Owen's SAS Blog

Monday, 16 September 2013

I think I am responsible because I have a routine for my IPhone, and I have never broken or lost my it either. I will charge my laptop right after im done my homework, and check that its charging before i go to bed. I will never bring it to the kitchen or to the dining room.

Monday, 9 September 2013

Health - 54321 +8

54321 +8 is very important in your daily basis. A major lack of 54321+8 can lead to stress, social problems, becoming overweight, having unhealthy skin, being ill and many more. Five is five fruits and/or vegetables per day. Fruits and vegetables are so important because they can prevent cancers, help your heart and give you the nutrients you need. To eat them regularly you need to leave them out in a place that. Four is four eight ounce glasses of water per day. Water takes toxins out of the body, and also rinses it. No cell can function without water, so lack of water can also make your skin look very unhealthy. It is important to drink even more water on a windy day, or if you had exercised or was on a sports team. Three is at least three good laughs with friends. This helps your mental health, and your mental triangle. The first point is thoughts, second , feelings and third interactions. If you have three good interactions per day you will make your thoughts and feelings happier. Having strong mental health will help relieve stress and depression. Two is less than two hours of screen time per day. Screen time makes your brain stop working, makes your muscles and bones not used in the right way. If you are spending more than two hours per day, you are clearly not burning enough calories. One is one or more hours of exercise per day. You can eat healthy and drink enough water but still be unhealthy. Exercising gets your blood flowing, it relieves stress, builds new blood vessels, makes your heart and lungs stronger, and generally makes you live longer. Last but not least, is eight or more hours of sleep per night. Sleeping is the time that your brain rebuilds muscle, revises and memorises what you learnt in the day, and helps relieve stress.

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Hi Mr. Selly

Precision

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Being precise is very important in science and even in every other daily task. From construction workers to scientists and biologists, one tiny slip could completely mess up building projects, experiments and information. Even a businessman could mess up his company if not precise, like if he had to do research on the prices of their products of his/her's companies products

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Saftey for Laptops

Wellness

Wellness is being physically and mentally healthy. Wellness is also eating healthy foods and drinking plenty of water. If you are sick or stressed you have to work your way back up to being active and healthy.

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

DCA - Rules to Protect People of the Present and the Future Online

Watch out! Little mistakes you make on the web could haunt you in the future, or even now. Repetitively, careless computer users list their personal information online. This can create open doors for cyber bullies, cyber stalkers, or even people who stalk you in real life like kidnappers. Posting silly pictures can lead to getting in trouble, being teased, or having an ugly job interview in the future. These scenarios can lead to being abducted, depressed, or even committing suicide. To prevent these terrible situations the online world needs to agree to follow the DCA. Wondering what the DCA is? Read this essay to find out.

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The DCA is the Digital Citizenship Agreement. Before my Dad gave me a talk on digital citizenship and cyber bullying, I use to carelessly put my personal information online. To be safe online, I learned that first users need to respect themselves. A picture of you doing something silly or inappropriate might be funny today, but might not be so funny tomorrow. Children can be teased or get a bad reputation for posting something silly online. People can even get in big trouble if they post an inappropriate picture on the web. Another important rule I was taught is to ‘protect’ yourself online. Sharing personal information, like their phone number, email, address, age, surname etc., can get people in a bad situation. There are possibilities that someone starts stalking or cyber bullying you. Someone could give a series of creepy calls and emails to an individual, or come to your house and do something bad to you - especially if you share your age.

After I learned to respect and to protect myself, I was taught to do the same for others. Respecting others is about not bullying or harassing anyone online, and not making any offensive or insulting comments to others through the internet. Some unfortunate people like Amanda Todd end up committing suicide for being constantly harassed and bullied online. Entering people's personal space online or hacking peoples accounts is another way to disrespect others online. Additionally, protecting the online community is very important too. Never forward any inappropriate content to anyone because that will end up in their inbox and then will have to deal with the consequences. Do not share any personal information about your friends because the same thing can happen to them that would happen to you if you shared any personal information online.

Respecting and protecting Intellectual property is also key in being a good digital citizen. Dragging a picture off google images onto your school project is not okay. The picture needs to be taken off of a properly copyrighted website like Creative Commons, and credit needs to be given. Do not download software for free that probably costs something. Don't download music for free either (unless its from a open free website like purple planet).

Finally, respect and protect property. Respect and protect files and data of others, and respect hardware and software. Never leave your laptop unattended, and back up your files everyday.

From respecting to protecting, I learned these useful rules during our laptop bootcamp week, and even some from my Dad. I now wisely list my information online, and never give anything personal. Now that I've learnt these rules, in the future I will have no embarrassments or even unacceptions with my job interviews, and I will always be very safe - online or not. Remember these rules and integrate them into your life, to have a stalking, bullying, and stealing free internet. Remember, don't say something online if you wouldn't say it in person.