25 June 07 - 19:35Using TrackStar

I created a TrackStar on the topic of secure email systems. It's a topic that's somewhat of a cross between medical and business emerging technologies. Most people are not aware of the necessity for medical facilities to set up special elaborate email systems that have a special level of security to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality. As more doctors and hospitals utilize email systems for various communications to parents, the need for security is apparent and more people will experience the process required. Instead of an email coming directly to a patient's inbox, they will receive a notification that an email communication is waiting for them on a secure server and they will be provided information to login and retrieve the data. Review my TrackStar here: http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do? ... (more)

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12 June 07 - 20:34Journal Article

The article read was on the Edutopia website and was titled: Media Smarts by Ken Ellis (url: http://www.edutopia.org/media-smarts). He proposes that since studies show that the average student spends over six hours a day plugged into some type of media versus homework time of less than one hour, schools need to inform students how to think about media more critically. Media literacy means a variety of things to different people ranging from graphic design, critical analysis, to encouraging schools to have more student-centered projects and coursework. The article cites resources that teachers can use to teach media literacy.

George Lucas (one of the founders of the Edutopia site) is quoted as saying, "it's time to change 'English' class into 'Communication' class, where students learn the grammatical rules of graphic arts, film, and music along with English grammar. It shouldn't be taught as some esoteric, arty thing. ... (more)

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