Week Seven

This week has flown by here at GECHS. Today we have our 2nd club day. We learned about a new web 2.O tool. We also worked on our Digital Driver's License. We worked a lot on sexting and the dangers. Here's some descriptions on what we did this week;

We learned some new terms this week like;

Self-disclosure - Sharing private or confidential information about your sex life to other people.

Reciprocate - to give and return.

Sexting - sending or reading sexually explicit photos or videos through text or other devices.

We also learned more into sexting. Sexting is a horrible way to get someone to like you. Just because you send a dirty picture does not mean that that will make someone like you.  If a person likes you they like you for you.  Picture is not going to change that. Have self-respect and just do not do it.

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This week our web 2.O tool was a comic maker. It’s called Make Belief Comix. It’s a really good tool for making comics. I don’t like how it does not have many options. I like how you can click a character and you can change their expressions and outfits.

Here is mine we made on how to build relationships and one how to avoid sexting;

This week we also worked more on our Digital Driver’s License. It’s was also on sexting and ways to avoid it. This issue affects me because people are committing suicide because they are getting bullied and the picture is getting sent around. The easiest way to avoid this as I see is to just not do it. Girls don’t send them. Guys, don’t ask for them, having that picture does not make you a man. It makes you a jerk, if you like a girl you like her. Point blank, we don’t realize that sometimes it’s the girls asking. If you have picture don’t show everyone. Delete it, but remember even if it’s deleted it’s still there forever.

Overall my week has gone by super-fast. I’m so ready to get into the building, I’m sure everyone else is too. Also I’m looking forward for Mrs.Hibberts to come back.

Weekly Blog Review

This week has been "Interesting".  We learned some new terms like "A.S.P.E.C.T”.

 A: Authority.  This basically states to verify the authors credentials.  

S: source.  If the information is presented as fact, does the author document sources?

P: Purpose. Why was it written? Is it too basic? Too complicated?

E: Evenness. Just because the source is biased does not mean you cannot use it.

C: Coverage. Is your topic covered thoroughly? Does it have the information you need? Is it relevant?

T: Timeliness. When was it written? If you are working on a science report then you need up to date information.

We made a Mind map of these terms. A mind map is like notes to me. It helps me remember things.  Its pros are it’s easy to use, but some cons are that there is not much you can do on it.  It’s a great tool, but it doesn’t cover/have everything I’d like to.

We also have been working on our digital drivers license work.  It was a story about an octopus called a tree octopus.  It resides in the tropical region of the Olympic Peninsula.  We worked on Digital Fluency, where we learned how to tell if a website is credible. You have to check the domain of the website. All you have to do is look at the last part of the URL. .If it ends with edu, .gov. .Org it usually contains good information. 

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You have to check to see if the grammar is not illiterate.  Also look at the layout, and see if the author is well-known.  Google will pull up most popular websites not most reliable.  Also check the date of the website to see if it’s put to date. This affects me because it helps me pick out what is credible and what is not credible. 

Over-all my week has been tremendously horrible.  I was sick at the beginning, in trouble at home and school, but life gets better.  You just have to saddle up and get on with it.  Next week might be better.

Fifth Week

This week here at GECHS has been a typical week. Its school so of course it's going to be boring. Anyways here's what we did this week.

This week we took a test called the loop test. It had a hundred questions and I bummed it. We had a chance to make corrections for half a point each. We also took a Phishing Test; Phishing is like stealing information online. They can steal your money, or your identity. So basically don't give out your information. You can tell by the fake URLs.

Some new terms we learned were like Reputation. Everyone know what your reputation is right? This one is the online one. If you don't know what a Reputation is it's a general impression held by others. Persist is another term we learned about. It means to continue on and endure. Context is different factors that surround information that helps determine its meanings. A tag is a word(s) or term(s) that describe a photo or video.

Original Photo

A web2.O tool we learned about is image editing. Editing is just well, editing. Some good things about image editing are that you can make a picture better. A negative aspect is that it can make a bad impression. You could just be joking about a caption, and it be taken the wrong way.

We also got our digital driver’s license. If you are wondering what that is it’s a test where you answer questions to see if you are a good online citizen. This affects me because it’s shown we the right and wrong way to be online.

 Overall my week has been pretty good, here at school. My publications grade is going up. Slowly but surely. I'm very excited for next week. I know it's going to be great.

Weekly Current Event

The topic of my Weekly Current Event is Germany Wants Public to Stop Using Internet Explorer
I got this article from Reuters.

The article is mainly about how the German government wants Germans to stop using Internet Explorer. They want this due to a bug they found. The bug makes peoples computers vulnerable to hacking and viruses. Microsoft didn't say how long it was going to be until a new update it will be in effect. 

Germany's National Flag

I believe all the hacking and viruses are getting to the point of soon the internet’s just going to break. Well not literally of course but soon a lot of people are going to become frustrated with it all. I mean every time I get on the internet I get warnings about potential threats. It’s getting harder and harder to pick out harmful websites. These viruses and websites that distribute them are going more under the radar all the time. This affects me because I’m an internet user too. I need the internet every day for my school work. Also many people have social networking accounts that they use every day. There are over 800 million active users on Facebook alone. I think Germany’s government made a smart decision to try to tell the public to not use internet explorer. It was very helpful and if I had the choice I would have done the same. Microsoft should be getting an update to fix the bug, soon.

This impacts the world greatly because people all over the world use the internet every day. It’s crucial that the internet is safe to use.  Also without the internet the world would go crazy. It’s how we look up information. It’s how we stay connected with each other. This affects Germany because now many people are changing their browsers.  This could make people not ever use internet explorer again.

One Month !

I can’t believe a month has come and gone! This week has gone by quite fast. That’s good though! Weekends are always great. Anyways, this week in Intro to Pub., we learned about many things. One thing we learned about was Animoto. This is a website where you can make a video out of pictures. It also makes the background and transitions for you. I think it’s pretty awesome tool to use and have. It’s also very easy to use.

Here’s the link to my Animoto we made in class.

We also started doing sentences for homework. Also, we learned how to diagram them too. I don’t particularly like to diagram sentences, because it doesn’t really help me.

We also learned some new terms like;

    Privacy- Don’t reveals other people’s information online.

    Self-Expression and Identity- Present your-self in an honest and genuine way online.

    Connected culture- Treat others kindly.

    Respecting Creative Work- Giving credits to others or asking permission for their work...

    Ethics- A set of principles and behavior that governs peoples' behavior

    Online Ethics- A set of principles and morals that govern peoples' behavior online.

    Digital citizenship- Safe, responsible, and ethical approach to functioning the digital world.

These terms and lessons have helped me to be a better and a more respectful person online. Honestly, I love anyway I can do to better myself as a person, online and off. Also I think that the bullying part is so important to teenagers. Let’s be frank, teenagers are mean and cruel. Plain and simple and they are especially online. They think that just because it’s on the internet that it doesn’t hurt, well it does.

The respecting other’s belief and cultures, religions are also so very important. Most wars in this world are cause because of another’s ways of life. I find this to be sick because we are all human. We all deserve respect.  

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Mostly this has been a great week. I love this school; no drama is the main reason. I’m looking forward to what we’ll be doing next week.