Assignment #2: Privacy Please

1. Our medical records should be all digitally stored online for all medical professionals to access within the hospital when needed.

Positive
- Easier to access, could find them yourself
- Less chance of records being lost 
- Cheaper than putting your records on paper
Negative
- Hackers can break the system and see your personal information
- When changing things like this, a lot could go wrong
- If the programs were down your records could not be reached

2. School report cards and daily attendance should be digital and passwords should be issued for parents to log in and check results.

Positive
- Parents would have access to their child's report card files all the time
- Would help the parents keep track of how their child is doing in their classes
- Would make it easier on teachers, they would not have to print out hundreds of report cards
Negative
- It would have to be updated a lot
- Parents may not have access to internet, so they can not check
- Parents might not have the time to check

3. Voting should be done 100% online for both provincial and federal elections starting in 2017.

Positive
- Easy to do
- It would be private
- More people may want to vote
Negative
- People could vote more than once
- People may be able to see who you are
- People may not have the internet, which means they could not vote

Assignment #1: Fast Internet Speeds in Small Towns

1. According to the article, some internet connections in rural communities are ten times quicker.
2. These small communities, and many more, have fast internet because they have high-throughput fiber-optic cables deployed directly into homes and businesses, enabling the quickest-yet speeds of up to 1,000 megabits, or one gigabit, per second.
3. They are really fortunate because their owners are very forward-thinking. This means that they are way ahead of the curve in terms of wanting to provide the best technology available.
4. The community Olds decided to build their own fiber network because the community did not want sluggish internet. They paid for this with government grants and loans.  
5. The University of Waterloo opened a campus there, and Royal Bank opened a $400-million data center.
6. Bell's Aliant unit has brought fiber to more than a million premises in Atlantic Canada, and also to Northern Ontario.
7. Small towns need high-speed internet more than ever to keep employers and residents from fleeing to hooked-up cities.
8. The Federal government has supplied $305-million subsidy to ensure nearly every household in the country has at least minimal, five megabit-per-second broadband. 

Journal Entry #6: Digital Business

What I found most surprising about this unit was the competition between online and offline shopping. I was not aware of the community on online shopping. I did not really find anything confusing about this unit. I did have some trouble finding information about Paypal. I have never purchased anything online, I also have never sold anything online either. Two tips I feel that would be useful are:
1- Consider getting a "credit line" at the bank and transferring credit card purcahses to the credit line ASAP to take advantage of the LOWER INTEREST RATES
2- When buying using KIJIJI and other online service make sure buying is done in a PUBLIC PLACE and never send money via mail or other ways to the seller
I think these tips are useful because people use these types of things a lot.
The biggest issue for young people when it comes to shopping and selling online would be the dangers. Young people do not fully understand how things work online. They could end up buying something that they do not have the money for. This would not be good. 

Assignment #2: Paypals

1. PayPal is a safe way for people to transfer money between buyers and sellers online. It is so popular because it is accessible so quickly and is easy to use.
2. Paypal keeps you safe while shopping online because they do not share your personal information. This protects you from identity fraud.
3. Paypal charges their costumers hidden fees. This is how they make their money.
4. If you purchase something in Asia and it does not arrive. Paypal can help you get your money back.
5. I would use Paypal for my payment because it seems like a reliable website to use. I can trust them with my information.
6. Once I compared Paypal to Google Wallet I found that I preferred Paypal more.  I preferred Paypal more than the others because it seems more helpful and secure.

Assignment #1: Shopping Carts?

1. The two biggest reasons people still shop at stores are:
- If you shop for clothes, you will want to make sure it is a good fit and looks good
- People might find it easier because they can just go to the store and get what they want without having to wait for delivery
2. The two biggest reasons people shop online are:
-  There is more selection online than in stores
-  You can customize to your own liking
3. The buying experience I would prefer would be to shop at stores. I personally do not like shopping online because I do not have patients to wait for the thing I bought to be delivered.
4. I think in the year 2050 the buying experience will be evenly balanced because people will stick to shopping online, and people will keep shopping at stores.
5. I think it would be a good business plan because everyone would be shopping online and stores would not be competing with each other as much.
6. One way online stores can make their return policies more convenient are letting the buyers know the second time their products are being delivered, will be a lot faster.

Journal Entry #5: Digital Wellness

After I finished the unit on digital wellness, there are a few things that surprised me. One thing was noticing how much time people actually spend using technology. Including cellphones. When we do the metre stick activity, it showed how far you can go while texting and driving. It basically shows that you have no control of the vehicle if you are texting while driving. I did not find this unit difficult in any way. The only thing I can think of that may have been difficult for me would be having to think of five pledges that I can relate to.
I think the biggest problem for young people when it comes to digital wellness would be the amount of time they spend on technology everyday. I can think of people that will not do anything without their phone. It is like technology is an addiction. It is not healthy to spend that much time on it. I would say a minimum of three hours a day is a reasonable amount of time to use technology. 

Assignment #2: The Pledge

Five things I pledge to do to keep my online and daily life healthy are:

1- I pledge to never let technology get in the way of important things 

2- I pledge to turn of my devices at a certain time every night 

3- I pledge to only be on my devices to a minimum time per day

4- I pledge to do more physical activity than internet exploring  

5- I pledge to put technology after schoolwork

Assignment #1: One Missispie

1. After I did the meter stick activity, I noticed how long one second really is while diving a certain speed. I also noticed how far you can end up going in a certain amount of time. This is why you should never take your eyes of the road while you are driving a vehicle.
2. One reason why this commercial is effective is because it shows how quick something can happen when you take your eyes off the road.
One reason why it may not change is because the people in the commercial probably knew that you were not suppose to take your eyes off the road, but when they got a text message their eyes went strait to their phones.
3. An invention that can help drivers from being distracted could be a sensor that knows when you take your eyes off the road. When this sensor is alerted, an alarm will sound and the driver will put his/her eyes back on the road.
4. I think that if I was in a car with someone and they were speeding or being distracted, I would tell them to slow down and to concentrate. If they did not listen I would never get a drive with them again.        

Journal Entry #4: Netiquette

What I found most surprising when it comes to issues around Netiquette was the amount of  people that do not know the dangers online and how much much trouble you can get into for doing illegal things online. I do not think that most people read the terms of service/use agreements when joining an online site. I think this because when In have to read them, I never do. I do believe you should because it is important information.On a scale from one to ten, I would rate myself a seven out of ten. I gave myself that rate because I follow most of the rules, but do not read all of the necessary instructions.
I think the biggest issue is when it comes to young people using foul language online. Also when they do not follow the rules        

Online Discussion Boards (Assignment #3)

1. A lot of these are similar to face to face conversations because talking in person is almost the same as chating with someone online. In person, we talk to each other nicely because we do not want to seem rude or disrespectful. Online we talk the same way because we know that we are still talking to someone.
2. Four guidelines that I feel are very important when interacting with other people online are:
- To not use all capital letters because they might think your yelling at them
- Be polite because if your not they might think your rude
- Do not call names because they will probably take it personally
- Do not Hold grudges because you just forgive the person and move on and leave it in the past
3. No I have never made a comment on a discussion board. If I ever did the comment would probably be a positive one.
4. I think I would enjoy a course where I could discuss issues online with other students because we would get to talk about all the issues that are wrong and try to fix them. 

Do As I Say (Assignment #2)

Five reasons why I do things the right way in digital society:
1- Acting right online will show how you act as a person. If you act mature and responsibly online it shows that you are a mature and responsible person.
2- I would choose not to send hate or blackmail because that is not right. I would not want someone sending me that online. It is also a form of cyberbullying.
3- If you do not act right online you may get in very deep trouble with your parents or guardians. You could also get in trouble with the law.
4- I choose not to hack. Hacking can make you end up in jail. Hacking is a very terible thing and it should stop.
5- Using social media sites in the wrong ways can cause concecuncss for you in the future. Say if you went to a job interview and they looked at your social media information, then they notice foul language. This will not help you in any way.

I believe acting well online will make others look at you as a very nice and respectful person.

Online Standards of Service Use (Assignment #1)

Five major company websites that use terms and service agreements are:
1- Microsoft Office
2- Netflix.ca
3- Facebook.com
4- Snapchat
5- iTunes

5 things you should be aware of when not reading Terms of Service and Agreements are:
1- If a website hosts your photo, they also own it-- this means any photo you upload onto a certain website allows them to use it for any future reference.
2-  You don't own what you buy-- meaning any games/ music you purchase online are still under value of i.e. Facebook
3- When using location device systems such as OnStar, they can sell your driving data and personal information to whoever
4- Companies such as Apple are permitted to see your precise location wherever you are; which is basically sending your personal data to a hidden database file and syncs whenever you connect to your phone
5- When agreeing to Terms and Agreements, you are agreeing to clause of arbitration. This is cancelling your right to sue.

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Journal Entry #3 (Digital Rights and Responsibilities)

After completing the assignment on Digital Rights and Responsibilities, One of the things I found most surprising would be how often these ideas are ignored. One way they are ignored is bullying online. We tell people everyday not to bully online, but it is ignored and people continue to do it. Another way is that there are people using other people's work. That is plagiarism.

In my opinion, I do not think that people act responsibly online. I think that when people use technology they do not know the risks of having their account hacked. They also might not realize that they are sharing personal information.

The commandment I believe is most important would be " Thou shalt not hack" I think this is most important because when you hack or get hacked, you are taking that persons personal information. You should never hack because it is not your business to be stealing others information.

One of the biggest issues around digital rights and responsibilities with young people online would be cyber bulling. This is a major issue because it is not right to hurt people online or in any other way. People spread hate to others and think nothing of it but really, they do not know how much they could be hurting that other person. 

Assignment: Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Journal Entry #2 (Digital Communication)

The thing I found most surprising is when I realized how many people actually use acronyms when they are not supposed to. I found this surprising because I only that people would use these types of things while talking to their peers. 

Three things I learned from the video about email are:
1- Don't use certain types of words because the reader might think it is spam
2- Don't type in all caps
3- Don't leave things blank

Blind Carbon copy is being able to send an email out to a group of people but other people don't know who it was sent to.

I think that the most useful thing for young people to do while using digital communication is to be careful who they email and that they should make sure that the format is followed.

Acronyms Attack (Assignment Two)

Three more acronyms that I can think of are:

1- TT- Test Today 

2- TBH- To Be Honest 

3- OMW- On My Way 

Four places I would never use acronyms are:

1- Application

2- School write up

3- Anything job related

4- On a blog

Communication Compass (Assignment One)

The definition of digital communication is any electronic exchanging of information.

Four advantages for digital communication are:
1- You are connected with others
2- You know whats going on in the world
3- You can meet new people
4- You can search for information you don't know
Four disadvantages for digital communication are:
1- You are always on your digital device
2- You will lose sleep
3- You don't have as much privacy
4- You have a risk of people finding out personal information

I think that the three most popular forms of digital communication are:
1- Facebook
2- Texting
3- FaceTime
I think that these forms of digital communication are popular because you can talk to someone in the click of a button.

Three forms of digital communication that I think may not be around much longer are:
1- Facebook
2- Email
3- Texting
I think that these forms of digital communication might not be around much longer because there are so many knew sites that you can chat to people on.

Five locations or scenarios in real life where you really SHOULD NOT be communicating digitally are:
1- In class because you wont be paying attention
2- At a funeral because you should pay your respects
3- At a restaurant because you should pay attention to your family
4- At work because your not supposed to be on your phone or websites
5- A life threatening event. Don't go on your phone for help

One great danger would be when people cyber bully or harass online. This can lead to injury or even death.
Another great danger is if somebody attacks your character such as blackmail or scams.

I do believe that human kids will always be more connected to digital communication because I see kids today that are 9-12 with iPhone's in their pockets.

If somebody that has Facebook and other digital communication sites passes away I think that their account should be left alone because it was their account and no one should have access to it.  

  

Journal #1 Digital Security

The thing that i found most surprising when it comes to digital security and creating passwords was learning how safe you have to be when creating passwords and while you are on a website.

I did not find anything difficult or confusing about this section because it was mostly common sense. It was common sense because most people know now that they are supposed to use strong passwords and not ones that are easy to guess.

I think that most of my passwords are very secure. I do have some very weak passwords that I might have to change because somebody could easily guess them. I only use weak passwords on things that are not that important.

I think the most important thing to remember when considering passwords and digital security is to make sure you have a very strong password. You also have to be careful on the internet. 

Digital Security (Assignment One)

I think that the passwords "123456", "password", and "12345678" are not good passwords. They are not hard to guess. I know that these are not good passwords because I have used these before and then soon found out that people were guessing it and getting into my account.

Yes, I have used these passwords before. I regret using these passwords because people have guessed them and gotten my information.

I think that they would be more likely to use it because they might need a password that is easier to remember. If they have already used them, we could tell them to change it as soon as possible.

Three passwords I can think of that are horrible are: Your name, your pets name, or your birth date.

A strong password should have eight or more characters with a few numbers after it.

Preparing Your Blog and Apps on Google

                    

Today in class we learned how we could use new apps on Google Drive. The apps I chose to do were MindMup and draw.io Diagrams. These apps are very useful in some ways. In my next paragraph I will tell you how.

The first app I used was MindMup. This app was useful in many ways. One way I found it was useful was because you were able to brainstorm ideas and make charts of certain things. For my own use, I found it was useful for helping me brainstorm ideas for stories. This app is very easy to use and I would recommend using it.

The second app I used was draw.io Diagrams. This app was very useful. This app is great. You can use it to map out any kind of data.

Acceptable Use of Computers