PLN11

Multi Touch for kids is an introduction of brand new technology for kids it is a learning touch pad that allows kids to interact with the web and computers in a totally different way. I really think the kids will like this and I am sure it will keep them more interested in learning. With all the features it includes it will be very progressive to start having them in schools. Many people are excited to get to this next level of learning and I ultimately think that is the key is education. Finally it is moving forward into the present day and will create so many opportunities as time goes on. But the very best thing about these is they are keeping the classroom involved by having traditional classroom layouts on the software. So my question to you is could the creation of this device change classroom technology forever?

PLN 10

A 15-year-old girl has been found safe at the Hoover Dam today, and the man with her was arrested. This can be a very scary thought for many parents to have their child taken away but is it different when the run? Kanyon Nicely was with Travis Farmer at the Hoover Dam I suspect they ran away together because there was no sign of a kidnapping and according to police they had a” relationship”. Las Vegas TV stations reported that Hoover Dam police ran the plates of the car Farmer was driving and found it was stolen. It turned out to be the second stolen vehicle. So this girls “kidnapping” must have been her choice and she should be punished as well. Police said Farmer left a note at his sister's home saying he was afraid to return to prison in a separate case. How and why did he choose her they had nothing that would state they new each other but in the end I do not think this is a kidnapping. So my question to you is if you are willingly kidnapped should you be penalized?
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PLN12

Music…. Everyone listens to some form of music at some time in their regular day. Weather it’s at the coffee shop on the way to work, at work, or on the way home on the radio. Music is a huge part of peoples lives. If you are a song writer why not use your music to spread love or happiness or peace. Mark Johnson decided he would like to spread the peace through his music. It is great that people are trying new things like that especially for a good cause. It is a great way to learn new things or just easy listening for an afternoon music is the one thing you can count on to not only be just an inspirational song but one that wants to make you go spread the peace that so few of us see any more. So in a world like ours with foreign affairs and war going on it’s nice to know there is an escape from anger and hatred. We seem to hear a lot of songs about hatred and violence and that is nothing like what we want to be in the real world. So I hope that more song writers will take peace through music into consideration and morph their style of song into some that may just change the world one day.

PLN9

We hear of crime happening every day, on the news, from a friend, from a newspaper. But we say o that could never happen to someone like me. But the reality is it can, I was moved by this article about a 12 year old girls assault. Not only did I stop at this article because it was something I wanted to write about, but because I am around her age and a female. That is a scary thought knowing there are people around who are capable of harming you. I am not saying this to you to scare you I’m saying it because it’s true. Most of us just try to run from that situation by not listening to it or not reading it but you cant run from it forever, it can be hard to talk about or read but it is better for us to know what is happening all around us. The biggest thing here is we just need to be aware even if we don’t want to be. I am not here to inform you of where and when this girl was attacked but more to give you a wake up call about what is happening and to give you a heads up that sometimes you may even be able to help. But you can only help if you know so go out and get informed!!

PLN8

“The Less you share the less power you have”, how can this be so? When you type in a search for lesson plans it comes up with roughly 9 million hits, pretty amazing right. We should be bringing this kind of thing into the class rooms and share this with our youth. But as educators are asked to most the Idea seems problematic. There is no real shift going on towards exposing them to the technology that we see fit. No matter how nice the technology teaching is still an extremely isolated profession and in some senses that is a good thing, but in others it can lose focus of the child and they can become distracted or bored. We need to start expanding not only our own knowledge but pass that knowledge on to our students. This is carried far beyond schools and education now it is a foreign affair and to connect to different cultures is vital in this day and age. Although, it is not just Americans who are refusing the internet all countries are being cautious of what they reveal on the internet. They may fear the Internet creates a potential for abuse that they can’t fight alone. However, the problem is “the less you share, the less power you have” and by secluding themselves they are seen as easy targets for other things. The important thing here is that you need to stand up and not fear what may happen. Because if you don’t you will be venerable, so “the less you share the less power you have”.

PLN7

Blame is a funny thing, it is usually used to cover up something you have done but don’t want to take the fall for. We are all so quick to blame other people that we lose sight of fixing our mistakes. A man named Will Richardson sat down with a high school principal and had a long conversation. He was so quick to blame the parents and not to think about his own staff or learning objectives. So everyone loves to blame others and just throw away their own mistakes but it usually comes back to bite you and then it is worse then when you started. We can all learn a lesson when we blame other people.