Leaving home to another one

So I was really excited about coming to college because this would be the start of something that could last a life time. I was nervous when I was packing because nobody was there physically to help me like I'm used to.. I didn't know where to start and where to finish. But my dad was there to help when I really needed it the most. I really didn't want to leave my home because I had spent so much time there and had made many memories. I really miss my own bed that I made an indention in the very middle, my dusty TV that I would never throw away, my retro Nintendo gamecube and most of all my dad.

When driving to college, I started to get pretty nervous because I didn't know what to expect out of college or even what this particular school was going to be like. When I got closer to the school, I became nervous and more anxious. I was ready to pee my pants just on the fact that I'm out my element. Now that I'm here, I feel better about the whole college and will try my best and succeed in all my endeavors. I wont do it alone though, I will ask god for help and all the wonderful people that got me here to this point.I pray that he looks over everyone that believes. He is here to help and guide us to our destiny and I know my will be an important role.

Apps II coming to a close :(

A year later? The aspects I would miss of high school would have to be waking up each morning to come to school to see all of my friends. I would miss having lunch with them each day, making them laugh and just being around them as much. I would miss all my teachers who I have gain bonds with throughout the whole four years rather its strong or weak. I would miss failing test with other classmates and making each other feel better because we are in the same boat. I would miss arguing with my normal arguee's because thats just what we do, its nature. lol I would just miss school in general.

I think my best critical anaylsis would have to be about current events that were going on and was causing alot of conflict between countries. I felt like it was important issue when people are being killed for standing up for expressed power of being free in all spects of life. I do think blogging is something I will continue to do after I leave this class because it something that I started and will continue to do. Hopefully I will gain more followers to view my blog and comment on the issues I will write about. I would also update things about college, class, new courses and life in general.

To be the ambassador I will encourage others to use the free tools online and me to keep using them because they will always be around. I would encourage other people to use technolgy period because its always changing and you have to be relevant in this society. I will also try to stay up to date with the new aspects of technolgy and the rapid changes.

Basic elements that cause the digital divide is simply the classes in America. Rather its the working class or the wealthy class. People who dont normally have alot of money can save money to but computers but they are unable to get the internet. It also has to do with the generation that you come from. Some older people arent so tech savy and struggle to do certain such as txting. It also has to do with will of a person because some people are willing to learn new things and others just simply arent.

What online social media literacy means to me is the understanding of the media of the internet and what it can offer. This can be just a simple click of how to download something off the internet or even setting the internet up in your new apartment or house. It also has to do with the new technology that comes out that you are aware and should be up to try it out even if you dont know anything about it. The understanding could be small or big.

Should I share?

File sharing to me is not really stealing.. Ok I lied. File sharing has become quite popular all over the globe and has become a mainstream problem. The main site that was being used to download illegal media was called "Limewire". If you live in this world, there is know way you dont know anything about the site. The owner of the site, Mike Gorton made alot of money and now he is going to pay the consequences of running the website while he knew it was wrong.

The second issue is how do you arrest a person for stealing music when in fact it could have been anyone but the owner of the device. The IP address is what the courts are trying to use and which seeems right its not. That doesnt clarify if it was truly that person, yes it does lead them in the direction of the person who stole the music but it could have been anyone. Anybody can use someone elses IP address to steal anything and the person getting accused will know nothing of the sort or what is going on.

The file sharing act goes is very long and difficult to understand. The main reason is to stop the illegal downloading of media that needs to be paid for. They are alot of reasons why the act is bad and doesn't make sense. The reason the article gives like ISP cost and unsupported accusations

Late and its no excuse

They have been a recent break in on the Playstaions Sony company. Players have not been able to get online for the past two weeks and nobody knew why. They were sent an error message while they tried to log on and play with other players around the world.

They were allegations that the company was stolen from. It was rumoured that credit cards, names, adresses were stolen from the company. The company did not mention to over 70 million subscribers that they could be in possible danger for credit card theft, and even identity theft. The subscribers are mad and they want actions taken. There is even a class action lawsuit against Sony.

I think the company was very negligent to its consumers and they should have told them the first instant. The people who did the crime could have did so much while the consumers didnt know anything. Sony posted on its blog saying you should check your bank card statements. I think they should be sued because they waited to long to say anything about the incident.

How technology has changed education

Education as we know has always been traditional. We wake up, get ready for school, eat a nice breakfast and be on our way to school rather a school bus or metro. We take traditional classes and learn things the way people have been learning as far as history will allow. There is a new attraction to learning and it has much to do with the use of Social Networking and technology all together.

There is a school who allows the class to take breaks in class. They are not normal breaks. They are text breaks, where the students take five minutes out of there day to stimulate their mind, or at least its supposed to stimulate the student. The article talks about the downs of how technology has implemented its ways into all young  people's mind. They stop us from learning the things we need in life, like communication skills and other life skills.

"The downside of such immersion in technological devices, he said, is that they’re not having conversations, looking people in the eye, or noticing verbal cues. “These are important ‘technologies,’ so to speak, that have evolved over centuries and are tremendously powerful."

 The other article I read talked about the use of technology for at risk students. They use a program called Project K-Nect. These student do not normally do homework out a book. They use smart phones to do all or most of their work. They download apps and work on work:Algebra I. Other people use these apps and they communicate with other schools by sending S.O.S's. These are alerts for other schools that need help. People respond within minutes. The program works in some aspects because they enroll in AP classes.

“The majority of the students we started with in 2007-2008 school year went on to take an AP Calculus course or are currently enrolled in AP Statistics.”

In my opinion I believe in working hard and with that your goal should not be any harder than you did while working, Technology should be kept separate and education should be a different aspect because technology could be a huge distraction. 

What is Art? How can it be defined?

Is this Art?

A song rapped by Chris Brown. A painting drawn by Van Gough. A dance recital of young girls who have practice ballet since they trained. Me writing a poem can be called art.

I think art is anything different or things that are out of the ordinary. I think art helps people live daily. Some people just cannot live without music and that is a form of art. Art moves people and picks emotions out of certain people.

I dont really think art has a real definition because it comes in so many forms. Art has existed even before people were even on earth. From the size of the sun, The solar system, the tree in the tale between Adam & Eve. It has been here and it will never disappera even when its destroyed.

Solutions For your F'ddictions. T'ddicitons for you tweetin birds!

In class Mr. Morean gave us questions about the discussion we had in class.

According to this article, the solutions that wouldn’t work would be to track my time on these social networks. I feel like I can handle myself enough to not have to check my time on all the sites I get on, including youtube. I don’t think it’s ethical to track myself because it seems if I’m a child and I need help to track my time. The other solution that wouldn’t be able to work for me is to use the site productively. If I had an account for a company I worked for in twitter I would definitely be productive. Bu if this is my personal account, I feel like I should be able to whatever I want.

Other solutions that I can give are the one mentioned in the article. You have to prioritize your goals or work. That should come first and you can do whatever you want to do after the work is complete. The article gave great solutions but my solution would be to not use any of the distractions and focus on whatever needs the most attention to benefit you and your future. If a person is really struggling with social networking, they should seek counseling or in general, accounts should be deleted from further distractions.

I use social network sites when I get bored. Every now and then I will get on while I’m doing my homework just to see what’s going on or because I lose focus on what I’m doing. I spent over three hours on one homework assignment because of facebook. (I was deeply upset) I don’t think I’m addicted to the sites because I have other things to do but it can cause all types of problems.  When doing important things I often just listen to music to keep focus.