JRG Computer Applications Ms. Froze: Downloading information or data off the Internet is like opening the door to your house, when you are home alone.

Offering real life experiences is a goal of ours at J.R. Gerritts Middle School. We encourage our students to become life long learners and develop skills to help them take charge of their own learning and to create their own learning opportunities.
The Computer Applications Department at J.R. Gerritts Middle School is designed to prepare our students for the 21st Century. Students are engaging in technical applications more and more and we strive to make sure our students are ready.
We not only teach the technical abilities, but also the less concrete aspects. We teach our students how to critically think through a task, work in teams collaboratively and how to reach out to the global community using the technology readily available to us.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Downloading information or data off the Internet is like opening the door to your house, when you are home alone.

My students believe "Downloading information or data off the Internet is..."

"like putting a virus on your computer"
"like taking candy from a stranger"
"like eating toxic stuff"
"like telling a child predator where you live"
"like buying something from someone you don't know"
"like saying my wallet is in my back pocket and I never look back there"
"like giving out your personal ID"
"like catching a cold... you catch a virus"
"like giving your credit card to a stranger"
"like talking to strangers"
"like talking to a stranger" OR "Jumping into a murky lake, you don't know what's at the bottom"