#8

This chapter was mainly about viruses and the importance of virus protection, as well as general security on computers. This is very important, especially in an educational atmosphere. It is important that people constantly back up their files and scan their computers for viruses with anti-virus software. Filtering is also an important type of security, not all websites are appropriate for all ages, or for the educational atmosphere. Blocking certain sites can help students be more efficient because they are less distracted.
Another interesting skill that I learned in this class was how to use different type of animation on PowerPoint. Whether it's animation on the slide, or just transitional animation, it all helps to make a presentation look more presentable. As much as I use PowerPoint, this is very useful information for me.
Regarding blocking/filtering certain sites on computers in schools...I definitely standby this, but sometimes think that it is taken a bit too far. I remember in my high school we weren't even allowed to check our email. While I do see why they would do that because it could get distracting and would sidetrack students, I believe that there should've been some place where we could have checked it, because there were absolutely no computers that would access HotMail, Yahoo Mail, MSN, etc to check email.