This year was a great introduction to high school for me because I learned many valuable lessons. The biggest one is the value of being organized as it will help you in so many ways. If you are not organized in school, you are put at a large disadvantage which is like life in general. I am most proud of my work in English as I really enjoyed the class which resembles my marks in the class. When I had difficulty, I would ask my friends for help which almost always would work. When it didn’t work, I would go to a teacher and lucky for me almost all of my teachers were great.
ZoteroBib was the most useful by far in my first year of high school. It saved a lot of time comparing to having to type every little detail to cite websites. I very frequently used Zbib as having citations is needed for almost every project.
A Useful Educational Video
Crash course was able to explain this subject in a way that I could understand easily. It helped me understand the topic before the test as it summarized most of the information that was needed. It is short enough to not be boring and has the length to get all the info across.
A Useful Educational Image
This was a big part of the science unit and the main type of picture that helped me study. It is simple and great to use to quiz your classmates or just yourself. Seeing the visuals of the cell made it easier to remember the specific parts which is why this image was very useful.
An Inspirational Quote
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” This is a quote by Leo Buscaglia, and it really caught my eye. It reminded me that I was doing all of this for a reason and that change would come if you continued trying.
Works Cited
50 Powerful Education Quotes for Kids. 17 Jan. 2022, https://www.splashlearn.com/blog/powerful-education-quotes-for-kids-to-realize-the-importance-of-learning/. “Crash Course.” Bing, https://www.bing.com/search?q=crash+course&cvid=ec7c6f301b9740fcb43ccf3e91af8cfe&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhAMgYIAhBFGDsyBggDEC4YQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQABhAMgYICBAAGEAyCAgJEOkHGPxV0gEINDE1NWowajSoAgCwAgA&FORM=ANAB01&DAF0=1&PC=U531. Accessed 7 June 2024.
Reflection Questions- Is violence justified during a revolution/protest?
A) How did the use of AI assist you in developing this project
The use of AI greatly helped in the making of my script and citations. It helped me make my script by easily being able to find sources of information by simply inserting a simple sentence. Citation was very easy as Perplexity AI included the websites that went along with my points and I could use as support.
B) How did you ensure that the work you created was still your own, rather than just a product of the AI I made sure I created my own work by only using the websites as information and a way to understand better rather than what was exactly said by the AI. This made it so there was no chance of me accidentally writing the same thing as the AI.
C) Did you agree with the position you had to argue? Why or why not?
I agree with my arguments about how violence is unreasonable in revolutions and protests. I believe this because people getting hurt is almost never the right answer and things can be done much more effectively when peaceful actions are made.
Core Competency Reflection
One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to get multiple ways of contacting my partner such as social medias and phone number. This is to higher the odds of my message being seen sooner than later.
I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this the amount of research I did to make sure my points were as sturdy as possible.
The overall theme of the book is about how a kingdom built off of deception and lies will fall when confronted with difficult truths. It shows how people and institutions manipulate information to maintain control and power. The bunkers leaders spread lies to maintain obedience over the people this shows how dangerous it is to suppress the truth.
Character
The main character is the kind and loving Juliette who took over the role as sheriff of the silo. Her journey is about overcoming her own thoughts and mental hardships. she is a good protagonist because of her loving characteristics and ability to push through whatever challenge she faces.
Setting
This illustrates the size of the bunker that the characters live in, and the effort put in to make the people that stay there not want to leave. This is on purpose as the higher-ups don’t want the citizens to get unhappy or bored with their lives and start questioning things.
Mood
The mood of the Wool universe is rather grim with the characters doing their best to lighten up their poor circumstances. The settings contributes to the mood as it is what makes the characters sometimes sad and angry.
Competency Reflection
I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this presentation. I used evidence by making good choices on what to add and not add to my presentation from my book that made it as good as it could be.
When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I take a small break and do something I enjoy and resume my work later.
In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by asking about the other persons ideas and adding my own thoughts to it which makes it better.
Learning to be safe online is crucial as in today’s world, what you say or do online could and will follow you forever. Everything you do such as click on a link, post something or anything you say online becomes a part of your digital footprint. A digital footprint is the trail of information that you leave behind after using the internet. This information is gathered from the combination of everything that you do when online. Making your digital footprint represent yourself in a good way is crucial considering that most companies and colleges check your digital footprint. If you have a great resume, have accomplished many things, and are a great candidate for a job or to receive a scholarship you could lose your opportunity simply because of your digital footprint. You need to keep it clean because it will never go away.
The main way that you can impact your digital footprint poorly is by the way you use social media. If you are in any way using social media in a way that can negatively affect others that is a giant red flag to anyone that goes through your information. Even when you message someone privately you are still at risk of what you said being leaked for everyone to see.
Despite all of these daunting facts, there are still many things you can do to keep your digital footprint clean and not worry about bad information about yourself being leaked. The most important way to keep your digital footprint clean is to be careful of the things that you say on the internet. If you want to not worry about how you are seen online then make sure that you create a good image of yourself and do not share too much personal information if you do not have to. You can also check your digital footprint by searching your name on google and see what pops up. Look for things like your social media accounts or even pictures of yourself and personal information. To find this information about yourself try to use key words and more specific details. Secondly make sure that you do not have anything on your social media that you do not want there. Look through old things that you have posted and if you encounter anything that may seem worrying then do your best to delete it. Third look through your computer, phone, or other devices you have and check if there is any cites that are tracking you still from you accepting cookies. To make sure you aren’t being tracked by any of these websites delete the cookies from the device. Lastly see if any of your friends can find things that could put you into a negative light on their device such as a message you sent or a picture of you and see if you can get them to delete it so outside parties can’t use it against you.
Your digital footprint matters a lot and the importance of representing yourself well cannot be stressed enough. This is true because if you are not careful a lot of bad things can come from it such as losing many opportunities which is something that you will regret most likely for the rest of your life. Being safe online isn’t the easiest thing to do right now but at the same time it is not a hard task as there are many steps you can take to be safe online. With all of that said keep yourself and you digital footprint safe.
Personal/Social Competency Reflection
I myself am aware that my actions online have positive and negative side effects. The things that I text, post, comment on, click, and view all contribute to how I am seen online. To combat this I take extra awareness into what I post so that I’m not negatively affected by it. Many mistakes can be avoided by taking the extra minute to think if it is a good idea that will positively effect your digital footprint or, a bad one that will negatively effect it.
Some ways I work to build my online relationships are to look at it from an outside perspective is to see if it is healthy or not. If it is something that will make me upset or is an overall bad thing to be apart of then you must realize that the correct thing to do is to distance yourself from that bad situation. If you are apart of a really healthy and well formed online relationship then it is important to do what you can to strengthen this connection.
I think my experiences as a digital citizen, such as following a lot of sport related topics influenced my choice of continuing to do extra curricular activities. I believe this because when I see something online that is interesting and could be positive I will do my best to at least try it. This has led me to many positive experiences like meeting new people which is all because of the things I do on the internet.
“What Is a Digital Footprint? And How to Protect It from Hackers.” Www.Kaspersky.Com, 8 Sept. 2023, https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-a-digital-footprint.
