Samuel's BBT Blog

     Today in BBT class we read a short graphic novel called "Social Smarts". The novel showed many issues about online safety and, along with the importance of passwords and thinking before you post. For example, someone took a picture of someone dancing and posted online. by the next day, there were memes and gifs of said photo made, and many pictures were posted throughout the school. Also, someone lost there phone and got hacked, because they didn't have a password on their phone. You should always think before you post, and have better passwords than "1234" or "4321". Everyday Privacy      We also read an article called "My Privacy Everyday" today, and it surprised me. Almost everything  we do in our lives leaved a digital footprint,  whether it be stopping by the local cafe for coffee, or playing in a basketball game, there will always be records of what you've done throughout the day. Security cameras recorded your every move ...

Digital Media      My partner Noah and I took a quiz on Digital Life and how people act on the internet. The answers were shocking. 500 million Facebook users as of April 2011. 1 days worth of videos uploaded to YouTube each day as of March 2010. 15% of teenagers have had experiences with sexting. Although 85% of parents have talked to their children about online safety, internet users continue to misuse and abuse digital media. The Digital World     "With great power, comes responsibility." Although this may be a famous quote from a fictional super hero, the same rule applies to the internet. Sure, you may be able to communicate easily with others, but that is both a reason for the internet and a reason to stay of the internet. Many people are cyber bullied online each day because it provides a false sense of security. On sites such as Facebook or Ask.fm, you can easily harm others by posting bad rumours about them on their timeline, or answer their quest...

     Yesterday, Mr. Savoy visited us during BBT, and gave us a presentation focused The World of Technology 2015. IT covered many aspects of technology, including the social aspect. A man named Jack Vale went around talking to random people as if he was their closest friend, knowing most of there private information without meeting them once before. Using GPS/check ins to locate the nearest Facebook accounts to him, he would look at their wall, learn there name, family members, age, etc. and confront them, knowing an uncomfortable amount of  knowledge of their life.       Here is a link  to an article about suicide prevention over social media. 9 teenage suicides have been linked to sites such as Ask.fm from 2012 to 2013.  Ask.fm allows you to reply anonymously, not letting the user block the person answering there question, and concealing their identity. This makes it more difficult to track down the user who left the inappropriate/threate...

     Two days ago, we watched Facebook Follies, a documentary about the many bad things that have come from social media. A sixteen year old girl wanted to invite some of her friends to her party, and accidentally sent the invite to all 2 000+ of her friends. Having fled to her grandparents, the street in front of her house was packed full of teenagers and young adults, some getting arrested when the police made an appearance. Many politicians have lost elections because of photo they posted 4 years ago. Thieves have even stolen laptops, taken pictures of them stealing it, then, using the laptop, posted the pictures on the owners timeline. In a way, Facebook has been destroying lives in more ways then one.

     Anyone who knows me well knows that a lot of my free time is used for gaming. I tend to play many games, usually shooter, puzzle, and RPG games. Depending on the game, like The Walking Dead ( by Telltale), I tend to get emotionally attached to characters. I spend a lot of time talking about games with friends, and helping them if I've beaten the game (which you all just lost).      I wouldn't consider myself as a pro gamer, because I don't do much online gaming. Online gaming usually doesn't end up well, because the online chat(s) tend to get a little heated. Whenever I do play online, however, players tend to like me because I almost always take on the defensive role, either being a sniper providing covering fire or a cleric healing my troops.     I am an Xbox 360 user, and I'm perfectly comfortable with that. My membership gives me 2 free games each month (22 free games a year). Most of my friends use the same console, and we often p...

Make Your Own Game for Free!

     During the past few weeks of BBT 9,  we have been frequently using Google Drive, a software provided by Google (obviously) that utilizes Cloud storage. Google Drive is 10x more useful than Microsoft Word or Smart Notebook, because it is much faster and your work is automatically saved to the cloud after you press any key. Also, Google Drive allows you to work with partners over the internet rather than share a single desktop.      Recently, we had a miniature assignment on technology where we had to find a video displaying how far said piece of technology has evolved. Since I use it so often, I chose " The Epic Evolution of Games 2014". It displayed the advancements of gaming technology from the birth of Atari and Pong to the recent development of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset in which you still use computer keys, but it simulates a visual environment.      When watching the video about Web 2.0, I was surprised a...