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Last name is Perry

Hey guys,

Here's what I'll be talking about. I'll be discussing the history of education with regards to the Industrial Revolution. Before that children had very little education because they had to help their families keep the household up, as in work on the farms and do chores around the house. The sons helped do the manual labour while the girls helped with the domestic work. The Industrial Revolution occurred over the 18th and 19th centuries. As this happened there were changes in the way of life and education was not exempted from it. It was mandatory for children to be in school but the implementation of this was slow. The effects of this were that children were away from the home not doing work which meant that the parents, mainly fathers, had to support the family. This is most of what I'll be discussing. I'll be giving a few examples but this is it for the most part.

Roshelle

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Sociology of Parent-Child Relations its kinda late but please everyone print a copy of their stuff in times new roman size 12..with works cited..we have to hand in a package...thanks

Andrew whats your last name>? --- HERES MINE (SONYA)

Impact on Parent and Child Relationships Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto puts it nicely when he says, “Families are becoming networks. Each household member can be her own communications hub and that changes things inside and outside the household” (University of Toronto, Oct 2008).

As we have discussed, Technology is a worldwide phenomena, being implemented in schools and promoted by the media. This is clearly created global changes which are, in turn, filtering down to the relationships between parents and their children. My section will discuss the advantages and disadvantages that accompany this new technological boom. ADVANTAGES Keeps parents informed about their children’s education o	Face-to-face communication is not always possible if parents work a busy schedule o	Cell phones, e-mail, and websites provide schools with new tools for reaching parents and keeping them informed about their children. o	It becomes more efficient if parents can be contacted my email or cell phone, rather than having to rearrange a face-to-face meeting that can be time consuming o	The involvement of parents in their children’s education is imperative to the students’ successful development o	Parents that are kept up to date with their children’s education are more aware of their strengths and weaknesses. This informs them of the subjects they need to work directly with their children on in order to improve their education. If Parents who engage in learning activities with their children will help create a bond and provide a strong support system where children will feel comfortable in coming to their parents for advice later down the road. Keep in Touch o	With today’s economy, parents are often working longer hours to keep up with the needs of everyday living. o	Technology assists parents with busy schedules to keep up in contact with their family o	If both parents work daily, technology may contribute to strengthening their relationship as it allows them to keep in contact throughout the day o	A solid spousal relationship is very healthy for the children and family unit o	Parents are also able to keep in touch with the children via cell phone, email or chat rooms, when away from home. o	This can be seen as an advantage when it concerns safety, as children have an immediate way to contact someone when in danger. o	This may also assist in breaking down communication barriers between parents and children Breaking down of communication barriers o	“Technology may help parents to communicate in a language and in a space that their children are more comfortable with” (Schwartz, 2004).. o	In an article written by John Schwartz, Lissa Parsonnet said that her daughter, Dorrie, is sometimes more open to talking with her and her husband online about difficult subjects, like conflicts with friends, than in person. o	She talks to us as if we're people, not parents," she said. o	They can talk more freely through the internet or cell phone than at home because they are not looking directly at each other. "It takes the intensity out of the eye-to-eye contact" (Schwartz, 2004). o	We are all aware that the internet can act as a shield when expressing oneself to another. We see this through online dating for example. o	The same goes for child and parent communication. It becomes a lot easier to express ones feelings It gives them a moment to reflect and to articulate their responses, it eliminates facial or bodily expressions that may discourage someone from continuing to speak; it also decreases feelings of anger, embarrassment or uncertainty that one my face when expressing their feelings o	This can bring parents and their children closer together and develop a bond that may not have existing without the help of technology o	It is also noteworthy that “technology is bringing families together through the process of learning. No longer do the young learn from the old. Four-year olds know more about the functions and features of a mobile phone than their parents, and are teaching them how to use those beyond-basic features” (Sinha, Kunal, 2005). NEGATIVE EFFECTS “Best Friends” o	Technology has given parents the ability to see into the lives of their kids from all angles. o	Cellphones, instant messaging and GPS devices have made it very easy for them to track every move their child makes. o	The trend for using GPS for tracking children began in Japan, with school backpacks and blazers being fitted with transmitters. These were hooked up to a monitoring headquarters at a security firm. o	Parents often become obsessed, to the point of having an unhealthy and destructive relationship with their children o	There is, particularly for young teenagers, a very important space that needs to be nurtured, for the development of the adolescent psyche. Parents have to be careful not to intrude too closely on that neutral zone. o	This has also led some parents into a "best friend" relationship with their child that crosses the line of sound parenting. Parents and their children should have a close, loving relationship, but with some uses of new technology, a different kind of bond develops. Instead of being a parent who sets limits, the parent tries to be on an equal level with the teen. o	When kids allow parents so much into their lives, sometimes parents take too much control. This can lead to friendship issues for the teen: A nosy parent can cause other kids to shy away and could impair the student's ability to form relationships in the future. Digital Divide o	children and parents without access to a computer and other forms of technology are at a significant disadvantage o	Children are not able to attain the endless amount of information that the internet provides. This could put them at a great disadvantage, as their work may be seen as less comprehensive than their classmates who have access. o	This situation has been identified as the “digital divide” or simply the have and the have-nots o	Black families for instance are two-thirds less likely to have a PC in the home than are white families (Tapscott, 1998). o	If parents cannot afford up to date technology children may grow to resent them o	The history of dispersion of new technologies suggests that initial disparities between the "haves" and "have-nots" widen o	The market has little interest in extending access to those not able or interested in participating in the new digital economy. Thus, market forces will not necessarily serve the needs of those interested in gaining access to the Web for social, educational, or political reasons, nor serve the needs of the very poor.

- Yo Ill be talking about the effects that it has on globalization and political economy. For globalization im gunna talk about new technologies are good and bad. Talk about how not everyone around the world has equal access, how it strays away from traditional learning methods ie. father to son and how that affects their relationship with the kids. Its good because it allows children to learn interactively and allows people in third world countries access to newer technologies to help their kids become educated if they themselves are not educated and cannot teach them everything they need to learn. etc. for political economy: im gunna talk about how with newer technologies comes more cost and increased pricing. As a result only certain people can afford the newest stuff (expand on it a bit), then im gunna talk about how new technologies are leading to less jobs because machines are taking the places of workers which leads to higher unemployment Andrew

May 8th 2009

Hey guys, just to update i found 4 interactive childrens books, & a leap frog stuffed animal which goes over numbers,letters, and shapes. One of my books focuses on Elmo + potty...i can tie in the fact that parents are using these types of books to persuade their children into wanting to be potty trained. I'm still working on the activity .. but i think im leaning towards having 3 separate scenarios along with the flyers of toy stores/department stores giving the "parents" a budget based on their personal scenario, and seeing what the class will pick as their choices for their children (Technology based only). I might make my own 'flyer' so i can incorporate books, computer games, video games, puzzles etc i hope this makes sense.



- Jenifer*

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May 14th 2009

Hey, I'm just going to add a summary of what I'll be discussing just so everyone knows... integration of technology in the class, new technologies/benefits: for elementary it's a new teaching tool, making things more interactive for kids/for high school it prepares students for college admissions testing/in university we're allowed to use tape recorders to record lectures, moodle etc... I have a 5 minute youtube clip on something called the SmartBoard which is the internet and a whiteboard together. Also discussing some problems/risks of technology integration in the classroom... basically we are moving forward in the information age and kids must be prepared lol...

Anyways yea that's a summary, see you all tomorrow.

Caroline

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