Sunday, July 13, 2008
Blog 6: My Final Reflection
My favorite two assignments in this class were the blogging and the lesson plan unit. I liked the blogging because it helped me to feel connected to my classmates since we were not in the classroom at all. The lesson unit assignment was very hard, however, I was able to use everything that I had learned in one assignment which is what I wanted from this class. My top 3 technology tools that I hope to use in my future classroom will include my del.ici.ous account because I like to have what I need at my fingertips without having to search for them. I would love to use podcasting with my classroom because I feel like it is a great way to introduce my students to more advanced technology and keep their families connected to the classroom. I also would like to incorporate a wikispaces perhaps so that my students' parents can have a quick way to access me and what is going on the classroom. All seem like they will be useful. I would like to get better at my podcasting skills because I think that has the most potential to keep me updated on technology. Podcasting intimidated me terribly at first but I think that there are more benefits to it than most people think. I already installed it on my personal computer so maybe by playing around with it and all of audacity's capabilities I can be comfortable using it when the time comes. All in all I am pretty pleased with what I have learned in such a short semester!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Blog 5 DHMO website
Blog 5--DHMO
1. Explore the DHMO website.
--Who wrote or produced the information?
The information and website was copyrighted by Tom Way and was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Assessment Center.
--What authority or special knowledge does the author have? If the site is credited to an organization, what do you know about that organization?
The author has information from the U.S. Environmental Assessment Center and also from other organizations such as cancer research websites and also industries such as dairy and other environmental organizations. I did learn that this organization is trying to stop the use of scare tactics while accurately informing others about the dangers of DHMO.
--What bias or slant do you detect in the source? What does it say that indicates a bias?
They try to inform people of the true dangers of DHMO without using scare tactics. The bias that is indicated is the fact that they call out all of these companies that dump the substance in the oceans and rivers nearby as being harmful, however, it did also say that this is not illegal.
--Should DHMO be banned? Why or why not?
Not neccesarily. I think that there are a lot of chemicals that we come in contact with everyday in our foods, medicines, and our cleaning products that won't be banned any time soon such as Hydrogenated Oil in foods, Aluminum Nitrate in preservatives, Fructose Corn Syrup in juices, harmful cleaning agents, and others. All of these can be very harmful to us if we are unaware of what they do to us. If we spend the time educating people on the dangers and alternatives to these products, we won't need to try to ban all of them. Also, in the time it takes the government to actually follow through in banning all the harmful products from our lives and environment, we could be educating society on how to use products and eat foods that won't be so harmful and helping more people in the mean time.
2. Listen to a News Report on DHMO: Dihydrogen Monoxide Sparks Global Concern (in WebCT).
1. Explore the DHMO website.
--Who wrote or produced the information?
The information and website was copyrighted by Tom Way and was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Assessment Center.
--What authority or special knowledge does the author have? If the site is credited to an organization, what do you know about that organization?
The author has information from the U.S. Environmental Assessment Center and also from other organizations such as cancer research websites and also industries such as dairy and other environmental organizations. I did learn that this organization is trying to stop the use of scare tactics while accurately informing others about the dangers of DHMO.
--What bias or slant do you detect in the source? What does it say that indicates a bias?
They try to inform people of the true dangers of DHMO without using scare tactics. The bias that is indicated is the fact that they call out all of these companies that dump the substance in the oceans and rivers nearby as being harmful, however, it did also say that this is not illegal.
--Should DHMO be banned? Why or why not?
Not neccesarily. I think that there are a lot of chemicals that we come in contact with everyday in our foods, medicines, and our cleaning products that won't be banned any time soon such as Hydrogenated Oil in foods, Aluminum Nitrate in preservatives, Fructose Corn Syrup in juices, harmful cleaning agents, and others. All of these can be very harmful to us if we are unaware of what they do to us. If we spend the time educating people on the dangers and alternatives to these products, we won't need to try to ban all of them. Also, in the time it takes the government to actually follow through in banning all the harmful products from our lives and environment, we could be educating society on how to use products and eat foods that won't be so harmful and helping more people in the mean time.
2. Listen to a News Report on DHMO: Dihydrogen Monoxide Sparks Global Concern (in WebCT).
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