Tuesday 6 February 2018

Weekly Blog Post # 4 Be Safe in the Internet



Dr. Alec Courus, using Zoom conferencing, explained different ways of technology, that as teachers, we should learn and use today in the classroom. Dr. Courus share some professional and personal examples of some dangers that people can face when using internet platforms. 

The new generation is born and lives surrounded by technology; for example, 92% of US toddlers have a digital footprint, 34% have a digital footprint before birth, and 59% kids under 10 years old have a social account. In and out the schools, online information obtained easily in Google and YouTube are the more popular for study.

The internet business technology domain the information, content and smart devices that today are used in schools.  Changes in technology are fast and they could be good or bad, but depends on us the way we use it. 

With the online conference, we understood exactly, how identity thief or impersonation of personal accounts happen, so we can take special care with unknown people online and avoid online social problems 

Safe information and fake information and how that can affect the privacy with the cyberbullying that can attack anybody using social media internet platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and others. thanks, Dr. Courus for share this information,  because as teachers it is our responsibility to guide and inform to students the risks that they face with the use of technology and what is the safe way to use it.

Take care! 




Armando Ruiz

1 comment:

  1. I also thought zoom was an excellent tool for using in long distance classes

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