re a boy either) then he wrights down your name, number, where you live and E-Mail he could wait till you get out of school and take you. He could prank call you. He could even hurt you. That’s why I don’t put pictures or my name on the sites.
By: Jordan Dublin(NOT MEHGAN HASKIELL)
I posted a blog for broken friendship a long time ago.....
On my edline it says that i have an F because I didn't post but I did..
Tina Woodring
2nd period
Hva a great day ms. Constable..
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♥
I think that students should be aloud to use
YouTube and Myspace, as long as they are restricted from certain areas of the website. By allowing students to have access to those sites, they can communicate about assignments threw messaging. With YouTube available kids can search or even create videos acceptable for school, and post them for other students to watch. When students are chatting about things such as school projects or homework assignments, and or watching videos about history and science; that is the time when such websites are educational.
The internet is never a private place. There are always people who have the ability to get into computers and find what you have hidden. Therefore, when you are on the internet never ever give out personal information. Avoid using your real name especially not your last name. DO NOT allow your phone number, address, age, or birthday to be seen or evaluated.
I have discussed internet safety in almost every one of my core classes. The points made in this video are very important. Whom ever produced this video wanted students to know that the internet isn't always safe, but there are very good and helpful aspects of the computer. He or she is trying to motivate people to allow certain sites into school's computers.
I THINK THAT IT WAS A GREAT VIDEO!!!!
- - > Madison Hoke 2nd pd. :)
I don't think its a good policy to block myspace and utube because I would get on them when I have free time. But I don't think that these websites could ever be educational because of the content on those websites. Some safety tips for the internet are not to give away any personal information, don't give away passwords, and don't talk to people you do not know. That technology is growing so much that its sort of scary. That maybe people will rely on technology so much and when it stops working the world might not know what to do.
Ashley Patterson
2nd
I don't think that it is a good idea to block these sights. This is way more interesting to learn trough these sights than the options they giveus now. If They let us use somethingwe are familiar with, it will be so much easier for us. Yes, This sight can be educational. A teacher could find some very good videos on youtube that are educational, I have seen some. I saw a video on myspace about cigarettes and tobacco and it is very good. I think some safety tips for using the internet could be to keep passwords and other private things to yourself, don't look things up that may get yo in trouble, don't talk to people you do not know personally, and watch out for anything you post, including pictures and information.
I have discussed internet safety mostly in my english class with Ms.Constable. i don't really discuss it in any other classes except maybe social studies. It tells that it would be easier to use the sites they block, and that is a good point to make.
mkay bye Ms.Constable
Asya drake
2nd perid
I think that this policy is a great policy because you really don’t know what kids are doing on the schools computers. Kids could go to a gross page and look at weird things and you will never know. Most kids don’t know their bad pictures can be traced to their house or their school and they can be arrested for that. I honestly don’t think that that site can be educational at all; it is a site to chat and send email and pictures to friends. Some safety tips to use are to not put any inappropriate pictures online or give your password to anybody even your friends. Also we don’t discuss internet safety in all of my classes but we do in some of them. This video said not to put your first or last name, email address, personal info, or phone number.
I dont think its is a good policy at all. These sites are very educational for famous people's myspaces or educational videos on YouTube. Make sure somebody is supervising you when your on the internet. Yes, we have in english. Be careful on the ineternet. It can be dangerous. Dont tell anybody your password.
Isabella Leon
8th Period*
No i do not think that this is a good thing. I think that we will use techology a lot more in school if we could use UTUBE for example UTUBE has a lot of good thing used as blogs. Myspace they can share stories on how kids are getting bullyed at school and they can be used as a blog also. Right now I think that these site can be educational at school. I think that a safty tip for the enternet can be on myspace never be friends with people you dont know only be friends with friends at school. On UTUBE i never get on sites that look bad and are bad! A point made of this video is dont be afraid of techology. Its our friend.
Brogan Raddish
8th period
I think that the school's in West Virginia should block myspace because that is something we can do at home, but with youtube you could use videos on there for so much teaching. Although there is some inappropriate material, i think that the kids could just be monitored a little better to prevent this. Myspace isn't very educational, but youtube has many educational videos. You have to be careful about posting personal information on the internet, and i have talked about internet safety in some classes before. This video just teaches us to embrace the new wave of technology.
MacKenzie Kline
2nd Period
I do not believe that that is a good policy. I think that because just because Myspace and YouTube are used for entertainment purposes, they could also be used for educational purposes too. If you think about it, all of classes such as Science, Math, or even Language could make a Myspace page explaining how to do certain things that you are learning about in class.
Some safety tips that can be used when you are on the internet is to be careful who you are talking to and what you are talking with them about.
We usually talk about safety morw in my math class or in my language class.
I think that blocking students from using youtube and myspace in school is a good policy so the students can stay focused on their school work and not on anything else. These sites could be educational if a teacher made a class project or page out of myspace or youtube. When you are using the internet, you want to be careful who you talk to and what you download.
I believe that blocking myspace and youtube are a good policy because if you have an account on either of them and you get on at school people can figure out where you are and they have a way of finding you. Principles most likely do not like hearing that someone in the school has been sexually harrassed, kid napped, or killed by an online predator. Youtube I think should be able to be used on school computers. This is only because there are a few educational videos. I have discussed internet safety a few times in school before. This video makes me think that all the state s trying to do by blocking sites is so keep there students and facalty safe.
Kayla Wyatt
7th period
I believe that the policy blocking UTube and Myspace is a good policy but these sites can be educational at times. For example, you can get information from videos on UTube. Internet can be a dangerous tool at times. You should never give out personal information about yourself or others. Don't trust people because you have no way of knowing if they really are who they say that they are. Internet safety is really important and should be taught in the schools. In some classes, we have talked about this serious matter but it just isn't enough.
Kristen Zirkle
2nd period
I kind of think this is a good policy, but on the other hand I think it's a good idea. I do think that it could be educational. If the West Virginia school system id allow students and staff to UTube and Myspace we could be doing our blogs on those websites. Some safty tips for using the Internet are NEVER give your location of where you live, don't give out your passwords to anyone, and becareful what you post. I can't remember any time that our class has discussed Internet Safety. But, there was that one time where that man came and he discussed Myspace and Internet safety.
taylor masters
2nd period
I think this policy is a good and bad thing. Both of these websites can be used for educational purposes, but students could also be very easily put off-track. It would be easier to communicate with students through Myspace, but I think that it would also intrude on student's personal lives.
I haven't really discussed internet safety in many of my classes, but we had a speaker come in once and talk to us about it.
There one main tip to use always, which is not to give out your password to anyone, no matter who it is or how much you trust them. Another tip is not to post personal information on the internet, like your address or full name or anything like that.
I do think for the most part, it's a really great policy. I mean, if Myspace wasn't blocked, most kids would probably be on Myspace instead of doing work, when they are provided with computer time. I also think it's good that Utube is blocked. Both sites can be very harmful to children, not in the sense of physical harm, but mental harm.
Yes, there are some educational videos on it, but forthemost part, the videos are not educational, and kids can get in alot oftrouble on it. There is alot of inappropriate content. And for every one educational video on Utube, there's 500 on techer tube.
A safety tip I think more kinds should follow is to ask your parents about a site if you're not sure, BEFORE you go to it.
Um, I think Ihave discussed internet safetyin one of my classes before. I mean, teachers are constantly telling us to becareful whenever we are on computers at school too.
Some relavent pionts made in the movie were, to nto beafraid to use technology,just because there is a risk of getting into somethingyoushouldn't. You justhave tobe VERY carefulwhere you go, and how you spend your time onthe computer.
Deborah Koepnick
2nd period
I think that blocking of Utube and myspace is kind of a good policy. I mean like myspace is not that bad of a site, it’s just how you use it. If you’re using it to threaten someone or terrorize someone or say things that you shouldn’t be saying then yes I don’t think that have myspace or youtube in school is a good idea. These sites I don’t really think could be too educational at all because all they really are for are meeting new people, drama, and just a chill spot, I don’t think it’s educational. Some safety tips for the internet is just don’t talk to anyone you know is going to start drama with you or people you don’t know. Just be careful with who you associate yourself with. Yes, actually we do discuss a little safety in or classrooms because it is something that everyone needs to know and hear. Some of the relevant points in this video are to be careful on the internet, make smart choices, and respect yourself and others.
-Teresa Lodge♥
2nd period.
I think that blocking of Utube and myspace is kind of a good policy. I mean like myspace is not that bad of a site, it’s just how you use it. If you’re using it to threaten someone or terrorize someone or say things that you shouldn’t be saying then yes I don’t think that have myspace or youtube in school is a good idea. These sites I don’t really think could be too educational at all because all they really are for are meeting new people, drama, and just a chill spot, I don’t think it’s educational. Some safety tips for the internet is just don’t talk to anyone you know is going to start drama with you or people you don’t know. Just be careful with who you associate yourself with. Yes, actually we do discuss a little safety in or classrooms because it is something that everyone needs to know and hear. Some of the relevant points in this video are to be careful on the internet, make smart choices, and respect yourself and others.
-Teresa Lodge♥
2nd period.
The schools in WV have been blocked from using youtube and myspace. I think this is good and bad. The reason it is good because you can use it for education. The reason it is bad because there could be things on this site that should not be for school. Another reason it is bad is beacause irresponsible students using it for playing around instead of homework. So, some people kind of ruin it for everyone. We do discuss internet safety in some of my classes.
Katie Nunan
2nd period
Yes I do believe that this is a good policy because there may be really bad videos on those websites and they want us children to see. I think that Utube is not really as bad as my space. I think that my space, in some ways, is bad and it really isn't educational. With Utube there are some educational videos that can help a teacher teach students. An example of this is; in science a teacher may be talking about space and would wants to have a way to help her teach them about space. Some tips on internet safety is like in the last blog don't give out your password, or don't go to websites that have chat rooms in them, or even if you do go to a chat room don’t talk to any one you think are bad. Yes actually I have talked about internet safety in my Health class last semester. We had a speaker come in and talk to us all about internet safety. In the video it said not be afraid of technology and that technology is our friend.
gwen sanders
7th pd
I think blocking Youtube and Myspace is a really good thing in school. Beacuse on those websites they can show unsucre things that students should not be seeing.No,Because youtube is for music & for videos that peolpe make. Myspace is for meeting new people,talking,and posting pictures of yourself.Here are some Internet saftey tips that every one should know: First, remember never to give out personal information such as your name, home address, school name, or telephone number in a chat room or on bulletin boards. Also, never send a picture of yourself to someone you chat with on the computer without your parent's permission. Never write to someone who has made you feel uncomfortable or scared.
Do not meet someone or have them visit you without the permission of your parents.
Tell your parents right away if you read anything on the Internet that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Someone who says that "she" is a "12-year-old girl" could really be an older man.
In 5th grade at big elm in D.A.R.E class we learnt all the Internet saftey tips.
I think this is a bad policy because youtube has a lot of educational viedos also and myspace never hurt anybody. Saftey tips for using the internet are, dont ever go into a chat room and give them your real name or phone number not even your instant messager addresss, or e-mail adresses. We discussed internet saftey in heath class last semester with Ms Pollotta.
** brittany matheny**
I think that it is a good polocy.I'm unsure of these sites could ever be educational. I've honestly never attempted to see if they were educational or not. We have discussed internet in saftey ar school before. We have had a guest speaker come and stree to use about internet safety.
Brooklyn Little 5-6th pd. ♥
Yes I do think that is a good policy because kids could do bad things on there during school that could put the other students in danger.Yes I do think that these sites could become educational because if they just block some things then it could become an educational site that schools could us.Don't put personal information on the internet and dont go on sites that ask you for personal information so you wont be impteted.Yes we do discuss internet safety in some classes.They are just tring to tell you that you can go on the internet but just be careful and dont put anything on there that you dont want anyone to know about you.
I believe that it is a good policy because there are a lot of bad things on the sites next to the good things. Someone could accidentally click on something bad when they thought it was good. The sites could be educational. Maybe. UTube has educational videos to teach and MySpace must have some people who make MySpaces to teach other people. The sites could be educational when they take away inapproiate videos on UTube and personal information on MySpace. Some saftey tips on using the internet would be never to give out personal information and don't trust strangers on the internet. We discussed Internet Saftey in health class one time. A relevant point made in the video is that we aren't afraid of technology. Ignorance is our enemy.
Stephanie Harris
8th Period
myspace should be blocked from schools because nothing on myspace is educational. utube on the other hand can be educational with some stuff. there was this one time that i was looking up information on google for mr. furgason's class (at home) and there was this utube posting of how it used to be on the frontier. i watched it of course and it was very fact based and even had a video clip that they played out theirselves and it really helped me on my assignment. if it had not been for that then i am very afriad of what grade i would have gotten. myspace has all kinds of different personal information that shouldn't be allowed to be on there. our gmail have NO personal information that can be seen. on myspace people post pictures of theirselves and sometimes people even post inappropriate pictures of themselves on myspace and the only thing that you can do is report the picture. that is why mmyspace should NOT be allowed at school.
Yes, I do think blocking Utube and Myspace is a good policy. Although Utube can be used in good ways like for school there can be very educational videos on there. Myspace on the other hand is not educational and is dangerous for kids our age to be using. Some safety tips for using the internet are, never put your full first and last name out on the internet. Never put your picture out on the internet either. When you get on instant messenger don't talk to people you don't know, or make plan to meet this guy you've been talking to for a week now and he seems fine, because you never know. I wouldn't say we really get into talking about internet safety, but in my math class my teacher said we should tell people our names and where we live or anything like that. I think a lot of big points in this movie was that a lot of the percent of teenagers when they write they use things like "u", or "r" or maybe even "lol". We need to get use to typing in full words instead of only using one letter for the word you or are.
alyssa linger 1st period
In some ways, yes it is a good thing that we are blocked from some sites such as myspace, but what the schools have done is a bit of overkill. Quite a few of the sites such as youtube and livevideo can be helpful and educational. People actually do put intelligent videos up there. Those videos or comments can help with reports or strengthen points of view. No, we don't really discuss internet safety in my classes. I think it is assumed that everyone knows it, so the teachers don't aknowledge it. One thing in particular that I got from the video was the r u asleep comment which is totally true. we can't go to video sites and put on music. Personally, I find it hard to concentrate on work without music. Like right now, I have a launchcast account open.
tori
1st prd
I think that the school system blocked too much. Youtube can be used for edu. purposes. Myspace isn't always bad either. They schools just got block happy. The schools blocked websites that students use to make their presentations better, such sites as Photobucket. These sites can be bad, but some kids are mature enough to be on them and behave. I think that we should be allowed on them during a certain time in a certain room under supervision, and it we're caught doing something that we shouldn't, our privileges should be revoked. Most of the eighth grade can control themselves enough to do something they like without misbehaving.
Emily Harper 2nd pd.
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