Growing Up Online

 things that surprised me
- you have to take a careful look to see what is cheating and what is not
- one in seven kids get sexual messages
-once you put something online there is no going back
- greatest generation gap since rock n roll
-people think it is bad

-it isnt helping us advance

-people are very irresponsible online

-adding random people on facebook 

-competitions to get more friends

-putting innaprpiate picutres for eveyone 

things that didn't surprise me
-If a kid doesn't use the internet his lost
-turnitin.com
- the biggest social pages Facebook and my space
- left mean comments and they don't  say it to their face
- They show different personality traits
- how people change the context or the picture so they don't seem guilty
- Stalkers, online predators
- cyber bullying
-. Some people spend more than 6 hours online a day
-Schools have to upfate their technology in order for the kids to learn
- Bullying is more common online because you dont have to see them in person so its easier
- Most of the kids dont read anymore because they have technology that saves time (sparknotes)or other essays that are other people's work
-There are 'predators' in internet
-Many kids commit suicide  because of bullying onlin
-cyberbullying is very intense
-There is a website callee turnitin that avoids plagiarism
- People have different identities online


things that have changed
-teachers have to be entertainers
- Students have more lack of attention
-there is more multitasking

-less doing homework'

-easier to cheat on hw or tests

-facebook,twitter, instagram 

-I odn't think people are sop irresponsible anymore

-spyware

-using computer all day isn't like a crime anymore it's pretty normal

-people don't see technoloy as something negative, it is used to advance as a society

-I can learn more from technology then from my teachers

- my space isn't one of the biggest social sites
- more comftorable   sharing their life's   and being public
-online predators

I understand how poeple can be suprised on how we all spend so much time online but at the same time it's just an inevitable part of our lives, we use it for hoimework, to talk with friends, for fun it's not really like a chpoie anymore we are so consumed into it that it has become a part of our lives.
The part that I couldn't relate to was the sexting and anorexia girl, why would you send somebpdy a naked picture or be part of some weird clan online, it scares me.
the advice I would give is be safe and responsible 

Swiss School

Video #1:
-Sumas is first of its kind in Europe
-Balances business education side with scientific education for sustainable development
-leaders with balancing business education with sustainable development
-fundamental understanding on sustainability and how to integrate it into their lives and jobs.
-quality of content and expertise are fundamental
-how to bring sustainability to life in a business
-understand how to bring both together
-lots of activities to do in the area
-it's a very safe place
-sustainability is the future
Video #2
-Planet's condition is deteriorating
-ecological footprint measures area needed to produce resources we use in our day to day lives and to absorb the waste generated by them.
-by 2050 id we keep along this path, we will need twice the Earth's surface to absorb all the waste that would be generated & the CO2.
-the key player is industry which would be the one that needed to change
-Also the buyers make smarter and more ecological choices in what we buy and to be loyal to those products.
-There are many products made to benefit and not hurt the environment.
-Some use less resources, cause less pollution, less energy use, efforts are cancelled by the rebound effect
-role of retailers is essential according to Timo Makela they must be clear to consumers
-eco abel provides a guarantee for the environment it ensures the consumer that their making a responsible choice for themselves and the environment
-we have to give the option to the consumers of ecological and green products
Video #3
-video questions if the problem is moral
-video states maybe we are to blame for global warming
-we as people that can do something, have  to do something
-shows us the after math of places like Mt Kilimanjaro
-it shows us what would happen to states like Florida and New York
-shows "inconvenient truth"
Video #4
Flight Moffett to Phoenix
-one one side they have to be very precise and on the other side it's complete freedom
-there is no fuel on board
-theoretically the plane could fly forever
-companies not from the aviation world
-solutions for everyone; all available to reduce the energy consumption by half and that's the objective
-it goes very slowly
-it was the first leg
-janice kapebrewer, Arizona the first stop on the solar impulse
Video #5
-Arizona state university solar impulse
-made flight non stop around the world in a balloon
-show the world what technological innovation can do
-started in California and landed in Arizona
-in 2015 they want to fly around the world
-appearances can be misleading
-starting 10 years ago many failiaures and crisis, like huge mountains give feeling that they will never get to the to[p
-difficulties are opportunities
-every difficulty is a potential opportunity
-if you want to be useful you need to go beyond knowledge into innovation and pioneering experiences and out of the box. the world needs pioneers it has a lot of challenges to solve
-clean technologies to have a brighter world
-new solutions:better futures.
Activity

After watching all of the videos, I have come to the conclusion that I need 2 things, knowledge and a "pioneering spirit" that is what brought organizations like Solar Impulse to accomplish what they have. I understand that I don't have to do something of that magnitude because every little thing helps out the big picture. I think that we have the opportunity to really make a difference, to challenge ourselves to make it and  to stand up for it. At the end of the day we could either fight and blame each other for who has the fault on our environmental issues or everybody take responsibility and work together.

So since I'm not part of the industry yet, I think I can help out by spreading awareness about the issues  that are out there and also by being creative and finding solutions. Primarily as a consumer I can demand for clean and green products, be loyal to them, and get them known. I think even the littlest things can help by watching what you buy, eat, use, and how you use resources. Recycling, saving water, and even having compost in my backyard are all things I can contribute.

GAFE

Creating a site:

Creating a site with Google sites is really simple, thanks to their user friendly programs. 

First you can choose a template that you like or you can customize your own, I decided I wanted to customize my own template (I chose a blank template to start from scratch) 

Then I chose my site name, and a theme that I liked (sunset)
& from there I decided I wanted to make a more fun website so I decided to do like a photo gallery website, I looked and there are 100s of awesome templates that allow you to chose one you like and are super easy to edit. You can easily add images, links, videos, music, spread sheets, gadgets, and many many more just by clicking insert. In format you can adjust the format you want on your website, number of colums, positioning etc.
Google sites vs Blogger-my opinion, in my opinion blogger is more useful for the kind of things I would need a site for, like having a blog with pictures and opinions and posts. However, for my portfolio I prefer Google sites since it is an actual websites and its all over more professional and has better layout templates for a portfolio type website. Although over all blogger has layouts and templates that I like more and in a bigger variety, I really liked that both you can use gadgets in the well, Google gadgets, and the whole sharing with Google, Facebook, and twitter (along with other social media) (I think is a key concept in these programs. Something I didn't like about Google sites, is I think they could sort of modernize the templates a little because they really aren't that attractive for me. I think a lot of older people like with businesses would prefer Google sites instead of blogger (if I needed a website for that kind of stuff, I would too).
Using Google Sites: Advanced settings:
I learned that you can attacg and embed a multimodal artifact, how to reaarange the layout of your site like how I can rearrange and delete pages or parts of my website, and that after your website is already published, you can still even change the theme of your website. Also  features in Google Sites that can make it a great communication and collaboration for small businesses and other teams, like all of the formats when creating a new page on your websites such as announcements, file cabinets, lists or just a regular web page. 
My favorite part of google sites is that you can add so many other avialible google apps to your site like google calender, Google maps, Google earth, just to name a few that I though would be extremely useful on a website.Also that you can add things like donation funds on you websites and places where people can pay for stuff directly on your website it's awesome.
I think that teachers along with students could benefit greatly from Google sites because they could use it as Ms.Shawn does to create a class website where there is all we need to know what we will be doing not only that day in class but all semester long, a place where we can check for homework, have resources and where other teachers and students around the world can see what we're doing. Also I think its great that Ms.Shawn has a website so we can show our parents all the cool stuff we're doing not to mention how easy and accsesible it is. Students could also use Google sites to create their own website for example if a student that sells scarves in school could easily make a website on Google sites to expand their business online. Something I think all students could benefit from is making a portfolio on Google sites, although we already made one with Ms.Shawn last year students could update it with new gadgets and Google apps out there. I also came up with the idea of instead of having a blog for homework, we could all have student websites where we could post all of our homework, bibliographies etc. It would be so much easier and more efficient than the system we use at school.

GOOGLE DAY #3/PRESENTATION

Goals:

Decide what career path I want

Investigate how much each job pays

Learn about competition.

This link is really good because it tells me how much editor in chief's earn which is 50,000-90,000 for newspapers, and 110,000 for a large city. I also liked this link because it showed me how much all the other positions below earned. 

I also researched how much my dream job makes a.k.a Anna Wintour Editor and Chief of Vogue magazine and she makes 2,000,000 a year. I know this is a pretty unrealistic job but it's my dream and maybe getting even a little close is really close. I think it'll take a lot of hard work and obviously start at the bottom to work my way up. Anything's possible!

There is very high competition as I learned in this website, I also learned that in order to get the jobs you want you have to have a lot of experience, not to mention that you need all of the education requirements that I've mentioned in previous posts. 

I decided I wanted to learn from the actual directors of these magazines so I actually found a blog http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Editor_In_Chief_Career_Overview.html of Francas ozzani Who is the director of Vogue Italia, in the blog it told me what sort of things I needed to be able to do, in nterms of courses, personality, and creativity. I liked it because it showed me what sort of things I should study, and most importantly which ones were important to study. It also showed me something I think I have which is a good sense of Culture.