• Why we should or should not use the Internet in education?
The internet is a valuable resource to teachers today. There are many great things available that would never be available without the internet. For example, a teacher of geology can go online and show in real time earthquake activity. The internet also has access to original sources of literature, music, and historical information. As a drama teacher this would help the students find plays to read that may be checked out of the library and they will be available to them on the internet. Students can see simulations of those things the teacher may be teaching. Students can collaborate with others with just a click of the mouse. The students can also publish what they have done and put it on the internet for others to see. This is helpful to drama because students could put their scripts online for others to see. Lastly there are many teacher resources for teachers to find and help them with their lesson plans and even to find more information about their subject.

• Why we should evaluate the sites we use?
It is important to evaluate the sites we use to make sure we are not providing our students with inaccurate information. There are many sites done by people who are not qualified to give the information yet it is out there for anyone to read. We need to make sure it is reliable and accurate. There is also a lot inappropriate content on the internet. We need to make sure the sites we have chosen do not have anything offensive to our students. We need to make sure there are not links to inappropriate sites too.

• The questions you would ask yourself to evaluate a site.
1. Who is the author/s and are they credible or an expert in their field?
2. Are there citation/bibliography and are they trusted/verified?
3. Does the author say things you disagree with or does it disagree with other things you know/have seen before on other sites?
4. Do the pictures add to the information?
5. Where does the information come from?
6. What does the URL say about the website?
7. What is the intention of the author?
8. When was the site created and is the site kept up to date?

• Ways you can keep your students safe while surfing.

One way we can help our students stay safe on the internet is to teach them the do’s and don’ts. Teach them what sorts of information is ok to give out. Help them to know they shouldn’t respond to offensive or dangerous chats, e-mail and things like that. With this, teach them they should never meet anyone they met online. Invite the students to talk with their parents about rules at home. If we have computers in our classrooms we can put filters on our computers and block sites we know are dangerous. We should tell our students to come to us if something inappropriate comes up while they are surfing .

"We didn't start the Fire" video

I really enjoyed this video. Not only do I like that song but it made the history in the song come to life. I think it is a great example of how teachers can turn their content that may be a little dry into exciting material for their students. With the technology today we can do fun things like this. We can also have our students do projects like this. I can have my students of theatre take a song from a musical and make a film out of it like this, showing pictures from the history of the play and things like that.