1. What are examples of self-disclosure?

1. What are examples of self-disclosure?
A: Some examples of self-disclosure are putting up your info, sharing private things about your slef with other people, making rumors about other peoples private info.

2. How does self-disclosure deepen a relationship?
It deepens a relationship because both genders share real private information and even give them passwords to private sites such as bank account, phone account, or a facebook.

3. Are there types of self-disclosure that people should be careful about sharing with others?
A: Yes there is because peple can spread rumors if you talk about a self-disclosure like about your family, yourself, or other people.

4. How might self-disclosing using digital technologies be even more risky than face-to-face?
A: It's more risky because millions of people can see what you put online, and it could go around more with just a click of a button.

1. Why did Ally share the nude picture of herself with her ex-boyfriend?
A: She sent the picture because she felt want wanted by him if he were to ask her for a favor like the nude picture, she also felt vulnerable without him.

2. Why do you think Ally’s ex-boyfriend forwarded the picture to others?
A: He probably sent it because he had no love for her no more, and if they couldn't be togther then he would humiliate her.

3. How might Ally have felt after she found out the photo was sent around?
A: She probably felt even more vulnerable and very stupid because she sent it to her ex boyfriend.

4. Looking back on the situation, Ally has a different perspective on what happened. What did she later realize?
A: She realized that sexting can get you in very trouble with the law, or the sext message can get passed around to others.

5. Name at least three consequences that could happen if you sext someone...
1: It can get passed around like a rumor but faster.
2: You can get in trouble by the law since it is now prohibited in some state.
3: People can bully you for sexting.

In the examples discussed, boys pressure girls to sext, but statistics show that boys sext girls too. Do you think boys and girls who sext are treated the same way?
A: No, i think the boys get treated agressive because they are the ones who are always pressuring the girls into sexting.

Inappropriate Content -- Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

1a. Do I recognize when there is an issue of inappropriate use of technology? Why or why not?
A: Yes i do recognize it because it stands out on the internet and someone always makes it obvious.

1b. Have I considered the appropriateness of my actions? Why or why not?
A: Yes i have considered actually, but i think that my actions are very appropriate to this society.

1c. Can I differentiate which of my actions are considered misuse or abuse? Why or why not?
A: Yes i can because the actions are coming from myself and i should be knowing what i am doing.But i would know if i misused or abused because then i am the one displaying these inappropriate actions.

1d. Am I aware of the implications of my actions when using technology? Why or why not?
A: Yes i am aware because i know that i am appropriate when it comes to using technology.

3a. What types of technology use are considered appropriate or inappropriate in school?
A: Students that disclose, use, distribute, publish, e-mail, hyperlink, or make available information about themselves is in appropriate. It is appropriate for students to use technology for school resources.

3b. Why are they considered inappropriate?
A: They are considered inappropriate because other students can be on the same computer and see all the information that this person made on that same computer.

Inappropriate Content - Freedom of Speech

1a. What do you know about Freedom of Speech?
A: I know that freedom of speech is when you have the right to say what you want to say to anyone or about something.

1b. Why is it do you think that hate isn't censored on the internet?
A: I think that it is not censored because it's only on the internet and not onlinen so people think that it's not all bad.


2a. What images or thoughts come to your mind when you see links to the Ku Klux Klan?
A: I think of them as a corrupt group who torcher anyone that is not their ethnicity. They are a menace to this society.


2b. "What are your thoughts about this web site now?
A: I still see this as a menace to society due to the viloence they potrayed back then.

2c. What are some possible reasons why the site might offer a disclaimer?
A: A reason is that because they don't want people to see them as a threat to other ethnicity's.

2d. What does "propaganda" mean? How does the term "propaganda" apply to the example of the Ku Klux Klan web site?
A: Propaganda is information which is false or which emphasizes just one part of a situation. It applys to them because the Ku Klux Klan sees themsleves as the superior white race.

2e. How might standing up for one's rights lead to violence in this case? What are some key words that might alert you to this?
A: It might lead to violence because other ethinicity's think of themsleves as a better ethnic race. Some key words are like Wetbag, redneck.

2f. Do you believe, at this point, that this might be a dangerous hate site? Why or why not?
A: In my point of view it really doesn't seem like one, but you never know. It could be one so i would stay i out it if i were you.

Breaking Down Hate Speech

1. What are some general ways that hate speech can be used in the offline world?
A: Some ways are like making rumors, calling you names, and discriminating your race in many ways. It could lead to worst things if the hate speech is very cruel. They can also do physical contact with the person.


2. What are some general ways that hate speech might be used online?
A: Some ways are that they can put up pictures of you edited to make fun of you. They could send cruel messages to the person. They can put up newsfeed about the person.

Piracy & Plagiarism

I would respond by telling him lets just spend all night doing it again. I wouldn't want to plagerize from another article because i feel like i didn't really try. I would at least try to get as much as i can done and just try to convince the teacher what happened.

1. How did Ms. Prestebak discover that the high school student had taken his paper off the Internet?
A: She looked at the first 5 words and put it on search on the internet, then the website came up with the same exact words as the students paper.

2. How has the temptation to cheat been increased by access to the Internet?
A: It's been increased because many students could just look up what their researching about on the internet.

3. What happened at the University of Virginia with regards to this topic?
A: 122 students were being investigated into plagiarism to their introductory physics course.

4. What did Donald McCabe’s survey reveal?
A: He found that high school's seem to present a far larger problem when it comes to plagiarism.

5. According to Cathy Aubrecht, what is a sign that a student has plagiarized?
A: She says a sign is when a student does not do any work in class and does not show no effort with anything. But when it comes to big reports, they start to plagerize to pass it.

6. What are some of the consequences for plagiarism?
A: Students get suspended or can even get expelled.

7. What are some resources that schools can use to find out if students are plagiarizing materials?
A: Some resources is that the teachers can get surveys on the computers to make sure students are not plagerizing on any of their work.

A Creator's Responsibilities

1. Can you remember when you last copied, downloaded, or shared some type of creative work? What was the creative work?
A: The last time i copied a type of creative work is last week when i was doing a project on something in drug class.

2. Can you think of a time when you used someone else’s work in something you made?
A: Last time was when i had to do a a group project at my old school iris, i used my friends work for my presentation.

1. Can you think of an example of piracy or plagiarism?
A: An example of piracy is illegal movies being sold in Mexico.

2. What are Henry’s rights as a creator?
A:His rights are that he is in charge of making sure that no one steals his ideas or does a plagiarism.

3. What are Henry’s responsibilities in using other people’s creative work?
A: Henry's responsibilities is to ask consent from the people who made up their creative work so they don't label it as pirating.

4. Henry says that pirating material is stealing, no matter how it’s done. What are examples of pirating? Why should you avoid it?
A: Examples pf pirating is when someone steals someone elses creative work and makes a profit out of it. We should avoid this because this is considered a crime

5. Henry likes to make mash-ups and remixes and put them online. What does he need to do to make this “fair use”?
A: He needs to ask consent of the people who made the other mixes so they don't blame him for pirating.

Copyrights and Wrongs

1. What do you think we mean when we talk about someone’s creative work?
A: I think we mean that creative work is someone who does major work very creative.

2. Have you ever used creative work you found online – for example, a photo or a poem – for personal use?
A: Yes i have because it helps me by giving me more information about something.

3. When you use creative work you find online, what considerations do you make about who made it, if any?
A: I say that i made it up so that i can look like a genius.


1. What are the ways you can be respectful of people’s creative work?
A: You can be respectful by giving the person nice compliments about their creative work & just making them feel good about it.

2. How do you think you would you feel if someone used your creative work?
A: I would be angry because i made up the creative work and i would want credit for it.
Would it make a difference whether they did the following:
• Asked your permission to use it?
A: Yes because they asked for my consent.
• Gave you credit as the creator?
A: Yes because i am the one getting credit for it.
• Changed the picture or added a caption without asking you?
A: Yes because they didn't ask for my consent which would make me furious.

Cyber Predators

Idea #1- Ford Greene, chief of information systems & technology at Rochester School District In NY, states "Don't put computers in the corner where the teachers can have full supervision of what their doing." She alosy states "besides, you want the technology to be a part of learning to the students as well."

Idea #2- Nancy Willard, executive director for the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use in Portland, Ore says "That schools should educate all staff on how to respond when a student does a report conecern." She also states that students become embarassed.

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Amy's Story

1. Why did Amy start talking to the man online?
A: Because the man was saying that she would

2. Where did Amy first “meet” the man?
A:On a online chat line.

3. How long did Amy talk to the man online before meeting him in person?
A: She was talking to him for 2 weeks.

4. Amy knew how old the man was. Why did she keep talking to him?
A: Because she said that she developed feelings for the man even tho she didn't meet him yet.

5. Had the man ever talked other girls into meeting with him in person?
A:she was talking to other girls because they were telling Amy.

6. Why is Amy still worried?
A: She is worried because the guy is soon going to out of prison and might be calling her again.

7. Why does Amy encourage other teens to talk to their parents about what's going on even though they might get in trouble?
A: Amy encourages teens because their parents could help stop whatever is happening before it gets even worse.

1. Why aren't many teens concerned about giving out personal information online?
A: They aren't concerned because they don't think nothing will happen just because their online and not face to face.

2. At what point do you think Amy regretted sharing her personal information?
A: When the man kept on calling her and going to her house.

3. What were the consequences of sharing her personal information online?
A: The consequnces were that the man kept on calling her, messaging her online, and he kept on going to her house.

4. If your friend confides in you that he or she is thinking about meeting in person with anyone he or she first “met” online, what would you tell him or her?
A: I would tell them that they are full of stupidity and should think about it twice because it can be dangerous.

Bullycide

I learned that bullying is now a felony in many states due to suicidal incidents involcing bullying. Many people get bullyed everyday that they can't handle it no more. Many people don't think as this as a serious crime, but to the federal government, it is. Many anti bullying programs go to schools to show kids the consquences or how to prevent bullying
Something that could of stopped Ryan from committing suicide is he should of told his dad at first. Ryan didn't think of it as a bad thing at first, but the bullying continued. As it continued, it got way worse for Ryan. Also, Ryan's dad shouldn't even of let Ryan go online because looked what happened now.

Cyberbullying Across Devices and Services

1. Who was involved in the story and what roles did they play? Who was the target? Who were the offenders? Were there bystanders and/or upstanders?
A: Stacey was involved in the story and also 2 other girls. Stacey was the target in this story. The offenders were 2 girls. The boyfriennd is the bystander but there is no upstanders.




2. How do you think the online cruelty might be different from offline behavior?
A: It's different because people who harrass people online are scared to do it face to face so they turn their attention to the internet.




3. Have you ever witnessed cyberbullying and not gotten involved, but later wished you had? What prevented you from taking action? What might you do differently if it happened again?
A: Never in my life have i encountered someone being cyber bullied.




4. Why is it important to take action to de-escalate online cruelty whenever you witness it?
A: It is important because it could get worse for the target if they get harrassed everyday online.

Turn Down the Dial on Cyberbullying and Online Cruelty

1. Do you think Ricardo is a cyberbully? Why or why not?
Yes because he harrasses people on the internet.

2. What does Ricardo mean when he says that information “gets around really quick”?
That the word spreads really quick .

3. Ricardo thinks that harassing others on Internet, rather than in person, appeals to some teenagers because they can’t be attacked back physically. What do you think?
I think it is because they are really scared and don't want to be face to face in reality.

4. Have you ever encountered online cruelty? How do you think someone might feel after being the target of it?
No i have never encountered online cruelty. They feel very depressed and sometimes committ suicide because of all the cruel messages they recieve.

5. Define the Key Vocabulary words target and offender.
Target-A person who is the object of an intentional action
Offender- A person who has malicious intent to hurt or damage someone


6.How might the targets of online cruelty feel like they can be bombarded with negative comments at any time, anywhere?
They feel like they need to watch out online, but some that are already being cyberbullied feel very depressed.

Taking Perspectives on Cyberbullying

1. Have you ever had a conversation with someone when you had a different point of view? What happened? How did you feel?
A:  Yes i have actually plenty of times in my lifetime. Nothing reallly casue i wouldn't do anything. I felt anger inside me but no angry enough to let it out.
2. Why is it important to understand someone else's perspective?
A: So you can already what they look like because if someone seems like a disturbed person by how they look like then it's garunteed to be angry in their emotions.

1. Are actions in an online community (like the slurs on the website) different than actions taken offline (like the notes left on Lyla’s locker at the school)? Why, or why not?
A:Yes it is different because your not actually confronting the person face to face but you are doing it online because you don't want them know it's you.

2. How are anonymous actions – like posting on a website or leaving a note – different from things done face-to-face?
A: Because they don't want them to know it's them making the website so they do it online.

3. Imagine you were a bystander at this school, watching this situation unfold. What do you think you would have done? Do bystanders have a responsibility to do anything?
A: I woould have taken action and confront everyone who did the website. Yes, bystander do have responsibility too because they as well can stop this from getting worse.