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While this video does not contain an instructional guide to semicolons or commas (I thought that would be rather boring and I presume you wouldn't disagree), it does contain clear, concise, and effective instruction. Replete in the video, are numerous instructions given to Joshua. They are so clear, so unambiguous, that even a two-year-old understood them. For instance the instruction, “Go give McKenzie a kiss,” was executed beautifully. Also, Joshua’s improper enunciation of the word “frog” was appropriately corrected.

This video, too, can and will be useful to my English students. Since everything can be loosely defined as text—symbols that give meaning—this video is text. Just like any piece of literature, this video can be analyzed for deeper meanings and hidden implications. For instance, what does it mean that Joshua, at a young age, gets off his tricycle, chases a girl, and kisses her? How does the slow-motion and the music affect the kissing scene? Can this isolated incident be analyzed as a microcosm about how society pushes gender roles at large? Are men born masculine? Are women born feminine? Is it nature or nurture? Further, did the director intend to perpetuate the gender roles his video seems to portray, or is he completely engrossed in a patriarchal society that he was unaware of his work’s implications?

In short, while this video may seem irrelevant in the classroom, it can be a very useful tool. As an English teacher, I hope that I will be able to teach my students not just how to simply read and analyze literature—I hope they can transfer those skills over to their own lives, their own texts, so they can read and analyze everything they see and experience. This video provides a vehicle that will help my students transfer their literature skills into real life.

Security

I my technology class this week, I learned that it is pretty simple to hack into my computer and retrieve my private information. With a little know-how and experience, hackers can quickly steal my account and confidential information. With my own computer, I do use an anti-virus. However, I don’t stay up to date with Windows patches. Also, I don’t let my browser update. To be more secure online, I can—and will—update. I have always been skeptical of update, mostly because I’m not very tech savvy, but now I am confident that I can update my security barriers to become more secure online. Also I will create stronger passwords, ones that will be more difficult to break, to increase my security.

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Technological Interests

I’m interested in the basics of technology concepts. Leaning the basics of HTML intimidates me but I’m also interested with it. I can see that knowing basic programing will enable me to do more online than I could do otherwise. I’m most interested, however, in knowing how to better and more efficiently use the base technology that is available in the classroom: computes, projectors, power points, spreadsheets, ext.