Cybersmart T4W2

IALT: Write about what I learnt during Cybersmarts for this week. 

This week for Cybersmarts my class had worked on the word Netiquette. I had heard the word before but had forgotten what it meant. But luckily, our beloved Cybersmarts teacher Mrs Shearling helped my class to strengthen our knowledge of online users and how to always keep safe while using it. 

The word Netiquette consists of the word 'net' and 'etiquette' which to me was very interesting.

I didn't work alone, I was accompanied by my peer Matthew. We used the website Canva where it enabled us to choose a template  and make it our own. I must say, it was pretty hard completing this because well I didn't have much time too as I was sick.  But as a year 8 student I was determined to finish my work to a high standard and inspire my other peers. 

A challenge I found was writing down reasons that support my ideas. It really challenged me to think a lot and use the ideas from my partner. I enjoyed working with another class mate because discover his strengths and weaknesses. 

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Many thanks :) 

Cybersmart : My Island

IALT: Create my own island recording the websites I have been on for the past week.

Here is my digital footprint, but in the form of an island. For Cybersmarts I had to create my own island recording the most recent websites I had been on for the past week. As you can see I started on Blogger and then finished at Google Documents. Of course, I had been on more websites then shown, but I didn't want to include everything because it was the same thing, for example.

 I had been on Google, for about 15 minutes searching up facts. Instead of putting a lot of Google photos I just chose to do one, which represent all the things I had used Google for. Anyways, I named my island and made up my own island, to show my imagination and creativity. Something I learnt during this week's session was that everything you do on your device is always stored somewhere on the internet, even if you think you've deleted it. 

Something challenging was fitting all my images because sometimes they didn't fit , but in the end I critically thought and finished up on my job. I enjoyed coming up with my own ideas because, I didn't want to copy off Mrs Shearing's work.

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Many thanks :) 

Slide Of Advice

IALT: Create a slide of advice for when you are going to post something online, or using the internet.

This week we had Mrs Shearing come in once again for her normal visit, to teach us skills based on using the internet in the correct way and how to stay safe. We missed out last week's session because she was away, but this week we learnt about 'Digital Footprints' and that we should only post things on the internet that we are proud of. Because once you post something it is going to be permanent, meaning although it might seem you have deleted it, it is still somewhere on the web.

Anyways, that's something I've learnt.  A challenge I found was understanding the way that the internet works, and how the safety search saves all the things you have been recently on. I think that the internet is one of the things that people little know that it could help you get a good job or ruin your chances of achieving your dreams. 

For example, if you have done something that you regret doing in past it can have a huge impact on things yet to come.  So I'd rather do the right thing then have nothing to be proud of. A challenge I found was coming up with the different advice to give to my audience. I hope that it can help people make the right decisions.

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Blogging Rubric 3

Blog Post 3: Weekend Reflection!

 IALT: Pick three of my blog posts and apply them to where they go in my blogging rubric.

Components	1: Beginner or Basic	Rating 0 /2	2: Stepping Up	Rating 0  /4	3: Smart Learner	Rating 5  /6
My Learning	What have I been learning? Post describes the learning intention e.g.  I have been learning to… Includes an image, drawing or a screenshot of my learning		How do I know I have learnt? Post includes information and ideas that demonstrate my understanding. e.g. created a DLO that represents my ideas about the learning eg: video, diagram, infographic		Reflected on my learning: Post includes new ideas Describes what I enjoyed or found challenging? What questions do I still have? What are my next steps? What I might do differently next time?
Content and Audience Impact	Recount of my learning or experience, most of my ideas are organised, may have included a photo, illustration or screenshot.		Unique or catchy title, graphics or DLO are original, relevant and add interest or further information. Post may include embedded html content e.g. collage, video, Google Slide, animation		Content communicates my personality e.g. interests, beliefs, values. Information and ideas help my audience to understand the learning. Content is original - created by me.
Punctuation and Spelling	Obvious spelling, punctuation errors. Difficult for the reader to understand, some parts might not make sense.		I have checked for punctuation and spelling. Asked a buddy to read, made corrections, no obvious errors.		Confident all spelling and punctuation is correct and content makes sense for my readers.
Blog Post Layout and Blogger settings	Font sizes and colour may vary and need formatting, images or embedded content might need to be resized. May not include relevant labels or title.		Previewed layout to check position & size of images and embedded html content. Font size and colour are formatted, included title & labels   Content attributed if not original.		Media or html content is formatted e.g. size, position and appears when the post loads, Labels are relevant & improve search. Some posts may be scheduled for publishing.
Total		/8		/16	5	/24
Grand Total	15/48

Here is my last and final blogging rubric. This post is about my Weekend and as the other two, I didn't quite achieve all the things expected in the Smart Learner category. I only missed out on one question which is pretty good as I didn't know what Mrs Shearing was going to put on the rubric, it was a surprise. 

My blogging goal is to achieve everything in the Smart Learner column and one day achieve my goal of getting 1,000 blog posts.

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Many thanks :P