Learning Journal
Name: Heather Airey
Module: Telecommunications
Although I only posted to original postings to the
first two discussions, I posted responses to all three
discussions. I am still trying to learn how to manage my time
between a full-time job, family obligations, pregnancy, and this
course. Also, I decided to concentrate on revising my practicum
to the detriment of on original posting for the third discussion.
I also found the reading on kids and consumerism on
the web to be an eye-opener. As a parent of a five-year-old who
will be using the Internet I now realize that I need to be more aware
of the commercial messages that appear when a child looks for
information on the Web. This is especially important since
children are using the Web more and more for school research. It
is much different than the advertising that occurs during a Saturday
morning TV show. At least the TV could be shut off during a
commercial break. The ads on the Internet can be more insidious.
The practicum assignment was useful in that I now
have a website evaluation form for students. It also forced me to
focus on the qualities that a useful website should have.
I still need time to digest the work done on the
lesson plan. I’m not really sure that I thought it all the way
through and I wish I had taken more time to take it on a ‘test run’
myself. But even if it has a few rough edges, I feel confident
that with a minimal amount of tweaking that the plan would be quite
feasible.
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