Haas

​ **My name is Angela Haas and I teach fourth grade at Muhlenberg Elementary Center. This year we got Smartboards for our classroom so I am able to use technology a lot more often in my class. My students really love to interact during class using the Smartboard. I have found that they are a lot more eager to participate now that it is so interactive.**

Here is an internet site that I use all the time in my classroom. It is a great resource not only for me but for my students and their pareints. It gives lots of resources in math, language arts, and science. [|Click here] to explore this neat website.

**After looking at MySpace for the first time I have to admit that I am not a fan of it. It seems hard to navigate through and really hard to find people. I couldn't find anyone I knew even after searching through the highschool that I graduated from. It was just very frustrating and confusing. I like Facebook a lot better. It is easy to find people and keep updated on what your "friends" are doing. If I had to pick I would choose Facebook.**

**I looked at both of the links you provided and found them to be very interesting. In my classroom I would love to be able to use a blog to communicate with the parents in my class about what is going on but it would be difficult. At the school district that I teach in (Muhlenberg) a lot of my students do not have access to the internet which would make this task difficult. I think it would be really great to communicate if I could guarantee all of my students/families had access. I also think that it would be neat to have a page where all of my students could add their thoughts about projects that we have completed or are working on. They could also tell me of ideas on how to make projects better or projects that they would like to do. I also think that having a blog would be a neat way to show parents some great resources or information on different educational topics. I love the idea but I could not make it a requirement because of the access problem. I also feel that there would be a time problem if I tried to allow the students time to do this in class. There is so much that we have to do in a day it would be hard to allow enough time for students to make comments.**

Then, we will look at some of the rules that govern the Internet and email. To start, go to the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners site by following the link listed below. Read carefully the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners and give a brief discussion on the following questions and post this assignment **on your page of the wiki**
 * 1. Do you agree with all of the items covered in this Bill of Rights? Why or why not?**


 * **I do agree with most of the Bill of Rights for the Internet. I think that people need to be responsible and take ownership for the technolgoy that is out there.** **I also believe that all people have a right to have access to the Internet.**
 * 2. What do you disagree with?**
 * **I'm not sure that I fully disagree with anything, I just don't think that everyone out there is going to take responsibilty for themselves or take ownership for their work. I wish there was a way to make people more responsible for themselves.**
 * 3. Do you plan to abide by these guidelines? Why or why not?**
 * **I take responsibility for anything that I post on my classroom website. If I publish it, then it is my job to make sure that it is up to date, accurate, and correct to the best of my ability.**
 * 4. Do you think they leave out anything important? Why or why not?**
 * **I feel that they should talk about safety on the internet. What to be on the look out for and what information that you should not give out.**
 * 5. What's not covered that should be?**
 * **I think they might want to talk about safety and what not to give out, especially with the number of children that are on the internet each day. I think a lot of people take for granted that children know what they should or should not do. I think everyone should be reminded of ways to keep not only themselves but their children safe while on the internet.**


 * 3 Viruses/Threats - Describe them **


 * 1. Trojan,FakeAV!gen2 **
 * Discovered: October 5, 2009
 * Updated: October 5, 2009 5:21:42 PM
 * Type:Trojan
 * Systems Affected:Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
 * Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software. Samples detected as Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 are likely to belong to the [|Trojan.FakeAV] family of Trojans.
 * ===Threat Assessment===
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * **Damage Level:** Low
 * **Distribution Level:** Low


 * 2. Backdoor.Tidserv!gen **
 * **Discovered:** October 5, 2009
 * Updated: October 5, 2009 4:14:30 PM
 * Type: Trojan, Virus
 * Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
 * Backdoor.Tidserv!gen is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software. Files detected as Backdoor.Tidserv!gen are likely to belong to the Backdoor.Tidserv family of Trojans.
 * ===Threat Assessment===
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * **Damage Level:** Low
 * **Distribution Level:** Low

**3. W32.SillyFDC.BDB**
 * **Discovered:** October 3, 2009
 * Updated: October 5, 2009 3:08:30 AM
 * Type: Worm
 * Infection Length: 674,304 bytes
 * Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
 * W32.SillyFDC.BDB is a worm that spreads by copying itself to removable drives. It also disables certain system software.
 * ===Threat Assessment===
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * **Damage Level:** Low
 * **Distribution Level:** Medium
 * **Target of Infection:** Removable drives

**I found a myth about Donald Duck being banned in Finland because he wears no pants and "cavorted with unmarried female ducks". I think this is outrageous because no duck that I have ever seen has worn pants, so why should Donald Duck be any different. I also want to know who has enough time on their hands to complain about that, I barely have enough time to get done what I need to let alone find time to complain about something as pointless as a duck's clothes or lack their of**.


 * I chose the following scenario to look up in my districts acceptable use policy. **
 * ** Lester sends e-mail to the entire student body inviting them to a BYOB party at his house while his parents are out of town. Lester receives a message from a system administrator calling him in for a meeting with school officials. He objects because he feels that his e-mail is his own private business. **
 * ** Based on my school district's acceptable use policy this incident is covered. Our policy says "The School District computers and Internet may not be used for commercial purposes. Students may not offer, provide, or purchase products or services through the School District computers or Internet." Also the policy states "Students are expected to be familiar with the School District's policy concerning student computer and Internet use". Also the policy states You will not use the School District computers or Internet to engage in any illegal act". **


 * I have never used Google Earth in my classroom before but I believe that it would be a great resource to use when we discuss the geography of Pennsylvania as well as the different parts of Pennsylvania. Most of the students in my class have never been to many areas other then where they live so this would give me a chance to show them what other places look like. It would also be a great way to show the students the different rain forests or ecosystems that we discuss in Science. I think this could be a great resource especially to use on the smart board, the kids would get a real kick out of seeing such big pictures of different places. I am getting ready to start animal reports and I could have the students locate the habitat of their animal. I am really excited to use this in my classroom. **


 * This is a video that I created showing the parents in my classroom how to navigate to my teacher page. **

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 * Here is the commercial introducing my fourth grade class. **


 * Here is a video that gives a short overview of Pennsylvania. Since our Social Studies program focuses on Pennsylvania in fourth grade this would be a great introduction. **

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 * Here is another video that names famous people from Pennsylvania. Since my class does a famous Pennsylvania report this would give them a few good ideas. **

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 * Here is my movie of my son's first six months. **

Videoconferencing is a very intriguing option to learning. I think that it would be a great way to interact with other classes around the United States. The only part that concerns me is that our school district only has so many sets of equipment and getting someone to set it up for a specific time and date. That seems like it would be a lot of work to go through. If the technology was easier to gain access to I would probably be more prone to using it. If I could use this in my classroom I would love to do some penpal activities with other classrooms to encourage my students writing.

Here are some other sites that you can find collaborations with videoconferencing. **

[|vidoe conferences] [|virtual fieldtrips]

Here is the link to my wikipage and webquest.


 * The webquest that I created is a tool to help my students practice their multiplication facts. They really seem to struggle with these and I am always looking for fun ways for them to practice, besides the regular flash cards. **