Task+1+-+Parenting+and+Technology

There is little doubt that in our world today, technology has had an impact on parenting.

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Inspirational quotes on parenting are at our fingertips. Hear are a few examples...

**“Lucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents.”** - James A. Brewer

**“Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.”** - C. Everett Koop

**“The guys who fear becoming fathers don’t understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent.”** - Frank Pittman

The internet is crowded with advice for parents. Work with a partner. Look at the following websites - what do you think about the advice? Is it from a reliable source? Would you take notice of it? Should you take notice of it? Why or why not? See if you can find some "Mary Poppins" (practically perfect in every way!) advice that you can give our Mary Poppins. You might like to use [] to create word clouds from some of the advice.

=Scoop.it= Scoop.it is a bookmarking site where you can gather weblinks for further research My scoop.it site has been put together to assist you with your research for your major investigation as well as other research tasks. []

I found the following scoop.it site by putting in the search term - parenting - to the search bar on scoop.it. There are some really useful articles here.

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Parents need to be aware fo threats from technology as well. Look at this frightening video about smartphones. media type="youtube" key="N2vARzvWxwY" width="420" height="315" =The following information and links are provided to assist you with your research=

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[|http://www.kidslife.com.au]

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You Tube provides instant visuals - but it is important to make reliable choices This video on child developmental stages is from UNICEF, gives parents clear, reliable advice on developmental milestones. media type="youtube" key="SBFnO2FCdeE" height="315" width="420"

Technology gives parents the opportunity to educate themselves to improve their understanding and their skills. This one points out the vital importance of developing nurturing relationships that foster emotional and social development. media type="youtube" key="tLiP4b-TPCA" height="315" width="420"

There are even computer programs available that bring all of the baby photos and videos together in one place and gives links to parenting advice as well. []

What about trying out a virtual parenting experience on the computer?? You can join Second life and have a baby media type="youtube" key="I0VHR4e_ziQ" height="315" width="420" There are lots of ways to 'adopt a baby' on-line []

Try this on-line adopt a baby! [] Even the White House in recognising the potential benefits of on-line games as an educational tool []

This article is on virtual parenting - but it is more about the amount of time kids spend on the computer. []

The internet can also be used to help keep families communicating where all members don't live together []

=There are lots of newspaper articles that relate to technology and children & parents. It depends on your point of view as to whether any of these will relate to your research.=

From sandpit to mosh pit (**//kids music festival - exposure to music using technology; kids/parents expectations//**)
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Autism detected at just six months old (//advances in medical technology - parents know more about child//)
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The viral video that keeps on giving (Charlie bit my finger) (//technology creating superstars - parents using money to fund child's future//)
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Baby conceived using 22-year-old sperm (//Advances in medical technology - enabling parents to concieve//)
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IVF doctor faces $10 million 'wrongful birth' case (//advances in medical technology - when things go wrong//) []

Repel invaders from cyberspace (//the// //dark side of the internet tat is available and aimed at children - gaming; sex etc//)
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Losing sleep over a diagnosis (//advances in medical technology - parents know more about child//)
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=Check out these apps!=
 * License to breed
 * Parenting
 * My baby

=Take our on-line survey into the role of technology in parenting=

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To get into the back of the survey so you can get the results,go to [|www.surveymonkey.com] the user name is //**dhsearlychild**// the password is //**earlychild**//

//**Make graphs in excel -**// This video shows you how to use the survey monkey data to create graphs you can use in your research task

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=Now write up your research. You might like to use the following suggested structure=



When you get your research draft back, this is how you deal with the comments and track changes.
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If you are using the survey, don't forget to reference it correctly
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=Research Exemplar:= Here is an A standard exemplar for a final piece of work for this research task

. This is the wordle for that piece of work - notice the strength of the message but the balance - there is a strong depth in the work.

This is a D standard piece. The message is mixed. There is little research and wht there is uses unreliable websites; it is diddicult to know what it is on about and it doesn't answer thr question.

Now look atthe wordle for this exemplar.



Compare the two wordles.

Can you see how using a wordle could be useful? This is the link to [|wordle.net]

And finally a powerpoint overviw of parenting