This design illustrates how to have a positive digital footprint, this was made in Canva.
Personal Reflection
In today’s day and age social media is a big part of our lives, I personally do not use social media that often but, I know that maintaining a positive digital footprint is a must for healthy usage.
There are a lot of things to keep in mind such as social security and social awareness but if you just keep in mind this one simple thing it will be that much easier. Just remember to be kind. Keep in mind though that there are people online that arent as nice as you or me so make sure not to share any personal information with anyone, don’t click on suspicious links, and don’t go on sketchy websites.
In the future, if I decide to start using social media I will make sure to keep in mind to keep a positive digital footprint.
Elements of the town: factories/cotton mills, boarding houses, shops
Population: 200,000
Explanation / Brief History: Millfield is a medium sized factory town in which resides 200,000 people, it has poor housing and hygienic conditions, it’s mostly made up of factories and some farm land on the outskirts for cotton and food for the town. The town had previously been farmland and a rural town but with the advancing technology it advanced too.
Media Fluency Reflection
A. How was the ease of access in building the town, and what software did you use specifically?
After looking at a few websites I settled on a website called medieval fantasy city generator. It was easy to use and produced good results
B. Were you able to apply the skills you learned in the planning stages appropriately to a digital environment?
I believe that I succeeded in what my end goal was, which was to create a digital factory town.
C. What were the sources you researched that made this an “authentic make-believe” town?
I looked up information about real factory towns, pictures as well as written information, I also used my knowledge of the book Lyddie.
D. Is there other software online that could have done the job better? Explain.
I did look at other website and there are probably many more that I did not look at but, out of the ones that I looked at that were free and looked visually pleasing as well as easy to use, this was the one of the best sites I found.
We created an instructional video on how to use semicolons for our english 9 class, this video/powerpoint was made by Daniel Skournik, Ryan Pilcan, and Sean Han
I learn best when I am listening to music, or have some sort of background noise, because otherwise my thoughts can end up a bit muddled.
When I’m having difficulty with something, I will first try to figure it out and see what I might be doing wrong, or if there’s something I can be doing differently. If that doesn’t work I usually ask my dad for help, or my sister. If that doesn’t work, then I will go to google. Though if I’m in class, I will just ask my teacher.
My best courses, or courses I find easier, are Math and Science. They have always come easier to me then other subjects, and so far I have always done very well in them.
My most challenging course has always been English. Unlike Math and Science it doesn’t always have a singular correct answer, so I have found it more difficult. Although, more recently I have improved in it.
My strengths include getting my work done on time, being a focused learner, and working well on my own, as well as with others, although I usually prefer to work alone.
My biggest stretch is probably that, although I almost always finish my work on time, I often procrastinate and don’t study for tests. Luckily for me, so far this hasn’t really impacted how well I did on them.
My Favourite Website
I don’t really visit a lot of website so it would probably be either YouTube or Spotify. I tend to gravitate towards entertainment based websites.
One of my Favourite Videos
I will usually have this playing in the background while working on something, and I’ll skip around to different time slots in the video depending on my mood. Fun fact, I was listening to this while working on this blog.
My Favourite Image
This is a picture I took of my dog last year. I like going back and looking at it; I also have it as the background on my phone. I love my dog a lot, so 90% of the photos on my phone are of him.
Two of my Favourite Quotes
“Life is rarely pure and never simple.” – Oscar Wilde
I like this first quote as I agree with it. In life you might not always know the full story, and sometimes thing aren’t black and white, but shades of grey.
“The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.” – Dobinsky
The second quote, to me, says that if you want to be happy in life all you need to do is change to your perspective and how you view things.
