growing up online

in a blog, respond to one or more of the following:

the "mom"?...too much love or just too much?

the suicide sites....should some sites be illegal?....if so, who gets to decide?

should parents have access to their children's net passwords?

autumn edows?...should she have been allowed to keep her site?

the "pro-ana" sites?...take them down?

should teens have computers in their rooms?

does the school have the right to inform parents about students' online habits?

should facebook be allowed in a place of work?

lots to think about in this video?...respond

#30 the book...characters

Garnet, Raphaella, , the parents etc..pick one of the characters from the story and explain how they remind you of someone you know

#29 the book...continued

what did you think the moral of the story was? what was the book really trying to say? did it succeed?

#28 the book

so...initial, overall thoughts? explain

#27 CUSTOMIZE!

no usual written post here....but customize your blog.....add one new picture, one new video bar and one other new application....make it look good...explain in your blog entry what exactly you just added

#26 "loss of hands" article

read the article about the young woman from Sierra leone who came to London, ON last Friday to share her story at a "Me to We" event to raise funds to build a school in her country (as we have done here at IDCI). Do you personally think, we as Canadians have any responsibility to help people such as this from far-off lands help rebuild their lives after such tragedy? Explain. (I guess the question is also asking how you feel about IDCI's campaign to build a school for the kids in Sierra Leone recovering from the tragedy shown in the film)....hmm...your thoughts?

what was it all about?

what - for you - was the message of the film?....yes, it was about a diamond smuggler and how he gets involved with a fisherman who is looking for his son and a journalist looking for the big story, but, what, in your opinion, is it really about? (what will you take from it?)

#24 blood diamonds

first entry: easy question...did you like the film? or not? explain your reasoning

#23 the sad tale of tori stafford

we've talked aobut it a lot....here's your chance...thoughts?

#22 the keswick bully meets his match

should the "winner" of the fight be suspended? expelled?

what would be an appropriate punishment?

#21 american teen - character

Favourite character and why...explain

#20 stones prediction

make a guess..where is this story going? it's getting complicated with Garnet and Raphaella...what's with the voices? who or what is Joo-bal?...hmm... predict what will happen

#19 ghosts

waddya think?

real?
evil spirits?
scary?
people whose deaths are unresolved?
other?

explain

#18 slavery and the underground railroad

go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery#The_transatlantic_slave_trade

and in a blog list 5 things you learned about the transatlantic slave trade

and then go to : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Underground_Railroad

and in the same blog, list 5 things you learned about the underground railroad

#17 stones

thoughts on the beginning of the story

freedom writers

overall thoughts on the film/story?

all the blogs so far

1. from feb 5th....respond to one of the news stories listed
2. blog on one other news story that week
3. the obama cartoon...racist?
4. into the wild...overall
5. crabbe ...thoughts on the first half of the book
6. your personal reading...what have you been reading? thoughts
7. 10 questions for Mary
8. should the niagara falls guy have been rescued?
9. Triskaidekaphobia...do you believe?
10. Oprah..Chris Brown...Rhianna...Tyra Banks...and all that...opinions
11. the stephanie rengel murder...should MT have been tried with murder? or as an adult?
12. the book overall...thoughts
13. the cellphone jamming principal ...thoughts
14. across the universe...thoughts
15. ok..so what, in your opinion , is the best movie ever....and why

tue april 7

1. finish movie (25 mins)
2. check marks etc/catch up?
3. make sure blogs are up to date....by Thursday
4. Crabbe culminating....Tic Tac Toe....complete one and hand in

friday april 3 update

1. summary ....complete in class

2. in computer lab,

handed in for marking this weekend:

- Crabbe movie poster
- Crabbe review summary/fill in blanks

to be completed today

- blog entry: the cellphone-jamming principal: your reaction to this story in a blog
- Tic - Tac - Toe.....Crabbe novel study .....must be completed by next thursday for including on mid-term report card mark

decide on the three task you wish to complete and get started.....one must be handed in by Monday

we will pick the movie up on monday with another option for those who found it difficult

movie poster roles..possible choices

Franklin Crabbe

zac efron
shia labeouf
robert pattison
daniel radcliffe
rupert grint
chace crawford
michael cera



Mary

kristen stewart
ellen page
natalie portman
maria sharapova
vanessa hudgens
keira knightly
evan rachel wood
emily blunt

the end of the book

overall thoughts?

wed march 25

today we asked Franklin Crabbe 10 questions as he was being held for observation/questioning in the hospital and we should be almost finished the Crabbe movie poster which is coming out this Friday March 27 (it's not really)....include all of the elements of a movie poster: the title, appropriate images, the lead actors, perhaps a glowing review / quote from a reviewer, etc. etc

a shortcut: go to : http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/poster.php for a quick way of creating movie posters

photshoppers: do it the old-fashioned, (talented) way

one news story from over the break

blog on something that caught your eye over the past 10 days or so....what are the facts of the story and what are your reactions to it?

or...the Stephanie Rengel case:

http://www.thestar.com/article/605338

1. should M.T. be charged with murder?

or

2. should she be charged as an adult?

march 13

two entries....

one short one: Triskaidekaphobia....look it up on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia)....do you believe in it?

one longer one: the oprah episode

enjoy the break!

thursday march 12

1. blog: should the niagara falls guy have been rescued?/Should others have risked their lives to save him?

2. blog: Crabbe:10 questions you would ask Mary

3. begin a movie poster for Into the Wild...see previous entry for instructions

the bloggers and their blogs

mcguchan http://olcmcguchan.blogspot.com/
1. jamie b http:/bj_jamie123.blogspot.com/
2. aj http://durstone.blogspot.com/
3. dani http://dani-myblogs.blogspot.com
4. christina http;//hyperone1991.blogspot.com/
5. tim http://okuma08.blogspot.com
6. brian http://brianolcblogs.blogspot.com/
7. tyler j http://rawrawschool.blogspot.com/
8. chelsea http://chelsiies.blogspot.com/
9. ryan http:ryan-rmsblog.blogspot.com/
10.melanie http://melorose0517.blogspot.com/
11.chrissy http://chatterbox077.blogspot.com/
12.amelia http://mealzzz.blogspot.com/
13.corey http://deaddownwind.blogspot.com/
14.leslie http://lizzly25.blogspot.com/
15.brandon http;//brandonpyette09.blogspot.com/
16.craig http://blogscraig.blogspot.com/
17.kim http.olckim.blogspot.com/
18.jamie s http://
19.tyler s http://tylerstaplesblog.blogspot.com/
20.breanna http://
21.michelle http://

for this week's report card

to be complete and included in the report:

blogs
#1 news story from feb 5th
#2 news story from feb 13th
#3 that obama cartoon
#4 into the wild...opinion
#5 the book so far....thoughts?
#6 your personal reading so far....what have you been reading?/how has that been going?

- "hard sun" q's
- "society" lyrics analysis
- rescue photo descriptive paragraph....hand in x2
- chris mccandless obituary ...hand in X2
- the obituary as Chris would have written it
- the"pirate" news story
- the "chimp" or "12 yr old dad' story
- the 'what in the world" articles (obama etc) we did at the beginning


the above will all be included on the report

the below tasks will not but you can get started..

if finished, "what in the world " handouts/questions/wordsearch etc

and begin an Into the Wild movie poster...it must be original ...you can take images from google etc but can't use one that already exists...think of what you think would advertise the film and encourage people to go see it
go to : http://www.impawards.com/ for ideas, recent movie posters and award winners

the avalanche ...getting inside the picture

from the point of view of the rescuer:

Another day, another rescue. These guys are out of control. Something's gotta be done. This is the job I signed up for. This is the country I love, but these backcountry cowboys are gonna get us all killed. Who knows what we will find today? When these days end well, it's the greatest job in the world, but, when they don't, well... All I know is that there is some poor family out there counting on us doing our job right. Let's hope it's not too late.

feb 27

1. crabbe ch 10
2. finish Into the Wild
3. Blog....the movie...overall impressions
4. Crabbe...questions up to journal 10

feb 20

1. read Crabbe in class
2. http://olcmcguchan.blogspot.com/ .....write it down...my blogspot..you'll need to find it
2. to 268....rewrite Somali news story.....hand in again (or the first time)
3. choose one of the two pieces from yesterday and rewrite..hand in again
4. look at the obama cartoon that is causing all of the controversy and state whether you believe it is racist or not in your blog....title of the blog is: Obama Editorial Cartoon

5. if finished, customize your blog
and complete blog entry on Crabbe so far...what do you think?

feb 13..tasks

1. one paragraph news story on somali photo

2. hand in unit stuff: cellphones article q's
pirates q's
economic crisis q's
map
crossword
wordsearch

3. blog on one news story we have watched/read about/ talked about this week

4. customize your blog

friday feb 6th

1. in class....pirates article and questions

2. in cal lab..

go to: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm

and complete the mapping assingment

3. complete the "in the news" entry

in the news...

share your thoughts on one of the following news stories:

should the government bailout (give money to) the auto makers?

or

what should happen to the hockey dad who attacked the ref?

or

how should the world deal with somalia's pirates?

blog #1 Feb 3

setting things up here