A.S.P.E.C.T

This week in Intro to  Publication, have began to explore new aspects of the internet. One of them being an incredibly useful tool: A.S.P.E.C.T

A.S.P.E.C.T- Is an acronym, in this case each letter tells about how you should examine a website, before using and trusting their information.

• The "A" stands for: Authority.

Somethings to keep in mind about authority are: Who wrote and published, do they have experience, do you recognize the name,  what information can you find about the publisher.

Another good idea, would be searching for any sponsoring agency, viewing the URL code at the top of the page would also be the intelligent thing to do.

Those are some key things to keep in mind of when searching for a reliable source.

• The "S" stands for: Sources.

Documentation, evidence to support statements, citations, footnotes, bibliography.

Are things to consider when searching for reliable information.

• The "P" stands for: Purpose.

Perspective, entertain, sell, and a mission statement.

Are things to look.

• The "E" stands for: Evenness.

Is the website presented objectively, is the information biased?

Those two things above, are key to great information.

• The "C" stands for: Coverage.

Is it new, comprehensive, or relevant?

If the website you are viewing is not comprehensive, or relevant. You might not be viewing, a reliable source.

• The "T" stands for:Timeliness.

Publish date, current information, and the reputation.

If you would like more in-depth information, view the presentation below.

Create your own mind maps at MindMeister

MindMeister, is a valuable source that can be used for many things.

The websites tool: mind maps, will allow you to create a visual that can show relationships, connections, and explain things that are apart of a specific topic.

In my opinion, it is quite simple. If you are a first time user for it, you may want to follow the tutorial present on the site it's self.

Other than that, there is nothing negative that I could say about this specific tool.

Being on the subject, there is another online tool that we used over the course of the week.

That being, the infamous Digital Driver's License.

Unlike the previous time that this component was used, we did not venture farther into cyber bullying and online etiquette. During this time of using it, we learned about Digital Media, and posting information online.

By that, we learned about how anyone with some form of internet access can post irrelevant information. Regardless of it being posted via webpage, blog, by social networking, or a online encyclopedia of some kind.

People can, and will post things that are not true as scams.

A famous person who had edited many pages on the source Wikipedia, that were untrue.

Is none other than Willy on Wheels. He is a classic case of what can be done by anyone on the internet. (Also, I am aware that I posted the link that will take you to the wiki-page, but I believe if there is a website that is aware of what "Willy" has done, it will be the website in which he had vandalized.)

Image of person spray-painting a wall, available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allchrome/5423888378/sizes/z/in/photostream/, image taken: February 21, 1979.

Other things covered under the section of Digital Driver's License, that we covered were: Were how to find out if a websites information is relevant or not.

In the mind map I posted above covers what you need to scan the website for.

With knowing this, I may have in the future absent mindlessly come across a scam website.

While on it, I may have fallen for a scam, but with my new found information I can be sure that I will not fall for one again, if I scan through the websites skeptically. 

With that being said, this week in Introduction to Publication has been amazing, and informational!

Facebook Cheap?

1. Facebook cheap?

2.Facebook plunges 9% on $15 price call

3. CNN

4. This article is about, how Facebook stocks have gone up and down. It also is about how much more expensive a stock share is, compared to Facebook competitor. Also about how it may continue to fall.

5. I honestly do not care about Facebook’s stock issues. For one, I am fourteen years old, and really should not be investing.  Another thing, even if I could invest. I wouldn’t because it’s a waste of time. The only thing that would affect me, would be if for some reason they decide to completely shut down Facebook because of this.

6.This event impacts the world because stocks are pretty much universal, as far as I know. With stocks, and the popularity of Facebook. People think that it would be a great, and wonderful idea to invest in it, but now with the price going down. People are going to start to rethink their choice on Facebook, the stocks would proably plummet even more. Then, the entire cite may shut down. It’s unlikely that, that will happen though.

Weekly Review

Over the course of September's third week, we have done many things in Intro to Publication.

With the start of the week, we began with procedures for peer editing. Consisted of the following: stopping half-way through, to check our grammar and spelling for mistakes, reading it aloud to check for anything that may sound awkward, and fixing those mistakes.

 We had also started an assignment that is called Digital Driver's License: The website itself tells you about how online citizen's should act.

It means that it is testing us on what we have learned, through our notes and Animotos.

Digital Driver's License covers things similar to: cyber bulling, spamming, hacking, and just plain trolling. 

So, it really just helps you become a better person online, and there is really not anything negative about this digital component.

Stems, grammar,  quiz, and a test. Were just a few of the things that we've recently gone about doing.

With Stems, we have been slowly going over all of them and we will test on them next week.

This week though, the words have become more complex. One of them for example is: Pseudo.

With grammar, came our sentences. Which we had a test on the 19th.

Now, with the quiz  they were nothing more than little ones found on the Internet about phishing.

If you don't know what phishing is here you go: Phishing is when people, spammers, send you misleading e-mails, and try to steal your personal account information from them.

So, people who Phish are the telemarketers of the internet. They e-mail you once, then you never hear from them again in a lot of cases.

You have to be really cautious and observant, when receiving an e-mail from someone you don't know.

By checking the page URL, grammar, and graphics.

You can find out whether or not it is a phish.

This photo is a screen shot of a phishing attempt on Flickr, available at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/quox/412343985/, photo was posted: March 6th 2007.

Lastly, the test took up the entire period one day. It was all about our grammar sentences and punctuation.

It was quite difficult. I will not lie, but since our teacher Ms. Payseur is kind. She is said: 'That we will do corrections.'

The corrections consisted of us writing down the question, the correct answer, and why we think that, that is the correct answer.

There was another thing that we did as a class, and it was us learning about our online and public reputation.

Reputation: A general view of what others see you as, and how they see you. This includes the public.

With that, we had to create and edit two photos. One that would give someone a bad reputation, and the other a good reputation.

Photo of an L cosplayer on a magazine cover. available on Photobucket, photo created 9/21/12
Image editing software used was both Photobucket, and Magmypic.

The photo above shows how someone, could give another a positive reputation using photos.

Because, if someone saw that you were published in a positive magazine, they would probably chose you over a person with lesser merits.

Photo of an L cosplayer,  photo available on Photobucket, created 9/20/12. Image editing software used was Photobucket.

 

In this photo, the photo above shows how someone, could be giving another a negative reputation.

By first looking at the photo, you would see the words: 'Death Note'. Which to a person who knows nothing about the one in the photo. One could assume, that he is suicidal, or that he is creating a hit list of some kind.

Which could either land him in therapy or jail.

Original photo of L cosplayer, available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14139311@N07/3408228186, photo posted: March 21, 2009.

Another thing regarding the photo's that we had learned about was Persist.

Persist: To continue on, or endure.

Persistence, has to do with these photos. 

For a reason like: If it were somehow to become a internet meme, and it were bad. People all over the world would be able to see it, and it turns out that negative things stay popular longer.

Then, there is context.

Context: Different factors that surround information that help determine it's meaning.

For example, let's take the unedited photo above.

If you didn't know what was going on, or who the person is. You would most likely assume that it is something illegal, or what he had been doing was something that could become illegal.

Lastly, there is tag.

Tag: Labels; words that are key to what describes a photo or video.

For another example, you would want to take the second edited photo above; the negative one.

With that the caption reads: 'Death note, picking off the human population one at a time.'

that is the caption of the photo.

With the photo editing tools in general. I'm actually quite satisfied with them; I mean, I edit photos on a regular basis.

Photoshop, GIMP, and Photobucket. Are the things that I normally use and now that I have a whole list of free ones. I'm just ecstatic, but then there are the trolls that may use these things to use exact their revenge on people.

So, they would use their new found skills, to give someone a negative online reputation.

With that being said, this will really help me out, outside of school; Since I make book covers  for my books on Wattpad, and with the digital literacy component, I now can think twice before responding to a flame review.

Auto-piloting Cars

1. Auto-piloting cars

2.  You won't need a driver's license by 2040

3. CNN

4. In this article, you find that people from major car companies. Are expecting cars to become ' robo-cars ', and self-automated. With cars becoming self-automated, things will be made and others left unused. 

5. Now my view on this article: Is that it is ridiculous for one thing, I may not be alive by the time that this happens, and if I am I won't be able to drive.

So it shows no real importance to me, but if I can' t drive. Then I believe that it would be beneficial and to tell the truth, I think that it would be interesting to see how they go about making something similar to this... but other than that, it effects me in no way.

6. This event effects the world, since just about anywhere, and almost everywhere you can find a car. Even in  third world countries, the wealthy would most likely have an automobile of some kind. So, that coming up with a self-automated robo-car.

Would probably change how we live, and go about our daily lives. I mean, what's next Hover-crafts? So one advancement like this, could be completely life changing. So, that's how this event changes the world.

2nd week of September

September  10th

Today in class we took some notes, and learned to diagram a sentence! Fun? Nope!

Yeah, not fun... On any level. It is confusing and to tell the truth, quite annoying.

Now, as you can tell. I have very strong views on this particular subject this week.

Yep, Don't like it, but now it is putting a damper on my mood. So let's change the subject, shall we?

Our blogs! Since we still are blogging.

Ms. Payseur decided since we ended up having short classes last Friday, that we would finish our blogs today, but since I had finished mine last Thursday, I really had nothing to do until we moved on.

As we have been doing, we commented and posted constructive criticism on our partners blogs.

Do you remember how I spoke about my post, sounding like a flame?

I know for a fact,hat mine did not this time. Even, if it did, I had rights to flame that post. For one: it had a paragraph long run-on sentence.

This is horrid! What are you? A bloody child? Was what my first reaction had been.(yes, that is my British typing accent.)

I mean, overall it wasn't that awful. I just just quite curious, on how some of my readers reactions would be. If I were to type in a British accent; But to return on topic, mainly it's just that it was not as, awful as most have been, but it was still quite lengthy.

Another thing, is that my partner never subscribed to my blog. (as far as my knowledge goes)

September 11th

Now, I was absent for Ms. Payseur's class today, so I can at least tell you, what I had done up to that point.

So my school day (since you all must be so interested) began around 8:15, and ended half-way through second period.

So my first period class was my college class, and we did not do much.

What we did consisted of the following: Reviewing our grades; Since some of us have yet to know others names, we did a little introduction.

 Which stated our interests and a few things that we are looking forward to, and that's about it for that class.

Now my next class History; Man, that sure was something. Honestly I'm just surprised that I had not fallen asleep during it.

We spent as far as I know, the entire time watching a video on nine/eleven, and taking notes on it.

But then right when it started to gain my interest. (Note my sarcasm)

I had to leave... Dang, You won't believe how 'disappointed I was'.

There you now know what I had done on nine/eleven.

Since, this is relatively short. I believe I should tell you about my writing, since it is a big part of my life.

As you all probably know, I do write as a hobby, and I have recently came across a *plotbunny that refuses to leave my mind.

This happens to be a fan fiction regarding the Japanese anime and manga Death Note.

A photo of  L from the anime/manga Death Note, available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arenarena/4590518774/ 

photo was published online: May 9th, 2010.

That concludes the section for nine/eleven.

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Some definitions that you most likely do not know.

*- Plotbunny- A plotbunny is what writers online, call ideas that they have, that are distracting from works that they are already writing. 

 September 12th-13th

Today, we ventured into the wonderful world of animoto!

Yes, animoto. I can honestly say that it was pretty fun!
We, made a video about online citizenship, which you know is a pretty big deal.

See? That above is my wonderful video; Don't you believe that it is quite amazing?

Now do you remember how I hated on Prezi? Well, this is much easier to use.

The only other thing that we did, was our current event. Which as it was last week, is available on this blog in the archives.

That concludes what happened, within the time span of two days.

September 14th

Since, I have been reluctant to give a summery of what my Friday's have been like, I believe it would be interesting to at least do it once.

So we did something different in our first period class; Which was not a college class today, and that was explore the Gaston College Campus Library. If you would like to know more about it, just click the hyperlink.

Since the rest of my day was relatively normal, and most of what we had learned was of minor importance.

Until next week.

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Ps: Comments/Reviews are appreciated; Flames are welcome, but all that are received, are used to roast marshmallows.

Thursday's Current Events: September 13th!

1.Facebook

2.Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone in the works, but new products coming

3.CNN

4. The article over all, is about Facebook. They’ve recently been ‘quite’. There had been talk of a Facebook phone coming out. But in this article you find out that that is not true.

5.Okay, so I think that this is completely useless. For one, I have an very old phone so I don’t care for a new one. Or any product that Facebook comes out with. 

Cause quite frankly it’s a waste of time and money. This event effects me in now way what so ever, and it will probably stay that way.

6. This event effects the world because of the fact, that Facebook is a world-wide online socializing system. So now that Facebook said that it’s not coming out with a phone. Instead new version of the iPhone app.

 People will have more features, that they didn’t have access to before. 

The fact, that the stocks on Facebook have seemingly gone down. Are yet another main reason why this event impacts the world.

Since Facebook is so popular, people would think that investing in it, would be a good idea. Now that they've gone down. Someone's ideas on that will most likely change, and bringing me to the point of which it will impact all, who have resources connected to Facebook financially.

The First Week of September!

September 5th 2012

Today, we did as much as the other classes would do, take notes; Shocker! I know right?!

Well yeah, We had also reviewed our stems for the week.

Now, most of you probably do not know what stems are. So just to be kind, I will tell you.

Stems: Usually prefixes, suffixes and root words that we memorize as vocabulary words.

Yes, our teacher is amazing... I mean hey, some teachers will just throw your words at you, tell you to memorize them, and know what all of them mean in about two days.

But Ms. Payseur is not like that, because she is amazing!!!! (Do I use that word too much?)

Now back to what we did!

We did some peer editing! Which if you don't know, is when our teacher randomly selects two or in some cases three people to group up and edit each others blogs.

Well not really edit, more like constructive criticism; But nice. Not like flamming or anything... 
But to be honest I'm positive that mine sounded like a flame, since I pointed out all these grammatical errors.... but I'm a 'Grammar Nazi' as people call it.

The thing is, I can spot other people's errors. Just not my own... weird huh?

Well anyways, I feel like demonstrating my amazing intellectual abilities by using some of the words, or 'stems' in sentences.

Nah, I change my mind I think I'm going to use a few words in ways that all of us who play ' *MMORPG, **LARP, ***RPGS' can understand.

So apparently the phrase that we know all too well '****n00b, or noob' is derived from a real word, and that word is: Neophyte!

Honestly, when our teacher asked what we thought the word meant, I was thinking: What is this mess? Is that supposed to be some fancy rock or something?

So we can now pretty much come to the conclusion, that my mind works in strange ways....

Now, I can also say that there are not many things to hate on this time.

Because you all know how I totally hated on Prezi, and copyright. (See it's only one word! Got it right this time!)

 Nor are there many things for me to praise, since school is just blah.

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Definitions of nerdy words that you may, or may not know.
*- MMORPG: A MMORPG is short for Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game(s).
**-LARP: LARP or LARPing, is short for Live Action Role-Playing.
***-RPG: Is short for  Role-Playing Game.
****- N00b: Is a common term on the Internet for those who are 'newbies' or are new to something. Whether it be a website, or video game.


Now here are some pictures!!!!!
Note, the pictures of the cosplays (Or the pictures of people dressing up.) do not belong to me in anyway!


Photo of Jennifer Watts cosplaying 'Poison Ivy from Batman'. The cosplay was also made by Jennifer herself, taken in Orlando, Florida. The Photo was taken by: Wayne Warsden, Photo is not available to the public without permission from Jennifer, and it was used on September 5th 2012.
*Please note that Jennifer asked me to link her name to her YouTube,where some videos and tutorials on cosplays can be found. Also the second and third time her name is used, I linked it to her DeviantArt Page where her photo can also be found, and please note that I obtained this photo by both her and Mr.Warsden's permission.

Now that the credits are out of the way, The picture above would be an example of what someone would do when LARPing. That meaning, that they would dress up as the character that they would want to LARP.

September 9th 2012 

Today in class we learned more about grammar. Yeah, sounds fun? No!

Just no... But I did learn some things... Some of them boring.. Well a lot of them boring, but still. Some day in life I'm probably going to have to use this.... Just not at this moment.

Wait.... I do write, so maybe it will be useful; Now I think about it, I really pity my *BETA. 

Well if I had one, I would pity them... but yeah, I don't.

So yes, more about grammar. 

Now after that, we posted a current event. Which can be found through my blog on the side in the archives. Yeah, its not much... but whatever.

Well most people worked on them in class, but like the smart person I am. I did mine the 5th. See? Always thinking ahead.

Oh! We also learned about e-mail etiquette... Yes, apparently there is a special way in which you are to e-mail.

But what I think of that? It is a bunch of crap.

Why? Because it's freaking e-mail! That's what texting and calling is for.

Pssh, I'm not going to waste the amazing invention that Alexander Grambell invented for e-mail!

But, in some cases... e-mail is useful.

In my case, I have a friend who lives overseas, and when I say overseas I mean... Middle-East.

Now, don't start hating. Because, she lives way down south in Oman or Yemen, and for future reference... because I'll probably be mentioning her a lot; She used to live in England and is my 'twin'.

Yes, her and I are so alike we call each other twin, twinnie, etc.

But....... Yep, e-mailing her is about all learning etiquette is useful for, and even then she just wouldn't care.

That now concludes what we did today.

Now, are there any ways that I can demonstrate what we've done in class? Kinda, I can randomly put some sentences down... and add amazing pictures that relate to them.

Yeah, I'm just going to do that.

Examples:

Link took a fighting stance before the monster.



Photo of Link from Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess, available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14200314@N02/1738268039/sizes/m/in/photostream/ , Date: October 24th 2010.

 Um, now that is the only example that I will give. Only because I am being lazy today.

Um, and now that I think about it. We had also learned about Google Reader..... Yeah, that was boring too, but a little useful as well.

Now time for the hating, and lovin'!

I honestly thought that learning about e-mail etiquette was a waste of time,  but the last part of it, which was about spam and stuff was interesting.... But that's it.

Today, there is nothing for me to love on... Sorry.

Until next time... or week.
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Useful definitions of words you probably didn't know

*BETA- BETA or beta reader, is a term used on multiple writing websites. This term is about the person whom the writer has edit their work. Beta's usually work for free, and WANT to edit your work.

Thursday Current Events!

 September 9th 2012


1. Malware viruses attacking computers.

2. Malware attacks on the rise.

3.CNN

4. This article is about, how malware and viruses are now on a rampage. Targeting even the MACs!!!!! They are targeting everything! Stealing debit card information, stealing phone usernames and passwords for a ransom! The whole nine-yards.

5. Now for one, I must say that this is creative. All of the hackers out there have really stepped up their games. Now, I’m not saying that I agree with what they are doing. Because I don’t but still, hacking into your phone to steal your information and hold it for ransom? That’s pretty creative. You’ve got to admit. But I honestly do not like hackers, they are evil little trolls that prowl the internet. Don’t you say that they are not, because you know they are, and now my parents were thinking about getting my an Android phone.... look, now that hackers decided that it would be entertaining to hack them. I might end up being stuck with my dinosaur of a phone for awhile now.

6. This event impacts the world in so many ways that it is ridiculous. So just about everyone in the world, who has internet connection is at risk for a malware virus now, and apparently if you use a debit card to purchase something. Yeah, you might lose those little digits that are the wall between your money and a world of hackers. So yeah, No one is safe... But maybe the hackers. Or there could be the event in which the hackers betray each other, and hack their friends. Therefore this event seriously impacts the world in ways I’m not even going to describe. Because for one, No one will finish reading this...