Blog 3

Some of the vocabulary that we learned this week in introduction to publication is:

• Online Predator- a commonly used term for someone use the Internet to develop inappropriate relationships with teens or kids
• Risky - potentially harmful to one's emotional or physical well being
• Manipulate- trying to influence someone to do something they might not otherwise do
• Stereotype- a popular belief about a group of people, based on assumptions that are often false

One of the new web 2.0 that I learned about is Toondoo. Toondoo is a site that lets you create comics for free. The positives about this website is that it lets you save it so that you can go back and work on it later. Another thing is that it was a good variety on the backgrounds, people and lots of other things. Theres only one negative thing about this web 2.0 and it is that getting the comic and sharing it can be difficult. It took me some time to figure it out.

A new digital literacy component that we learned this week is risky relationships. I’m glad that Ms. Payseur went over this Because now I know to be safe online. This lesson taught me about the uncomfortable situations that strangers can make and how it get out of it. It also taught me how to have safe online relationships. This new component helps me online because now I know what to do in the positions that are inappropriate, uncomfortable and not safe.

Overall my week has been great. There has been two projects given out and my stress has gone up. I knew getting into this program was going to be tough but I don't care. I've met some pretty amazing people and my teachers are great. We got report cards this week and in my opinion did great. Other than that I’ve had a good week.

Jern, Phil. "report card 1944". Photograph .flickrcc. 28 Dec. 2007. Media. 4 Oct. 3013. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2150873799_ce456520c9_m.jpg