Already week 6

To start the week off we started something new. We started to check each other blog posts by leaving a note. It really helps so you can be positive that you'll get a good grade. Ms. Payseur also put up a poll so we could vote if we liked the new method. I had to put neither because my partner was absent, but otherwise I would say it definitely helped.

Date: October 4th, 2007

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Our digital literacy component for the week was called ASPECT. Each of the letters have a very crucial meaning.  It shows that just because the information online is useful it doesn't mean it's accurate.

                     A-(Authority) Who wrote it?
                     S-(Sources) Where did it come from?
                     P-(Purpose) Whats the purpose?
                     E-(Evenness) Information was well rounded?
                     C-(Coverage) Was everything you needed to know covered?
                     T-(Timeliness) Up to date information?


Web 2.00 for week six was Mind Meister. It is where you can make a mind map. You could compare to a spider web. This tool is actually new. Mrs. Payseur just tried it for the first time with us. Now I completely understand how to use it. I really like it because its a unique way to give information.


Create your own mind maps at MindMeister


Did you know some websites are fake? They just want your passwords to all your accounts, even banking! A way to tell websites are fake is by checking the URL. If the login page looks funny don't put in any of your important information in it. We were given a lists of fake websites to look at that seemed real. There were some that were obvious they were phishing. Now I know to take  precautions online when I'm searching for a website. Make sure you know what you're doing with passwords online too.
Fake website to look at: GenPets

 Date: June 30th, 2010

                                                                                    

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Our school should be very excited. This morning we learned our construction on our building is done! We have a place we can finally call our home high school. I have especially been anticipating to get into our building.

                                                           Date: January 1st, 2007
                                                                        
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Week 6 current event

1. Topic: 1 pt.

•  Apples sells an abundance of the new iPhone 5

2. Article Title: 1 pt.

• Apples sells 5 million iPhone 5 phones in the first weekend.

3. Article Source: 1 pt.

• CNN Tech

4. Summary: 2 pt.

• This article tells how many phones were sold in the first weekend released. It set a new sales record for Apple. Pre ordered phones are not counted in this 5 million. The CEO was very pleased with the sales results.

5. Reaction: 5 pt.

• Take a position on the issue in the article. I think its crazy so many people would buy it. To me it is just a phone. Most people cant survive a work or school day without their phones. My phone only calls and texts and that's plenty for me. It doesn't take a engineer to operate it.

6. World Impact: 6 pt.

• How does this event impact the world? It impacts the world because everyone wants one. Soon people will not even have to touch a button to call or text. Its mind blowing 5 million people bought one the weekend they were released. Today, the worlds people act like their cell phone is their life. I wish we could reverse time to show that cell phone haven't always been a necessity. People need to realize they are capable of breathing without a cellular device in their hand or pocket.

Weekly blog post

It seems like week 5 has flown by! The only bad news is we will not be in our building until October. It really takes patience to put up with plan B mode. Sure, its working but I would like to have an actual school. One thing I do know is that October will come before I know it!


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Date: August 17th, 2006
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We recently learned some new essential terms. Each one is very necessary. You just have to make sure you use them correctly. Mrs. Paysuer reviewed these terms with us in class. I will list them below.

Reputation: The ground impression of a person. Always make sure your impression is a good one.

Persist: To continue and endure.

Context: Different factors that surround a piece of information  that helps figure out what it means.

Tag: To add, label, or name a photo or video posted online. Remember to ask the person who you have a picture of permission to post online.


A fun activity we were were given was to edit pictures. One of the pictures had to be edited in a negative way, the other positive. This shows how someone can photo shop a picture in a mean way ( Hopefully nice). Nobody wants to be embarrassed online. The negative or positive picture would stay online forever. Negative issues are easier to remember to stick to your memory, so always be nice online!
My examples of negative and positive pictures:


                                               Positive-What girl wouldn't want to be on a magazine?!? ( A good one)

         

                                          Negative- She is wanted! 

                                                       The original copy.



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Date: March 16th, 2007
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I am proud to say I have my digital drivers license. You probably wondering what that is. Well you take this test and it asks you questions on how to be a good digital citizen. You watch a few clips with the questions too. If you want to try it, it is linked here.

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Phising is another new term. We took a quiz to see if we new what it was. I kinda failed it because i had no clue what it was. Basically it is a imposter of a website. It will trick you and take passcodes and more! This is very dangerous. A way to tell its fake is by the URL. Another is the login page. Be careful with what your giving your information to!

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Date: Febuary 19th, 2006
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Thats all for week number 5!

Thursday Current Event

1. Topic: 1 pt.

• A new gadget that replaces a mouse with your hand movements.

2. Article Title: 1 pt.

•  An accessory that replaces mouse movements with hand waves.

3. Article Source: 1 pt.

• Popsici. technology articles.

4. Summary:

• You can say goodbye to your mouse and hello to this awesome new gadget. It has been 50 years since Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse. This device is a minute 3 inches long and wide. They call it the Leap. All you now have to do to operate your computer is wave your hand or finger! The price is seventy dollars. It will not be out on the markets until February 2013. Many companies have already proposed apps. Some ideas were a orchestra or modeling clay.
  

5. Reaction: 5 pt.

• Take a position on the issue in the article. I feel this is a efficient way to get rid of your chunky keyboard. This event is very technical like many more to come. I understand it would take time to learn how to operate it. I have been with a keyboard all of my life, it would take some getting used to. This affects me and even my classmates because someday we might switch over to Leaps.

6. World Impact: 6 pt.

•  It impacts the world because no one will want a "colossal" keyboard. What will be done with all the keyboards once the Leap is successful? The world was affected by Smart Boards, so maybe this could be the next big thing in classrooms.  If Leaps are put in classrooms then I'm sure my classmates would love them. Recently I just learned how to actually type on a keyboard. There is now some reconsideration as whether people would be willing to re-learn to type.

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I cant believe four weeks have already went by! We were taught about a lot of necessary things this past week. Now, my day book is organized into two different sections. This will really help with keeping up with everything. One of my favorite things to organize are Post-Its.

Image: 'Futura'd Tabs'
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On 9-11 we wrote some definitions about online ethics.Online ethics are ways to be respectful online. We were assigned a music video about them. The website we used to complete this was Animoto. Everyone in our class added their customary tastes to make it their own. Animoto is our newest web 2.0 tool.No one repeated the same idea.It is embedded below.

Our new terms for digital ethics are listed underneath:
1. Privacy- Respect others privacy.
2.Self expression and identity- Present yourself in a honest and genuine way online.
3.  Connected culture- Treat others in a kind and respectful manner.
4. Respecting creative work-  Giving credit to others or asking permission.
5. Ethics- A set of principals that governs a persons behavior.
6. Online ethics- A set of principals that governs a persons online usage.
7. Digital citizenship- Being a good citizen online.

Image: 'That Way'
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As many know, 9-11 occurred this past week. This was a extremely sad day for Americans. Many memorials were held who died in this tragic event. I was only 3 years old at the time, and I can't recall any of it. Numerous stories have been told to me about it. From the stories,I understand 9-11 will never be forgotten.

Image: 'Never Forget 9/11'
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On my current event I typed about the new iPhone 5. Its said to be phenomenal, amazing and outstanding. I believe Apple is the #1 technology being used. Yes, it does have competition, but they have nothing on Apple.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Mrs. Wyont, our awesome principal at GECHS has also given us a project. We are to design a GECHS shirt! Today is the last day to submit designs. I didn't submit a design because I'm not artistically gifted. Others have turned in their conceptions of what a true Spartans shirt should look like so Mrs.Wyont can choose the best one. I trust her to make an decision that says we are Spartans!

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Thursday Current Event

1.Topic
- Latest iPhone coming out before the holidays begin.

2. Article Title
- New iPhone nears as holiday lineups unveiled.

3. Article Source
- Charlotte Observer

4. Summary
- After weeks of anxiety Apple is expected to unveil the latest smart phone. It is predicted it will be unveiled in San Fransisco at a meeting. The new model will work with 4G networks. A possibility is it also having a larger screen. Everyone is still puzzled when they will release the iPad miniature. Apple is currently dominating the market for tablet computers. Rivalries have tried to make a more frugal version such as the Kindle Fire. Sales of Apples phones and other devices are still in high demand.

5. Reaction
- An Apple product might be one of my presents I wake up to under the Christmas tree. I had to do some major debating between a iPhone or iPad or even laptop. With so much new technology coming out its hard for me to decide whats best for my schoolwork. Our world advancing in technology could lead to paper free classes. Eve now in classes everything is going online.

6. World Impact
- To impact the world I think technology could help the deteriorating economy. With the demand for Apples products, it might make jobs for a few people.  More jobs is what this economy needs.  Almost everyone I know has a Apple product of somesort for multiple reasons. The world is going Apple.

Thursday current event

1. Topic:
triangle institute works to to ID composition of designer drugs and set professional standards.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/02/3498838/triangle-researchers-try-to-id.html#storylink=cpy

2. Article Title: 1 pt.

• .Triangle researchers try to ID composition of 'designer drugs" and standardize analyses
  
  
  Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/02/3498838/triangle-researchers-try-to-id.html#storylink=cpy

3. Article Source: 1 pt.

• Where did you get the article? Charlotte Observer

4. Summary: 2pts.

•   Rudy Eugene attacks a man and chews his face. The man Ronald Popo suffered severe injuries. The police thought he was on bath salts. Forensics proves them wrong on their conclusion.

5. Reaction: 5 pt.

• . I think that crimes related to drugs are getting higher and higher. It affects me because when I'm older its going to get alot worse. There will be many more dangerous drugs out by then. It makes me wonder if the bath salts drug will ever be illegal. Police should know the crime rate will increase drastically with drugs being everywhere on the street. Knowing this is happening now I'm starting to become frightened of the future.

6. World Impact: 6 pt.

• How does this event impact the world? This event impacts the world because people could just keep getting randomly attacked. These people on bath salts are extremely dangerous. Florida is the number one place impacted because that's were the first attack was. Rudy Eugene was so high on bath salts he was shot and killed right on the scene. The demand for bath salts in the future is going to get higher. More bad events will happen if the police doesn't get this drug under control.

Blog #2

Overall my week has been great! I'm really happy we had a chance to redo or correct some of our work. I know that will never happen again but I'm very glad Ms.Paysuer let us. The classes this week have gone by so fast! The teachers are always scrambling  trying to jam-pack what work they can in a class period. I remember falling behind on notes on Wednesday, Its hard for me to keep up sometimes. If I don't take time on my notes then I wont be able to read them later. One of my enjoyments was reading and replying to my peers blogs. It was really interesting getting to know them through a blog. One thing that did kinda baffle me was Google reader. We had some crazy words like favicon and RSS. If your still confused there's a video below that might help with it.








Did that help any? Its very crucial to know this stuff if your a person who uses Google Reader. RSS is a way to save stuff to  your Google reader, you can also subscribe to blogs through it.  A favicon is a small icon on the top of your browser. We were only told to watch only 9 minutes, the rest doesn't matter much.

If you noticed the small squares in the picture representing the "O's" in Google, you've seen the symbol for RSS.
Date taken: Fri Nov, 2011
By: Derek Mehraban

 Another thing we learned about this week was email etiquette. Did you know if you type in all caps it means your screaming?  Ms. Paysuer taught us how to reply to a teacher or professors email. If your responding to a email from a important person, don't use emoticons. It makes you look like your immature. Over usage of exclamations is considered screaming to. Who really wants to be screamed at through email? Since I didn't list all the rules I attached a link to some of notes to help you with the rest. Notes on email etiquette.

You've got mail!

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 I'm still anxious for our building to be finished. My book bag has also become severely heavy! I can't believe that we have been in school for almost 3 weeks. This Friday interim reports come out. If Ms. Paysuer didn't give me a chance to redo some work, my grade  in her class wouldn't be so spectacular. So again I'm very thankful for her.. Lunch has gotten so much better, I could get used to having great food! Having a long weekend also my my week go even better. I really enjoyed having Monday off. It really confused my days though. For example I thought Tuesday was Monday. Also having Monday off made the week go by faster. I hope everyone had a delightful,long weekend and amazing week!

Intro to Pub

commons/copyrights on Prezi

                      
Its been difficult in a environment that's not like regular high school. I know with strenuous effort i can accomplish it in just 5 years. Its such a short time until we move into Lena Sue Beam, yet it seems like centuries from now! Plan B mode is opposite of what I  expected to be having class in.

In our class Introduction To Publications we recently were taught about copyrights. That's what my Prezi is mainly about. Prezi is a more advanced Power Point in a way.Its a little bit more complicated then Power Point, but I like it alot.

We have been learning about copyright,fair use and creative commons. I had no clue you could steal someone elses creative work! I'm really glad Ms.Paysuer reviewed that subject so I know what I'm doing. Fair use is where you can use part of someones work, but still give them credit. Creative Commons is a organization that allows people to post stuff that can be used for their use. I cant wait to learn more in Introduction to Publications!