Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Your top 5

We talked in class about what your digital footprint is and how it can hurt us in ways we may not think of and we reflected on the positive and negative impact Digital Media has on our lives. Now I thought it would be good to share web resources that are helpful to you. What are your top five internet sites or apps and what do you use them for.

Here is a sample of what your post should look like:
NY Times.com - up to the minute news
Wikipedia - education
Facebook - social media
Google - search
Reddit - crowd sourced information

Remember -5 points if post is not completed by due date.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Welcome to our blog.

Hello Class of 2020. Welcome to St. Saviour and your Tech class blog. A blog, for anyone who doesn't know, is a web page that is updated and typically contains information about a specific subject. Blogger is free with your Google account and you can create your own to share what you are passionate about with the world.

A blog is a powerful tool because of the contributions of its followers. Commenting on our class blog will be part of your grade throughout the year.

Please follow these Guidelines:
  • Write your comment as you would a letter. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. No acronyms ie: LOL 
  • Never reveal personal information about yourself. No last names, addresses, screen names, email names. This is a public space so anything you say can be seen by anyone in the world.
  • Never disrespect someone. "Do unto others as they would do unto you."  No matter what someone writes, respect their opinion and do not offend. 
  • Don't just write your opinion. Include facts, from sources you find. Link to the sources but do not include something you have not analyzed first. 
  • Be aware of copyright. Make sure what you use is copyright free. (Just because you found it online does not mean it is free for you to use without permission). 
  • Stay on topic and keep it about education.  
We will go over in class what I expect of the blog. Please respond to this post to test that you can comment and you setup your blogger account correctly.