Current event 10/21

1. Topic: 1 pt.

A new discovery shows whale puke is actually valuable after it hardens.

2. Article Title: 1 pt.
Apparently this matters: Whale puke

3. Article Source: 1 pt.
CNN Tech

4. Summary: 2 pt.
This affects me because the way the money could be spent. I believe I wouldnt mind going to New England to search for whale puke. If I had all of that money I would want to make a good change. I hope any whales near our N.C. waters puke till' they can't puke anymore!Whale puke is now extremely valuable! A young boy in New England discovered a huge chunk of it worth $63,000. Anyone up for some whale puke?

5. Reaction: 5 pt.

This impacts the world because everyone will want it. Now whale puke is in high demand. The young boy plans to build an animal house with the money. Many think it will just be Noah's ark and Jersey Shore combined. So many possibilities for the money, but it will be in the hands of an 8 year old boy.

2 Weeks Combined

These past weeks have been quite eventful for me and my classmates. Our new digital literacy component is cyber-bulling. We learned six new terms that have a huge impact on cyber bullying. I believe I fully understood this weeks curriculum.

                                                    3/30/10 Link At least I'm not a bully

Many people don't know about the new bullying method.Cyber bullying is whats going on, teenage girls are usually the ones mainly effected. Its easy to criticize over the internet rather than face to face. I believe you should be mature and confront the person you have an issue with. Just don't retaliate it makes it a lot worse.

                                          1/29/12 Link Cyberbullying

Up-stander: The witness that defends.
Bystander: The witness that does nothing.
Offender: Person with malicious intentions (bully).
Escalate: The situation becomes more intense.
De-escalate: Deterioration of the situation.

I have created a chart showing ways the target and the up-stander can decrease the situation.

Our web 2.0 tool was to make a Wevideo. The topic was supposed to be on cyber-bullying and how to deteriorate it. In my personal video I decided to use the signs. It is embedded below.

We can end the acts of cyberbullying. All we have to do is be an upstander. Many kids skip school because of bullies. Some even commit suicide because they cant take it anymore. I belive we can get this situation under control with a little effort.

                                                    10/13/06 Link "Rough days"

One of my favorite quotes:
" I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same"
- Rachel Joy Scott


Even though I'm in 9th grade I still anticipate Halloween. Who doesn't love to get free candy? We now only have fourteen days left! I really enjoy going to Halloween parties too. I can't belive we are so far into the school year, it seems like we just started.

                                                    9/29/10 Link "Pumpkin Carving"

What the 7th week held

This new blog will inform you on many important things you need to know. We learned about relationships online. Also how once you send something such as text or email it is permanent. You may not realize but all of those minute pieces of information are saved somewhere. It cant be truly erased, so think before you send.

Oops. May 21st 2007, Link

One of the main topics was not to sext. Sexting is a new term meaning sending a partially or fully naked picture through text or email. This has ruined many young girls life's. They dont understand what impact this can have on them.Sexting and online relationships are our digital literacy component for the week

There is a website you can use to make comic strips. This was our web 2.0 tool for the week. Our topics were supposed to be on sexting and online relationships. My comics give an example of both.I listed what the comics say because it is difficult to read on the comics.


The text turned out tiny:
 Gossiping girl- OMG! did you see what that girl over there sent to her boyfriend?
Girl- I should have never sent it, my life's ruined!
Later that day....
Adviser Granny- I may be old but I can still tell you've done something your not proud of.
Girl- Yeah I sexted. He said if I loved him I would do it.
Adviser Granny- If he really loved you, he wouldn't have made you done it.
Girl- Now I know I should only prove true love through marriage!

 Frog- Hey, whats wrong?!?
Bunny- I'm really lonely and need a boyfriend.
Bunny(Thinking)- I could try a dating website and be flirty! Then I wont be lonely!
Bunny(Looking for guys)- Woahhh... That lion is fineee!
Lion- You wanna go on a date?
Bunny- Yeahh babyyy!

I'm so happy it Fall. It seems like the weather is just perfect at this time of year! The leaves also look gorgeous when they change color. A bad thing is cleaning up the leaves. Around my house it seems like we have to rake every day! Fall is still one of my favorite seasons.

Fall time, October 18th, 2008, Link

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.

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!