Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Computer Security Blog Post
My father will tell you that he has been telling me to back up my files and protect my computer using anti-virus applications since I was born. The truth is, I only back up my pictures. I am a huge fan of taking and uploading photos and because they are so near and dear to my heart I always back them up on my parents' hard drive. Just beginning my teaching exploration and reading the other "Computer Security Blog" post, I have realized the importance of backing up all of the materials I use/need on a daily basis. I could not imagine putting so much work into lesson plans and administrative type documents as a teacher, or in our case the e-portfolio for graduation, and then losing everything! Ah! I am definitely going to start now as I proceed through this course and the rest of my Masters program. I'd hate to be Carrie Bradshaw in this situation. :)
My daughter just bought an external hard drive to store over 7,000 photos! It is amazing how technology has changed photography. I'm from the Kodak Insta-matic generation...We used to take a few rolls of pictures, wait a few weeks to get them developed, half wouldn't look very good, etc. But either way, losing pictures is the worst because they are so truly irreplacable. I take alot of photos in my classroom..the students love to see themselves working. Another great use of photos is to document student work and projects. I also take photos of bulletin board displays and save them with my unit plans. I think photos would definitely have a place in our e-portfolios!
ReplyDeleteAlex, we did it! Yeh! See you tomorrow in class!
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