1/31/2017 Ted Talk Reflection

• Do you agree with the Ted Talk?  Why or why not?  Will you change any of your current behaviors as a result of listening to this talk?  What impact do you think this digital age will have on society in the future?

I agree we need to find ourselves instead of letting technology find us. I think we are to emotionally and personally connected to our phones. I will try to be more confident when I am alone and maybe not use my phone as much when I am alone. I think we will become even more dependent on technology. There was a lot of confusing concepts but overall this speaker seemed to really want to be talking! I will think twice before picking up my phone to look busy next time.
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1/31/2017 Words For Teens

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself in at least 5 sentences.


I  agree with whoever said this. So often we get smoke blown up our butt about how great we are and how we should be so proud of ourselves. That should be saved for when we actually do something worth a "good job". We all have purpose in this world and the sad thing is many people don't know that. This article makes me feel like i need to stop feeling sorry for myself and find my purpose! I do think parents owe it to there children to give them a good time every once in awhile though! People need to know they are important and they are needed. Most people my age need to spend more ime on their homework and not expect so much. That is just so true that needs to happen to all the kids who feel so entitled.

1/26/17 Social bookmarking CE

• Do you have a different understanding of Social Bookmarking after reading this article
• Do you think social bookmarking is a helpful & beneficial tool
• Did you learn about any new social bookmarking sites that you would like to start using?

I think I could identify another form of social bookmarking now. social bookmarking is a helpful because it saves me a lot of time when trying to get to my most commonly used websites in this class. Also on my phone i can easily look up my most used sites and my iPhone makes a category for that all by itself! Lastly, i think that hashtags are fun because you could look at a bunch of interesting things online all in the same category. I might start using twitter, i had one but i got rid of my account so i do not know if that counts as new!!  If it does not then i will probably just stick to my sites i have been using! 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3v2FpR5b1uHMmxKbHlqeWdsZWc/view?usp=sharing

1/26/17 chrome vs symbaloo

Reflect on your recent experience with bookmarking within Chrome & Symbaloo.  Compare & contrast these two bookmarking options.  Which one did you like the best? Is there a time when one would be better than the other?
       Chrome is a really easy search engine. Symbaloo is visually  more appealing. I thought bookmarking with chrome was a thousand times easier, although i had to ask the person i sit by how to do both! Symbloo was newer to me and i had to figure more out before bookmarking things. I think symbloo would be better for school because of the instant access to the folders but otherwise i would stick with Chrome. Chrome is my familiar comfortable place. 

1/24 Introduction to Soical Bookmarking

What is Social Bookmarking? What is the purpose of Social Bookmarking? What Social Bookmarking tools do you use?  How did you learn about or choose to use the social bookmarking tools that you use?  What Social Bookmarking tools would you suggest to others? (If needed: feel free to spend a little time on the Internet before you complete this post)


Social Bookmarking allows one to annotate online!  If it is what I am thinking of its purpose is to help others better understand articles and online resources by use of annotation. This can also help a person remember something important. I must have vaguely heard about this from someone in the past or discovered it on my own. I can hardly remember a time using it besides maybe a couple standardized tests and possibly a few other things! I will look forward to learning more about it!

my weekend 1/20/17

This weekend was a busy weekend for me! I went to my grandparents farm with my brother and Dad. On Saturday  I did homework until 2 am! I also went shopping for five hours with my Grandma to try to find a dress for sweetheart but found nothing! I went to church on Sunday and then went out to lunch to Olive Garden. I forget how good that place is, their breadsticks, salad, and  soup are delicious! I love the endless salad and breadsticks because then I don't have anxiety about eating too much! Overall that was the highlight of my weekend because I feasted.

1/20/17 abc

My ABC advice


Admit when you are wrong.
Be happy life is to short not to be.
Care for others weather you thing they need it or not.
Dance... life is to short to watch.
Experience the now, don't always look into the future you will miss life.
Faith is the most important thing in life.
Graciously give, you never know how much it can impact someone else's life.
Hope because it will give you inspiration to keep going.
Inspire others don't be a follower.
Joke about yourself, its good for you.
Keep your voice, do not let other people make you.
Laugh you never know when the next time you will get the chance will be.
Mcdonald's all day breakfast way to go when you do not know what to eat.
No is what some children must hear.
Old people know best sometimes...
People are mean so learn to be nice in the midst of the negativity.
Queen Bees are not all happy.
Racing through tests to finish first is stupid.
Sometimes being alone is good.
Talking is a great for making friends.
Until you have a reason to say no say yes.
Violence does not solve problems.
When you have nothing left to do, pray.
Xc is for crazy people so think twice.
Yellow lights are when you push harder on the gas peddle.
Zillionaires are not always happy.

1/17/17 Prezi Reflection

Now that you have created a presentation using PREZI, take a moment to compare & contrast your experience compared to the more traditional presentation tool of Power Point.

• Which tool do you think is easier to use? Why?
• Which tool creates the more effective presentations? Explain.
• Is there a specific presentation time when one tool would be better than the other? Explain.
• Which tool would you choose to use the next time you create a presentation?

             I personally have used Power Point more than PREZI so my response might be bias, I think Power Point is a lot easier to use than PREZI. Power Point is so organized and reliable. I like the organization of all the features on Power Point and know what to expect when a presentation uses Power Point.I think PREZI would create more effective presentations because they have the capability of visually being more appealing (this is besides the fact I do not know how to add a video to PREZI). In a serious presentation where adults where viewing I would use Power Point but if I was telling all about myself to a bunch of teenagers I would definitely choose PREZI. I would choose this based on the templates being more fun for younger people to look at! I would use PREZI the next time I created a project because I am familiar with Power Point and I could potentially do something new of cool on PREZI.

finished PREZI