In the book,"The Dumbest Generation" by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S department of education has students take different tests\surveys to inform people about how technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students did not know a lot about history, science ,etc. They state that "The young American mind hasn't opened'.(9) They argue that we spend too much time on social media and not enough time paying attention to the world around us. In the last section of the book they talk about how we are so privileged to have all these electronics in our daily life, and how we should be thank full. "What did the average teen in the 1950's have? A radio or TV set in the living room, a daily newspaper, and a rare Field trip the the museum.'(53)
Monday, May 12, 2014
objectice summary
In the book,"The Dumbest Generation" by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S department of education has students take different tests\surveys to inform people about how technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students did not know a lot about history, science ,etc. They state that "The young American mind hasn't opened'.(9) They argue that we spend too much time on social media and not enough time paying attention to the world around us. In the last section of the book they talk about how we are so privileged to have all these electronics in our daily life, and how we should be thank full. "What did the average teen in the 1950's have? A radio or TV set in the living room, a daily newspaper, and a rare Field trip the the museum.'(53)
Monday, May 5, 2014
pop culture
Essential question:
Does Pop Culture (through technology) have an effect on society and personal identitiy?
Claim:
Pop Culture has a large effect on society and personal identity.
Reason:
Pop Culture, through movies, influences biases towards different groups.
Examples of how Pop Culture influences certain groups is through movies For example in Mean Girls, highchool is protrayed as a as cruel place for cliques and judgemental people. The movie is telling it's viewers that girls dont get along at all, and that to fit in you need to have perfect hair and clothes and act a certain way. Another example that shows how Pop Culture influences certain groups is
Does Pop Culture (through technology) have an effect on society and personal identitiy?
Claim:
Pop Culture has a large effect on society and personal identity.
Reason:
Pop Culture, through movies, influences biases towards different groups.
Examples of how Pop Culture influences certain groups is through movies For example in Mean Girls, highchool is protrayed as a as cruel place for cliques and judgemental people. The movie is telling it's viewers that girls dont get along at all, and that to fit in you need to have perfect hair and clothes and act a certain way. Another example that shows how Pop Culture influences certain groups is Monday, April 28, 2014
objective summary
Objective summary
In the book, "The Dumbest Generation," by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S. Department of Eduacation has students take different tests and survsys to inform people hiw technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students didnt know alot about history in science ect. They state that ''the young american mind hasnt opened'' (9). They argue that we spend to much time on social media, and not enough time paying attention to the world around us.
In the book, "The Dumbest Generation," by Mark Bauerlein, the U.S. Department of Eduacation has students take different tests and survsys to inform people hiw technology affects kids. They call this generation the information age because we have so much information in the palm of our hands. Most of the surveys show that students didnt know alot about history in science ect. They state that ''the young american mind hasnt opened'' (9). They argue that we spend to much time on social media, and not enough time paying attention to the world around us. Friday, March 21, 2014
Technology survey
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According to our results, most people use 1- 2 electronic devices on a daily basis. The company that most people think are the most successful are Google and Apple. Most people use G- mail as their email server. People have mixed opinions on what robots should be able to do. There is a tie between thinking, understanding, and performing human functions. The majority of people spend 2 to 6 hours a day involved with technology.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Explain one of the main themes that emerged throughout the book.
A theme that emerged throughout the book that I found important was you don't know how much you care about someone until their gone. Towards the end of the book, Nick starts paying less and less attention to his best friend Jamie. Nick didn't know how much he really cared about Jamie until he thought he would loose him forever. "All he felt was guilt. He'd made Jamie mad; that's why he hadn't braked at the intersection. Nick hated himself"'. Nick felt really bad for yelling at Jamie. Now hat he thought he would never see him again, he realized how mean he had been. Nick felt like a horrible friend and a horrible person. You shouldn't be mean to your friends when their just trying to help you, because you never know if that will be the last thing you say to them.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Discussions question #2
Explain whether Erebos has effected Nick's life in a positive or negative way.
Erebos has effected Nicks life in a Negative way. It is effecting him, his school work, family, and friends. The messenger in the game is having the players do dangerous things outside of the game that have very serious consequences. In chapter 20, the messenger is getting angry at Mr. Watson, a teacher at his school, for trying to stop everyone from playing the game. He has Nick go on a quest that will then make him a level eleven and could get him into the inner Circe. "You are to tip the contents into Mr.Watson's thermos". Not knowing what he's getting himself into, he agrees. When nick is about to drop the pills into the thermos he reads the back of the pill bottle. It says "Danger: An overdose can be fatal!"(261) Nick knew that if he put the pills in his thermos he could get very sick and maybe even die. Nick could not get the courage to do it. When the messenger finds out he didn't follow out with his order, he is kicked out of the game, just because he didn't have the courage to kill a teacher. The game also takes away the time he could be working on school work. He gets little to no sleep causing him to miss school and his grades to slip. "Yes, Dad. Sorry. No, it's really tasty. I'm just a bit tired"(105). He has been up so late playing his game that Nick is falling asleep at the dinner table and not listening to his dad.
Erebos has effected Nicks life in a Negative way. It is effecting him, his school work, family, and friends. The messenger in the game is having the players do dangerous things outside of the game that have very serious consequences. In chapter 20, the messenger is getting angry at Mr. Watson, a teacher at his school, for trying to stop everyone from playing the game. He has Nick go on a quest that will then make him a level eleven and could get him into the inner Circe. "You are to tip the contents into Mr.Watson's thermos". Not knowing what he's getting himself into, he agrees. When nick is about to drop the pills into the thermos he reads the back of the pill bottle. It says "Danger: An overdose can be fatal!"(261) Nick knew that if he put the pills in his thermos he could get very sick and maybe even die. Nick could not get the courage to do it. When the messenger finds out he didn't follow out with his order, he is kicked out of the game, just because he didn't have the courage to kill a teacher. The game also takes away the time he could be working on school work. He gets little to no sleep causing him to miss school and his grades to slip. "Yes, Dad. Sorry. No, it's really tasty. I'm just a bit tired"(105). He has been up so late playing his game that Nick is falling asleep at the dinner table and not listening to his dad.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Discussion #1
Evaluate why you think the game Erebos knows so much about Nick and his personal life.
The game knows so much about Nick's life because somehow the messenger is watching Nick through the computer. The counterargument is that someone could disagree with the reason the messenger knows so much. In the book Erebos, a computer games knows about peoples personal life.
In the beggining of the book, the game knew when he wasnt given his real name. "Simon White." "I said your real name." (38). Later in the book the messenger gives Nick a t-shirt that only Nick and his brother Finn knew about. "The only people who knew about the t-shirt were Finn and himself, and Nick was absolutely certain he hadn't breathed a word to the messenger".(84.) The game continues to find out more about nicks life and Nick starts to get suspicious. The game knows so much about your personal life because it is watching you threw the computer. It's a game. It watches you.
The game knows so much about Nick's life because somehow the messenger is watching Nick through the computer. The counterargument is that someone could disagree with the reason the messenger knows so much. In the book Erebos, a computer games knows about peoples personal life.
In the beggining of the book, the game knew when he wasnt given his real name. "Simon White." "I said your real name." (38). Later in the book the messenger gives Nick a t-shirt that only Nick and his brother Finn knew about. "The only people who knew about the t-shirt were Finn and himself, and Nick was absolutely certain he hadn't breathed a word to the messenger".(84.) The game continues to find out more about nicks life and Nick starts to get suspicious. The game knows so much about your personal life because it is watching you threw the computer. It's a game. It watches you.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
In the Glendale district article, Hoover High School decided to Monitor the students online activities to look for bullying. The school was justified. They found out there was a lot of cyber bullying going on. They wanted to find out who was doing it so they could try and stop it. The article says,"Two students committed suicide last year." They say a 12 year old girl was suffering from cyber bullying and jumped to her death.
Some online activities were monitored, but still people choose to bully people online. Cresenta High School isn't the only High School that has this going on. I'm sure that San Ramon, unfortunately, has people that cyber bully. Social media is not a very safe place sometimes. I understand that our school is able to monitor our online activities, but I don't know if i would like that.
Some online activities were monitored, but still people choose to bully people online. Cresenta High School isn't the only High School that has this going on. I'm sure that San Ramon, unfortunately, has people that cyber bully. Social media is not a very safe place sometimes. I understand that our school is able to monitor our online activities, but I don't know if i would like that.
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