Growing up I have always been heavily aware of the consequences of not being careful enough on the internet. For a while I thought my mum was just really paranoid because she didn’t grow up with the internet like I did but I soon realised after reading all these horror stories about children who were that bit too trusting with social media that she was right all along. Additionally, I remember watching many short clips in assemblies at high school recreating real events that would scare me so much that I almost never wanted to go on the internet ever again!

It’s a big scary place the internet and without the right education on how to safe, it’s easy to go wrong and end up in a mess no one wants to be in. This is why I considerate it really important to make sure children grow up feeling confident with internet safety so they won’t be scared but will also stay safe. We live in an expediential world and it’s very easy to be overwhelmed by it all, especially when teaching if you don’t have a grasp on what children get up to these days. However, simple things such as never revealing your address online may seem obvious but can be where many go wrong. I’ve read many a times about how a teenager has posted on Facebook (or any other social media site) that they are having a party so they put their home address on the post and before you know it 300 odd people turn up and the house is wrecked, leaving 1000s of pounds worth of damage.

The most worrying thing for parents when letting their children venture on to the internet is strangers. It’s no secret that there are many horrible people out there that will use their brains to lure children in by using fake accounts. Therefore, children who are uneducated in the way of internet safety wouldn’t even think twice about talking to  someone the same age as them, who are interested in the same things and happens to go to the primary school not too far from them! Sounds too good to be true? It normally is. Unfortunately for the parents the child will often lie and if they end up meeting this internet friend, the parent will be unaware that their child’s safety is at a very high risk.

After this week’s ICT input I decided to check out ‘Fakebook’ a site where teachers can create a fake profile for a fictional/historical character. I found this really intriguing as it’s not something I’d ever heard of before but sounded quite useful. Being able to put information in a format most children are familiar with will help them keep engaged and might find learning that little bit more enjoyable (if possible!).

I put together my very own ‘Fakebook’ highlighting the risks of the internet and why it’s important to stay safe.

http://www.classtools.net/FB/1474-tjLHDQ

The Physical Child – Brain Development TDT

1902 – Julius Bernstein proposes membrane theory for cells.                                                              1904 – Thomas Elliott suggests that autonomic nerves may release chemical transmitters.      1905 – John Newport Langley coins the phrase “parasympathetic nervous system”.                      1909 – Harvey Cushing is first to electrically stimulate human sensory cortex.                            1913 – Walter Samuel Hunter devises delayed-response test.                                                         1919 – Gordon Morgan Holmes localizes vision to a specific area.                                                  1920 – Stephen Walter Ranson demonstrates connections between the hypothalamus and pituitary.
1920 – John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner publish experiments about classical conditioning of fear (Little Albert experiments).                                                                                                              1924 – Charles Scott Sherrington discovers the stretch reflex.                                                             1928 – Walter Rudolph Hess reports “affective responses” to hypothalamic stimulation.               1927 – J. Wagner-Jauregg – Nobel Prize-Malaria to treat dementia paralyses.                              1929 – Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Spencer Gasser publish work on the correlation of nerve fiber size and function.                                                                                                                               1936 – Walter Freeman performs first lobotomy in the United States.                                              1938 – Ugo Cerletti and Lucino Bini treat human patients with electroshock.                                1949 – John Cade discovers that lithium is an effective treatment for bipolar depression.        1953 – Brenda Milner discusses patient HM who suffers from memory loss of hippocampal surgery.                                                                                                                                                      1957 – W. Penfield and T. Rasmussen devise motor and sensory homunculus.
1957 – The American Medical Association recognizes alcoholism as a disease.                                 1987 – Fluoxetine (Prozac) introduced as treatment for depression.                                               1993 – The gene responsible for Huntington’s disease is identified.

Personally, I think you can benefit greatly from active learning as memorizing information for exams isn’t as beneficial long-term. Studying actively involves thinking about what you’re doing and why rather than copying notes or reading. Actively working using different techniques, insuring that you know the topic well and are able to understand all aspects and theories rather than just being able to write everything you’ve memorized down for an exam. Additionally, I think that active learning is a lot more motivating and less passive. Eventually, this method should result in more self-confidence in your own work, development and knowledge. I think, that active learning promotes more learning through team work activities, further improving cognitive development.

Co-operative working holds many benefits. For example, the ability to work in a team to reach a common goal is very important in today’s society, in jobs, etc. Additionally, it enables development in social skills which are essential for life. Working co-operatively enhances your learning as you can learn from each other and grow professionally, having team members you can receive help from is also very beneficial. Skills in leadership and communication can be learnt and developed through frequent group work. Being able to think as a team and build decision making skills are more benefits that arise from co-operative learning.

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