Internet Safety Assignment

1. What articles did you choose to read?
Let our Voices be Heard – M. Russell Ballard
Provident Living Guidelines Regarding Internet Safety
Things as they really are—David A. Bednar
2. What were the three most important things you learned from the readings?
1. We need to be nourished by technology and not let bad influences into our homes.
2. The family is under attack. Satan is going through technology to undermine families.
3. Teach internet safety explicitly.
3. Describe the video resources you watched (name, content, hosted location/website, etc.).
Katie’s Story, WebWiseKids…Katie’s story of an online predator
Grooming Gracie, NetSafe Utah Videos… Gracie’s story
Online Chat Begins at Home, NetSafe Utah Videos… how parents can talk to their kids
4. What are the three most important things you learned from the video resources you viewed?
1. The “Missing” game was really amazing. It’s a good teaching tool for students who are tempted to get involved with unknown people online.
2. Predators are out there. Protect your kids!
3. Talking to kids about these topics is invaluable and essential for their safety online. Even if it’s hard, do it early and completely so they don’t get hurt.
5. Describe who you talked with (no names are needed - just a brief description of age).
My brother... 11 year old boy in 5th grade.
6. Describe what you shared and what the reaction of the person was.
I talked about Internet Safety with my brother. My parents have done a good job teaching my siblings about the dangers of the Internet and how to stay safe. He kept saying, “Mom and Dad already told us that.” We discussed keeping the computers in public areas, checking the ‘history’ tab of the Internet, playing online games in moderation, and staying away from pornography.
7. What will you do differently now that you have completed this assignment? How can you use what you have learned to have a positive influence on those you teach?
I am going to keep my computer open to my roommates and not hide what I’m looking at… just to stay safe. If I’m ashamed to show them, I shouldn’t be looking at it. Also, I’m going to be very open and honest about the dangers of online predators and warn my students about these things. This is important. We can save a lot of lives by keeping the communication lines open and honest.

Science/Math Challenge

Here's the link to my Science/Math Challenge project. I used the interactive website Microbe Zoo for the lesson. Look around, there are a lot of fun ideas out there for teachers.
http://sites.google.com/site/quidprokatrina/science-math-challenge-1

Google Earth Tour... again

This tour worked better than last time. I feel like the content I used is clearer and much more interesting. You can do some incredible things with the GoogleEarth program! Follow the link and enjoy the tour.

http://sites.google.com/site/quidprokatrina/google-earth-tour?pli=1

Google Earth Tour

This is a link to a google earth tour of various ecosystems and environments around the world. Feel free to look around and explore some really neat places.
http://sites.google.com/site/quidprokatrina/google-earth-tour

I just posted my Storyboard movie. I think it turned out pretty well. :)

The Inquisitive Troll and the Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

I'm telling the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff for my storyboard project! I'm way excited to finish this project with the other pictures and music that I've gathered.

Here's an outline of what I'm planning to do with it:

Storyboard Objective
· 7th Grade Language Art Standard 3 Objective 1: “Use the process of inquiry to formulate questions and engage in gathering information.”
Type of Storyboard
· Fractured Fairytale
Frames/Script
· 11 frames
The Inquisitive Troll and the Three Billy Goats Gruff
· Once upon a time there were three billy goats who were going up to the hillside to make themselves fat.
· On the way up was a bridge and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll with eyes as big as saucers and a nose as long as a poker.
· So first went the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
Trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff, and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.
· "I’m hungry. Should I come and gobble you up?" asked the troll.
"Oh, no! Don't take me. I'm too little," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
"Ok, be off with you then," said the troll.
· A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.
· "I’m hungry. Should I come and gobble you up?” asked the troll.
"Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger than I am."
"Very well, I’ll do that! Be off with you," said the troll.
· But just then, up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.
"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"It is I, the Big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.
· "I’m very hungry. Should I come and gobble you up?" asked the troll.
“Try if you like,” said the big Billy Goat Gruff. “But if you do, I will fight you and win!”
“Are you sure you’d win if we fought?” asked the troll.
· “Positive,” said the big Billy Goat Gruff. “But you’re invited to come eat grass on the other side of this hill with my brothers and I.”
“Oh, that’s so kind of you! I would love to come eat grass with you and your brothers,” replied the troll.
· So they all went to the other side of the hill and ate the long green grass until they got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And because the troll didn’t act in haste, asked questions, listened to the answers, and acted on the advice he received, they all lived happily ever after.

· The end.