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=Hello=

My name is Ja'len, but people call me J Dub/Dub. I'm a student athlete, my sports are Track and Field, Basketball, and Football. I no longer play football or basketball my main focus is track, however later on in the future I probably play all three again. I'm currently in high school it's my senior year and I'm so ready to gradaute. #TeamSenior #ClassOf2014

=Topic 1: Blogging=

Activity 4a: Blogs in Plain English
Blogs are the news and the people whom make them. In the 20th century a blog was only used for professeional reason, by reports for the newspaper or braodcasts. In the 21th century blogs became professional and personal, plus it's available to everyone for free. A person can talk about any type of subject, because everything is news to someone. Due to blog websites a random person with an idea can blog (ex. mothers, athletes, business owner, ect...). Blogs reflects you as a person base on what you blog and atract other bloggers with some of your same interest or ideals as you.

Activity 4a: Post-to-be Private
When blogging you must really be careful for what you post. A person might have an private account which leads them to believe that their post are private. That's partially true your post are private to those who are not on their friends list, but everyone on their friends list can see what they had post at any time whether if their account private or not. Also you never know who's on your friends list that is actually your friend. A lot of people add complete strangers to their friends list without knowing 87% of the time, because they have a picture of someone you know or meet and it turns out to be a complete diferent person.

Activity 4a: Social Network
When using a social network, you must really be careful on who you add as a friend. Several of people have the same name and/or look like one of your friends you know, however you'll never be sure if that person whom he/she says they are unless you see them 84% of the time. To have a private account does prevent strangers, stalkers, and people in that nature from seeing your posts, but you still have to be cautions of what you post. What you post can and will come to haunt you. Have your parents/guardians aware of your social network life, because it's a good idea. They will provide more protections and absolutely notify you when you're posting something foul, just to keep you safe.

Activity 4a: Protecting Reputations Online
Their was a time when people everywhere can do embracing funny things with their friends and move on to something completely off topic the next day. Now when people do embracing things, it gets uploaded on social media and will be their forever. The upload can mess up your and your friends reputation. If you or your friend goes to apply for a job or anything in that nature in the future, your boss can pull up that upload and watch you do something completely embracing over and over again. Based on that note 93.7% of the your boss will not higher you, because of what you have done on the upload. Which is why you must be careful about what you posts.

=Topic 2: Digital Citizens=

Activity 1b: A Tale of Two Footprints
This video was about pretty much about life and what you make of your life online. Digital Citizen is good to know because, you would want to know what people think of you as a person online. In real life you can be a good kind hearted person, but online people may look at you as a rude disrespectful person. Really its about leaving your footprint on your online just like you do in real life. As a way for people to remember you by either as a role-model or a discrass.

Activity 2b: Google Search
If you go to google.com and type in "Jalen Washington Track", you'll see a lot of sport related infomation mainly track abviously. I also have something concerning with football I believe at John C. Fremont HS. However it's really just track and you get to what I have I done since I was at a young age until now so enjoy.

=Best Website for Teaching & Learning= =Media Sharing: Smore=

Smore inform you on how to design and create flyers or newsletter online. Simply by displaying your own shape and color basically your style that appeals to you and your viewers. Also Smore allows to add audio, video, and pictures plus texts of course onto your flyer or newsletter. Final when done you can publish it to send your message and information out for grades 6+. The best part is that it's not complicated so enjoy.

Digital Storytelling: MyHistro
MyHistro is a map filled with stories that you can watch and read pretty much a timeline. Theirs are thousands of different timelines to view. Also you can create your own with video, text, and pictures. Three formats you can choose for are .csv, .klm, and .pdf however, their are several others. Once created you can place it on an website, blog, or wikipage that you have to access it. This is for grades 4+.

Manage & Organize: Litpick
Litpick is an website that allow you to read free electronic books for grades 4+. Students can post reviews on site of the book they have read to let others see their opinion about it. The site can be use as a learning process for those who want to publish a book one day. Litpick allow to discuss with other members, authors, publisher, and publicists. The website is [|www.litpick.com].

Social Networking & Communications: Quadblogging
Quadblogging is a page where people and students can build awareness of different people and cultures. The webpage connects everyone and school all over the world. Teachers and mentors even sign on and help little kids in elementary to blog. About 300,040 countries participate in this activity. It's an awesome blog grades 3+ uses this page.

Curriculum Collaboration: Garbology
Garbology is a website that teaches how your trash really get handled. Every piece of trash we throw away has an effect on the environment. Garbology teaches how important it is to preform proper waste disposal. Also how it can help preserve our environment. Garbology tells and show story on how products are created with the trash after they are disposed. However their are dangers of climate change it tells and teaches simple steps we can take in order to prevent them. Garbology as many fun games and is a excellent tool for teachers to keep student entertained while they learn.