I think it’s absolutely fantastic that Classroom Teachers (CT) and Teacher Librarians (TL) have multiple ways to delivery their lessons to students. This incorporation of technology is nothing new as Smartboards have been used in schools for many years which assists in displaying interactive content that students can take part in completing. The use of PowerPoints and video clips are also a key part of my teaching particularly throughout literacy and numeracy lessons. I find all of these programs to be extremely useful in obtaining key information and displaying that information in an interesting way for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
However the downside to using programs such as YouTube for educational songs and videos is that advertising is continually imputed before the information can be displayed. This creates a barrier that detracts from the educational use of these programs.
When I heard the term deep web this week I immediately thought about how we are accessing information through the use of password protected services. I think this concept image from Ralph Breaks the Internet is an interesting example of the term deep web that focuses on the downsides of going too far to look for information. It’s also interesting to think that the premise of the internet as a social media platform can easily be manipulated and formed to our liking (especially when you think of all the sites and links that are mentioned throughout the film).
Keeping with Ralph Breaks the Internet, I thought it was absolutely hilarious that the Knowsmore website is mentioned in the film and takes on the persona of someone that has all the answers. The avatar even looks like a stereotypical university academic standing in front of an assortment of books who is constantly wanting to guess the information that Ralph and Vanellope are trying to search for. This got me thinking that this avatar is similar to the drop down menu that occurs when you are typing in a search engine. We are constantly wanting to discover new information and so both students and teachers are constantly looking for the best method to extract information from reliable sources.
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