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In this blog post I discussed how large the media is to teens today and how you can help limit their use. I also discussed cyberbullying and how to teach about it and help prevent it.

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I have a couple common though on the videos watched this week. For example the amount of hours teens actually use on the media everyday. You have instagram, tik tok, kik, twitter, tumblr, games, homework, TV. It is insane the amount of media offered to the teens of this generation. How are the suppose to not get addicted? My biggest takeaway was just really realizing the large number of different media sources teens have these days. I always knew they were there but never really looked at it.
The challenge I had picked was cyberbullying and getting sucked into it. It is a deep dark hole that most people can not climb out of on both ends. If you are the bully you can get addicted to tearing people down on the internet, and if you are getting bullied you can get sucked into what people say, constantly being reminded of false information about yourself. I can protect myself by limiting what I post about myself on the internet and who I am friends with on social media. I can also help my students by educating them on their cyber footprint and how what they post can follow them into their future careers. Also, just how to be kind to one another.
One website is
https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now
This website has a wide arrange of resources on what to do for a specific problem. It had the problem in one column and what to do in another with emails, phone numbers, and websites.
Another one is more for educating on the issues and that is
https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/cyberbullying-prevention-and-support/
This website tells you what to do when "technology becomes torment." It explains the different types of cyberbullying, the effects it can have, and what to do.

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I have a couple common though on the videos watched this week. For example the amount of hours teens actually use on the media everyday. You have instagram, tik tok, kik, twitter, tumblr, games, homework, TV. It is insane the amount of media offered to the teens of this generation.

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In this blog, I talk about my 3 week experience with this class. I talk about the activities with my classmates and my topic video.

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The big question is..."thoughtfully introduce yourself and list a few goals for taking the course. Please include your aspirations as a future educator. Do you see yourself as a classroom teacher? What grades/subjects appeal to you? "

​ To begin my name is Alex! If you'd like to know more about me then checkout my "about" page! My biggest goal for this course is to learn how to use technology in teaching. I'm currently getting frustrated since I barely know what I'm doing but give me a couple of months and this website will be looking BEAUTIFUL (yes with all capitals). I can see myself as a classroom teacher. I would like to teach 3rd through 6th grade. I feel like that's an important age because you're discovering your interest and starting to become more independent. For example around that age you don't have mom or dad helping you dress up for school. My 6th grade teacher inspired me to become an elementary school teacher. At the beginning of my 6th grade year I was going through an eventful time at home. I will not go into details but this woman sacrificed a lot of time of her days to make sure I was ok. She created special therapeutic activities for me, spent more time with me, and showed me that there's always light at the end of the tunnel. I will never forget this woman's name or what she looked like because she made a huge impact on my life. One day I plan to thank her for everything she has done because I have never had a teacher like her in my life. When choosing a career, most people think about the salary. It's a well known fact that teachers are not paid as well as they should be but after seeing what this woman has done for me I refuse to think about the salary over my future students. I want to be able to show my future students that I will be there for them and guide them whenever they need it.

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In this blog, I talked about what I saw about my classmates work and my view on technology.

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In this post I write about reflecting on the various issues with technology that have been mentioned this week. I also reiterate the importance of recognizing plagiarism.

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The past week has allowed for much reflection on my behalf when it comes to how dependent I am on technology. After reading articles and watching videos from my classmates on issues that technology can exaggerate, I am left to question if technology is as great as we make it out to be. One piece of information I found to extremely eye opening this week is the estimated amount of time young individuals spend in media activity. According to Common Sense Media, tweens have an average total media consumption of five hours and fifty-five minutes while teens surpass this with eight hours and fifty-six minutes. This is not a weekly average but a daily one! Spending this much time using technology might seem innocent and free of consequences at first glance; however, as mentioned by various classmates, spending so much time using technology has several negative side effects. Along with spending hours on technology, the accessibility of technology leaves both children and young adults susceptible to making mistakes and comparisons.

In the previous week's video assignment, I spoke on the topic of plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking from another's work and advertising it as your own. In today's society, the accessibility of information through technology makes it extremely easy for plagiarism to occur. Plagiarism can be done both consciously and subconsciously, but done either way plagiarism is a form of cheating. Along with the plagiarism mentioned in my video, several of my classmates mentioned how technology and social media specifically leads to comparison between individuals. This comparison can lead to low self esteem and lead one to feel insecure. This aspect of social media is not associated with the good. Technology and social media are not only beneficial to society. They can also be detrimental to both academic integrity and self image.

Now that the issues with technology have been brought up, one must question how to remedy the issues. When it comes to plagiarism, the best way to ensure it does not occur is to be educated on the forms of plagiarism. Both Indiana University and The University of South New Wales in Sydney, Australia are excellent resources to use when determining what constitutes as plagiarism. By educating oneself, one might eliminate the potential of plagiarism and increase his or her academic integrity. The other issue mentioned by several of my classmates, comparison, is a harder issue to remedy. The best remedy I use personally is carefully selecting who I follow and who follows me. Along with careful selection, I try to limit the amount of time I spend on social media. This stops me from becoming overwhelmed with the aspects social media allows me to see.

Overall, technology can be a wonderful resource for individuals everywhere; however, nothing comes without its challenges. Overcoming issues with technology can be difficult, but it is also, at times, necessary. Below are two links to the plagiarism information sites listed above as well as the link to the classroom padlet with information on other issues in technology. Some of the articles I found interesting were ones on gaming/internet addiction and texting and driving.

https://student.unsw.edu.au/what-plagiarism

https://plagiarism.iu.edu

First impressions are a big deal, right? At least that's what everyone tells you as you go throughout life. This blog post is my one shot at a first impression for all of you reading this. So, I want to introduce myself in a way that truly lets all of you know me. My name is Faith Barnes, and I am from a very small town in Indiana. I somehow graduated from high school in the midst of a pandemic, which was not the easiest, and am now continuing my education at IUPUI. At IUPUI, I am majoring in Secondary English Education and minoring in Religious Studies. Outside of school, I am an avid reader, game night advocate, and an amateur photographer in my own mind.

Now that I have introduced myself, I believe it is important for me to state my goals in this class. Firstly, I have a goal to become more tech savvy. As much as I pride myself on being the best at technology in my family, I have so much more to learn about different aspects of technology. Another goal of mine is to become well versed in technology that I can later use in the classroom. Technology and education are a package deal, so learning about technology that could improve the classroom and education as a whole is so important. Thirdly, I hope this class encourages me to ask for help when I need it. I, like many others, sometimes have a hard time asking for help when help is needed, so I am hoping that a class on using computers (which I am not the greatest at) can help me overcome this weakness of mine.

To end this blog post, I want to talk about my aspirations as a future educator. In the future, I hope to become a high school English teacher. I know English might not be appealing to many of you, but I believe that English is an easy subject to become passionate about for any individual, and I hope to bring out a passion for English and education in my future students. Teaching in a classroom can be so impactful. I was encouraged and impacted by my English teacher's passion for what she was doing. She inspired me to follow my passions and work toward them every day. I hope to one day encourage students to follow their passions in everything they do, and I want students to see how hard work and dedication can have such a major impact on life. Finally, I hope to be an educator to spread kindness in my classroom. I hope to one day foster a classroom of acceptance, diversity, and learning.

I never though I'd make a blog for any reason, yet here I am! For those of you reading this, thank you. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to allow me to give you a first impression of me. I hope it was a good one!

I am now going to leave you with a project I created for class. This project allowed me to make a Cajitas, or a box/bag filled with objects that signify important events or learning experiences throughout my life. I hope this allows you to see into who I am a bit more!

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The past week has allowed for much reflection on my behalf when it comes to how dependent I am on technology. After reading articles and watching videos from my classmates on issues that technology can exaggerate, I am left to question if technology is as great as we make it out to be.

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This week's W200 readings mostly had to do with kids and their relationships with technology. The reading talked about how much time kids spend on technology while the video was about digital natives; what that means and if it is real or not. The article claimed that based on their findings, on a given day, American teenagers spend about 9 hours using entertainment media use, excluding school work. That is an absurd amount of time that could be spent doing something more productive. The video claimed that kids in generation Z and Millennials are the closest thing we will have to 'digital natives'. This is an interesting thought considering us students are part of Gen Z or are a Millennial.
Our videos this week were very personal and raw. These videos made by fellow classmates and myself captured exactly how we feel about the issues of technology in our age and in this age today. I saw an overwhelming amount of videos (including my own) that were about social media and how it relates to suicide, depression, cyberbullying, etc. We all have either witnessed this first-hand, or have unfortunately been on the receiving end of it. This shows me that cyberbullying is not only a problem, but it is becoming a bigger problem year after year due to anonymity online becoming easier and easier to achieve.
It's important to note, however, that we do not need to suffer from cyberbullying and/or the repercussions that come with it. There are outlets in the world where we can seek help. Some of these include, to name a few: a parent, a teacher, friends, suicide hotline, counselors, therapy, and many more. Sometimes it can make things much easier just by talking with someone, even if there is no immediate change, talking can make us feel validated and can make us feel like fighting this is possible, I know from experience.
Here are some articles related to this topic:
A THIN LINE, MTV's sexting, cyberbullying, digital dating abuse campaign :
Suicide and Social Media | University of Utah Health
Prevent Cyberbullying | StopBullying.gov
Here is our W200 class Padlet Wall:
W200 Fall 2017 (padlet.com)

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In this blog, I reflect on what I have read and viewed in class within the past week, as well as a further elaboration on the topic used for my video.

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This week, I was very intrigued by the focus on the impacts technology holds between generations. It is a common perception that members of younger generations are fluent with technology as they have grown up in a world surrounded by it. However, the video Do "Digital Natives" exist counteracted this stereotype with a simple idea, that comfort is different from knowledge. While younger generations are comfortable with technology, that does not necessarily mean more knowledgeable. Speaking for myself, I am comfortable with technology, but I am far from knowledgeable. Common Sense Media provided a short video containing teens talking about their technology use and habits. Both teens shared how they "multi-task" while doing homework and other tasks, and this was something that resonated with me. I tend to have a short attention span, and completing assignments at one time can be quite tedious. When I have my phone nearby, I often will get distracted or lose focus whenever I become bored with my work. The article, 'Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z' even mentions how advertising companies shorten ads directed for younger generations. The idea that the overuse of technology can influence attention span was very interesting to me and can be used to look at my own relationship with technology.
This week in my video reflection, I chose to talk about how online education during the pandemic can disadvantage and neglect low income students and students struggling with homelessness. From elementary school through graduation, I knew students struggling with homelessness, violence at home, extreme poverty, and more. I saw the impact that these circumstances could have on education. For a few years, I myself learned how a hectic home life can impact your education and relationship with school. During the pandemic, education has been hard on everyone, but it is important to remember that students without secure housing, internet, technology, or support are struggling at a greater level than the average student. Although there are programs and partnerships in place, high funding for schools could substantially mend this issue. In watching the presentations of fellow students, I learned quite a bit. My idea of cat-fishing was expanded, from just the idea of using someones images as your own, to scams. While I was aware of these scams, such as puppy scams, I hadn't fully registered that it would be considered a form of cat-fishing. This was interesting for me to think about, as it widened my perception of what could be considered cat-fishing. Another piece of information that stood out to me was how common it is among students to struggle to focus during online courses. While I am almost always physically present in my zoom meetings, I am often elsewhere mentally. It was reassuring to hear that many others struggle with similar issues, as well as the resources provided in the given video. Organizational tips and apps were shared which can be very beneficial and useful.
Unfortunately, poverty is a difficult thing to protect oneself from, as it is usually due to circumstance. However, there are many resources available for students living in poverty, ranging from elementary education to college. Moneygeek.com, linked below, has a number of explanations and resources for low income college students. From explaining different types of loans and financial aid, to provided student housing options, the website provides a number of resources. There are also many resources available for educators to allow them to better assist low income students. Lexialearning.com provides insight on the different styles of struggles low-income students may face, as well as how to best provide support. This site can be accessed below.

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This week, I was very intrigued by the focus on the impacts technology holds between generations. It is a common perception that members of younger generations are fluent with technology as they have grown up in a world surrounded by it.

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In this post I go over how technology has impacted my life and how our generation as a whole needs to stop comparing ourselves to influencers.

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This week's reading really opened my eyes about how technology has affected generations and how we have grown up. I have two older sisters that are millennials and I have never really compared our differences. A three year difference is all it took for my first phone to be a touch screen and their first phone to be a flip phone. Three years for me to get a school issued computer my freshman year and them to share computers between classes. Being the first generation to grow up with technology that we have today put the world on our shoulders.

The video reflection I did was about how we, as a generation, compare ourselves to influencers and how that has a major impact on our mental health. There have been many studies done that show that more young adults are trying to look like these influencers and try to be as skinny as these influencers. These "role models" are altering their photos to make it look like they have this unattainable body shape and we fall for it. Other video reflections I watched talked about the same topic and we all had the same ideas.

If you or someone you know is struggling with comparing themselves to influencers or if they have fallen down the rabbit hole already there are things to help. First, there is a center on IUPUI's campus called CAPS. There they can help you with your mental health and get into talk therapy. If you want to go a more virtual route you can look up "the depression center" on and search engine and there will be someone to help you there.

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This week's reading really opened my eyes about how technology has affected generations and how we have grown up. I have two older sisters that are millennials and I have never really compared our differences. A three year difference is all it took for my first phone to be a touch screen and their first phone to be a flip phone.

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In this blog, I talk about what I learned and what I took away from this weeks readings. I also talk about how texting while driving is a serious issue that we must try to fix.

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​After this week's readings and watching the videos, some major takeaways I have are the idea of digital immigrants. In the PBS video, the speaker talks about how the older generation are less likely to use the same technology that we, the younger generations, use on a day to day basis. They are less likely to want to use them as well as they didn't grow up with the same technology we did. In the article, "The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2015", they talk about the recent study they did on young people and their use of technology. They also talk about the different types of media they included in their study, which I found quite interesting. They say that, on average, teens in America use roughly nine hours of media a day. I find this very surprising because it sounds like as soon as we get off school, we are only on our phones for the rest of the day.
In my video reflection this week I shared that one of the biggest problems we face with technology is being on our phones while we are driving. After viewing my classmate's videos, I learned that we all have the same idea and same way of thinking towards different issues with technology. There were a few others that talked about texting while driving and they all shared the same concerns as I did but they were also able to share many different tools to help you not want to text while you are driving. I think we, teenagers, all share the same mindset that we are invincible and that nothing will happen to us. So, for others to see the issues with texting while driving, it can give some hope that we will bring the number of crashes caused by this down.
We can protect ourselves from texting while driving in numerous ways. There are different items you can buy to prop your phone up on a vent in the car or the windshield so you can drive hands free. Or, there are different apps you can get for your phone that'll shut your phone down while driving or mute your phone and unmute for special occasions. Two websites you could use are idrivesafely.com and https://diad.tirf.ca/ . These two websites can offer help and statistics and also give you ideas and resources on how to combat texting while driving.

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​After this week's readings and watching the videos, some major takeaways I have are the idea of digital immigrants. In the PBS video, the speaker talks about how the older generation are less likely to use the same technology that we, the younger generations, use on a day to day basis.

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Hello! My name is Aurelia Martinez Garay. I was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN. I am the third child and I only got two brothers and a sister. I also have two dogs , their name is Paco and Mocha. Both are chihuahuas but Paco is mixed with something else. Not sure what though. Moving onto my education, I went to Broad Ripple for two years of my high school years then they shut it down so I had to go to Shortridge High School. I graduated from Shortridge and now I am a freshman at IUPUI. As you can see from my cover, I will hopefully pursue a career in being an educator. My goal for this class to be able to learn more about technology and how it is evolving with education. Also be able to one day include what I learn from this class into my class one day. Another goal is to graduate in 2024 with my bachelors degree in early education. After that is to get hired at a good school and be able to teach.
My aspirations for being a future educator is to be able to make an impact on the kids I teach. My kindergarten teacher and first grade teacher had a big impact and years later I still remember them. They made school a fun and safe environment for me and that is what I want to do for the kids I will teach. I also like the fact that I will be teaching the first steps of their future and their rest of their education. That makes me happy.
I do see myself as a classroom teacher. I don't think kids should learn from a computer especially if they are just starting their education path. Now in middle school or high school than that is different but even then it is hard. I think we all need some type of human contact. So yeah I do see myself as a classroom teacher and not a teacher that is at home and doing online. There is also some teachers that teach in their classroom so I would do that because I don't know how it will be in a few years.
The grades that are more appealing to me are kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade. I worked at a boys and girls club the summer of 2020 and it was a lot of fun. The kids I was with were second graders and it was hard teaching them but at the same time I liked it. It made me realize that being a teacher is something I could do. I do prefer kindergarten, I think they would be so much fun and I would have a better time with them. I don't have a preferred subject to teach.

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In this week's blog post, I reflect on what we have learned over the past two weeks. I also talk about social media wreaking havoc on our mental health.

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As I look back on what we learned this past week, I can't decide if technology is a blessing or a curse. When doing the cajita assignment, I realized how I have been affected by technology my entire life both positively and negatively. I enjoyed being able to reflect on the use of technology in my life, but I think it' s easier for all of us to see the obvious downfalls of the internet: cyberbullying, self-comparison, texting while driving, etc. While going through our class discussion and hearing my classmates' thoughts on social media, I noticed there seemed to be a common theme throughout each of our videos: technology affects everyone, and more often than not, in a negative way.

​I chose the topic of self-comparison and depression and decided to highlight specifically how social media is essentially just a money scheme. After watching my classmates videos and reading their comments, I realized that many of us all feel the same way. Social media is a fun way to stay connected to out peers, but is also a toxic place full of photoshop, filters, and impossible standards. Many ads are marketed towards young girls, who are especially vulnerable to the feelings of not being good enough. They begin to think, if I had her hair...if I bought that lipstick...maybe if I didn't eat so much, THEN I will be as pretty as that girl. It's a horrifying reality that can easily begin to spin out of control and lead to depression, eating disorders, and loss of self-worth.

So, what can we do to protect ourselves from the adverse affects of social media? In my case, I self reflect and try to always remember that most of social media is fake. At times, this can be really difficult to accept. In my video, I talked about a helpline called TEEN LINE. TEEN LINE is a non-profit organization that provides support to teenagers, from teenagers. Teens can call in to discuss problems so that they don't lead to something much worse. You can check out TEEN LINE at https://teenlineonline.org/. Another helpful resource is Teen Talk. Teen talk is a youth health education program. On the website, you can learn unbiased, nonjudgemental information about a variety of topics from sexuality, to substance abuse, to diversity and discrimination. If you want to look at all the services provided by Teen Talk, go visit http://teentalk.ca/.

Below, I attached a TedTalk by Sofia Rodriguez-Dantzler talking about the power of advertisement and the affects these ads have on young adults and adolescents. I also attached a link to our class Padlet where you can look at various blog posts that revolve around issues with technology. One blog that I found particularly intriguing is Hagar Awad's post about the harmful affects of social media on mental health.

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Hi, My name is Kierra Walker and I am currently a Senior at IUPUI. In the start of my college career I was a nursing major, I loved helping others and all things medical but I found a new passion in life. I didn't know this new passion involved children but that's what my heart kept desiring and lingering for. But before I go into anything further details about my passion let me give you a quick recap of my life. I was born in Indianapolis, IN and was half raised in Nashville, TN. Most of all my family resides in Tennessee, so why not spend my summers there enjoying the overwhelming heat. Growing up I was your normal teenager; I hung outside with my friends, stayed out late only to see how far I could push my mothers buttons, and lastly sleep and eat my whole high school career away only because I wasn't into going to parties like most my age.
I thought nursing was my calling until I discovered myself and what I really wanted to do in life. I realized nursing wasn't my passion anymore but I knew I still wanted to help others so I went brainstorming; I realized that I could still help others but in an educational standpoint and with that idea I decided to go with teaching because I am still able to help but by teaching our youth. I learned that our youth needed me more than the adults in this world. Our youth are the ones who are going to be our future nurses, doctors, law makers, and even our own children's teachers someday. I wanted to be the reason why children made it in this world and I believe that it all starts with a teacher who CARES!

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This takes about what I have learned over the week from the readings, activities, and contributions. Also, I included two websites for cyberbullying.

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My blog post discusses the reflection of our first week in W200. I discussed how social media takes a toll on our mental health and the comparisons we make of ourselves to others and ways to better control our usage of social media.

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My name is Ramey Rothgerber and this is my second semester at IUPUI. I am from Brownsburg, Indiana. And I have always had a passion for working with kids. From working at a before and after...

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In my first blog post I discussed the things that have surprised me as I have started this class. They were all pleasant surprises that made me excited for the class. I also talked about the dangers of texting and driving, and how we as future educators are responsible for educating our students about these dangers in order to protect them.

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The facts about me

Birthday: january 4th

Okay, here are some brief things about me. I love my dogs, they are my whole life, but I also have rabbits, cats, goats, sheep, fish, and a mouse. I'm a huge animal lover, and i hate going anywhere without them. I am also a Christian, and I attend Dover Christian Church in Lebanon. There, I am a singer and I help out with kids ministries. I have a boyfriend, his name is Adam. We have been dating since eighth grade, so we are coming up on five years now. He is also a student at IUPUI, getting a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Technology. I love to read, hike with my dogs, and I have a goal to visit every state in the U.S..

Let's Talk!
My snapchat is mad_williams26
​my email is memoriesbymadie@gmail.com

My dogs

I have been showing dogs with my mom since I was three years old. I have five dogs of my own, and they are my world. We travel all over the United States and compete in many different types of trials, including obedience, rally, agility, stock, dock diving, and conformation. My five dogs are Ellie, Cider, Shimmer, Haven, and Nova.

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Okay, here are some brief things about me. I love my dogs, they are my whole life, but I also have rabbits, cats, goats, sheep, fish, and a mouse. I'm a huge animal lover, and i hate going anywhere without them. I am also a Christian, and I attend Dover Christian Church in Lebanon.

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In this blog post, I talk about my reflection of this past week, what I had trouble on and what I look towards doing. And I talk about how we can combat distracted driving.

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Goals I set for this class is being able to use technology better such as Apps, and websites like these that make the class fun and more creative . I also want to maintain and overall goal of a B or higher in this class.

Something I want to do is become History Teacher at a Middle or Highschool.

History has always intrigued me as a little kid, I always had a desire to know what the world was like back then, how people lived, integrated, communicated, and traded with each other. I always questioned How things came to be.

For the first week we had a reading assignment which was about Cajita. Tying into what our assignment was which was creating our own. The reading dove into what it represented and how it has celebrated by the Spanish speaking cultures. So, with this in mind we were tasked to create our own, I got to thinking what object really represented me. It allowed me to discover myself and become open with our peers. We then recorded it and posted it, It was a struggle for me because I hate recording and hearing my own voice I would rather take test and writes multiple essay than record myself. Lastly, I was able to see my peer video and I was able to learn from them, I was able to see what type of videos were good, how I would try to shape my videos. The biggest take always that I had was just getting to learn how to access Weebly and posting/imbedding videos. We just have to try it, even if your confused just trying doing it, its better than not ever attempting it.

To recap what I said in the video, I basically questioned how dangerous is distracted driving, I talked about my personal experience with me and my friend racing and recording each other until one of us got really hurt and the consequences were immense. So, this shows how just because we don't think its happen to us, it does happen and very often at that. As future educators we must advocate safe driving and we must show them by being the examples for them. I have learned many stuff from viewing other people videos, such as we all make mistakes. Also, in the videos I was able to adapt some aspects of what I liked in their videos into mine. I was really scared, nervous, and ashamed of posting my video. Because I thought I was terrible, but when I posted it, and I saw many other do the same it gave me confidence.

How students can face/ combat distracted driving. Firstly, we have to get used to not using our phones in the car, we could just play some music at the start and then but it down where it is not distracting and we could focus on the road. Also, according to geico.com, we should only be using our phone for emergency only, because it could cause you to miss audio and physical cues when driving that could lead to an accident. Similarly, according to muhealth.org tips to prevent distracted driving is speaking up if your a passenger to not allow the distracted driving to occur, make a pledge to your family to never text or talk on the phone while driving.

https://www.geico.com/information/safety/auto/teendriving/distracted-driving/

https://www.muhealth.org/our-stories/tips-prevent-distracted-driving

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Goals I set for this class is being able to use technology better such as Apps, and websites like these that make the class fun and more creative . I also want to maintain and overall goal of a B or...

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In this blog post, I discuss what I have learned in the first week of class, as well as what I expect to learn and what has surprised me. As well, I deal with internet/video game addiction and how we can learn about/from it.

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For the first week's readings, I was actually pretty impressed as to how much insight I got into what this class would be all about. In reading about and taking part in cajitas and seeing several people's experiences with technology and how they see it in education, it kind of provided me a broader insight as to how very similar our generation thinks about technology, even with our vast array of different experiences. Getting to showcase experiences about ourselves through the cajita assignment really helped getting to know a few people, as that is nearly impossible to do sometimes through online classrooms. It didn't just provide a basic rundown of people, but showed how technology and the course ahead has shaped the person we'll get to know. It was uplifting to not only have positive responses and discussions about our own work, but to see that other people had very similar experiences with each other.
In my video reflecction, I tackled the question of how the pandemic, and recent times in general, has affected our severity rates and severity. It was interesting to see that internet addiction has been rapidly increasing in young people, even seeing more children less than 13 have internet/video game addictions than teenagers. While some addiction rates go up over time due to how widely available things have become, as well as increasing genetic disposition, it is still an alarming number. What I really found and thought was important to share was that the internet provides so many avenues to other resources that even if one is not addicted to the internet, they may be addicted to gambling or other easily accessible resources through the internet. I shared how I believe it is important to have a balance of incorporating technology into education, as sometimes now technology is the norm, rather than the outlier, and attention must be gained through real experiences (and it also helps children grow out of an increasing need of modern technology). I learned a lot from my classmates as well, showing how the addiction isn't just to the dopamine, but also for the need to be in a group. While our generation is increasingly individualistic, the need for recognition on social media has vastly hurt even multiple people in this class, and that kind of really struck a chord with me, as I used to struggle with it at times and to hear such deep connections with classmates startled me a bit.
It is important to recognize when we are growing addicted. To overcome the challenge posed in my question, we all have to take a step back. It is increasingly tough during the pandemic, though, as many of my textbooks or books in general have now moves online or into audiobooks. Communication with each other and new friends is no longer the same, and my Freshman year of college isn't really a real college experience at all. While we may not get the social aspect even remotely back until later this year, it is important to take a step outside. When not on homework, I have recognized my need to do what I loved doing before the pandemic again. Running, going to parks, swimming, etc. Sometimes, even just laying on the driveway for a good 15 minutes can make a whole day a hell of a lot better, and make you feel less forced into using the internet or other similar items.
The two websites below share the different types of internet addictions, as well as resources to help contact other people and medical professionals for help. The second article, especially, deals with the true startling statistics of these rising addictions that have made me realize the severity of the situation that many of us have found ourselves in, by choice or otherwise.
https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/internet-addiction/
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/process-addiction/internet-addiction/related/internet-addiction-statistics/#:~:text=Worldwide%2C%20the%20prevalence%20of%20internet,of%20internet%20addiction%20between%20countries.
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For the first week's readings, I was actually pretty impressed as to how much insight I got into what this class would be all about. In reading about and taking part in cajitas and seeing several people's experiences with technology and how they see it in education, it kind of provided me a broader insight as to how very similar our generation thinks about technology, even with our vast array of different experiences.

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What I have learned in the past two weeks in my W200 class. What today's youth face with technology and how to deal with it. What can we do as future educators?

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An IUPUI student Majoring in Elementary Education.

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This blog post focuses on the dangers of texting and driving, and provides resources to prevent distracted driving.

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As I look back at the readings, and activities, and feedback from my peers, I feel like I learned a lot this week. The readings helped me get an understanding of the cajita, so that I was able to learn from it. There were a lot of things that I had really forgotten about until I started doing my cajita. I took an entire year off of college, and this semester is my first semester back. I have been very nervous about starting school full time, working full time, and being a mother full time. Constructing my cajita, helped bring back those memories from when I was younger and doing homework on the kitchen floor. I live on my own now, and I have a kitchen table. I don't have to do my homework on the floor. That was such an aha moment for me because I made it. I got myself through school and got my diploma. Now that I remember the struggle I went through, I appreciate the opportunities I have now because I was able to get my diploma. The readings/videos were filled with a lot of information and real stories from real people. I am a visual learner so this helps. This week, I chose to research more about texting and driving. Using your phone while driving is banned and illegal in most states. In 2013, 3,328 people were killed in distracted driving accidents. In 2018, that number rose to 4,637. Having a phone and the ability to be able to drive a car has put a lot of responsibility on us as adults and the younger generations working on getting their license. I also learned more about my classmates themselves. Many of us share the same hobbies and interests, like sports and music. I also noticed that we have many of the same memories in school. For example, when everyone would run to the classroom computers during recess and fight over who gets to use them. This is an actual memory that I have along with some of my peers, and I didn't go to elementary with any of the students in this course. It's amazing to see how similar all of our elementary careers were even if we were 30 miles or 300 miles away from each other.

I feel there are many ways for students or myself to protect themselves from being affected by texting and driving. Protect IU is a great resource that myself and other students can use to help educate us on the dangers of texting and driving. It also gives tips on how to keep yourself safe as a driver and a pedestrian. This site has many links to other resources as well as Indiana laws on distracted driving and pedestrian right of way. One other resource, that can provide tips, and ways to prevent being affected by texting and driving is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This site has many ways to prevent this challenge, as well as the consequences, and ways you as a driver can take a stand and encourage others to resist distracted driving.

Protect IU: https://protect.iu.edu/police-safety/personal-preparedness/traffic-pedestrians.html
NHTSA: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving

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3.1 Blog: Take A Step Back and Be an Example

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As I look back at the readings, and activities, and feedback from my peers, I feel like I learned a lot this week. The readings helped me get an understanding of the cajita, so that I was able to learn from it.

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In this post I talk about my reflection and how due to covid addiction to the internet may be and issue after the pandemic.

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Hello everyone, my name is Brandon Guardiola and this is my first blog post. Not only is this my first blog post but, this is also my first semester here at IUPUI. After earning my Associates Degree of Liberal Arts at Ivy Tech Community College I decided to transfer here to IUPUI to continue my education. I am taking a few prerequisites this semester and then I plan on joining the secondary education program specifically in the area of social studies.

There are many goals I have for this course and very high hopes that I'll be able to accomplish them. I believe I'll be able to learn how to effectively use technology in a way to benefit future students that I will have. Learning unique ways to incorporate technology into a teacher's toolset will will greatly benefit them because of how much technology is advancing and becoming more apart of everyday life.

The biggest goal I have set for myself as a future educator is to be able to inspire at least one student to become a teacher like how I was inspired. I see myself teaching in a classroom because I think you are able to get to the students better in the classroom so, you can make those connections with students that'll make them more invested in learning since they see you're invested in them. I have a passion for learning history and I think it would be best to teach what I'm passionate about so, I will be teaching history and social studies at a high school level.

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Hello everyone, my name is Brandon Guardiola and this is my first blog post. Not only is this my first blog post but, this is also my first semester here at IUPUI. After earning my Associates Degree of Liberal Arts at Ivy Tech Community College I decided to transfer here to IUPUI to continue my education.

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My blog talks about social media, and how often many of us compare ourselves to these filtered goddesses, resulting in insecurities, depression, and anxiety among us.

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Hello, and welcome! My name is Sung Cin and I'm a second year student at IUPUI. My goals for this course, is to not only pass the class, but to hopefully use the knowledge I've gained from this course in my elementary classrooms later on in the future. My major is Elementary Education and I hope to teach the grade levels of K-3. My aspirations as a future educator is to hopefully educate elementary students is to teach about the dynamics of diversity in classrooms.

One of the biggest takeaways from this weeks discussion posts were how many students experienced the same conflict as I do, comparing yourself with social media influencers. I'm well aware of how we all have our insecurities, but never about how we compare ourselves to strangers online. Although I can't come to the conclusion of whether this similar conflict we share is a good or rather bad thing. One part of me is like "wow it's be easy for you guys to connect", but another part is "wow, if i were to connect with them, would we just share all our insecurities and makes us feel even more insecure, or even produce new insecurities for us?" Maybe it's a risk we all have to take.
I talked about the insecurities that social media produces, and how we often compare ourselves to these so called influencers online, making us feel "unattractive". Social media tends to create new insecurities for people. What I mean by this , is having features like "plump lips", or "a sharp inner and outer corner eyelid" and by far, the dumbest one I've seen "if you smile and 8 of your teeth's are showing, it means you're prefect!" Especially with tik tok, we see all these new features pop up on our tho and immediately we go to the mirror and see if we have it or not. Sadly, many, such as I, are victims. I know no ones gonna count how many teeth's show when I smile, but my mind also goes "hehe, you're ugly". But I'm also aware about how beauty is subjective. It's sad how social media is our form of entertainment, but many of us fall victims to these beauty standards.
So how can we overcome these issues? I'll start off by what I did personally, I deleted the biggest culprit, instagram. I talked about this in my video (ps: I totally forgot to add some website references on my video, which I apologize for). Basically, when I had an instagram, I ALWAYS, felt the need to post, I was scared of losing followers and whatnot, which is so toxic for me to care about the number of followers and likes. Eventually, I deleted my whole account, and haven't gone back since. There's actually multiple articles on the negative aspects of social media https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm. This article in particular talks about both the positive and negative aspects of social media. To give a list of some of the negatives would be cyberbullying, depression & anxiety, and fomo (fear of misusing out), I recommend checking it out to see if you have fallen victim to any of these aspects. Now, to overcome this insecurity, I know many of us won't be able to delete our social media easily. What I found that also works is that we all have unique features, that should be loved and admired. It's literally A-OK, if you don't have a small button nose. A question or comment we might've seen around social media is how every influencer looks like a Kylie Jenner clone, so would you rather be unique, or simply be another clone?
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Hello, and welcome! My name is Sung Cin and I'm a second year student at IUPUI. My goals for this course, is to not only pass the class, but to hopefully use the knowledge I've gained from this course in my elementary classrooms later on in the future.

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In this blog post I discuss my reflection for the week and cyberbullying.

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In this weeks class we created and worked on some unique activities. Some of these activities I would have never thought to make assisgnments for homework. The cajita assigment I found really intreseting, you are basically making a story starting with just a box. The assigment I found to be the most unique was creating a website/blog, it is different but also gives students a way to express themselves. From this week what I enjoyed most was everyones video upload of overcoming issues with technology.
In my video upload this week I shared a strory about my cousin who was a victim of cyberbulling. She was constantly bullied on social media for her weight, looks, personality, and more. I was able to tell her story to my classmates and I am sure some of them have been through the same thing, or know someone who has. Some stories are hard to tell and I think making videos like this really brings are class together. After watching my classmates videos I learned a lot more about them, what you can not see on the outside. It is good to know that you are not alone and some people go through the same things that you do.
In the future I would suggest that students can avoid being the victim of cyberbullying by speaking up. A lot of young childeren are too shy to speak up about these kinds of things, but if they did it could be put to a stop sooner. Another way tp avoid cyberbullying is report inappropriate things as soon as you see them. Here are two websites that can help more with cyberbullying:
https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/cyberbullying
https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now

Here is a link to our class Padlet with more interesting articles!
https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx (Links to an external site.)

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Here's this week's blog post: Instagram vs. reality. This one was an interesting (to me, at least) and even a little introspective in a way since social media is so consuming and I talked a lot about self accountability.

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I was really amazed this week by how open and honest the conversation amongst my classmates started out. Not once did I see anyone judged or being "called out." If this is our starting point then I'm really excited for what this semester has in store as we all get to know one another find more creative ways to elevate the conversation in terms of teaching and protecting students without shielding them in the digital age.

For my video refelction, I spoke about the harm that social media can inflict on our own body image and how we might be complicit in that cycle. The article I found, which included a study comparing pictures depicting "reality" versus what is typically seen on social media, concluded that adding a mix of body-positvity, no makeup pictures, and what is stereotypically viewed as "flawwed" images into women's social media feed reduced or in some cases even alleviated the stressors of social media on our self-image. This, in part, is attributed to a sociology theory that states we look for similarities when comparing ourselves to others before we look for differences; problem is, the facade that is social media tends to skew reality and place emphasis on our differences more so than our similairities.

The biggest thing that each and every one of us can do to help tackle body issue sparked by social media use is to hold ourselves and our own posts accountable. That means no Photoshop to make yourself seem skinnier, no Facetune, and recogonzing that not every photo needs a long, exhausting setup. Sometimes a nice photo is just a nice photo, no ring light or full face of makeup needed. I love a glam photoshoot as much as the next girl but a little diversity in terms of what we're posting online can only help ourselves and others. Additionally, it's important to realize that social media goes on forever and ever and the feed will always refresh with something new. Taking a moment away for your own mental health is nothing to be ashamed of.
Some helpful resources:

1. Social media and eating disorders: clementineprograms.com/social-media-trigger-eating-disorder/

2. Anecdote about social media and body image: www.jedfoundation.org/hunter-mcgrady/?gclid=CjwKCAiA9bmABhBbEiwASb35V9P5VK6cqwQiPzHwMw9jCae6MrAMSLXDijgQN784wLtEkfnrV3_LURoC2ioQAvD_BwE

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I was really amazed this week by how open and honest the conversation amongst my classmates started out. Not once did I see anyone judged or being "called out."

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In this blog I posted my reflection about this week. It has to do with texting while driving .
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Here is my blog post about the decisions I made when choosing the tools on my voice thread!

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College students need to be extremely mindful of selecting tools that have accurate information and that are safe. Especially if it's for educational purposes considering most tools often used are used in assigned work. This being said, when looking up websites to use for papers and/or research, make sure the website is legitimate. A lot of the time when I go to do research or use sites that help me cite my sources, I make sure it is well known. Using things such as wikepedia aren't necessarily a good idea although it is well known. Websites like wikepedia are used by a wide variety of people and anyone can submit information whether it be factual or not. Keep an eye out for sources on the website showing where they got the information. Also make sure that you don't go on any websites that look skeptical as they can contain harmful pop-ups and ads. Many of my professors provide websites that they personally have chosen. So if you're going to use tools to help you look for information, keep an eye out for those websites that have been shared by your professors or other faculty at IUPUI.

Many of the websites I searched for were tied to websites I had already used. The ones I hadn't seen before were ones that I chose after doing research. I did want to find resources that would help if anyone were to need it when they looked at my video screen cast. The tools that I didn't usually use in which I needed to find websites for were a bit confusing. I didn't know where to start when looking at several of the topics, so I would just search the name of the topic. Like stated in my post above, I would look for resources and any that I found well known and/or without ads and popups I decided to check out. I went with a route for a few of the tools that allowed for all ages to use. Since I plan on becoming a teacher, I think of the word education and think of all ages, learning and growing with each tool found and used. This being said, the topics that had to do more with teaching and creativity I found the easiest to research and find tools. Websites that included all grade levels were ones that I found the most beneficial for me now and in the future when I have my own classroom. I struggled a bit to find a website for innovative design simply because I'm not familiar with the topic. I didn't know where my research would guide me, nor which tools I would find helpful for everyone else. I found a website/tool that was up to date, modern, fun, and interactive.

Welcome to my screen cast! In this video, I attempt to share resources that will be beneficial to all grade school levels from prek to college level. Being a teacher in the future, my main goal is to connect with all students, and so I really hope that these tools end up reaching to those who need it most. Many of the tools I have chosen are multipurpose and fit the needs of any student who might need help on a certain topic. Check out my screen cast below to find out more. Thank you!

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College students need to be extremely mindful of selecting tools that have accurate information and that are safe. Especially if it's for educational purposes considering most tools often used are used in assigned work. This being said, when looking up websites to use for papers and/or research, make sure the website is legitimate.

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My blog post introduces the question about how misinformation (ie. "fake news") affects our access to truthful information on the interne
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This weeks' topic of "overcoming issues with technology" was eye-opening due to the large expanse of personal experiences. Being first introduced to the background context through the NY Times article, "Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z" and the video "Do Digital Natives Exist?", it made me consider the implications of technology use and advancement in our generation. My classmates' thoughts and feelings about the negative aspects of being a technology dependent society aligned closely with mine. From experiencing cyberbullying when it was first evolving into a documentable problem, to the fears of accidentally plagiarizing or the allure of plagiarizing due to stressful class demands, and dangers of texting and driving. I made the connection between so many distinct problems that I never associated within the same scope, realizing that misuse of technology is the root of many of these modern problems. Resources and tools are available both online and in person to help students/people sort through the abundance of information at our fingertips to find the most respectable, truthful, and real pieces. One resource close to home is IUPUI's EBSCO database system, which is free to students and faculty, to search through scholarly, popular, and trade articles from 1975-present in all fields. This academic search allows us access to research studies, thesis papers, and other information that is peer reviewed and factual. ) ), which offers the acronym "
My topic was about the increased presence of mis/disinformation available on the internet, specifically social media like Facebook and Twitter, and the negative impacts it has on daily life for adults and children. The Pew Research center offers insight on the prevalence of this problem, stating "most Americans suspect that made-up news is having an impact. About two-in-three U.S. adults (64%) say fabricated news stories cause a great deal of confusion about the basic facts of current issues and events. This sense is shared widely across incomes, education levels, partisan affiliations and most other demographic characteristics". I think this one piece of evidence describes the severity of the impact fake news or misinformation is having on us. My classmates' videos address different topics than mine, but I think it is important to consider how access to accurate information is something every single one of us had to be aware of when researching and creating our project. I'm certain that some of my classmates discovered websites or blogs that weren't citation worthy, whether it was intentional or not, they can rise close to the top of search engines due to keywords. We had to put together observational skills with trial and error to find the information that best represented our topic and arguments.

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Another helpful resource I found was a page from The University of West Florida, ( https://libguides.uwf.edu/c.php?g=609513&p=4274530 CRAAP" which stands for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and p urpose. By learning how these steps unravel the structure of an article or post, we can practice offensive browsing habits by assuring the facts we are consuming are correct. Always taking the time to think about where and who your information comes from can help break the cycle of misinformation and assure that students can confidently access truthful information on the internet.

Below is the embedded link to access my classmates own research on their issues with technology and the tools they discovered to begin overcoming them, the more we learn about these topics the closer we are to fixing them.
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padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx

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In this post I talk about the issue of self comparison on social media and the danger of it.

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Hello! Welcome to the blog, my name is Truitt. I am currently a Junior studying English Education at IUPUI. It has been an interesting year! But nonetheless, I am stoked to be back in classes whether online or in person. It has been interesting experiencing college/education through this lens already but this class seemed fitting to our current situation!

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​ There were so many things people have overcame. Technology is constantly growing and changing. If you aren't always keeping up with the new technology it can be really hard to bounce back.There has been things like padlet and other programs I've never used before that I had to get use to. Many of my fellow classmates readings were very informative. Things like how students believe in false news on the internet.
So for our video reflections I talked about piracy and how it is definitely theft. We've all wanted that song or movie for free and didn't think twice about downloading it. It's so important to support these movies and music not just for artist and actors. But it's for those who work under them. The big company names aren't hurting from it the smaller people are. It also hurts the artist to where they could even go broke trying to put out an album or ep. I learned about how social media can impact someone's mental help. How sending that one text isn't worth your life or anyone else's.
You can protect yourself by just buying the desired movies. One can also use a subscription service such as Chegg,Apple Music, Spotify. The list goes on and on and as we progress through technology there are many ways to get things in a legal way. Here are some reading that can help you better understand piracy.
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/piracy-ip-theft
https://www.ptc.com/en/documents/software-piracy/faq#:~:text=Because%20a%20software%20pirate%20does,2.&text=Making%20or%20using%20more%20copies,and%20is%20%22unauthorized%20use%22.
https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx (Links to an external site.)

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In this blog post I discuss overcoming issues with technology in regards to too much screen time affecting mental health.

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This week I was able to gain new insight on different challenges that come along with technology, but also ways to overcome them. Some challenges that were covered that interested me were how mental health is affected by technology, how to keep students engaged while primarily learning online, and whether or not to really trust the internet. I believe one of my biggest takeaways was seeing how my classmates feel about technology and how that correlates to my life as well. I also realized that while everyone can agree technology is a huge part of our lives, we have to be mindful of how much we are using it and that we are using it for the right reasons.
In my video, I discussed how too much screen time impacts our ability to focus. While learning more about this, it was surprising to me that being on our devices for too long can have an impact on many aspects within our lives, from relationships to being able to get things done throughout the day. After viewing my classmates videos, I learned that the use of technology has its benefits, but there are also many things we need to pay attention to. I honestly never considered how big of a role social media plays into how we view ourselves compared to others until our class discussion. This made me stop and think about how it has personally impacted me and gave me new ways to think about changing some things in my life regarding that.
As I mentioned above, the challenge I chose to research was how too much screen time can affect our ability to focus. If we spend too much time on our phones, computers, watching tv, etc. it can have major impacts on our everyday lives. This can affect relationships, our school work, and being able to be present in the moment for other events in life. It is beneficial to figure out how to draw the line between too much screen time and doing other things to keep ourselves occupied. Some helpful sites that give great ideas on other things one can do are https://health.clevelandclinic.org/12-healthier-alternatives-to-screen-time-when-kids-are-stuck-at-home-with-no-school/ or even accessing Pinterest to find ideas on how to get others engaged such as doing crafts, playing games, or even just going outside for a while.

Padlet is a great resource to be able to find articles that can aid you in gaining more information on your topic at hand. It is easily accessible as well as easy to use. ​https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx

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This week I was able to gain new insight on different challenges that come along with technology, but also ways to overcome them. Some challenges that were covered that interested me were how mental health is affected by technology, how to keep students engaged while primarily learning online, and whether or not to really trust the internet.

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This week I was able to gain new insight on different challenges that come along with technology, but also ways to overcome them. Some challenges that were covered that interested me were how mental health is affected by technology, how to keep students engaged while primarily learning online, and whether or not to really trust the internet. I believe one of my biggest takeaways was seeing how my classmates feel about technology and how that correlates to my life as well. I also realized that while everyone can agree technology is a huge part of our lives, we have to be mindful of how much we are using it and that we are using it for the right reasons.
In my video, I discussed how too much screen time impacts our ability to focus. While learning more about this, it was surprising to me that being on our devices for too long can have an impact on many aspects within our lives, from relationships to being able to get things done throughout the day. After viewing my classmates videos, I learned that the use of technology has its benefits, but there are also many things we need to pay attention to. I honestly never considered how big of a role social media plays into how we view ourselves compared to others until our class discussion. This made me stop and think about how it has personally impacted me and gave me new ways to think about changing some things in my life regarding that.
As I mentioned above, the challenge I chose to research was how too much screen time can affect our ability to focus. If we spend too much time on our phones, computers, watching tv, etc. it can have major impacts on our everyday lives. This can affect relationships, our school work, and being able to be present in the moment for other events in life. It is beneficial to figure out how to draw the line between too much screen time and doing other things to keep ourselves occupied. Some helpful sites that give great ideas on other things one can do are https://health.clevelandclinic.org/12-healthier-alternatives-to-screen-time-when-kids-are-stuck-at-home-with-no-school/ or even accessing Pinterest to find ideas on how to get others engaged such as doing crafts, playing games, or even just going outside for a while.

Padlet is a great resource to be able to find articles that can aid you in gaining more information on your topic at hand. It is easily accessible as well as easy to use. ​https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx

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This week I was able to gain new insight on different challenges that come along with technology, but also ways to overcome them. Some challenges that were covered that interested me were how mental health is affected by technology, how to keep students engaged while primarily learning online, and whether or not to really trust the internet.

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In this blog post I reflect on this weeks readings and activities. I also go on about texting and driving and post some links to give more information to the readers.

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The article I found the most interesting from the reading was about the difference between Millennial and Gen Z. For the longest time I couldn't really tell the difference or where exactly the generations start but this article helped. I found it super interesting that the Millennial Era technically is still considered a digital group however, they remember a time before the internet. Which is the main difference between the two generations. I was born in 1998 and I have felt I have fit into both categories but after reading this article I am definitely more in the Millennial group than the Gen Z.

My issue I choose to talk about was texting and driving. Every year 2841 lives are taken due to texting and driving. I talked about a time where my son and I were almost in a car accident due to someone being distracted behind the wheel. I feel no text, notification, or anything on your phone is more important than the road itself. Some of the issues my classmates responded to were interesting, I particularly like having problems accidentally plagiarizing other people's work because they just weren't taught it and expected to know it. So, as a future educator, I will think twice before assuming they were plagiarizing because they simply may not have been taught it and I would probably start teaching that to them so they know the expectation.
The best way to protect yourself from texting and driving, is to educate yourself on how dangerous it is, and downloading an app that prevents you from using your phone while driving. If you don't want to download the app you can simply put do not disturb on your phone or even putting your phone in your backseat where you aren't tempted to use it.

This article gives you the types of apps to prevent phone usage while driving: https://blog.directauto.com/driving-laws/free-apps-stop-texting-driving/

These two articles give you more information on texting and driving:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving
https://www.teendriversource.org/teen-crash-risks-prevention/distracted-driving/cell-phones

- Trista(:

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The article I found the most interesting from the reading was about the difference between Millennial and Gen Z. For the longest time I couldn't really tell the difference or where exactly the generations start but this article helped.

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In this blog I explain how issues with technology have become far worse as the years go on and as technology advances. I also give advice on how to avoid these problems and how to get help.

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In my most recent blog post, I reflected upon this weeks activities over technology and cyber safety. I go into details discussing my topic over texting and driving that I personally researched and discuss how it effects the world and how to prevent it.

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A Little About
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Hi, my name is Alexandra Burns, and I'm from Camby, Indiana. I'm a sophomore at IUPUI and I recently transferred from Indiana State University. I am majoring in Elementary Education with hopes to minor in psychology.
A few goals that I have for the course include learning to work through technological issues and being able to help children work through technology. Through this course I hope that I can increase my knowledge of the internet and technology to further help me in my studies here at IUPUI when I might run into technological issues. Another goal of mine is to be able to gain knowledge of technology through this course that I can use in my future classroom to help my students learn with technology and computers.
As a future educator my plan is to teach grades kindergarten through first. I've always enjoyed children and watching them learn the basics of learning and grow from there. I've always found it fascinating that at some point I didn't know how to spell or count and that my first teachers gave me at such a young age the basic framework for learning that is used in everyday of my life. My goal is to make learning fun for my future students and bring a good, positive attitude to learning that hopefully stays with them for all grades. I believe I will be able to bring life to learning and make it exciting for children.

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Hi, my name is Alexandra Burns, and I'm from Camby, Indiana. I'm a sophomore at IUPUI and I recently transferred from Indiana State University. I am majoring in Elementary Education with hopes to minor in psychology. A few goals that I have for the course include learning to work through technological issues and being able to help children work through technology.

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The biggest takeaway for me was the amount of time that kids nowadays utilize social media, or any type of media or technology for that matter, myself included. I never really stopped to think about how much time I actually spenD on various social media sites, or on video game, since I am an avid gamer. I think now its more ingrained into most peoples daily routines and a way to pass the time. One of. The very first things I do when I wake up for the day is catch up on what I might have missed via my social media accounts, I almost consider them a news source because you are likely to find breaking news out their before anywhere else since a lot of people tend to gravitate towards it for announcements or anything news related.

The video I posted discussed the topic of video addiction, and more so asking the question "are video games really that bad?" I think the easy answer is of course, yes. Obviously, everything is okay in moderation and that can be said for everything including food and hobbies. I shared two articles in my post, the second being a study from Harvard Health which studied 21 boys, ages 7-10, as they played a martial arts video game, and it showed that As the kids played the game for 15 minutes their heart rates went up on average by 19%, their systolic blood pressure rose similarly and their breathing increased by 55%. All of these measurable equates to walking at a 2 mile per hour pace. Now, this isn't going to scream "video games are good for you" but it is meant to show that they're not all about just being lazy. Like I said early on, everything is good in moderation and I stand pat on that in regards to video games. I would much rather my child go outside and play, but I would also allow them to video games, I think its more About finding a healthy balance. I learned that I share a lot of similar thoughts and ideas to my classmates when listening through some of the other videos posted and I look forward to seeing how our similarities in ideology continues to grow throughout the semester.

I think the most important thing we can do is practice what I discussed in the previous paragraph, moderation. Whether that includes setting a limit on your daily social media usage each day, or only allowing yourself to watch tv/Netflix or play video games during allotted times each day in an effort to not over indulge. For parents, maybe that means doing the same for your kids, I'm not a parent so I'm ill equipped to give great advice in that area but I think moderation is key. Below are two articles that I found very insightful and informative outside of the ones I utilized for my video.

gamedesigning.org/why-video-games-are-good/
https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/video-games-ok-moderation-if-you-know-when-to-hit-pause

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The biggest takeaway for me was the amount of time that kids nowadays utilize social media, or any type of media or technology for that matter, myself included. I never really stopped to think about how much time I actually spenD on various social media sites, or on video game, since I am an avid gamer.

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In my most recent blog post, I reflect on this week's discussions about social media and cyberbullying. I go into detail about how I connected my own stories to ones of others. Cyberbullying has affected many people around me and myself.

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This weeks' readings included many research articles about the affect of social media and technology on young adults. The aha moments I experienced were during periods of self-reflection regarding...

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In this blog post I reflect on information I learned from others and how that correlated to personal experiences in my life and issued with depression and social media as a leading cause for depression with teens and first account of seeing many people around me go thorough what the articles I read have mentions and ways to possibly prevent or help students/ teens with depression or from developing depression.

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In this discussion I go further into what sexual harassment and assault looks like virtually. I have attached an extremely informative article that I was not able to entirely into during this short essay but found incredible useful to read.

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As I read the articles from this past week I had several different moments that really stood out to me. Personally, I have always used social media as a platform to connect with friends and family. From the time I can remember it has been a part of my life and it is really interesting to read about people who have different views on social media who are also my age. One of the most interesting parts of the article that we read was about the discussion of millennials vs Generation Z in the article, "Move over, Millennials, Here comes Generation Z". For me, I have always known that one of the biggest debates of my generation is whether we are Millennials or Gen. Z., but it was really interesting to learn what really differentiates the two and I would say I completely agree with what was said. I am very concerned about my social footprint. I ensure that what I post is appropriate for not only my family and friends to see but also potential employers. I would say that most of my peers would probably agree. However, I have noticed with the generation that is considered Millennials, your social footprint is not as much as a concern as it is to Generation Z. As the article mentioned, Millennials made facebook what it is today with crazy pictures at parties doing crazy things. As someone in their 20's, I would say that there is less and less of that posted online.
The reason that this was such an interesting part of the articles I read to me is because of what I shared during my video. The topic that I chose was people being sexually harassed online or through dating apps. I think this is important topic because online is where most of social interaction takes place during current time, which also includes dating. I personally have been sexually harassed online after posting a photo that was completely appropriate for my social media platforms. Again, as mentioned above, I try to be very aware of my social footprint and what I post, so I always insure that I am dressed appropriately and in an appropriate environment. I also learned and expanded on my knowledge on social media safety and security as well as how social media effects ones mental health. I always was aware of both issues but it was interesting to see what my other classmates had learned and the resources they shared. One of which being tips on how to protect yourself through your settings on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.
After researching more about sexual harassment online I learned a lot about how you can protect yourself and others. One of the biggest resources I found was an article from besedo.com - https://besedo.com/resources/blog/prevent-online-sexual-harassment/ - which breaks down all the way from, '...knowing limits, ... Defining 'Rape Culture', ..." and even more beyond that. I believe that one of the most important things for people to understand is the definition of sexual harassment; which is defined as "Behavior categorized by the making of unwelcome and inappropriate sexual remarks or physical advances in a workplace or other social situation" (Dictionary.com). By knowing the definition of sexual harassment, I believe it makes it more clear to men and women what is and is not acceptable to say as well as what is and is not acceptable to be told. No man or woman should be worried about what they are posting if they do not want to be worried about it. It was extremely interesting to read about what it truly means to be sexually harassed online. I would highly recommend this article to future educators since social media is going to continue to advance as they get closer to actually teaching in the classroom. Another great resource, which I mentioned in my video, is the sexual harassment and assault hotline which is 1-800-656-4673. This line is available to anyone who needs it, whether you think you have been sexual harassed or you know you have been. This hotline is something I believe everyone should know.

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As I read the articles from this past week I had several different moments that really stood out to me. Personally, I have always used social media as a platform to connect with friends and family.

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In this discussion I delve into the addictions of technology and how to overcome it. Just click on "menu" and it should be able to take you to the overcoming the issues with technology.

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Time for  Reflection!
My blog post discusses the challenges our class mentioned this week. It also includes a recap on my own video, as well as some resources for students, teachers, and parents on finding internet connection during COVID-19!

For some quick helpful tips check out our states Department of Education:
https://www.doe.in.gov/covid-19/resources

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CHALLENGES & TAKEAWAYS
In this week's class discussion, we were to select an issue or challenge in which someone has experienced with technology. Topics varied from Cat-fishing, Texting and Driving, Plagiarism, Video Game Addiction, Depression, Disengagement, Digital Divide, Cyber-bullying, and Mental Health. It was interesting to see such a broad list of topics, yet see so many overlapping ideas and concepts in between them and to also see all the engagement and personal stories of the students relating and understanding of one another. Of the selected challenges presented, Cyber-bullying, Social Media & Narcissism, Mental Health Disorders, and Depression were a hot topic. A couple key points that stood out was social media creates anxiety and depression, self-comparison, idealistic lifestyles and self-images, and was an interesting overlap in all five discussion challenges. A great take away as a teacher is to create a "safe place" in the classroom for students to feel comfortable to discuss these areas of concern. Another beneficial take away came from a Cyber-bullying Video. One student discussed to limit chances of cyber-bullying, and other related problems and disorders from the internet was to limit time using social platforms and find hobbies offline.

RECAP WITH LEARNING
For a quick recap on my video, I'd like to point out a few key point on what is known as "The Digital Divide" or "The Homework Gap". Because we live in an era where we carry a notepad, calculator, telephone, camera, and so much more at our fingertips everywhere we go it is often hard for some citizens to understand or even believe not all students have access to internet when the leave school every day. Almost a quarter of US students in grades K through 12 have no internet access and/or computer access once stepping off of school grounds. For some students that means finding free Wi-Fi, working off their cell-phone, or in-completion of work. Student's reasons vary for no internet, such as lack of wealth or living in rural areas. Whatever the reason may be now more than ever it is important to be ensuring all students are earning a fair and equal education. After viewing other student's videos and understanding their challenges they have faced with technology I see a common problem of technology causing students mental health problems across the board. In end, leads me to believe students who do not have technology at the touch of their fingertips may not have the advantage with technology in education, but could possibly have better mental health levels.

PROTECTION / RESOURCES
In the times of the current COVID-19 Pandemic, "The Digital Divide" is more apparent now more than ever. Teachers and students are battling technology by communicating, teaching, and learning every single day. Students are falling behind and the caring teachers are caring more than ever - with a lot of patience and determination to see their students succeed. For students who are falling behind in the Indianapolis area, due to lack of internet access at home there are several e-Learning sites to allow students a place to complete work (Link 1). As teachers are struggling to give each of their students a fair and equal education during this "Digital Divide", We are Teachers (Link 2), gives helpful tips for virtual learning. Lastly, anyone interested in learning more about Remote Learning should check out the Indiana Department of Education's, COVID-19 Resource page (Link 3).
Link 1 - https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/sites-will-offer-indy-students-free-in-person-e-learning-care
Link 2 - https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-learning-without-the-internet/
Link 3 - https://www.doe.in.gov/covid-19/resources

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CHALLENGES & TAKEAWAYSIn this week's class discussion, we were to select an issue or challenge in which someone has experienced with technology. Topics varied from Cat-fishing, Texting and Driving, Plagiarism, Video Game Addiction, Depression, Disengagement, Digital Divide, Cyber-bullying, and Mental Health.

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Check out my latest blog post reflection! The post reflects on catfishing, sexing, and online dating!

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The best way I feel students or people, in general, can protect themselves from the topics I discussed in my video (catfishing, sexting, and online dating) is to be educated. It all boils down to education, if you are educated on the risk, and or potential risk of the media you are less likely to run into the bad. If you are online dating do not share personal information with the person until you have met them and know for sure it is them and also meeting them in a public place would be ideal. Watching your own back is very important in these situations there is not usually a person standing over you saying yes you can say that or no you can so you have to be your judge. This is why we should start educating our students at a young age so they make it a habit to be more cautious on the internet. A couple good resources are , and
Since the start of the semester, I have learned a few new things from this course. The very first thing I learned was what a Cajita was, I had never before heard of this tradition and found it very interesting. When creating my Cajita I felt I learned more about myself because I had to think about myself in a different way than I usually do. For example, I have never thought about the ways technology has influenced my life in and out of school or when it started to influence my life until this assignment. I also learned how to create my blog, in my blog, I added pictures to make it personal to myself and added a video clip of my personal Cajita. Overall I feel this semester is getting off to a great start!
This past week in my video I shared a speech about online dating, sexting, and catfishing. I chose this topic because I believe it is very important to educate your students not just on textbook material but real-life events. When viewing my classmates' videos I learn some valuable information such as stats on texting and driving (which were way too high), I also learned about internet access that children have in their home. I was overwhelmed at the statistics on how many students do not have access to the internet therefore are not getting an equal education when it comes to online education. All the information in each video was valuable to being a more informed educator.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:catfish which is a link to teachers pay teachers with informative assignemnts.

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https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx

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The best way I feel students or people, in general, can protect themselves from the topics I discussed in my video (catfishing, sexting, and online dating) is to be educated. It all boils down to education, if you are educated on the risk, and or potential risk of the media you are less likely to run into the bad.

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This is my blog post where I discuss issues with social media leading to body dysmorphia and depression. I also discuss ways you can prevent such issues.

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This week was eye opening in many ways. My classmates brought to light different perspectives about technology and issues. It made me take a step back to stop and think about. Most people if the same topic was chosen, wrote about a different perspective. I also learned that classmates had shared the same struggles. I enjoyed getting to hear my classmates' thoughts.

I discussed issues with social media leading to body dysmorphia and depression. There was a strong link between young people spending time on social media and negatively thinking about themselves. People will negatively compare their lives to others. Young girls, especially feel as if they have to look a certain way so they're considered "ideal". People also get bullied on social media for various reasons. This week, I shared my own personal battle with body dysmorphia and eating disorder.

To protect yourself from social media leading to depression and body dysmorphia you need to take time out of your day to be grateful and talk positively about yourself. List off the traits that you love about yourself! Instead of trying to be better than others try and better yourself. Do not think of others as competition but rather as inspiration or motivation.

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This week was eye opening in many ways. My classmates brought to light different perspectives about technology and issues. It made me take a step back to stop and think about. Most people if the same topic was chosen, wrote about a different perspective. I also learned that classmates had shared the same struggles.

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Click on my link to see my blog post over this weeks assignments and activities!

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I took a lot away from this week. First, I had no idea that I shared so many troubles with others regarding the internet and social media. Whether it be stereotypes of our generation or instances in which people have had hard times facing internet bullies. We all have had our run in with bad on the internet. While this might be true, there are some good things that the internet offers. It helps us stay communicated with friends and family. It also helps us with school work and in case the country were to go into a pandemic, such as this year, we have all we need to an education right in our bedroom.

I was a bit scared when I first heard that I would be taking a video of myself talking about my struggles online. I didn't know what I was going to speak about nor did I know how others would relate. I ended up sharing my experience with a few bullies that made a harmful reply on one of my pictures in middle school. I was a bit surprised to see that people also went through similar things. It made me question the bad sides of social media and how easy it is to hide behind a screen and spread negativity. I was happy to read through the replies and also watch videos of other people's struggles when it came to the internet.

The first step in avoiding being cyber bullied is by making your account private (if that is what you'd like). Not allowing others to view your posts is a good way to get rid of a lot of harmful messages or feedback. This also does take away a lot of positive feedback you could receive and limits yourself. By also not accepting people who are known to be harmful online, you're not giving them the opportunity to speak negatively on your posts. You could use websites that I'll link below to help you through times in which you feel like a victim of a cyber bully attack. If you see anyone being rude on someone else's photos, tweets, etc., stand up. Spread positivity to those who deserve it and block out all those who wouldn't do the same.

We use palet to communicate with each other and discuss our findings about topics such as cyber bullying as a class. These can be articles, blog posts, websites, etc. Check it out some time!

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I took a lot away from this week. First, I had no idea that I shared so many troubles with others regarding the internet and social media. Whether it be stereotypes of our generation or instances in which people have had hard times facing internet bullies.

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In this blog, I discuss some issues that are caused by the overuse of social media and ways that it can be fixed.

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My latest blog post discusses cyberbully and how you can talk to students about cyberbullying!

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My latest blog was my reflection and recap on last weeks readings, and articles. There were so many things to get from these lessons and videos from my classmates this week.

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There were many things from the prior week that could have been taken from our many sources of information. With the articles being shared with us from our classmates we have gotten information on texting and driving, plagiarism, cyber bullying, self comparison, and so much more. Although, there were many topics there seemed to be one solution to all of these topics. That is because in order to see change we have to be that change. The big aha moment for me was when I was reading and listening to my classmates and realized we all seem to think it couldn't be me until it is us. My biggest takeaway from this weeks readings and video submission is we have to be better and set our future students up.
In my video reflection I shared with the class my personal story with phone usage and driving. I was in a wreck on the highway that spun my car around multiple times and completely totaled my car. The day before Christmas I totaled my car so i was having a horrible holiday. The worst feeling about the entire situation was that I could have avoided the entire situation. If only I would have set my Gps system up first and put my phone down Everything could have been avoided. I wish it wasn't that way but there are lessons to be learned. From my classmates I learned that many of us have experienced something from the list at least once in our lifetime. There are many of us who want to see the solution actually work and we also want to be the solution.
For the challenged that I accepted of phone usage and driving there are many things we can do as students and future educators to protect ourselves. One of the pretty obvious things is to just straight up put the phone down while driving. Another way is on an Iphone in your settings you can edit them to make it it to where your phone go off or be a distraction while driving. We can have hands free holders for the phone so it is not so hard to look at. Pay closer to your surroundings and change. Be proactive.

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In my post I talked about cyber bullying and gave some resources to help with bullying.
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In my latest blog post, I discuss my personal thoughts about overcoming issues with technology.

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I really enjoyed reading and hearing my classmate's talk about overcoming issues with technology. I noticed that a lot of topics that were chosen were related to personal experiences that they have gone through, as was mine. I also realized that I could relate to a lot of them. One of my classmate's did theirs on depression, and that's something close to my heart, because I've struggled with it in the past. It was nice to see how we could relate or empathize with one another on a wide range of topics.
In my video reflection I shared my experience with digital equity, but more so, the lack of digital equity I experienced. It was honestly very personal. It's something that I don't talk about too often so I felt very vulnerable. Which is how I felt during my experience as well. After viewing my classmate's video reflections, I learned that we all have had hardships, no matter how different. It was interesting how we all had either experienced that particular issue or we knew someone who had. Although we are physically disconnected, it was nice to be able to virtually connect.
I was able to overcome my issues with technology once I got a job and started to be able to provide for myself. I then could buy my own computer and pay for internet. I know for others, especially younger kids, that is not an option. It was very helpful going into college because I then had access to university computers and an internet connection practically anywhere on campus. For educators I think it's important to be able to provide alternative ways to complete assignments. I don't think a student should have to come up to you and explain their situation, although, you would want them to feel comfortable to. Technology is expensive and even though it's more accessible than ever, not everybody has the same level of access.
Here are two resources aimed at improving digital equity in the classroom:
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2019/05/27/4-ways-to-improve-digital-equity-in-your-classroom/
​https://www.iste.org/explore/Lead-the-way/5-things-every-educator-should-know-about-digital-equity

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I really enjoyed reading and hearing my classmate's talk about overcoming issues with technology. I noticed that a lot of topics that were chosen were related to personal experiences that they have gone through, as was mine. I also realized that I could relate to a lot of them.

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In my latest blog post, I shared how social media has been the cause for cyber bullying with students, and how to best prevent this from happening to you. I also shared some helpful resources for if you need someone to talk to anonymously, and for ensuring that proper action is being taken by your school to help you and prevent bullying in all forms.

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This week, we reviewed some of the dangers and issues with technology. Although technology continues to advance and improve our way of living, it also comes with an equal amount of problems caused from it. I found it fascinating, but not surprising to see all of the personal hardships we have faced from technology and the internet.
This week, I shared my personal connection to cyber bullying. I believe we all have been bullied online or have been the bully, even if we weren't aware that was what we were doing. Some of the biggest apps that contribute to cyber bullying are YOLO, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. YOLO, in my opinion, makes it entirely too easy for a bully to do their job. On this app, Someone can post their account on their Snapchat, asking for their followers to leave them anonymous messages. Instagram users have also in recent years come up with "spam accounts", which are private accounts for users to vent about their issues with people and things that happen with their lives. Instagram is also quite bad, along with Snapchat, where private pictures can be posted, screenshotted, and sent around. Twitter is the same way, where people can quickly share tweets with a simple click of the button and suddenly, thousands of people have seen your post.
Users of social media can protect themselves from cyber bullying or exploitation by limiting their exposure to social media platforms and keeping things as private as possible. Only accept people into your accounts that you know and trust, and maybe even reduce your amount of social media time to a certain amount per day. Never post personal information, and never take pictures or make posts that you know could come back to haunt you. 7 Cups is a really nice and free website and app to use if you are suffering from mental health issues, bullying, or just need advice. I have personally used it multiple times for various reasons. It connects you anonymously to a person who is willing to listen to you and help you with whatever you need. Another good resource is StopBullying.gov . This site gives you tips on what to do if you have been bullied or harassed in any way, and who you should contact if you are feeling suicidal, or that your school is not doing enough to handle the situation.

https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now

https://www.7cups.com/

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This week, we reviewed some of the dangers and issues with technology. Although technology continues to advance and improve our way of living, it also comes with an equal amount of problems caused from it. I found it fascinating, but not surprising to see all of the personal hardships we have faced from technology and the internet.

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Here is my blog, in it contains my thoughts and opinions on the issues we face with technology, and ways to conquer them! At the end of my blog are some educational articles to further your knowledge on the dangers of texting while driving.
https://brandonyoungsblog.weebly.com/issues-with-technology

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In my post I talked about girls being more likely to face depression than guys and gave a few resources that could help those (teens, young-adults) dealing with depression.

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This weeks reading's, activities, and classmate contributions have changed my perception of technology. I loved hearing the stories my peers had to tell especially one by Brandon Young. Texting and driving is the easiest way to get hurt or even end someones life. Technology is what we use everyday but the way you use it is what's mostly important. Misusing technology is not worth your life or major consequences. Some of my peer's mentioned technology getting in the way of being social in the real world and that caught my attention. We sometimes depend on our cellphones but until I was 18 I was playing out, making mud pies, and writing letters to friends. This week I got to step a foot into some of my peer's lives and see what they thought or go through when it comes to issues with technology.

In this week's video I talked about girls facing depression more than boys. I mentioned how depression is sometimes taken as a joke or some people play like they are depressed to fit in like it's a trend, which it's not. I know many people who have sadly lost their lives due to depression so it would be a good thing to talk to someone if you're depressed or help someone you know who is. Just a simple "hey, how are you?," or "what's on your mind?," can go a long way for someone. I learned from some of my classmates that technology has been used to bully people. I personally feel like those who bully people through social media are taking their own problems out on someone else. Cyber bullying can lead to a lot including suicide and can get you into a lot of trouble with the law.

Student's in general should be more welcoming when it comes to depression and how to deal with it. I know that I am one who depends on social media especially Apple Music when I am depressed because it helps calm me down and keep my mind on the right track. We could always make group chats with family and friends who support us, we could binge watch The Umbrella Academy with our siblings or pet. There are many way's to keep positive but it's all about what makes you comfortable as well. Here are a two websites that you and/or an educator could go to if you catch yourself or someone you know in a tough situation dealing with depression:
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Below is the Padlet used for my class where you can read about what my peers and I have talked about.
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https://padlet.com/bragg_anna/ubco8ue3dfwx

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This weeks reading's, activities, and classmate contributions have changed my perception of technology. I loved hearing the stories my peers had to tell especially one by Brandon Young. Texting and driving is the easiest way to get hurt or even end someones life.

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In my latest blog, I discuss my thoughts on challenges while using technology!
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The biggest takeaway for me was the amount of time that kids nowadays utilize social media, or any type of media or technology for that matter, myself included. I never really stopped to think about how much time I actually spenD on various social media sites, or on video game, since I am an avid gamer. I think now its more ingrained into most peoples daily routines and a way to pass the time. One of. The very first things I do when I wake up for the day is catch up on what I might have missed via my social media accounts, I almost consider them a news source because you are likely to find breaking news out their before anywhere else since a lot of people tend to gravitate towards it for announcements or anything news related.

The video I posted discussed the topic of video addiction, and more so asking the question "are video games really that bad?" I think the easy answer is of course, yes. Obviously, everything is okay in moderation and that can be said for everything including food and hobbies. I shared two articles in my post, the second being a study from Harvard Health which studied 21 boys, ages 7-10, as they played a martial arts video game, and it showed that As the kids played the game for 15 minutes their heart rates went up on average by 19%, their systolic blood pressure rose similarly and their breathing increased by 55%. All of these measurable equates to walking at a 2 mile per hour pace. Now, this isn't going to scream "video games are good for you" but it is meant to show that they're not all about just being lazy. Like I said early on, everything is good in moderation and I stand pat on that in regards to video games. I would much rather my child go outside and play, but I would also allow them to video games, I think its more About finding a healthy balance. I learned that I share a lot of similar thoughts and ideas to my classmates when listening through some of the other videos posted and I look forward to seeing how our similarities in ideology continues to grow throughout the semester.

I think the most important thing we can do is practice what I discussed in the previous paragraph, moderation. Whether that includes setting a limit on your daily social media usage each day, or only allowing yourself to watch tv/Netflix or play video games during allotted times each day in an effort to not over indulge. For parents, maybe that means doing the same for your kids, I'm not a parent so I'm ill equipped to give great advice in that area but I think moderation is key. Below are two articles that I found very insightful and informative outside of the ones I utilized for my video.

gamedesigning.org/why-video-games-are-good/
https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/video-games-ok-moderation-if-you-know-when-to-hit-pause

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The biggest takeaway for me was the amount of time that kids nowadays utilize social media, or any type of media or technology for that matter, myself included. I never really stopped to think about how much time I actually spenD on various social media sites, or on video game, since I am an avid gamer.

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Hi! My latest blog focuses on my reflection over this weeks assignments.

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This week's readings and discussion post reminded me of the benefits and impacts technology has on our daily lives. We started off the course by creating a professional twitter account to share our ideas about technology with our classmates. I really enjoyed being able to read my classmates tweets and compare ideas. Many of the topics we talked about this week included both the positive and negative impacts technology comes with. I personally use technology for entertainment and my education, and I seem to forget it's a powerful tool that can be used for things beyond that. Many of my classmates had similar ideas related to the pros and cons of technology.
For this week's assignment, I made a video explaining what technology can be used for, specifically focusing on social media. Social media is a platform that allows people to express themselves; here they can raise awareness, share or learn about current events, create organizations, meet new people, etc. Although social media can be used to share ideas, these ideas may not always be positive. Comparing my reflection to some of my classmates', social media also comes with a lot of negativity. This can include depression, cyber bullying, self-comparison, hacking, the list goes on.
Technology has become a norm in our lives, and for some, their daily lives are spent online. Spending too much time online can also have a negative impact on your mental health. However, there are many organizations online that can provide support and help those who are dealing with issues like depression and cyber bullying. For those who want to put aside technology, there are different clubs, activities, and hobbies you can incorporate into your life. Below is a website or phone number you can use in a time of need.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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This week's readings and discussion post reminded me of the benefits and impacts technology has on our daily lives. We started off the course by creating a professional twitter account to share our ideas about technology with our classmates. I really enjoyed being able to read my classmates tweets and compare ideas.

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This is my blog, this will have some of my ideas and opinions of our weekly assignments.
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We are all going to face certain challenges in the classroom, and a main one is going to be how technology is used. How will you use it?

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I found this weeks readings to be very interesting. A lot of statistics being used in the articles that I read that really stuck out and made me realize how many children are really into technology. While also reading, I was viewing my classmates videos and their topics were very interesting to me too. Hearing their opinions on different topics really helped me get to know who they would be as educators. Seeing others have the same opinion as I do on different topics also made me feel good because I knew I was not the only one! A big "aha" moment for me was finding out that over half of the student population relies on technology to do their classwork, and homework! I found this very believable but not surprising. Educators, and parents have really enabled their children with technology and now it is coming to bite them in the butt.
I shared in my video discussion the different things essentially wrong with kids using technology in and outside of the classroom, and what we as educators should start enforcing in the classroom, along with getting parents on board too. A personal reflection that I have from viewing my classmates videos is that I do not speak well in front of a computer! I really need to work on eye contact, and not using filler words every other word. I noticed a lot of my classmates spoke very well so that was a big takeaway along with the different opinions stated in other videos on different topics.
I think that I could challenge myself, and my students by creating the "no technology" rule in the classroom. I am sure they would not like it but it is for their benefit. I would really hope parents would be on board too and create the same rule at home, so expectations will need to be met especially in my classroom. https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/19/131155/classroom-technology-holding-students-back-edtech-kids-education/ In this article it brings forth the issue of technology being incorporated in a classroom and how it poses a distraction to students which then leads to students being behind. Which further proves my point of not having technology in a classroom. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022121120.htm In this article the speaker is talking about how technology should be in a classroom, but the teachers need to know how to use it and how to control their students, essentially, when using it. Me personally, I just find it problematic all together.

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I found this weeks readings to be very interesting. A lot of statistics being used in the articles that I read that really stuck out and made me realize how many children are really into technology. While also reading, I was viewing my classmates videos and their topics were very interesting to me too.

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My latest blog post is a recap of this weeks assignments. It reflects on what I have realized about how technology has effected our lives. An issue that i spoke about specifically was gaming, if you have any interest in that go check it out!
https://abigail-m-dortch.weebly.com

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In my latest blog I discuss my thoughts on this weeks activities and assignments, recap the video I created discussing the topic of hacking, and share websites to learn more about this topic. Let me know what you think!

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Overall, this weeks material was interesting. First, the assignments on twitter. I never used Twitter for educational purposes before. However, I did use Facebook for another class. Using Twitter, we can involve ourselves in group conversation. In this class, were learning to integrate technology within education. In the first twitter assignment, we had two prompts. First, to find an article that aligns with our perceptions of technology. Second, discuss the types of technology helpful to succeeding in college. Using twitter, we can develop the conversation by agreeing and disagreeing with other people. Second, the Cajita. This was different from anything I've done previously. With this project, we could introduce ourselves in a non-traditional way. We used images instead of speaking information about us. I thought this was interesting. As a takeaway, I've learned that technology consumption is huge within our generation. We've learned a bit in class so far, I'm interested to see what's next.

In my video reflection, I discussed Hacking and Cyber Security. First, I shared a personal story about my brother. His amazon account had gotten hacked. The hackers, bought a 600 dollar apple watch. In the end, this situation took about 5 months to resolve. Then, I explained my reasoning for choosing the issue. The need to address Hacking is super important. As a future educator, students need to be made aware of hacking. As teachers, we should inform students about hacking and the signs behind it. Next, I spoke about my article on Padlet. Many Americans are afraid to trust Cyber security with their personal data. I continued by giving facts from the article. For example, " 6% say that someone had impersonated them in order to file fraudulent tax returns." This was just one of many. Then, I mention that their are many ways to prevent hacking. First, I discussed Computers and Laptops. These include disabling connections and updating security software. Second, I discussed the phone. This includes creating a strong pin or pass code and installing trusted applications. Finally, I ended with resources to report cyber crime. For example, report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation at www.fbi.gov. Viewing my classmates videos I learned about texting and driving along with internet addiction. With texting and driving, I learned that teens were responsible for 9% of wrecks caused by distracted driving. Texting and driving is extremely dangerous. You can get yourself or someone else killed. As teens, we believe nothing bad can ever happen to us. However, that's not exactly true. With internet addiction, I learned that Americans spend 11 hours a day online. There are many useful tools to help with internet addiction. These include spending time with friends and family and setting rules for when technology should and should not be used.

As students, there are many ways to prevent getting hacked. Some include being on a secure network, keeping all passwords private, and avoiding to open spam emails. Wanting to know more about hacking? Check these websites out for more info!
https://www.malwarebytes.com/hacker/

https://hackernoon.com/what-is-hacking-common-objectives-types-and-how-to-guard-against-it-ab99897ff00b
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Under this blog post, I have embedded a link to a Padlet page. By clicking, you can see other students blogs. You can see their thoughts on this weeks activities and assignments thus far.

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Overall, this weeks material was interesting. First, the assignments on twitter. I never used Twitter for educational purposes before. However, I did use Facebook for another class. Using Twitter, we can involve ourselves in group conversation. In this class, were learning to integrate technology within education.

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My latest blog post is about my thoughts over this past week’s readings and assignments. I also talk about cyber-bullying and my thoughts, hope you guys like!

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Based on this week's activities and readings, I have learned even more about the digital era than I thought. Growing up in such a tech savvy generation has its benefits, but in turn it also has its major downfalls. Technology can be a great tool as explained by myself and my fellow classmates, however; being controlled by it can cause problems. For example, cyber-bullying, unrealistic expectations, spending excessive amounts of time on screens, and simply believing everything you see to be truth over the internet. I think that being born into Generation Z has its stereotypes regarding social media and technology in general, but it's important to understand how our society is constantly changing and growing.

In this week's video reflection, I discussed cyber-bullying. The reason I chose this topic was because I feel like bullying in any form is important. Nowadays it can happen online and that can be a scary thought, especially because there is no telling when it can happen. However, if and when it does there are ways in which you can handle it effectively. For example, blocking certain people from following or viewing your social media accounts, as well as making your accounts private so you can monitor who views your information. I've also learned through my classmates videos that there are other issues that many teens face because of technology.

​Ways in which students can protect themselves from issues like cyber-bullying are by setting all accounts to private and sometimes even taking a social media cleanse. If you don't see anything negative, you'll be less likely to be affected. This also relates to spending too much time over the internet, it's good to take a break and have actual human connection more times than none. You can always find help with these issues at school if needed, or you can look into it online. Here are two websites that explain the issue more thoroughly: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/cyberbullying.html , https://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/cyberbullying/ .
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Hey, guys. Attached is the first draft of blog regarding internet/gaming addiction. Let me know what you think!

http://kbw200blog.weebly.com/blog/overcoming-issues-with-technology

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I found most of the readings to be quite insightful. I enjoy reading about the pros and the cons of how technology is impacting both our classrooms and our everyday lives. It's funny to think, looking back decades ago, it's unlikely many scholars or people within the academic community would have viewed an infinite source of data and information has having some potentially negative implications. It is very important for us going into teaching to take the pros and the cons with us, look at them objectively as we can, and implement them in the most positive way we can in our classrooms.

I ran into some technical difficulties and wasn't able to post a video myself, but I was able to watch several of my classmates. I like the fact that students within the class chose a variety of topics/issues to discuss to add to the wealth of issues and solutions in our collective arsenal of tools in and outside the classroom.

The issue I was going to be presenting on was video game and internet addiction. It is increasingly common to run into students (regardless of age) that I (and scholars alike) believe suffer from this. It is not uncommon for me to walk across campus and not make eye contact with a single individual as there eyes are not looking forward but rather at the LCD screen in their hands. There are a few safeguards that we as educators and just human beings in general can implement to avoid this consequence of having the world at our fingertips. A general rule of thumb is to avoid looking down at our screens while walking and driving. While the law is finally starting to catch up these habits behind the wheel, it shouldn't require legislature to tell us that texting and driving is not a healthy combination.

A second safeguard regarding internet/gaming addiction is to set time limits for ourselves and abide by those timeline. While it's common for parents to set "screen time" for their children, we as students and adults are often equally as guilty for spending excessive amounts of time on Facebook and playing Fortnite just the same as school age children. While not always easy to abide by 100%, something as simple as planning a few activities throughout the week (dinners, board games, reading) can drastically cut back on the time spent looking down at our phones and tablets.

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I found most of the readings to be quite insightful. I enjoy reading about the pros and the cons of how technology is impacting both our classrooms and our everyday lives. It's funny to think, looking back decades ago, it's unlikely many scholars or people within the academic community would have viewed an infinite source of data and information has having some potentially negative implications.

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My latest blog post is about my reflection throughout this week's readings, activities, and input from my classmates. I also include my video reflection about one of the overcoming issues with technology, cyberbullying.
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Twitter Conversations and Internet Addiction

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As a new week begins in W200, it's time to look back on this last week and reflect on what all has been accomplished. Our first assignment for the week was to create professional Twitter accounts ( https://twitter.com/EmmaLonnberg1) and to share an article about the benefits on technology in the classroom. Next, we tweeted about how technology benefits us as college students, and the biggest myths and challenges young adults face with technology. It was interesting to hear what my peers had to say on these subjects. I found that a lot of us named similar myths that young adults face, such as we are reliant on our phones or that technology has made us lazy. We all agreed that having technology such as our phones and laptops has made our lives better as we are able to do our schoolwork from any location at any time. What I found interesting from this week's assignments was of a video that discussed if "digital natives" exist. This video talked about how people who grew up with technology don't have an innate ability to use technology, rather they are taught how to use it just like how we are taught how to speak. I had never thought of this idea of "digital natives" before and whether or not that term is correct, but it is interesting to think about.

One of our major assignments for this week was creating a video describing an issue we have faced with technology, finding an article discussing this topic, and then finding ways to help overcome this issue. The topic I chose was internet addiction. I had not heard the term internet addiction prior to this assignment, yet I knew exactly what it was. Internet addiction is when a person finds themselves spending hours online without being able to control how long they're on there, worrying about what's happening online when they're not there, and increasing their time online to distract yourself from other important things. There were times in my life when I was probably addicted to the internet but didn't know it. This topic is so important, because technology seems to consume our lives, whether that's good or bad, but we don't always know how to limit ourselves from it. A few of my peers commented on my video, saying how they agree that this issue should be discussed more as many people suffer from internet addictions. There were many different types of issues my peers talked about for this assignment. One that stuck out to me was about self-comparison when it comes to social media. Most people only display the good parts of their lives on social media, making them look perfect and happy all the time, when in reality that is not the case. We need to look at people's pictures with a grain of salt when on social media and realize that nobody's life is perfect. It is easy to feel bad about ourselves and think everyone else has it better than us, when that is not the case. People also discussed texting while driving and cyber bullying, both of which are super important.

My topic of internet addiction may be hard to overcome, but there are many good ways of beating this challenge. One way to overcome internet addiction is to set a timer on your phone or laptop to limit the amount of time you spend on certain apps, or the electronic device in general. Another good tip is to meet up with friends, join a club, or volunteer; any way to get you off of your electronics and out of the house. Meditation can be a good way of taking breaks from long stretches of screen time as well as restoring your head space. Therapy is also a great way of overcoming internet addiction, whether that's individual, group, or family therapy. Check out these articles below for more information on internet addiction, and ways to overcome it!

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As a new week begins in W200, it's time to look back on this last week and reflect on what all has been accomplished. Our first assignment for the week was to create professional Twitter accounts ( https://twitter.com/EmmaLonnberg1) and to share an article about the benefits on technology in the classroom.

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Social media and Social Comparison
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Stop putting lives in danger and stop texting and driving.

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​ The readings and videos from this week show how much teens use technology. The average teen uses their technology for nine hours every day. In one of the articles something I found interesting but not surprising was the average college graduate has spent less than 5000 hours of their life reading and 20,000 hours watching t.v. That is really crazy to me, but I can say I fit into that category as well. So far, this class has allowed me to use technology/websites that I have never used before. I have never had to make a Twitter or a blog for a class before so it is nice that we can switch it up in this class.
In this week's video, the topic I chose was texting and driving. A lot of my peers talked about this problem as well and most of us agreed that it is a serious problem and things need to change, but are we going to take the steps to change our ways? It starts with us. We can all say we are going to stop but that doesn't mean we will. In my opinion, it shows how addicted we are to our phones. We hear a ding and we think we have to look at our phone right then and there and we don't think of what could happen.
Like I said above I did my video over texting and driving. A way to protect myself is I can stay off my phone when driving and I can watch the road and other cars if I do stay off my phone. Three things from my video that I really liked was we can put our phones on do not disturb, we can pick a playlist, or we can simply turn our phones off when we are driving. I think if we can do these things it could really help with the distracted driving issue. When I am in the car with my brother or sister and I will ask them to stop texting and driving. It is putting both of our lives in danger. I have been guilty of texting and driving and changing the song but when I have passengers in my car, I stay off my phone completely. It is putting us all in danger and if something were to happen it would be on me and it is something I would have to live with and it's not worth it. This link https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp067.shtml is a lesson plan about texting and driving that educators can present to their students and it will allow them to view the consequences of distracted driving. This website https://sellmax.com/texting-and-driving/ shows statistics, a real life story, insurance records, and more about texting and driving.

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Texting and driving is a real issue today.

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My latest blog post is about educational tools that I researched and learned about. I give my insight on which ones I found to be the most helpful!

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Hello! Welcome to the Education Station! I am Hannah McAllister. As my about info says, I am 23 and an Elementary Education at IUPUI. I have a dog named Tuck. I love traveling. I play guitar and the ukulele, and sometimes a little piano.

My goals for this course are to simply learn as much as I can about how to be an educator in this modern era. I want to be sure that I understand how technology affects students, and how I can use technology to better a child's education.

I definitely see myself as a classroom teacher. I currently work with toddlers and preschoolers and love every second of it. My goal is to work with grades Kindergarten to Second, but who knows? I could end up loving Third, Fourth, or Fifth Grade!

Below is a Cajita that I created, explaining a little bit about myself and my experiences with technology.
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Hello! Welcome to the Education Station! I am Hannah McAllister. As my about info says, I am 23 and an Elementary Education at IUPUI. I have a dog named Tuck. I love traveling. I play guitar and the ukulele, and sometimes a little piano.

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This week's "weekly feel" is this beautiful image. I am not really sure who the source is. It was a photo I found on twitter from a twitter page called @OldHippieSoul. If you're ever on Twitter & into all things hippie and trippy, go check it out!

I came across this image and it instantly spoke to me. To me, this image reminds me to take off the mask. It reminds me to stop hiding myself from the world. To let go and to be free as the wind and the trees. This image here reminds us all to take our masks off.

​Love, Oprah

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This week's "weekly feel" is this beautiful image. I am not really sure who the source is. It was a photo I found on twitter from a twitter page called @OldHippieSoul. If you're ever on Twitter & into all things hippie and trippy, go check it out!

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Social Media and Mental Health
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One of the issues with technology is self comparison and my blog post talks about comparison and ways to overcome it. Even though self comparison is human nature, there are ways that you can limit it.

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My name is Natalie Sankey and I am a future educator. My goals while taking this course is to educate myself about all of the technology I can use in my classroom and to use my blog and twitter to help me once I do become a teacher.
​ My aspirations are to educate children to the best of my ability and being someone they can always look up to. I can see myself as a classroom teacher and I would love to teach kindergarten.

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Self and Social Comparison and Their Link to Depression

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Alyssa Thrasher's Blog post 2.  Stop texting and driving NOW!

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Alyssa Thrasher's Blog post 2.  Stop texting and driving NOW!

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Hello! My name is Alyssa Thrasher. I am a sophomore at IUPUI and I am studying elementary education. During my free time, in order to help me become a better educator and get some experience, I am a substitute teacher at my old elementary school. I have always had a passion for kids and impacting their lives. When I was younger me and my younger sister used to play "school" in my room, her being the student and of course my stuffed animals being students too! I used to teach them for hours, I loved it so much. So, I guess you could say ever since then I knew I was destine to be a teacher.

My main goal in this class is to learn better, easier ways to teach with technology. I want to learn fun ways to interact with my students. There is so much you can do with technology and I am excited to learn all about it! My main goal as a future educator is to impact younger kids lives. I've always been told that being a teacher takes someone special, with a big heart. And I truly think that is me. I love helping others, especially teaching others key life skills to help them grow. I can't wait to one day have my own classroom, decorate it how I want, and with decorations to make the students feel "at home" and make them actually want to be in the classroom. I think a very important aspect of being a teacher is your classroom. We all remember that one teacher from school who's classroom was bare, that was never any fun, and we always seemed to dislike that class the most.

The grade that appeals to me the most is 1st and 2nd grade. Back in high school I was a cadet teacher, and I was with the second graders. The way my old elementary school works is, the teacher for example, will teach first grade. Then, next school year he/she will teach those same students, but as 2nd graders. So the teachers have the same students for 2 years and I love that idea! And I hope to some day teach at my old school. I think 1st and 2nd grade is such a fun age and the material is fun to teach and learn about. My favorite subject I would want to teach would be writing/reading. You can do so many fun lessons with writing/reading. I hope one to day to get the opportunity to teach my own 1st or 2nd grade class!
Check out my Cajita box down below!

Just The Beginning
The first week of classes is always a busy time of the year. So many assignments due, learning how to adapt to your new classes and getting back in the grove. The first week of class we; made a twitter account, made our cajita box, created our blogs, and telling our stories about an article we chose. All in the first week! It seemed really overwhelming at first but i managed to finish it all and I enjoyed it. The twitter account was a fun way to meet and interact with my fellow classmates and learn their ideas/beliefs on certain topics. I followed many new people and enjoyed reading others tweets to compare their thoughts to mine. The cajita box was a bit challenging for me at first, but I watched my classmates to help me get a better understanding of the assignment, and it was interesting to see how other students created their box. I was a little nervous about posting my box because I didn't want others to judge me, but all the comments I got on my video were very nice and uplifting! Everyone in this class seems to support each other and that's awesome! I was also nervous about posting my "tell a story" video, but all the feedback I received was very helpful and I hope my classmates learned something important. I look forward to further assignments in this class and getting to know my classmates better!

I did my video discussion on texting and driving. I chose this topic because it is a very important issue that many of us do not take seriously. I read a very educated article by scholastic, it talked about how young adults think they are "indestructible." Young adults often don't see the dangers of texting and driving and still continue doing it. Typically, looking down at your phone while driving takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds, if you are going 55mph that is driving the length of a football field, not looking at the road. How dangerous is that? The only way to get people to stop texting and driving is by educating them and I hope my classmates learned something from my video. My classmates also chose very important topics like, cyber bullying, problems with young kids and technology and some also chose texting and driving. By watching one of my classmates videos I learned that technology is becoming a problem for young children. They often spend too much time on their mobile devices and don't get the joy of being a kid. I watched a discussion video by one of my classmates and her little sister was always on her iPad, and even her school teacher noticed it. Her solution was to give kids a time limit on their mobile devices. It is important to let kids be kids and use their imagination.

We can protect ourselves from the dangers of texting and driving by just not doing it!! Its not worth the risk. The only way to prevent others from texting and driving is to properly educate them on the topic and why it is not worth it. Some ways you can stop texting and driving is, if you have to send a text use Bluetooth audio so you're not looking a your phone. Or, send a text before you leave letting the person you are talking to know that you are driving. I found some helpful articles to help prevent us from texting and driving.
https://driving-tests.org/beginner-drivers/10-reasons-you-shouldnt-text-and-drive/
http://www.donttextdrive.com/

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Cyber Hacking: What you need to know about how to notice and prevent from a hacker!

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Some days a motivational quote can provide a quick pick-me-up for employees and even management. They can be a breath of fresh air when it comes to a drab afternoon. These are also a great way to jazz up a newsletter or memo.

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In the next generation, let's put a stop to comparing oneself to others on social media.

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DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE

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Touching bases on my issues with technology, self-comparison and depression.

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Hello fellow future teachers!

This past week, in class we were to continue examining our own perspectives and our experiences with technology in a learner's point-of-view. In order to become teachers/educators and teach technology, we need to see first how we as individuals learn with technology. Thur this unit I grew an understanding for how we use technology and how we fit into the digital age of today. We were to focus on the trends in the social media usage for teens and young adult. We then created a video presentation to inform educators and others on issues teens and young adults face with using technology.

With the readings, activities, and contributions from my classmates and I used this past week, I was able to create different perspectives on issues I faced with technology and those of my classmates. Especially in module 2.3 Tell Your Story| Overcoming Issues with Technology Video assignment, I was able to first investigate on an issue that I personally faced with technology and share my story. Then, I enjoyed that part where I got hear my classmate's issues either they face or someone they know is facing with technology. By completing module 2.3, the biggest take away was my new perspective I have gained with listening to my classmate's videos, I was able to see that most of us have faced issues with overusing social media. Which went back to when we watched the video, "The Common Sense Census: Media Use By Tweens And Teens", it also restated that our generation uses a great deal of social media. This has to do with the fact that we all in same age range, so we grew up with the exposure of social media (technology) being so huge.
In my video reflection, I discussed the uneasy question- Has online dating become a way to help self-esteem or does it do the complete? I want to share my story on online dating. I choose the topic of online dating because it was a topic I was able to connect with on a personal level. I also talked about the importance for future educators to consider informing their students (teenagers) on ways it can be unhealthy. People on these applications might not be who they are portraying to be, which can cause problems like of not being able to trust other after online dating. The article I shared was, "Online Dating Lowers Self-esteem and increases depression, studies say", it stated that our brains can't tell the difference between a broken heart and a broken bone article published in CNN. It was a powerful statement that I took away from reading the article. I also shared my story of when I used online dating applications and met someone that I fell in love with who turned out to be someone they weren't, and I was heartbroken. Then I shared the ways I could have prevented this from happening, one of them was if I only had knowledge in online dating and how a lot of people aren't being themselves on these applications. From viewing my classmates' videos, I was able to see that a large portion of my classmates talk about overusing social media and the issues that come with that. I was able to hear of ways to prevent the issue of relying on social media. One of the topics was over texting while driving, and they shared an article that talked about this man the had caused a car accident. He kept apologizing but it was too late since he had caused others to be in critical conditions, I think we all need to see that we have the option to be safe and not text while we are driving. Another topic was how social media causes people to have self-image problems, I related to this topic because I would compare myself to others. I would judge myself and it was a very unhealthy thing I did, so it was nice to see that there are resources to help. I enjoyed the fact that we all feel comfortable enough to share issues that we faced in our lives with our classmates.
Therefore, how can we students and educators protect ourselves from online dating? We can first familiarize ourselves with what is online dating and the effects it can come with. As an educator, we can share with our students the things to consider before sharing their online dating profiles, make sure their identity is secured to share everyone online. Another thing to share is that a high amount of people online uses these applications to pretend to be or live another life online, mostly because they aren't content with their own. As students we need to protect ourselves from getting hurt, one way to prevent that is by getting to know that person before developing feelings for them. Also, to make sure we aren't sharing our personal information with people we just met online because they can be scammers trying to steal our identity. One website to help students learn how to secure their social media accounts before they being to online date is www.Techsafety.org. This website is also a good resource for educators to share with their students on how to secure their accounts and there are so many other resources they have on their website. Also, https://psychcentral.com/online_dating/safety.html is a great resource for both students and educators to go and learn tips on how to be safe while online dating.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Boudarine
​{Live Your Best Life}

Additionally, check out our Padlet for more ideas for overcoming challenges with technology
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