CyberSmarts T3W3

IALT: Pick a celebrity and write down my impression based on their online profile.

The celebrity that I have chosen is Joseph Parker, not only is he Samoan but he is currently holding the WBO heavyweight title. Did you know that 18 of his 23 fights come from KO? Although he has only fought less then 30 bouts he still has a lot of power and accuracy. One thing I admire about him is that he is humble and doesn't 'show off' when he wins his fights.


 Rumors say he might be fighting Anthony Joshua! I have a feeling Anthony Joshua will win because all of his 19 fights come from TKO. But who knows? I also worked on what I should/should not put on my blog just below my impression. Although I wasn't here on Tuesday for Cybersmarts I was accompanied by my peers who helped me finish the task. 

What do I think about this activity? Well for me I think this is a great way for people to find out more things about those they don't know much about. Like for example, If I didn't know much about Valerie Adams I could search her up and find out some things about her! Her age, DOB, Height, Weight , etc. But most of the celebrities show their email, and last names on the internet making them vunerable for hackers. 

Something I enjoyed while doing this task was that I was able to find out some facts about Joseph Parker and work on Cybersmarts at the same time. A challenge I found was when I first started, I didn't know what to do but luckily I have friends that help me along the way.

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My 2017 Blog Profile

IALT: Write my 2017 Blog Profile. 

Talofa Lava Tagata, My name is Gary and I am a Year 8 student in Room 9 at Tamaki Primary School. My teacher’s name is Ms Komor, she is a very funny teacher but at times you just need to work to ensure you don’t get a growling. I am proud to be mixed of Tongan and Samoan heritage. I love to play Rugby and Basketball. For me I think that Rugby is a creative game to get to know the other side’s weaknesses and strengths. Not only are they the best Rugby team in the world but after losing a match, they congratulate the other team and learn from their mistakes to ensure they don’t lose their next match. I find Maths a challenge because from a very young age I have dislike Maths.  My goals for this year is to become better in every subject, mostly Mathematics,  and build more memories with my peers before I head off to college. Someone that inspires me to be a better person is my mum! This year I am looking forward to the things our teachers have planned for the Year 7 and 8’s of 2017. This year is going to be great! Manuia Le Aso.

Here is my 2017 Blog Profile, now at this age and my last year of intermediate this may be the last time you get to witness my blog profile. I have ensured that I wrote down everything I had to, this task was given to my class from Mrs Shearing, our Cybersmarts Teacher. Something I enjoyed while writing my profile was that I was able to share some of my favourite sports and teams. 

What are my thoughts? Well my profile is one of the things that help people know things about me, but not to personal. Many people around the world have profiles, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc.

 

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Four Food Groups

WAL: about the different key food groups.

Here is a DLO that contains the four different food groups here in new Zealand. For the past two days I have been away at home sick and coming back to school having to finish this work isn't easy. But as I was working through this I found some facts that I have never found/heard of before. Like I didn't know that we need Fat because Fat helps your body cells grow, and produce important hormones! I put down some Cultural food my country like to nourish themselves with, for me I think that from now on, I should achieve my 'goal' for this year; not to eat food that contains too much Sugar and Fat. 

Something that I enjoyed while completing this task is that I was able to find out some new facts about Carbs, Protein and Fat and I got to find out what and why we need these things.

A challenge I found was sometimes answering the questions because at times the internet doesn't help you.

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Kiwisport Reflection

IALT: Write about my KiwiSport Experience.

Today we had our 2nd KiwiSport session, this term we have a different sport, Basketball. Last term we did Skateboarding and Badminton this term we are doing Basketball. Basketball is one of my favourite sports because I like to both block and shoot. During this time I enjoyed the way we got to practise on how to pass properly, in a basketball game the ball moves faster than the players so we had to practise passing so when we played in a real game we didn't have to concentrate too hard on which type of pass we had to use. 

We practised, 3 different types of passing, Overhead Pass, Chest Pass, Bounce Pass. The easiest one for me was the Chest Pass my accuracy was high, I managed to pass the ball directly to the chest of my partner Matthew. The hardest pass was the Overhead pass, I had to take a step before passing but at the same times my elbows were getting sore and soon all my power in my arms decreased. We also played a game in which we had to practise passing and laying up. At first I didn't quite understand but I quickly released what to do pretty quick. I was proud of myself when I got my shot in. Finally it was time to finish. This week's session was amazing and I look forward to playing again next week. 

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Solo Taxonomy

WALT: Use Solo Taxonomy to critically summarize an article/text.

In this DLO I have completed a Solo Taxonomy activity after I read an article based on how much sugar a man , women and child under 4 years of age should take in every day. I was surprised at how much sugar I should take in, as a young man I eat too much sugar depending on my age. I eat alot of Sugar because I always get tempted to eat Sugary foods. My diet goal for this year is to stop eating too much Sugary foods and begin to take in the much more healthier things like Fruits and Vegetables. 

While doing this activity I enjoyed thinking before I read the article, during reading and after reading. From this article I know that I have been taking in too much Sugary foods. A challenge I found was when I had to use some of the sentence starters, my next learning steps is to use Solo Taxonomy more often so that I know how to use it , and have more experience. 

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Anzac Timetables

IALT: Write about a Math activity I have completed. 

Today after Morning Tea my class had the oppurtunity to complete 3 Math worksheets containing timetables. At first I thought I was going to not complete the task but I turned out to be the first person to finish it! I was shocked because Maths is my least favourite subject and when I finished 1st I thought people let me finish. But they didn't I was just in the mood for answering questions that I don't normally like. I haven't really liked Maths since I was young because I never finished Maths in time. The thing that I don't like about Maths is explaining how you get the answer, sometimes I know the answer but don't know how to explain how I got it. That makes me dislike Maths, but explaining how you get the answer is critical in Maths. 
I myself don't know all the times tables,  but I managed to complete the task in a short amount of time. I completed 3 Maths sheets in about 10-15 minutes.

Something that I enjoyed during this task was that I was able to crack the code and answer all the questions right. A challenge I found during this activity was trying to answer some of the hard times tables, but in the end I managed to complete them! 

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Tamaki School Values

WALT: Write about why our School Values are important using the S.E.E structure. 

Here in this DLO I have written down why our school Values are important. My school have 5 values, Whanaungatanga, Tukumarie, Rangimarie, Ako and Manaakitanga. Today is also our first day back at school, I didn't want to come back to school because I thought that the holidays were too short. But back to school means I have to think hard, wake up early and have a can do attitude for learning.

 Something I enjoyed during this time was being able to write down what I know about the school values has I have been here at Tamaki for 7 years. A challenge I found was using the S.E.E structure to write because at times I get mixed up. My next learning steps in learning is to think more critically and not think too hard about it. 

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