As far as online security goes, when I am at school, I always use my school computer hooked up to the district network. Working in this network definitely feels safer than using my own personal source. Our district has different spyware programs in place to keep our network as safe as possible.
After taking this course, I see so many benefits to using online communication tools. Although I often feel like my kindergarten students are too young to use this type of program, I know there are ways I could incorporate it into my classroom. In my classroom, we have a Courdoroy bear that gets taken home with a different student each weekend. The students are to take Courdoroy with them everywhere they go (if it works out), take pictures of their adventures, and then journal about their weekend together. The parents usually end up doing a lot of journaling, with the kids' help. I think it would be so neat to use a blog for this type of activity rather than just a paper journal. The students, along with their parents, could create a blog entry each night of the weekend about that particular day. They could post pictures, and even videos, to share with the class about their time with Courdoroy. It would be fun to pull up our blog each Monday morning and share it with the class. This is just one small idea, but I know there are lots of ways to incorporate online communication tools into my kindergarten classroom.
Currently, I rely heavily on e-mail as my major online communication tool. I use e-mail to communicate with other teachers, parents, and administrators. It is very easy to use, and I love the convenience of sending an e-mail. For me, it is much easier than writing a handwritten note or making a phone call, although I often still use both of those when necessary.
I am so glad we were required to keep this blog throughout our course. It has shown me how easy it is, and given me lots of ideas to use in my classroom!
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