Can the panic button deter or prevent crimes like this?
The panic button does have advantages such as availability in times of need but it also has disadvantages. Facebook authorities may not know if the alert of the panic button is a real case most especially when a child not within legal age is the one who submitted a complaint. Children do not know how to validate if they are being harassed or cyber attacked by someone in the internet. In short, an argument may mean nothing to a 24 year old but in the perception of a 12 year old he is being cyber bullied.
If not, what should be done?
Seminars on awareness should be considered. The parents of the children lingering in the online world should be the one carrying the responsibility of their children's safety.
How can you teach your younger brother or sister to behave online, think of safety constantly?
If I had a younger brother or sister, I will explain frequently the consequences of his/her actions. Even though children might see it as nagging, at least as an older sibling I know that I have tried to protect my siblings. Even though it might appear to them as a threat, I will tell them that I am not scaring them but instead protecting them from harm.
Should Facebook succumbed to the clamor of the parents/citizens?
Yes because these are the people in the social networking site's community. They should be given importance since they are the users.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
DIGITAL ETHNOGRAPHY | MR. MOLANO
DIGITAL ETHNOGRAPHY
Digital ethnography at its simplest is merely the application of new technologies to the process of ethnography. Tools that can be used are PDA’s, emails, webcams, SMS, GPS, and digital cameras. Digital ethnography is the modern, digital equivalent of traditional, Malinowskian ethnographic forms The difference of the traditional and modern is that traditional ethnographers physically immerse themselves in distinct places and their cultures while digital ethnographers capitalize on wired and wireless technologies to extend classic ethnographic methods, like participant (Masten & Plowman, 2003).
BASIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT PROFESSOR
Mr. Renato Molano is a professor at De La Salle University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering in University of Santo Tomas. His specializations include Geographic information systems, Business Processes and Information Systems Planning. He started teaching a total of 12 units in the university he graduated. The following year he became a full time professor. After 2 years, he saw an opening at De La Salle University and decided to apply. Since then, he never left teaching although the pay does not compare to what his colleagues are earning. He thinks that imparting his knowledge and inspiring students is something that no amount of money can compare with.
PODCAST
TRANSCRIPT
Shari: Good morning listeners! Today is a good day and you’re listening to Socexkks 99.9, the station that rocks La Salle. So, what day is today? It’s a Tuesday and we all know that there are students going to school. In school and somewhere else, you know what I’m talking about. Speaking of students, today is a very special day because we have a guess on behalf who will be able to share his thoughts and feelings on his teaching but for now listen to this song and it will surely bring you back to your student days.
--Song
Shari: And we’re back, as I said awhile ago a professor is here with us today to share his experiences on teachings, and I’m very proud to introduce to you sir Renato Molano a professor in De La Salle University. So let’s not wait anymore, here is Sir Renato Molano.
Interviewer: How did you get involve into teaching?
Sir Molano: After I graduated, UST called me up, because they had a teacher who left for the states and in the middle of the term they needed one so I accepted the invitation. It was just part time, it was just how many? 12 units. And then the following year, they made me full time. Then two years later, there was an opening in La Salle, I saw it in the Bulletin Today, so I applied and I was taken in. Since then, I never left teaching. It’s actually my first job.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy teaching?
Sir Molano: Of course! I wouldn’t have lasted this long diba?
Interviewer: How long have you been teaching?
Sir Molano: Next question please. (everyone laughs)
Interviewer: Do you find that teaching pays economically very good?
Sir Molano: As I mentioned earlier, teaching doesn’t pay much. Nobody gets rich in teaching. But Comparing La Salle with other schools, we are paid better than the rest. But comparing it to the corporate world like all my classmates in college and high school, they are earning 4-5 times of what I’m earning. I was valedictorian di bb a? Our salutatorian is now the VP of ABS-CBN. Our honorable mention is now president of Informatics. They are earning more.
Interviewer: What would you consider as your strength in teaching?
Sir Molano: Number one: I can speak straight English. Joke! One of my requirements is to speak in English di ba? Number two is I can make learning fun. I don’t wanna bore students so usually there should be activities in between. I think that’s one strength I have and CHARISMA. Ang yabang and sense of humor diba yan.
Interviewer: How about your weaknesses?
Sir Molano: I speak fast. Number two: I speak fast. Ano pa ba? That’s what students tell me always eh. I speak fast so far nobody told me I’m boring or what.
Interviewer: Do you think students like you?
Sir Molano: No, they don’t. They love me. Do you love me? How did I know that. because everytime I get evaluated, I always get outstanding. So I think they love me. If they don’t love me, they’d give you NI di ba or they will give you needs improvement but they never gave me. They lowest they gave me was VS but for the past 5 years I got what 1 VS, but if you average all it’s always outstanding. Do you love me? Do you love me? Good.
Interviewer: What would you consider as your best teaching strategy?
Sir Molano: The grouping. I’m of the teachers who do that eh. I group the students db. I give, I did that to your class di ba- stramgt, case studies, games or activities. When you group them, the learning is centered on the students, not anymore on the teacher. If you put it in a classroom style, always like that, sometimes the students get bored, but if you do it that way, they learn from one another. Discussion, sharing, it helps. You’re gonna guide the class,… They want it that way, they don’t want a lecture type. They want activities. They want learning to be fun.
Interviewer: How long have you been doing this strategy?
Sir Molano: Less than 10 years, maybe 2003? 2002? something like that. When I started experimenting on it, I found out that the students are more actively involved or engaged in the learning process. And then I get higher evaluation, so I must be doing it right. So I continued doing it.
Interviewer: Honestly, have you ever encountered a student cheated?
Sir Molano: First time, I taught in La Salle, I caught somebody cheating. That’s the batch of Mr. Ona but it’s not Mr. Ona.
Interviewer: What happened when you caught him?
Sir Molano: I talked to the class after the exam, because I caught two but I didn’t mention names. I told them na I was disappointed, that I will not report them to the D.O. but I told them I will not give them a zero if they will apologize to me in person. I will not mention your names; go to the faculty room after this class. They came, 10. 10 people came, I only caught two. I only caught two but because they felt guilty because I caught them cheating but I didn’t mention the names. They thought I was referring to them..Nagapologize. I was very happy and since then my relationship with the class became better. I didn’t report to the D.O. I didn’t give them a zero but I think that stopped them from cheating.
Interviewer: What is your view on the cheating student?
Sir Molano: I’m very particular with honesty. That’s one of the values I wanna teach them. If you don’t stop them, they will be dishonest all their lives and we will fail as Lasallian educators. These values are very important for us: honesty, integrity. You have to be punished or reprimanded. To be reprimanded for cheating is not because we don’t love you. We care for you and we want you to learn. But I never gave a zero, the one I caught in cheating naman in compro before ayy, I gave them a zero pala, no, they still passed. I’m very generous with grades. I give extra points, extra grades. For me, if you learn that’s the more important thing.
Interviewer: What would you consider as the best instance in teaching that you had?
Sir Molano: Best instance? When students appreciate you.
Interviewer: When did this happen?
Sir Molano: The first time they launched the Students’ Search for Outstanding Teachers. I was one of the awardees. I’m the only awardee from CCS and that made me feel very appreciated. Because my parents, say my mom, was against my teaching but then I got an award given by the students. That something that proves that teaching is for me.
Interviewer: How about the worst instance?
Sir Molano: Worst instance? Failing students. I seldom fail students but when I fail them, it’s heartbreaking. If you deserve the grade, you really deserve the grade. I mean I seldom fail students and if you fail, it’s really your fault.
Interviewer: But do you pass students, if they beg for you for a passing grade?
Sir Molano: No, never but if they beg for higher grades as long as you pass, I do. But if you fail and beg I don’t. There was this one instance that I failed 4 students. They are all groupmates for the same project. They failed because of the project. 3 boys, 1 girl. I gave out the course cards. The 3 guys were all noisy, complaining. The girl just calmly got her course card and she said sir, thank you and she left. But when I started putting the grades online, I passed her because I like her attitude. She wasn’t complaining, she didn’t make much noise. The 3 guys, they were blabbering. So after all, she said to me she was praying all along, so the prayer worked for her. I don’t know why I passed her. I was inputting the grades then suddenly I just decided to give her a one instead of 0.0 so the prayer worked. That’s one instance, but she didn’t beg.
Shari: So there you heard Sir Molano. Now we have some text messages coming in and asking about his teaching styles. So basing it on what Sir Molano shared to us, what do you think struck you the most? I think what struck me the most is that he shows students what is quality education and he never fails students what expects from him. He is always there when you need him and he shows you what his true self is. Another text message: So do you think you want a professor like him? Okay, here goes my answer: I think I need and want a professor like him; he seems to attract students in many ways you know. So he became my professor twice and I was really delighted. Delight, yes that’s one of Sir Molano’s mottos in teaching. So any anyway, every time I schedule and I see for example projman. There’s some professor and sir Molano’s name, I’ll surely pick sir Molano’s name. So recently, I knew sir Molano will teach us projman and you don’t know how happy I am. It’s sir Molano and I know I will learn many things from him again and he’s professor that you never will always have because there’s a lot of professors but sir Molano is a rare one. So I’m really happy that he’s teaching us this term. Another text message: Do you think he is inspiring students? Of course he is, if he didn’t then he wouldn’t always have a full class and students wouldn’t be looking for him. They actually love him. I do love him. Look at the time, it’s now 5 mins before we end and we’re sad but we have to go. We do hope you have picked some inspiring messages from us today. Thank you and see you again tomorrow. Again, you’re listening to socexkks, 99.9 and we’re here to bring you whatever rocks LaSalle.
OPINION OF THE GROUP ON MR. MOLANO
Mr. Molano is a professor that practices his profession in the right way because he does not only teach but he is inspiring students to do their best for a brighter future. He teaches quality education since the students he handled stated that he is a professor that they would want to have if they have the chance to pick professors who would teach them. He is considerate but he doesn’t tolerate students with their wrongdoings, instead he makes them realize how to do the right things.
Digital ethnography at its simplest is merely the application of new technologies to the process of ethnography. Tools that can be used are PDA’s, emails, webcams, SMS, GPS, and digital cameras. Digital ethnography is the modern, digital equivalent of traditional, Malinowskian ethnographic forms The difference of the traditional and modern is that traditional ethnographers physically immerse themselves in distinct places and their cultures while digital ethnographers capitalize on wired and wireless technologies to extend classic ethnographic methods, like participant (Masten & Plowman, 2003).
BASIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT PROFESSOR
Mr. Renato Molano is a professor at De La Salle University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering in University of Santo Tomas. His specializations include Geographic information systems, Business Processes and Information Systems Planning. He started teaching a total of 12 units in the university he graduated. The following year he became a full time professor. After 2 years, he saw an opening at De La Salle University and decided to apply. Since then, he never left teaching although the pay does not compare to what his colleagues are earning. He thinks that imparting his knowledge and inspiring students is something that no amount of money can compare with.
PODCAST
TRANSCRIPT
Shari: Good morning listeners! Today is a good day and you’re listening to Socexkks 99.9, the station that rocks La Salle. So, what day is today? It’s a Tuesday and we all know that there are students going to school. In school and somewhere else, you know what I’m talking about. Speaking of students, today is a very special day because we have a guess on behalf who will be able to share his thoughts and feelings on his teaching but for now listen to this song and it will surely bring you back to your student days.
--Song
Shari: And we’re back, as I said awhile ago a professor is here with us today to share his experiences on teachings, and I’m very proud to introduce to you sir Renato Molano a professor in De La Salle University. So let’s not wait anymore, here is Sir Renato Molano.
Interviewer: How did you get involve into teaching?
Sir Molano: After I graduated, UST called me up, because they had a teacher who left for the states and in the middle of the term they needed one so I accepted the invitation. It was just part time, it was just how many? 12 units. And then the following year, they made me full time. Then two years later, there was an opening in La Salle, I saw it in the Bulletin Today, so I applied and I was taken in. Since then, I never left teaching. It’s actually my first job.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy teaching?
Sir Molano: Of course! I wouldn’t have lasted this long diba?
Interviewer: How long have you been teaching?
Sir Molano: Next question please. (everyone laughs)
Interviewer: Do you find that teaching pays economically very good?
Sir Molano: As I mentioned earlier, teaching doesn’t pay much. Nobody gets rich in teaching. But Comparing La Salle with other schools, we are paid better than the rest. But comparing it to the corporate world like all my classmates in college and high school, they are earning 4-5 times of what I’m earning. I was valedictorian di bb a? Our salutatorian is now the VP of ABS-CBN. Our honorable mention is now president of Informatics. They are earning more.
Interviewer: What would you consider as your strength in teaching?
Sir Molano: Number one: I can speak straight English. Joke! One of my requirements is to speak in English di ba? Number two is I can make learning fun. I don’t wanna bore students so usually there should be activities in between. I think that’s one strength I have and CHARISMA. Ang yabang and sense of humor diba yan.
Interviewer: How about your weaknesses?
Sir Molano: I speak fast. Number two: I speak fast. Ano pa ba? That’s what students tell me always eh. I speak fast so far nobody told me I’m boring or what.
Interviewer: Do you think students like you?
Sir Molano: No, they don’t. They love me. Do you love me? How did I know that. because everytime I get evaluated, I always get outstanding. So I think they love me. If they don’t love me, they’d give you NI di ba or they will give you needs improvement but they never gave me. They lowest they gave me was VS but for the past 5 years I got what 1 VS, but if you average all it’s always outstanding. Do you love me? Do you love me? Good.
Interviewer: What would you consider as your best teaching strategy?
Sir Molano: The grouping. I’m of the teachers who do that eh. I group the students db. I give, I did that to your class di ba- stramgt, case studies, games or activities. When you group them, the learning is centered on the students, not anymore on the teacher. If you put it in a classroom style, always like that, sometimes the students get bored, but if you do it that way, they learn from one another. Discussion, sharing, it helps. You’re gonna guide the class,… They want it that way, they don’t want a lecture type. They want activities. They want learning to be fun.
Interviewer: How long have you been doing this strategy?
Sir Molano: Less than 10 years, maybe 2003? 2002? something like that. When I started experimenting on it, I found out that the students are more actively involved or engaged in the learning process. And then I get higher evaluation, so I must be doing it right. So I continued doing it.
Interviewer: Honestly, have you ever encountered a student cheated?
Sir Molano: First time, I taught in La Salle, I caught somebody cheating. That’s the batch of Mr. Ona but it’s not Mr. Ona.
Interviewer: What happened when you caught him?
Sir Molano: I talked to the class after the exam, because I caught two but I didn’t mention names. I told them na I was disappointed, that I will not report them to the D.O. but I told them I will not give them a zero if they will apologize to me in person. I will not mention your names; go to the faculty room after this class. They came, 10. 10 people came, I only caught two. I only caught two but because they felt guilty because I caught them cheating but I didn’t mention the names. They thought I was referring to them..Nagapologize. I was very happy and since then my relationship with the class became better. I didn’t report to the D.O. I didn’t give them a zero but I think that stopped them from cheating.
Interviewer: What is your view on the cheating student?
Sir Molano: I’m very particular with honesty. That’s one of the values I wanna teach them. If you don’t stop them, they will be dishonest all their lives and we will fail as Lasallian educators. These values are very important for us: honesty, integrity. You have to be punished or reprimanded. To be reprimanded for cheating is not because we don’t love you. We care for you and we want you to learn. But I never gave a zero, the one I caught in cheating naman in compro before ayy, I gave them a zero pala, no, they still passed. I’m very generous with grades. I give extra points, extra grades. For me, if you learn that’s the more important thing.
Interviewer: What would you consider as the best instance in teaching that you had?
Sir Molano: Best instance? When students appreciate you.
Interviewer: When did this happen?
Sir Molano: The first time they launched the Students’ Search for Outstanding Teachers. I was one of the awardees. I’m the only awardee from CCS and that made me feel very appreciated. Because my parents, say my mom, was against my teaching but then I got an award given by the students. That something that proves that teaching is for me.
Interviewer: How about the worst instance?
Sir Molano: Worst instance? Failing students. I seldom fail students but when I fail them, it’s heartbreaking. If you deserve the grade, you really deserve the grade. I mean I seldom fail students and if you fail, it’s really your fault.
Interviewer: But do you pass students, if they beg for you for a passing grade?
Sir Molano: No, never but if they beg for higher grades as long as you pass, I do. But if you fail and beg I don’t. There was this one instance that I failed 4 students. They are all groupmates for the same project. They failed because of the project. 3 boys, 1 girl. I gave out the course cards. The 3 guys were all noisy, complaining. The girl just calmly got her course card and she said sir, thank you and she left. But when I started putting the grades online, I passed her because I like her attitude. She wasn’t complaining, she didn’t make much noise. The 3 guys, they were blabbering. So after all, she said to me she was praying all along, so the prayer worked for her. I don’t know why I passed her. I was inputting the grades then suddenly I just decided to give her a one instead of 0.0 so the prayer worked. That’s one instance, but she didn’t beg.
Shari: So there you heard Sir Molano. Now we have some text messages coming in and asking about his teaching styles. So basing it on what Sir Molano shared to us, what do you think struck you the most? I think what struck me the most is that he shows students what is quality education and he never fails students what expects from him. He is always there when you need him and he shows you what his true self is. Another text message: So do you think you want a professor like him? Okay, here goes my answer: I think I need and want a professor like him; he seems to attract students in many ways you know. So he became my professor twice and I was really delighted. Delight, yes that’s one of Sir Molano’s mottos in teaching. So any anyway, every time I schedule and I see for example projman. There’s some professor and sir Molano’s name, I’ll surely pick sir Molano’s name. So recently, I knew sir Molano will teach us projman and you don’t know how happy I am. It’s sir Molano and I know I will learn many things from him again and he’s professor that you never will always have because there’s a lot of professors but sir Molano is a rare one. So I’m really happy that he’s teaching us this term. Another text message: Do you think he is inspiring students? Of course he is, if he didn’t then he wouldn’t always have a full class and students wouldn’t be looking for him. They actually love him. I do love him. Look at the time, it’s now 5 mins before we end and we’re sad but we have to go. We do hope you have picked some inspiring messages from us today. Thank you and see you again tomorrow. Again, you’re listening to socexkks, 99.9 and we’re here to bring you whatever rocks LaSalle.
OPINION OF THE GROUP ON MR. MOLANO
Mr. Molano is a professor that practices his profession in the right way because he does not only teach but he is inspiring students to do their best for a brighter future. He teaches quality education since the students he handled stated that he is a professor that they would want to have if they have the chance to pick professors who would teach them. He is considerate but he doesn’t tolerate students with their wrongdoings, instead he makes them realize how to do the right things.
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