Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Pimping my blog
Just now i added some games to my blog. I did this so that people who visit my blog can play games once they are done reading my posts. I added a game called breakout, where you have to pretty much pop balloons. Another thing i added is a widget called Jokes from South Africa.
Presentation
My last blog post is the actual presentation. It took me a lot of time searching for a site on google with which i can upload a power point, however i found one. I think that my presentation looks really good and what Reem and I did was we swapped reading, i talked mostly about the video which i will also try to upload on my blog.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The final brochure
This is a small part of my brochure. I also included some more information. Most of the information that i have is from my power point. I also included the word search that can be found in a previous post. In total the brochure is 3 pages, colorful and with pictures. I think that all the color is good because then the children will be more eager to read it, as they like all the colors and pictures. I think that altogether the brochure is really good and i worked hard on it.
The Video
Since i cant really upload the whole video as it is too big, i will desribe it and put some pictures.
At the begininnga song is played, the song is Dont download this song, by Weird Al Yankovic. I will put this song since it talks about illegal downloading
Next i will start the presentation
Half way throught the presentation the video of me comes
After this we get back to the presentation
Then the next two videos come
The i talk abit again
Then the song again
At the begininnga song is played, the song is Dont download this song, by Weird Al Yankovic. I will put this song since it talks about illegal downloading
Next i will start the presentation
Half way throught the presentation the video of me comes
After this we get back to the presentation
Then the next two videos come
The i talk abit again
Then the song again
Word Search
This is the word search that i put in the brochure. This way the childrren will have fun reading the brochure, and can enjoy learning about digital law, even after we have presented
Brownies
I had the genius idea of making brownies for the 5th grade. I spent alot of time making them because i believe that it will rise their interest, and they will like the whole idea of somebody being nice to them, and they will pay more attention. However instead of making normal brownies i added a layer of chocolate, i did this so that i can write (with m&m's) Dig. Law
This i believe will make them remember more, because they will think of the brownies, and then digital law
This is a screenshot of my digiteen. I worked really hard on the background, and i am probably one of the only people to change this. There is quite alot of information about me, and i posted a picture. As you can see i posted on other peoples walls, and they posted back. I added all the members of group 3b (digital law) from all over the world so that we can talk about our topic. I now have a lot more friends thanks to digiteen, and i plan on staying in touch with some of them.
Tomorrow we present
I am at home right now, i just emailed Mr. Jones my blogger link as i just published all my blogs. Before today i had everything in my drafts. I think that my blog is AMAZING. I have lots of posts and i made one for nearly every class, and they are all really good. I think that i have the most abount of posts in the whole class.
My next post will be screenshots of my ning, my video, my brochure and my presentation.
Today some people presented their videos, however Reem and i will present tomorrow. I am truly prepared for this, even though our video could be better, although this is not our fault (See next few blog posts.)
I think that i am doing really good in IT, and Mr. Jones said that i am definatly at a 6, and probably at a 7 in the report card. I am happy for this, yet it is deserved since i am one of the few people that recorded the steps, and actually did something and i am happy that my hard work will pay off in the end. :D:D:D
My next post will be screenshots of my ning, my video, my brochure and my presentation.
Today some people presented their videos, however Reem and i will present tomorrow. I am truly prepared for this, even though our video could be better, although this is not our fault (See next few blog posts.)
I think that i am doing really good in IT, and Mr. Jones said that i am definatly at a 6, and probably at a 7 in the report card. I am happy for this, yet it is deserved since i am one of the few people that recorded the steps, and actually did something and i am happy that my hard work will pay off in the end. :D:D:D
Rehearsal
Today was the rehearsal for the actualy presentation. Reem and i did really good even though we dont have a very long video. We have eve3rything planned out and we got some feedback from other people about presenting, and we added some minor touches. I think that we are really ready to go, and will do great even though our video isnt very good.
Making a new video
Since we spent all of last class looking for our (deleted) video, we didnt get much done then, espeically seeing as we didnt find it.
Today we went out about 15 minutes to make some new videos, and we worked really effectivlly during those 15 minutes. However our first video was much better and so i am disapointed that the grade 10s would just save over somebody elses work.
I think that all students should have their own account on Mac, in order to prevent this happening again.
Reem and i now have everything done except for the video, and my blogger is also up to date...
Today we went out about 15 minutes to make some new videos, and we worked really effectivlly during those 15 minutes. However our first video was much better and so i am disapointed that the grade 10s would just save over somebody elses work.
I think that all students should have their own account on Mac, in order to prevent this happening again.
Reem and i now have everything done except for the video, and my blogger is also up to date...
DISASTER
Today Reem and I found something terrible. Well actually we found something missing that was terrible. Some students from grade. 10 had saved over our video on the computer, and by now i have already deleted the video from my phone so that i can save space. This is really bad since we have spent a lot of lessons working on our video, and now it is gone.
However there is one good thing about this, Mr. Jones has already seen our video and he said it was really good. He said that we got a 7 on the video, but that we should tape some films again. He said that he does understand that it is not our fault, and that our second video will not even be close to as good as our first one.
However Reem and I need to deal with this and make the best of it, i am just happy that Mr. Jones has already seen our video.
However there is one good thing about this, Mr. Jones has already seen our video and he said it was really good. He said that we got a 7 on the video, but that we should tape some films again. He said that he does understand that it is not our fault, and that our second video will not even be close to as good as our first one.
However Reem and I need to deal with this and make the best of it, i am just happy that Mr. Jones has already seen our video.
Past few lessons
In the past few lessons Reem and I have been working well. We are now done with our video and our presentation is nearly finished. Mr. Jones saw our video and he said it was one of the best he has seen so far.
Reem and I do not have a lot more work that we need to do, and i am really proud of what we have accomplished so far.
Reem and I do not have a lot more work that we need to do, and i am really proud of what we have accomplished so far.
Presentation Plan
In order to stay organized Reem and I have made a presentation plan. We made this due to the fact that it can help us plan and do our presentation.
First we will start talking about digital law, and what it is. At this time the presentation will be in the background.
We will then show our video. We will do it in this order so that the children know what they are watching. While the video is playing i will hand out brownies that i will make at home, i will do this so that they are focused and will enjoy watching our presentation more.
We will then talk some more about digital law, how it benifits us and some more detailed things.
We will then pass out the brochure that we have made, so that they can take it home and read some more about it. We will do this so that they dont forget the things that we covered in the presentation.
With the brochure we will hand out a word search for them to do, so that they have some more fun. The word search will be about digital law
We will then take any questions that people may have
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We will use a projector and beam this against a wall. We will do this so that the children can see everything on a big screen and not crowd around a small computer screen.
First we will start talking about digital law, and what it is. At this time the presentation will be in the background.
We will then show our video. We will do it in this order so that the children know what they are watching. While the video is playing i will hand out brownies that i will make at home, i will do this so that they are focused and will enjoy watching our presentation more.
We will then talk some more about digital law, how it benifits us and some more detailed things.
We will then pass out the brochure that we have made, so that they can take it home and read some more about it. We will do this so that they dont forget the things that we covered in the presentation.
With the brochure we will hand out a word search for them to do, so that they have some more fun. The word search will be about digital law
We will then take any questions that people may have
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We will use a projector and beam this against a wall. We will do this so that the children can see everything on a big screen and not crowd around a small computer screen.
Offline Action Project
Today we finished our offline action project and Reem and I are very happy with the final outcome of it. We put a lot of hard work in it and Mr. Jones agreed that it looks really good. So far in IT i am really proud of my work and hope that i can continue the standards that i have set so far. Today we couldnt do any filming since we had the offline action project, however i hope that we can continue next class.
I am enjoying IT so far, it was interesting to do yet educational at the same time.
I am enjoying IT so far, it was interesting to do yet educational at the same time.
Story Board
Today we made a storyboard in class. The story board is like a script for our video. We hand wrote the story board, so i cant post it here however Mr. Jones said that he thought it was exellent. We began a bit of filming this class and will continue next class.
So far i am doing reallyy good in IT and i think that i deserve and will get a 7/7 on the report card :D
So far i am doing reallyy good in IT and i think that i deserve and will get a 7/7 on the report card :D
Investigation
What we have to do is make a video and perform a presentation to grade 5 and 6 about digital law.
To make a video, I have done research on different sites on the internet. i have collected a list of videos, news articles, documents and just informational websites. I took about one week to complete my research and I also worked at home on it. I basically researched different keywords.
Because our problem solution is to make a video and presentation, i also did some research on what a good and infomative video needs. I looked at different informative videos on YouTube and found that most of them included fun pictures so the viewer doesnt get bored. Also, you can incorporate music in between the soeaking and explaining to make it more appealing, especially for children.
To make a video, I have done research on different sites on the internet. i have collected a list of videos, news articles, documents and just informational websites. I took about one week to complete my research and I also worked at home on it. I basically researched different keywords.
Because our problem solution is to make a video and presentation, i also did some research on what a good and infomative video needs. I looked at different informative videos on YouTube and found that most of them included fun pictures so the viewer doesnt get bored. Also, you can incorporate music in between the soeaking and explaining to make it more appealing, especially for children.
In order to make the video, we have to first do several things to assure that we know what our goal is. Firstly, we have to become familiar with the programme we will use which is Windows Movie Maker and we have to look at all the effects and things we can use in this programme. We will start the video next week and we plan for about two weeks filming and editing so that we are ready to present on time and that we are according to schedule.
Since we are performing for young children we need to make sure not too use any complicated words, but at the same time make it fun and enjoyable to watch so that they dont get bored.
Seeing as we are only two people in our group we will ask other people to film. The problem is that since Reeem is a strong muslim she is not allowed to be seen with boys at any time other than the lesson. This means that we can only film in class time, which greatly limits our time period.
We will use our mobiles to film the video, seeing as the camera is 5 mega pixel, and this way we always have the video with us. We will make the video not too long so that the 5th graders dont get bored, and we will stay simple and stay on the point.
What is digital law?
Key Terms
Law A rule that must be followed by an indicated group of people. A type of congress or a group makes the law.
Policy A principle or fundamental idea in order to achieve a level of ethics.
Regulation A rule maintained by authority.
Rule A set of idea/regulation/principles that conduct a group of people to achieve a level of peace and distinguish right from wrong.
Digital Law The electronic responsibility of ethical and non ethical actions that can lead to consequences like theft or crime.
Who uses Law?
Every civilian or person on this earth must follow laws, or ideas. Law in this case, applies to Middle School students using the Internet.
What is law?
Digital Law is a/are rule(s) that deals with ethical and not ethical issues in order to protect privacy, copyright, or the difference of wrong from right. Law is kind of like the handbook for the Internet. It gives the rules that must be followed. These rules contain things that distinguish right from wrong and things that give each user privacy and safety. The law is a barrier for some people. The law does not allow us to do certain things, but in some cases may make us take action. Law is what is used for something to function properly, in peace, and for it to work protecting every operator. Law deals with protecting people a lot of the time.
Where is Law?
Law can be found everywhere. Every single thing we do contains a law behind it. Most of the time, law is found where negative things can take place like piracy. Laws may be written or sometimes it is more of a culture thing dealing with ethics. A law also punishes people so it’s found in cases where negative things have taken place. Law can be found for example, in relationships between minors and adults. Law can also be found in piracy or music sharing like Limewire.
When is Law used?
Law is used when relationships are not flowing ‘smoothly’ or when someone is offended, hurt, or violated. For example it is illegal to create piracy because it violates the laws of copyright protecting the ideas of a specific author or person. Law is used when civilization must be reached therefore there has to be limits to what we can do so we can succeed at progress, Law is used to protect people
Why is Law used?
Digital Law is used for two main things; protect people’s privacy and copyright. For example, it is illegal to have sexual relationships with underage people, The Law imposing this is created because to protect privacy. Law is used because again, their needs to a boundary to what people can do, especially on the Internet. Some people have too much free time on their hands. This leads to violation of certain human rights. In order for this not to occur there must be a rule saying it cannot occur or punishment will be a consequence. Law is used so that a community can interact with each other in a kind, right and ‘polished’ manner.
Law A rule that must be followed by an indicated group of people. A type of congress or a group makes the law.
Policy A principle or fundamental idea in order to achieve a level of ethics.
Regulation A rule maintained by authority.
Rule A set of idea/regulation/principles that conduct a group of people to achieve a level of peace and distinguish right from wrong.
Digital Law The electronic responsibility of ethical and non ethical actions that can lead to consequences like theft or crime.
Who uses Law?
Every civilian or person on this earth must follow laws, or ideas. Law in this case, applies to Middle School students using the Internet.
What is law?
Digital Law is a/are rule(s) that deals with ethical and not ethical issues in order to protect privacy, copyright, or the difference of wrong from right. Law is kind of like the handbook for the Internet. It gives the rules that must be followed. These rules contain things that distinguish right from wrong and things that give each user privacy and safety. The law is a barrier for some people. The law does not allow us to do certain things, but in some cases may make us take action. Law is what is used for something to function properly, in peace, and for it to work protecting every operator. Law deals with protecting people a lot of the time.
Where is Law?
Law can be found everywhere. Every single thing we do contains a law behind it. Most of the time, law is found where negative things can take place like piracy. Laws may be written or sometimes it is more of a culture thing dealing with ethics. A law also punishes people so it’s found in cases where negative things have taken place. Law can be found for example, in relationships between minors and adults. Law can also be found in piracy or music sharing like Limewire.
When is Law used?
Law is used when relationships are not flowing ‘smoothly’ or when someone is offended, hurt, or violated. For example it is illegal to create piracy because it violates the laws of copyright protecting the ideas of a specific author or person. Law is used when civilization must be reached therefore there has to be limits to what we can do so we can succeed at progress, Law is used to protect people
Why is Law used?
Digital Law is used for two main things; protect people’s privacy and copyright. For example, it is illegal to have sexual relationships with underage people, The Law imposing this is created because to protect privacy. Law is used because again, their needs to a boundary to what people can do, especially on the Internet. Some people have too much free time on their hands. This leads to violation of certain human rights. In order for this not to occur there must be a rule saying it cannot occur or punishment will be a consequence. Law is used so that a community can interact with each other in a kind, right and ‘polished’ manner.
Digital Law
Today Mr. Jones told us what groups we will be in. I am in digital law, and the (only) person from our class that i am with is Reem. I think that this is a bit unfair as most groups have 3 people in a group, which means that we have to do more work in the same persiod of time. I think that i will do really well in this project since i am always good in IT.
News Article
The news article that i chose was about a girl in Saint Louis who was frequently cyberbullyed. The way she was cyberbullyed was through facebook. The girl then had a mental breakdown, and her father is doing his best to get the detailed information about the cyberbullyer. I think that this is a good example of how dangerous cyberbullying can be, which is why you should never provide any detailed information about yourself, as predators can use this against you. I do however think that this is major overreacting from the girl, as she could have easily just deleted this person or not read the messages. This is why i think that it is partly her parents fault, as they probably never properly tought her how to use the internet wisely.
Today, we had several assignments. First we had to get our ning, delicious and iGoogle setup, which I already completed last lesson. My ning look sreally good as I personalized it and added some information, without being to personal. I did not include too much information about myself so that i dont lure predators too myself. (For more about this see the Video comments) I also created my iGoogle and created a new tab for the Grade 9 - I.T. We are also supposed to blog about the nine elemnts of digital citizenship:
1. Digital Access: In our community, we all have access to the internet and to computers. This helps us with our education and gives us fun. Many people are not as fortunate though to have access to computers and the internet.
2. Digital Commerce: In the internet, we sell and buy a lot of things. This has changed the market of different goods because more people have access and learn about products. It increases the profit that companies make, but the internet can also cause problems.
3. Digital Communication: In the internet there are many forms of communication: through forums, through msn or chatrooms, and maybe through socialzing pages such as facebook and myspace. You can share information or just talk for fun. This affects our lives a great deal.
4. Digital Literacy: This element is th eknowledge of knowing how to use the internet and for when the different features are appropriate.
5. Digital Etiquette: The rules and code of conduct that every user of the internet and computers are expected to follow. It is important to know about them.
6. Digital Law: These are the restictions and legal rules that must be followed and respected whilst using the internet or any other type of technology. These are rules that must be followed as they can have severe consequences.
7. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: This element of digital citizenship is about the right and freedoms that you have as a user of the internet. But this element also incorporates the responsibilities you have as a user of the internet.
8. Digital Health and Wellness: This element relates to the physological and physical wellness of users of the internet.
9. Digital Security: The restrictions and precautions you must take in order to secure your personal safety and security on the internet. This element is very important as it controls your safety on the world wide web.
1. Digital Access: In our community, we all have access to the internet and to computers. This helps us with our education and gives us fun. Many people are not as fortunate though to have access to computers and the internet.
2. Digital Commerce: In the internet, we sell and buy a lot of things. This has changed the market of different goods because more people have access and learn about products. It increases the profit that companies make, but the internet can also cause problems.
3. Digital Communication: In the internet there are many forms of communication: through forums, through msn or chatrooms, and maybe through socialzing pages such as facebook and myspace. You can share information or just talk for fun. This affects our lives a great deal.
4. Digital Literacy: This element is th eknowledge of knowing how to use the internet and for when the different features are appropriate.
5. Digital Etiquette: The rules and code of conduct that every user of the internet and computers are expected to follow. It is important to know about them.
6. Digital Law: These are the restictions and legal rules that must be followed and respected whilst using the internet or any other type of technology. These are rules that must be followed as they can have severe consequences.
7. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: This element of digital citizenship is about the right and freedoms that you have as a user of the internet. But this element also incorporates the responsibilities you have as a user of the internet.
8. Digital Health and Wellness: This element relates to the physological and physical wellness of users of the internet.
9. Digital Security: The restrictions and precautions you must take in order to secure your personal safety and security on the internet. This element is very important as it controls your safety on the world wide web.
Animoto Video/s
In IT we were told to make an animoto video. However i enjoyed making them so much that i made two. I think that my second video, about the players was much better as i had more experience and i refreshed the effects a few times until the ones that i liked came out. The two videos are about what i like, cars and football. I think that the videos are really good because i put a lot of time and effort into them. The videos will be in my next two posts
Conclusion about the vidoes
I think that overall the videos were really interesting. It was interesting to find out so many shoking facts about how the internet has changed teens, and how it has changed school. I enjoyed watching the videos because it was great to find out about these things, however i think that some people overreacted greatly.
I also think that parents should control what their children do, but children should also know what to do and what not to do on the internet.
I think that it is great that we learned about all these things, because now we know what do watch out for and what is safe.
I also think that parents should control what their children do, but children should also know what to do and what not to do on the internet.
I think that it is great that we learned about all these things, because now we know what do watch out for and what is safe.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying
I think that this section was the most interesting one out of all of them. This part talked about how a boy kiled himself after somebody convinced him to kill himself, online! I think that this is really crazy as i understand that real world bullying is a problem, however if somebody bullies you online you can just shut down the computer. I was really shocked about this, and i think that parents should talk to their children about things like this.
I think that this section was the most interesting one out of all of them. This part talked about how a boy kiled himself after somebody convinced him to kill himself, online! I think that this is really crazy as i understand that real world bullying is a problem, however if somebody bullies you online you can just shut down the computer. I was really shocked about this, and i think that parents should talk to their children about things like this.
Private worlds outside parents reach
Private worlds outside parents reach
This is the fith part of all the documentaries. This talks about how teens have their own world and talk to people mainly online. It was cenetered around Saram who in real life acted like she is happy and there are no problems online, however when she is on the internet she starts talking to strangers about her problems, like that she thinks that she is obese. This sows that many teens are able to hide their problems from their real friends, however then share them on the internet. I think that parents should talk to their children about problems, and importantly about the internet.
This is the fith part of all the documentaries. This talks about how teens have their own world and talk to people mainly online. It was cenetered around Saram who in real life acted like she is happy and there are no problems online, however when she is on the internet she starts talking to strangers about her problems, like that she thinks that she is obese. This sows that many teens are able to hide their problems from their real friends, however then share them on the internet. I think that parents should talk to their children about problems, and importantly about the internet.
The child predator fear
The child predator fear
The fourth documentary video was about predators that are on the internet. The video bases around a woman called Evan Skinner. Evan Skinner is a woman who is greatly worried about the safety of her children on the internet, and the documentary talks about predators that can be found on chat rooms, email accounts, and social networking sites like facebook. I think that this video was a big over the top, since parents should control what their children are doing, and the children should be smart enough not to fall for the tricks that predators may lay. However i thought that the documentary was interesting.
The fourth documentary video was about predators that are on the internet. The video bases around a woman called Evan Skinner. Evan Skinner is a woman who is greatly worried about the safety of her children on the internet, and the documentary talks about predators that can be found on chat rooms, email accounts, and social networking sites like facebook. I think that this video was a big over the top, since parents should control what their children are doing, and the children should be smart enough not to fall for the tricks that predators may lay. However i thought that the documentary was interesting.
Self expressions, trying on new identities.
Selft expressions, trying on new identities
This documentary video talked about how people can live two different lives, one in social world, and one online. The video cenetered around a girl who called herself Autum Edows. Autum Edows posted many near-nude pictures of herself on photo sites, due to the fact that in school she was not very popular and she liked the attention that she recieved.At the end she fell into depressions because here parents found out about her pictures and forced her to delete every single one. I thought that this was very extreme, and i think that she must have really low self asteem to do something like that.
This documentary video talked about how people can live two different lives, one in social world, and one online. The video cenetered around a girl who called herself Autum Edows. Autum Edows posted many near-nude pictures of herself on photo sites, due to the fact that in school she was not very popular and she liked the attention that she recieved.At the end she fell into depressions because here parents found out about her pictures and forced her to delete every single one. I thought that this was very extreme, and i think that she must have really low self asteem to do something like that.
A revolution in classrooms and social life
A revolution in classrooms and social life
This video talked about the changes in the way lessons are taught in school, mainly about how the computers are being used much more now than they were 5 years ago. I think that it is really interesting that some of the teachers thought that copy-pasting was not cheating. The video also talked about a site called sparknotes, which i later went on and enjoyed.
This video talked about the changes in the way lessons are taught in school, mainly about how the computers are being used much more now than they were 5 years ago. I think that it is really interesting that some of the teachers thought that copy-pasting was not cheating. The video also talked about a site called sparknotes, which i later went on and enjoyed.
Living their lives online
Living their lives online.
This video was on the PBS frontline site, and it was the introduction to the next few videos. The title was 'Living their lives essentially online.' This video warned us about how children use the internet as a major part of their life. I think that the video was right, and i never realised how much some people are on the internet
This video was on the PBS frontline site, and it was the introduction to the next few videos. The title was 'Living their lives essentially online.' This video warned us about how children use the internet as a major part of their life. I think that the video was right, and i never realised how much some people are on the internet
Growing up online - Movie responses
During previos classes we have been going to the multi media labs and been watching videos on different sites.
IT in grade 9
Hello my name is Dale Kettern and this is my blog. I am 14 years old and my birthday is on the 12th of July 1994.
I live in Doha, Qatar and attend Qatar Academy, and internation school in Qatar. In this blogger i will talk about my IT lessons, what we did in the lesson, goals for next lesson etc.
I live in Doha, Qatar and attend Qatar Academy, and internation school in Qatar. In this blogger i will talk about my IT lessons, what we did in the lesson, goals for next lesson etc.
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