Cool things this week

Another week down in our new building as thanksgiving closes in. As I sit here typing I am constantly thinking about what we had learned this week. This is just a little bit of what we experienced this week.

Our terms that we learned this week are

Scam- An attempt to trick someone to gain money or private information which could ruin your life.
Example- Marty trick kevin into giving him his social security number with a well placed scam.

Identity theif- When your info is stolen and used for criminal acts which you are then framed for.
Example- If mark steals kyles identity and does illegal actions, kyle will be the one responsible.
Picture found HERE. TAKEN 11/4/O6

Vulnerable- A position that makes it easy to be harmed or hacked.
Example- If you are not careful and don't get protected by many of the identity theft protectors, you could get majorly screwed.

Phishing- Fake messages that draw you in and cause identity theft and other types of problems.
Examples- if Brody sends Mark a phish then he could steal his identity and cause major problems for Mark.

We also learned of ways to know if a email is real or is just a phish. If a bank sends a e-mail and asks for private information over the internet, then it is probably not your bank because they always ask for your information up front or over the phone. Never send personal info over the internet.

The most important thing this week for me as the laptop computers we are now allowed to use in class daily. With these new computers, we will be able to learn and progress faster than before.

Well  that is all for this week. please check back next time for more info.

                                                                   BYE

Item Locator

1. Topic:

• This article explains a new way to find Items

2. Article Title:

The Gadget Hound locates the items you always lose

3. Article Source: 

• Article can be found HERE

4. Summary:

• This article explains a new way to find your missing items. Lose your keys, well with This device you no longer need to worry. It helps you locate your device quickly and easily.

5. Reaction:

• This makes my life so much easier because I am always losing my items. It gives off a loud beeping that helps me find it immediately. My reaction is that im surprised no one thought of this earlier.This device will save us tons of time from worrying. But what if we lose the Gaget hound?

6. World Impact: 

• I can think of four reasons why this will effect the world.
• 1. Will allow for quicker mornings because you wont spend time searching for it.
• 2. Its loud beeping will help you locat it anywher in the house.
• 3. Allows for six items to be found and tracked. 
• 4 Relatively portable and can be kept anywhere.

Cool things this week

This week was very exciting because we finally moved in to The new building. No more College classrooms, we now have new equipment and are ready to start. A great way to kick off the new building is to talk about our new vocab words.

Our new words this week are...

Track- When companies collect information about you online. Example- Bobs company tracked Bills searches giving him a list of their products.

Target- Content sent To you based on what a company collected about you. Example- When billy searches things now, Bobs products show up for Billy.

Demographic- Painting a picture based on what you do/ lets companies know waht race you are/ gender/ age/ etc.

Cookies- Content contained on your computer that tells where you have been online. Example- John checked his sons cookies to find out what he has been up to.

Our new web 2.0 tool this week was a site called Mixbook. Mixbook is a photo scrap booking site that can be shared and viewed online. We based ours on ways to stay safe from virusis and other things online. I only had one problem with it. It was very distressfull how you had to create a layout from the vey small variety of choices. My mix book can be found below.

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Also this week, Hurricane Sandy Destroyed the east coast causing billions in damages in new jersey alone. Millions of people are homeless and many people were not prepared for this kind of damage. Let our hearts and wishes go out to all of those that were affected by this massive Hurricane. 

Well that is all for this week. Please keep up with the news on Hurricane Sandy, and be sure to think about them. That is all for this week, see you next time.
(-----Photo can be found HERE

                                                BYE