Monday, February 27, 2012

Cyber Bully Video

In the movie, a girl named Taylor was being bullied and she tried to kill herself. This happens all the time in real life and in some of the cases we talked about in class. For example, the Megan Meier case. Some similarities are when Tatylor kept getting online to see what people were saying and she got more hurt each time. When people are cyberbullied, they want to know what people are saying, but they dont want to get hurt. Some differences are when Taylor stands up to the bully. A normal person wouldnt do that.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Voki v. Blabberize

Voki allowed me to create an avatar of myself and customize it. Blabberize used a picture of the internet and made it mouth move. Voki was much easier to use because blabberize was very hard to get the mouth exactly right. I liked voki better and i would use it again. I could use blabberize in the future for powerpoints about someone in history class.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Technology Article

Shares of Apple reached $500 for the first time on Monday. This sets another High-water mark. Six months ago Apple hit the $400 mark and sixteen months ago, the $300 mark. At this time three years ago, shares traded at $78.20.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Online Safety

      Social Networks are sites that you can talk to friends and upload pictures for the world to see. When social networking, you need to be sure not to give out personal information and never talk to stranger. They might not be who they say they are. Only add people you know as your friends.
     Password safety is how strong your password is so people cant find it out. Make sure your password is long and has capital letters, lowercase letters, symbols, and numbers. Use an expression that is easy to remember as the base of your password. Never use anything personal such as birthday, name, or pet as your password.
     Netiquette is the way you behave online. You should be nice to people and stay safe. Don't cyber bully or say anything that you wouldn't say in person. Remember that there is a person behind the screen recieving your messages.
     ID theft is when someone uses your information to recieve credit or buy something. To prevent this, dont give out personal information, and keep only 1 or 2 credit cards in your wallet at all times. Even if your young and dont have credit cards, your ID can still be stolen through your name, bithday, and social security number.
      

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Real life stories

The personal information that Teresa gave out was her phone number. I never put personal information on the Internet besides my name. When using the Internet, the most important thing to remember is to watch out for someone that could hurt you.

Amy's Choice
 Amy was depressed about her life so she started  talking to someone online. He told her that she could go live with him and things would be better. 2 days after she left, the cops found them and sent him to jail. She regrets doing this and is never going to do it again.