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PLN 20 semester 2

I think it is pretty amazing that one of the biggest gang leaders in denver is now dead however I wonder how the Crips will respond to this, if they will start a gang war to get "revenge" for their leader.

PLN 19

Its amazing that a 9 yearold survived a 25 mph impact from an RV. Did the driver of the RV stop or atleast try to I wonder?

PLN 17

It is sad to think that a man died this way, whether it be suicide or intoxication or just an awful accident. Even though they couldn't tamper with the body I think they should have put up a barrier around it so everyone who drove by couldn't see it. I remember hearing about this when I woke up this morning listening to KBPI.

pln 14

I don't think that anyone is to blame because teachers are aloud to have a life outside of school. If a teacher decides to have a social website like myspace or face book then they should not be restricted from saying anything. However they should keep in mind what he or she is placing on the Internet and everyone has or can get access to it one way or another.

PLN 13 semester 2

i read the article "Making Kids “Googlable”" by webblogg-ed.
This article talked about how people can Google other people if they want to be hired or enroll in a school. I feel that this is not fair because some people have Mysaces or facebooks or other social websites that don't really resemble them and they just have stuff on their website to impress his or her friends. Also people should not be judged by there myspace page.
This relates to me because I have a Myspace and I have probably been googled.
This relates to the world because people can Google any one they want whenever they want.

PLN 12 semester 2

i read the article "Boy, 8, suspended after sniffing Sharpie marker" by the Denver post.
This article talks about an 8 yeah old boy sniffed a sharpie marker during school and the school took it as an attempt to get high and suspended him. I think that the school took this way out of proportion. An eight year old is still at the age where he or she still believes in a "drug free me".
This relates to me because i have too sniffed a sharpie or other marker.
This relates to the world because kids are always sniffing markers just for the aroma, not to get high.

PLN 11 semester 2

I read the article "Another teen 'fight club' in Boulder?" by the Denver post. this article talks about how a group of students at a New vista school in boulder meet up at an elementary school to brawl for other students entertainment. A girl called the cops however the cops only caught 2 boys involved. This relates to me because my brother, his friends, and I would get in an empty room and mosh pit however its different because we weren't doing it for money. this relates to the world because there are tons of fight clubs in the world.

PLN 10 semester 2

I read the article "7 Simple Ways To Burst Out of Bed Each Morning" by Alex Shalman. his article gives 7 tips to help you get out of bed early instead of pressing the snooze button over and over. I can relate to this because I often press the snooze button but recently I broke that bad habit and got into a worse one. Instead of pressing the snooze button i just turn off the alarm all together and go back to sleep. I can see how other people might have similar problems waking up in the morning.

PLN 9 semester 2

I read the article "How to Find Happiness Without Buying It" by David Bohl. This article talks about how our current society is to materialistic and how people can find happiness without buying it. I personally think that you can find happiness without buying it but it is harder. Money does bring happiness because if my dad were to buy me a new car I would be more than happy, but a car costs money. I think it is hard to think of a way to have happiness that dosent cost money.

Presentation evaluation

I feel that I could have been more prepared with some more PLNs and also it wouldn't have hurt to be less fidgety. For my next presentation I plan to bring more to discuss and be more confident and less jittery

PLN 5 semester 2

I read the article, "What's Worth Fighting for in Your School?" by Cool Cat Teacher's Blog. Although I do not know what it is like being a teacher, I know what it is like being a student. I agree that if a teacher does not feel the need to firght to know his or her students names and something about them that it is time to stop.

pln 4 semester 2

i read the article "Students Pay a Price (Literally) for Cell Phone Banfrom Weblogg-ed" by Will Richardson (Weblogg-ed)
In this article it explains how a high school in New York banned most forms of social communication and even went to the extent of putting scanners in the doors of the school to scan for cell phones. Students could drop their phones off with a bodega and could use or check their phones for $3 a use. I this that this is unbelievable and completely unfair.

goals for second semester

I believe that if I commit to doing my homework right when i get home than i will be able to achieve my goal of being on the honor role. I also plan to study and do much better in classes that I previously failed. Also I would like to have perfect attendance for my second semester. For after school goals I plan to pass summer school so i do not have to be a freshman and start off with good study habits next semester.

presentation evaluation

For my second presentation I feel i did better in some ways and worse in others.
I did better becasue I had a better question.
Worse because I was really fidgitey and I wasent prepaired.

What matters final presentation

PLN 26

I read the article "Speaking their digital language" by David Warlick and i made some connections with it.

This past week I had a parent stop me in the hallway. They wanted to thank me for the presentation I gave to parents during conferences called “A guide to your digital child.” As part of the presentation, I tell parents to go home sit down with their high schooler and have their child help them start a Facebook page and then let them teach you how it works.

Not my mom but my aunt asked me to help her make a myspace and I thought it was pretty weird when she asked me to make her one. When she learned the "Internet slang" (lol,jk,rofl,brb,afk,ect.) she was fascinated that the Internet had created its own language

I think that parents should NOT make myspaces or facebooks, instead have there kid show them what it is so patents don't constantly wonder exactly what it is, but if every adult made one that would get pretty annoying. Beause it is a TEEN social website

PLN 20

I read the article "Motivational Monday: Laugh a Little Will Ya?" by Cool Cat Teacher Blog.

I was browsing threw post looking for a good one to wright about when a few key words caught my eye.

"Let me ask you this... How often do you just laugh and be in the moment? So many times the problems we worry about never come to pass. Now, I the list-making Mama would never tell you not to plan, however, I find that I stress myself out way too much."

I asked myself the same question, its rare I find myself not worrying about home work or chores or other everyday concerns.
To many times I'll be enjoying time with some friends weather it be skateboarding or just hanging out when a similar thoughts comes into mind... "I have home work, I need to raise my grade in history, did I do my chores?" When I look back on a day and I notice there was a point in that day were i had no worries and i was living life "in the moment."

PLN 19

I read the post Truth by Cool Cat Teacher Blog.
There is nothing really to agree or disagree with, but this post moved me.
I was completely flabbergasted at the video above... you should take a look!

This post talks about students (mainly in collage) and how much work, and recreational activities they have and how much time it takes. and how they are spending their time in class.

I personally have found myself on you tube, Google videos during a class where I had access to a computer instead of doing what the class was doing as well as staying up late doing school work.

PLN 17

I read the article "Today's teen an ace volunteer"by The Denver Post

"Can you believe these kids today, with their loud music and baggy clothes,
their newfangled text messaging and their MySpace and their YouTube, they're
just so ... dang ...
Helpful? "

A powerful quote by the Denver post.

In this a article I read teens from Silver Creek High school do their part helping areas suffering from poverty.
Their alleged "loud music" was actually used to raise money in concerts to buy clean water for those areas that suffer from poverty.

I think it is important for teens to help in the community in various ways. It could even earn a new reputation for the current stereotyping of teens