Post seven!

       Lucky post number 7! after this weeks discussion topic on the use of external sites I have been thinking about the scenario presented since i did the discussion. technology has greatly facilitated the process of reaching larger numbers of people. In an academic setting there are certain expectations that the students are expected to uphold. However In the discussion I stated the instructor should have never let that happen. after for working in the school systems for about 10 years I know the amount of caution teachers and staff have to work with day in and day. It is hard to think that the growing facilities of technology might not be explored to their full potential because of fear of its repercussions.
       Another big part of this week was the collaborative IDT project. My topic seemed easy enough in the beginning. I chose to develop a small face to face training simulation for parents of a low income school and doing a quick instructional sessions overviewing basic computer navigation, what a secure password consist of, and how to navigate and use google mail. I have actually done a version of this training before. It was much less formal and without any instructional materials. I just lead the class by doing the process on a projector and pausing every so ofter. Now that the semester comes to an end I realize what potential I missed back then and how I wish I could have taken more advantage of the community classes. Maybe in the future that is something to venture into!