Essential Question

If I were in charge of education, I would use my methods to ensure that all students had equal access to computers. First I would create a rule. The rule will be all classes or all students must have a class that includes computers in some ways. That way it will be guaranteed that all students have equal amount of time on the computers. The computers will be open to everyone and no websites will be blocked, so that will make them more want to go on it. They can download music, games, watch clips on youtube or what ever they want to do with it. However, if they are caught watching or doing inappropriate things like watching porn or on a porn website then they will be severely punished until they cry. Then I will be laughing that them in my office and think about how stupid they are to watch porn on the school's computers. However, they can play games and stuff, and eventually all students would want to use the computers to play games or go on facebook or something.

Essential Question

Yes, I have witnessed people doing something inappropriate online. It was during an online game I was playing on the internet. These people were arguing on something and eventually it lead to swearing and trash talking and they were just continuing and continuing to insult and offend each other. Then it lead to cyber bullying but no one was the defenceless victim. They were both the bully and they tried to make the other stop and cry. I only read what they typed and ignored them while I continued to play my game. I did not report it to the game administrator because there is always an argue in every game room I enter. If i just reported each and everyone I would be a loser who reports people for saying their thoughts. I couldn't have stopped it because if I tried then I too would be involved in their conflict because they would tell me to shut up and I would be no and it would begin with all three of us swearing and letting our anger loose. I have only tried to keep myself quiet and try to play the game while I ignore the other people unless they say something to me.

Essential Question

To be a good citizen is obey society's law. People who break the law and does illegal stuff are known as criminals and are not good examples of a good citizen. Good citizens are also people who are known and recognized as a leader or for some thing good they did. Or they can also just be normal people like the rest of us are. How ever there are times when citizens have to break the law in order to live or because of a major problem. So following the law doesn't always, but mostly make them a good citizen. Like a person who has no money or home. They can not find a proper job, so they steal from people. They have no choice to but steal because if they don't get any money to buy food, then they will starve off and die. Or they would have another indecent job. Prostitution. Many women are becoming prostitutes to live. They do this to live. They have nothing else to do with their life. If they didn't try prostitution then they would earn no money and it's very unlikely that any of them have a resume to carry around with them to look for jobs because most resumes are printed out on paper and not written with a pencil on a crumpled piece of paper. They are citizens too, but they do indecent things to survive. So I don't really know what makes a good citizen good. Do they have to be rich? Poor? Dumb? Smart? Helpful? Unhelpful? I leave that to all the people of the world to answer.

Essential Question

How do you know if something online is true or not?
You will know when something online is true or not depending if you used it before. Or someone else recommends it. Like a website saying that computers are bad for us. Once we read it, we will wonder if it's really true or just a fake post. They also might think "Ha the irony in that website" because they are using the computers and they are telling people that they are bad for us. Any ways, people will begin to wonder after they read what's online. Most facts on the internet is true but people will sometimes put fake facts. An example is wikipedia. Since it can be edited by random people, they could just put in some thing that might get people angry. In my opinion you can tell if something is true or not depending on what people say. IF someone recommends it, then it's legit and it's probably a good and honest site. But if there is some random site that you just found and isn't that popular or no one recommends it then there's a high probability that it's just a website that some loser had to make to pass his time.

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Essential Question

Yes, there is a need for online relationship for learning because just about everything these days is online with the internet. Our school has this online website to check our marks, look at the assignments we missed and at the assignments we were supposed to do. It also has this thing called a pager where people can page each other and letting know what they need to do or ask for help. It's kind of like an instant chatting program like MSN but it's not. We can learn more today online because everyone uses the net these days. People don't walk like a couple of blocks to their friends house and ask them how to do a question. It saves people time and they can communicate with others on the internet.

Discussion Questions

1. I am interested in the topic of Alberta's oil sands.
2. Everyone in the country should care.
3. I should care because I am a citizen that lives in Alberta where the oil sand are started.
4. No I can not make someone care, but I can try.
5. The benefit of doing this project online is that everyone ca see it and it's not limited like the school.

Essential question

In my opinion, computers give us both more and less human connection. First, we get more human connection by enabling us to talk online with our friends and receiving messages from them back. Like when you want a friend to play an online game with you. You go onto the internet or by instant chatting like MSN or Facebook and talk to them. And the internet also gives us less human connection because we are not physically talking to someone. It might make a person not want to go out to socialize with others and if that happens then the person will have a harder time finding jobs and talking to people. Also the person will only stay on the internet to talk to people and that will pretty much become their life and it's weird to have a 40-year old guy or woman on the internet all day because they won't choose to come out in the world to socialize with others.

Ends Statement Character

I am going to work towards the Character end statement because I want to do what's right and do as I want to help our community. The things I am already doing is helping my smaller siblings with their homework, let old citizens sit on the bus, sometimes pick someone's trash and put it in the garbage and help out classmates if they need help with their homework.

Essential Question

I believe teachers should not encourage multi tasking because students will get distracted and since their brain is still developing, they won't be able to do many things at once. An excellent example is when the students grow up to be adults and learn to drive. When they start to drive, they could be texting on their iphones or looking at the GPS. When they do that, they have to look at the device and drive all at once. It would be a good thing if they could do that, but they are still endangering themselves and the people around them. People would want to finish many things at once rather than doing it one by one these days because people are more impatient. If they do that, they could crash into someone or something and ending up either killing someone or hurting them. That's why now it is illegal in some places to be texting or talking on the phone when driving. So teachers shouldn't encourage them to do it because they haven't had a crash yet. The risks of them getting one could be when they drive home or tomorrow.

Digital Citizenship day 4 essential question

1. No swearing
2. No cyber sex
3. No inappropriate surfing
4. Do not download things that you do not know
5. No cyber bullying
6. Do not accept an online predator's invitation to meet or give info (If cyber sex doesn't work)

Digital Citizenship Day 3

Keyboard, Cd, monitor, mouse, wires, router, online, website, url, hardware, virus, spyware, firewall, pixel, mega multi-pixels, programs, file, folders, application, copy, paste, edit, online, education, images, information, ID, password, plug, error, crash, bug, buttons, scrolling, games, fan printer, connect, internet, online predator, prey

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Digital Citizenship test

Digital Citizenship Day 2

No, I do not have an electronic device, but if I did I could keep notes on my device in class if they are allowed. Something that may be erased on the board could be stored in an electronic device by just taking a quick picture of it. Then later, if you don't understand it, you could look at the picture you took and see if it made sense. Your friends could also text you about the assignments and other things if you missed a day of school because you were sick. Also, it's better because when you come to school the next day, you would have caught up in everything and could continue with your work without trying to find out what you missed and not understand the things that are being taught today.

Digital Citizenship

Poem

The internet is fun and scary

How much of My life is a digital life?

MY life is about 60% digital because ever since I was born, I have been growing up with computers and digital games. At a young age, I have already started to use computers. I have been using games for entertainment like playing online games, but as I started to grow more, I had to use it for another purpose besides games. I started using it for school at around grade six for power points and word and later I was in a computer class where I started to learn more about using computers and the programs on them. Now, I have been using computers for games, studying, projects and watching some videos on youtube. Also I have been planning to get a PS3 or a PSP because my cousin keeps telling me to get one. So, I think in the future, my digital life would probably increase to about 80% or more because just about everything we do now a days revolves around digital things.

Essential Question

I am able to create relationships online with friends and teachers by asking them for help if I really need it and I can help them in return. Like if I missed a day of school because I was sick, then I could go online and ask them what I missed and what I can do to make up for it. They too can do the same. Also sometimes friends can't come over to meet you, so showing how to do a question online is better than just talking about it because some people learn by doing things themselves rather than just visually looking at it.

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