In class today, September 27, 2021 we had a guest speaker named Jesse Miller. Jesse Miller is a national speaker who educates and presents on internet safety and the awareness of social media. Jesse’s website and twitter has amazing resources and information as well.
My point of view on Jesse’s presentation in class:
Back when I was in grade 6, I had Jesse Miller present to my school. Jesse discussed the do’s and dont’s of social media and or the internet. I remembering leaving the assembly feeling confident in the ways to approach social media when I did not even have my own account in any form at that time. As soon as I got various forms of social media in high school, I discovered there are so many layers, so many passwords and so many things that could get leaked. It was scary. However, after hearing Jesse speak in our class today, I feel as though I learned a safe way to approach media use while being a teacher. Media is constantly evolving around us and in my opinion, it provides no benefit to ignore the use. I think as a teacher it is extremely important to keep up with the modern day technology and practices as it will benefit your students and their futures of learning. There is no point of teaching students ways you learned before technology if it will not benefit them for their future successes. I really appreciated how Jesse emphasized the use of technology and how media is not always bad. When Jesse stated; “the internet is not filled with bad people, bad people just have access to it”, it really resonated with me. By saying this, Jesse clarified that everything can have good and bad, and if we only focus on the negative aspects, it will never allow for the positive to grow. There is so much to be used within the media and if we as teachers educate ourselves on the right ways, we can really assist and strengthen the learning of our students. Jesse’s presentation was so important as it taught us becoming teachers how to use media for good, and how to be constantly cautious of the consequences or misunderstandings.
