Day 6 Blog

View this web site and find the summary of the Canadian Medal Winners at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, 2010. Comment on the Olympics, have you been watching, which sport interests you the most, the competition level... Compare and contrast our medal winnings with other countries.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123073934

Day 5 Blog

Watch the video clip on "blogs" and the one on "wikis". In your own words, sum up what a blog / wiki is, their purpose, who uses it, when it is used and how it is used. Think about how wikis compare to blogs.

Day 4 Blog

"Kids see more than 250 000 commercials aimed at their appearance by the age of 17". How do you think this may affect the way kids think about themselves? Do you think it may affect some kids' self esteem and self confidence?What could be the worst case scenario for kids that are affected by such commercials? Let me know how commercials of this sort make you feel.

Day 3 Blog

Watch the two video clips found on the side bar of this Blog page; Think Before you Post and Everybody Knows your Name. Why is it important to safeguard your own privacy when posting pictures of yourself, or revealing any personal information, as in the two videos?

Day 2 Blog

Watch the video named Cyber Bullying; Broken Friendships found at the side bar on this blog page. Comment on the importance of Internet Safety and safeguarding your own user name and ID.

Day 1 Blog

Welcome to Computer Fundamentals 900, Semester 2 of 2009. As stated in class, daily blogging will be a required component of your course outline, it is worth 10% of your mark. Today, check out the blogging rubric with your class and understand the different levels of blogging. Welcome to Computer Fundamentals Grade 9. A portion of each class is related to this Blog Site. You will be required to log on, and read the post for the day. You will always be asked to respond to the post. Remember, safety on the internet is number one. Do not reveal any information about yourself that could put your safety at risk. Only sign off using your first name. You are invited to post your opinions and interests, you are not allowed to reveal your age, email, home address or other sensitive information. All blogs will go through me first, I am the moderator of this site, if I feel your safety is at risk with the information you revealed, I will not publish your response and ask you to redo it. You will take home a Permission letter for Student Use of Powerful Web Tools on the internet. Until you bring this permission letter back signed, your blogs will not be published, nor will you receive a mark.

Write me a little line so I know you know how to respond to a blog.