{"id":4503,"date":"2020-01-21T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/deterraa\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2020-01-21T10:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:44:50","slug":"technology-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/deterraa\/2020\/01\/21\/technology-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Debates!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, we had a great conversation about the positive and negative aspects of technology and children. Many of you added articles to the PADLET about this, and Ms. D had the opportunity to review with you what makes a quality website for research. <strong>We reviewed strategies for web researching to ensure you are doing an effective search and that you are reading true information versus someone&#8217;s opinion or made up facts.<\/strong> Keep those journal notes from our discussion handy as we move forward with more independent research in the future!<\/p>\n<p>We identified some areas of this debate about whether technology is a good thing for children or not. Each of you has chosen an area of focus and a partner to work with for the debates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the three resolutions we agreed upon in class:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E-Readers &#8212; Be it resolved that real books are better for children ages 0-17 than e-readers.<\/li>\n<li>Video Games &#8212; Be it resolved that video games should be educational if children ages 0-17 are using them.<\/li>\n<li>Balance\/Overall Tech Use &#8212; Be it resolved that children ages 0-17 need guidelines and help controlling their use of technology such as smartphones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research online both the positive (for the resolutions above) and negative (against the resolutions above) sides of your debate topic.<\/li>\n<li>You need to find facts that back up both sides of the debate, as you may debate both sides when we do presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the source of any evidence you find. Your speech will need to say things like, &#8220;According to TIME magazine 2014, &#8230;&#8230;.&#8221; So, you need the date, author, and website where you found information.<\/li>\n<li>We will talk together about persuasive language and how to write a debate introductory speech, which you will do with your partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some websites to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If any of these article links do not work, please let Ms. D know. Please also look on the Padlet, as you posted many great articles there!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NPR&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/ed\/2018\/01\/03\/572875689\/five-things-to-know-about-screen-time-right-now\">5 Things to Know About Screen Time Right Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBC&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-42541404\">Gaming Addiction Classified as Disorder by WHO (World Health Organization)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NPR&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/17\/571443683\/the-call-in-teens-and-depression\">Risk of Teen Depression Linked to Smartphone Use<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Globe and Mail&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/technology\/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid\/article37511900\/\">Your smartphone is making you stupid, antisocial, and unhealthy, so why can\u2019t you put it down?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Globe and Mail&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/parenting\/misadventures-in-babysitting-new-guidelines-released-on-screen-time-for-young-children\/article35168281\/\">How Much Screen Time is Harmful<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CBC News&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/connected-toys-safety-1.4461932\">Tech Toys Could Put Kids Privacy at Risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CBC Health News&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/screen-time-preschool-1.4140491\">Screens \u2018Not a Toy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>American Psychological Association&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/digital-guidelines.aspx\">Guidelines for Youth Using Digital Technologies<\/a>&nbsp;(says 2015, but updated 2016)<\/p>\n<p>CNN&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/04\/13\/health\/technology-children-fat-dumb-mean-parenting-partner\/index.html\">Why Parents Fear Technology<\/a>&nbsp;(and some common rumours that feed the fears)<\/p>\n<p>Fast Company&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3044761\/3-ways-technology-is-helping-youth-to-help-themselves\">3 Ways Technology Is Helping Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Globe and Mail&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/giving\/youth-and-technology-powerand-danger\/article20790028\/\">Youth and Technology: Power and Danger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psychology Today&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/freedom-learn\/201502\/cognitive-benefits-playing-video-games\">Cognitive Benefits in Playing Video Games<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBC Future&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20130826-can-video-games-be-good-for-you\">Why Video Games May Be Good For You<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Telegraph&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/men\/thinking-man\/is-video-gaming-bad-for-you-the-science-for-and-against\/\">Is Video Gaming Bad For You? Science FOR and AGAINST<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how do we get started on a debate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We create a statement we can debate, which is called a resolution. We finished that today.<\/li>\n<li>We then form teams of two.<\/li>\n<li>All team members do research that supports the negative and the positive side of the resolution they decided to focus on.<\/li>\n<li>One team member will make a positive paragraph about the topic, and the other one will make a negative paragraph. Or, the two team members can work together on both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>During the actual debate, what do we do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We flip a coin to determine which team is positive and negative.<\/li>\n<li>Positive team goes first with an opening statement \u2013 3 min. max<\/li>\n<li>Negative team goes second with an opening statement \u2013 3 min. max<\/li>\n<li>We pause and think. Teams think about what has been said during opening statements and look for evidence in their collection that will help make a counter argument and prove their case! \u2013 5 min.<\/li>\n<li>Positive team provides a rebuttal \u2014 1 min.<\/li>\n<li>Negative team provides a rebuttal \u2014 1 min.<\/li>\n<li>Positive team sums up their arguments \u2013 1 min.<\/li>\n<li>Negative team sums up their arguments \u2013 1 min.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Marks and Judging:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each person will be marked on a rubric for their completion of evidence recorded in their journals, their public speaking skills used, and their overall thinking about the topic<\/li>\n<li>Teams will be evaluated in the first rounds by Ms. D and the class.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Everyone participates in minimum one round. Some people may do more if they win their rounds.<\/li>\n<li>Winning does not impact your mark. Public speaking, being prepared, and completing your evidence does.<\/li>\n<li>Debates will be from Jan 28 until we are finished mid-February.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Ms. D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone! Yesterday, we had a great conversation about the positive and negative aspects of technology and children. Many of you added articles to the PADLET about this, and Ms. D had the opportunity to review with you what makes a quality website for research. 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