Oral and Written

Oral or written? That is the question.
Oral is oral and written is written. That is the answer.

Stories told orally often rely on the credibility and skill of the person telling them, but written stories have the advantage of being fuelled by the imagination of the readers themselves.

In time, oral stories and words will become both myth and legend.. but written stories can possibly alter the course of history. Your thoughts.

Say it or write it

Many people would just say what they want other to know rather than write it. But it depends on the situation. History has said that people record events andsomethings special through oral communication. Today, important facts and informations are written. Why so? probably to make the information more relevant. An everage person will not be able to recall all the details of such important events. On the other hand, are the written facts are really facts?

hi-tech kids

technology has become a part of our lives already, including kids. i could still remember my chilhood days. i wasn't that interested in computers so i usually go out and play with my friends at the park. unlike now, kids are in to computers. maybe its because there are more hitech computers now a days, such as playstations, psp, etc. there's also online games that are very addicting for kids like counterstrike, DOTA, etc.

technology has may advantages and disadvantages to kids. one of the most popular use of computers is the internet. even kids use it for different reasons. it could help kids learn about a lot of things especially when they need to research about something. but the problem is most of the time, kids use the internet for online games and they can access websites that is not appropriate for their age. sometimes, it could even cause kids to flunk in school becasue they get easily addicted to computer games.

powerpoint on intellectual development of children in cyberspace

This is the input I gave the class last meeting. Based on this, I will give bonus points for those who make a blog entry (personal experience or otherwise) about learning disabilities and the internet, learning styles and the internet, effects of voracious consumption of the internet, and all the other sub-topics discussed in this power point presentation.

children in cyberspace

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users

Children and cyberspace. hmm.

I know someone who loves to...
* use the internet
* play online games
* watch videos on you tube
* play psp all day long during.

He is only 6 years old and he's my nephew, Pavel. He probably knows more sites, more games, more everything online. Nagagalit siya kagad sakin pag uutusan ko kasi daw matitigil siya sa ginagawa niya, eh nag-iinternet lang naman siya at naglalaro. It takes a while when you try to get his attention when there’s a computer near him. Lalo na pag may tutor siya, he can’t wait to use the internet, minsan pag gamit ko pa, sinasabihan pa niya ako na bilisan ko. Minsan nawawalan na ng respect sa nga mas matanda sa kanila kasi un ung nakikita nila sa internet or tv. Ung mga pinapanuod nila or nilalaro kahit cartoons pa yan minsan hindi na appropriate sa age nila, puro violence and pinapakita kaya nagagaya nila.

Haaay. What cyberspace can do to kids talaga. Children would prefer cyberspace than to use books for researching or doing their homework. Eh nung time ko pa-uso pa lang ang internet kaya books lang ang madalas na ginagamit pag kailangan mag-research. But for the children today, parang tinuturuan sila maging tamad ng cyberspace kasi with just a click away, lahat ng kailangan nila, nasa harap na nila.

Early Exposure

I have a cousin who got her very own computer at the tender age of 4 or 5 years old. YES, she is young. Her family is very much into computers so she was introduced early on. At that age (around 4 or 5) she can actually do stuff on the computer like type or play games (she knows how to turn it off and on, and she even knows how to install stuff in there), soon enough she was introduced to the internet, though she only used that for games and YM (crazyyy!) it was still what I want to call an early exposure.

We might not see it's effect on young kids nowadays but it will soon come after.. Kids used to play outside their houses or play with their siblings which comes with physical interaction and real (I mean not virtual) stimulation. But that seems to go down the drain lately. They claim that they can interact through their computers, but is that a good substitute? Some kids grow up afraid of interacting with people because they got used to doing it online, taking a blow on their personality and self-esteem later on. Are you getting me? *ok. we're walking..*

That only counts for socialization, how about research? School research, personal research, ya-dah! ya-dah! It's one click away! Literally. We rely so much on the internet when it comes to doing our work, because we always reason out "We can easily Google that!", but do we really want kids to have that kind of attitude? Not being able to visit libraries because they know its in the internet? That hits their patience levels, and skill in finding research (Yes, I believe its a skill to do research.. PROPERLY..), among other things..

And problem solving skills (Ms. Cielo made me realize this..), when kids play games online, there is always a RIGHT answer that they need to find, it doesn't really allow them to use their own logic or even creativity in finding a solution, that then gets you thinking, what in the world do they get from there? Entertainment? Gahh, it never ends.

This is from our recent discussion as well, being bored easily. Students always claims that they want something exciting (manner, I guess) when it comes to studying and that they want to be entertained, but is that what we really need? Well, its not. (HAHA. anti-climactic!) Well, you know what I mean.. Right..?

Danger. Even if they are not exposed to danger physically, yet. They might still be.. Exposure to pornographic sites, pedophiles who can pretend to be kids as well.. That sort of thing. We can't always look after the kids all the time, so they are likely to get exposed to these dangers and not know that it's actually dangerous already. (Am I getting too.. confusing?)

Anyway, anyway. To wrap it up..

All of those things can apply to kids, no doubt. And now we shall think about it, is it right to actually allow kids to be exposed to the internet in an early age? Or is there any other alternative?

If my decision would count in my young cousin's life, I wouldn't really allow her to be totally immersed with the computer. Nuh-uh!

Sige naaa. I know you want to.. ANSWER IT :)

Kabtaan at Internet (Internet Generation Kids)

Medyo tinedyer na ko nung nagkaroon ako ng nagkamuwang pagdating sa internet. Ang pakikipagchat sa mIRC nga hindi ko alam na sa internet pala yun e. Alam ko lang, nagchachat ako kahit kanino. Bukod dun, dahil bagito lang ako, kung ano ano ang pinagagawa ko. Kung anu-ano inoopen ko, kahit hindi ko naman alam. Minsan puro kabastusan pala (pero, pramis, hindi ako mahilig talaga sa porn, hindi ako naging fan.

Alam nating lahat na maraming natutulong ang internet sa kabataan ngayon, ang internet generation (yun ang tawag ko sa mga pinanganank o lumaki na ng panahon ng internet). Pinapadali nito ang mga riserts ng mga estudyante. Kaysa pupunta ka pa sa silid aklatan tapos maghahanap sa bawat seksyon, tapos maghahanap pa sa bawat pahina, isang Google lang, ay lalabas na ang mga maaring sagot sa katanungan mo. "One Click Away" kumbaga. Bukod sa pag-aaral, mamumulat din ang mga mata ng bata sa mga pangyayari sa buong mundo. Ang internet ang naiging susi nila sa mundo sa labas ng kani-kanilang mga bahay.

Sa kabilang dako naman, hindi talaga maiiwasan ang masasamang, epekto ng internet para sa kabataan. Dahil sa curiosity kung saan saang site sila mapupunta.

Hindi lahat ng oras ay maari natin silang bantayan, ang magandang solusyon siguro upang maiwas ang mga bata sa mga masasamang dulot ng internet ay turuan sila kung ano ang tama at mali para kahit papano ay magabayan natin sila. Pero maaari rin sila na mismo ang matuto ng tama at mali habang nagnenet sila, self learning. Kung sa sarili kong anak, hahayaan ko lang siyang matuto ng sarili niya dahil hindi niya maiintindihan ang mga sinasabi ko hangga't hindi nangyayari sa kanya