We were asked in class awhile ago if we were naturally monogamous. I feel that we are strongly influenced by our culture and society. We are influenced so strongly that our culture and society seems natural. I know I consider my society and culture natural because I have grown up in the setting it has presented. Thus I feel monogomy is natural to me because I have grown up under that influence. However, if i grew up in a society that practiced polygny and polyandry then I'm sure I would feel that was how I was supposed to naturally act. I dont think we are naturally born with this idea that we are going to be with one person or even many this is something we learn from our external influences, such as, our family society, friends and so on. I think this is how it works in the animal world as well. Most animals live together in a pack and they are to follow and obey the leader. If the leader has sex with many, they will follow suit. Same goes for if they have sex with one the others will follow to stay a member of that pack.
The sesond part of the question asked in class was which is a mor common form of polygymy polygyny or polyandry. The answer is polygyny, the practice of many wives. I believe there is actually a tv show on tlc about it.The following is a link to their disscussion about it.
There are a few video clips and I just find it interesting that it is something they all chose and something they are allright with. I know I wouldnt like it I want to be the only wife to my future husband. However it does not bother me that not everyone practices that.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Chapter 12 - Student Notes
Chapter 12 – Internet Applications in Education
Disadvantage / Disability
Internet helps a lot – helps with kids in disadvantaged situations (ex. Distance learning)
Students can be tutored via Skype
Helps decrease some of the disadvantages
There are so many tools via the internet that can decrease or lessen the disability.
Distance / Personal Appearance / Special Needs
Distance – Skype learning
Personal Appearance matters if you have some type of physical abnormalities – people judge people by how they look. When you are on line (when you can’t see them) you don’t judge by how they look, you judge them by what they say (their brain)
Special Needs – could even be needing chem. 30 and living in a small town without that option – taking the course via distance learning.
Technology has the ability to eradicate (eliminate) disadvantages or disabilities.
Learn – A.A.A Anywhere, Anytime and with Anyone (also Anything)
Tools:
- Skype
- Chat rooms
- Messaging Software
- Blogs
- Texting
- Facetime
- Wiki’s
- Togetherville – Kids Facebook
- Kidblog – Blogs for kids
- Glogster/edu – for kids
*Learn Alberta*
Rule about allowing kids to surf the net.
-You need to do the work in advance and find appropriate websites
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Ch. 11 - Student Notes
Ch.11- Learning with Internet Tools
Internet: collection of computers on a worldwide network (a larger scale)
-like train tracks
-like a map
www: rides on top of the internet
-the train (which rides on the tracks)
- Web browser allows you to travel along the internet
-ArpaNet
-military and scientific users
-Gutenberg
-inventor of printing press
-so that Bibles could be mass-produced
- Gutenberg and the internet will have changed human history
-More information available now than ever in human history
Internet Language
- FTP (file transfer protocol)
-transferring files
- HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
-exchanging information
- www.apple.ca is a URL (uniform resource locater)
- apple/index.html= home page
- html (hypertext mark-up language)
- index.htm
-htm (hypertext mark-up)
Is information on the internet reliable?
- Author (reputation, peer review, .gov, .edu, research author)
- Organization
- Cite references
-CRAAP TEST- *see InfoTube on blackboard*
Currency: the timeliness of information
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
Authority: the source of information
Accuracy: the reliability and correctness of the information content
Purpose: the reason the information exists
-(Link: website) Google search and all pages that link to this page will be brought up
Ch. 10 - Student Notes
Chapter 10 - Multimedia
Multimedia
- Involves students directly in learning and problem solving
- Constructivist in nature
- Multimedia can integrate all the MI’s
- Multi-sensory experience
Components of MM:
-Text
-Audio
-Graphics
-Video
-Kinesthetic
-Animation
Hypertext
- Where do you see it? The internet!!
- Is a non linear way of representing text and information (prezi= non linear, pwrpoint= linear)
Hypermedia
- Old way of thinking
- Old name for multimedia
- Called this because the way you navigated was through text links
Augmented Reality
- Think of Iron Man helmet
- HUD (head’s up display)- fighter plane, new snowboarding goggles
Virtual Reality
- Uses your two senses, vision and auditory
- Hollograms (youtube video in blog)
Thanks to Ali for these Notes!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Free Technology for Teachers: Three Ways to Cut, Mix, & Mash YouTube Videos
Free Technology for Teachers: Three Ways to Cut, Mix, & Mash YouTube Videos: "Three Ways to Cut, Mix, & Mash YouTube Videos"
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