C4T #1

21 Apples is a blog run by Mr. Glover. The first blog I read was about his encounter with the book author, Jodi Gold. She discusses the importance of drawing the fine-line between allowing students to utilize technology and knowing when it becomes a distraction. At the meeting at Glover's school, Gold, spoke to the Parent's Association about finding the balance. Glover outlined a few key points from her discussion:

• "have your tween/teen install the self control app
• don’t spy on your kids, get in the practice of them touring you through their tech world, and giving you their passwords
• use technology to send people compliments and caring expressions
• delete embarrassing photos
• don’t like mean posts
• unsubscribe from mean group chats
• do talk about pornography with your kids
• too many more to list!"

These few rules I commented could really be a deciding factor by how students respond to the restrictions. Instead of testing the limits on their usage, I believe that giving them understandable and set guidelines will help them acclimate easier. This way teachers, parents, and students will be able to utilize more tools in the classroom and use it safely and effectively.