Weekly Blog.. Oct. 19th, 2012

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I want my life back from social networks

What is your online life?

     Accumulated Vocabulary:

• Target: The victim of the bullying
• Bystander: An eye witness who does nothing
• Upstanders: The eye witness that does something; defend or help
• Offender: The bully; the person doing it; the person with malicious intent
• Escalate:  The tension becoming more intense
• De- Escalate: The tension begins to settle or decrease

Last week and this week we talked about cyber bullying. Anybody can be bullied or be the bully. Girls are the meanest, and I can say that because I am a girl myself. Girls take it to a whole newer level! Also, I watched tons of videos on cyber bullying. It is extremely sad to watch what the family has to go through. It seems that all I hear about are suicides, whether it was from cyber bullying or not, it still can damper someone's mood. I feel so sorry for the families of the people who committed suicide! Many victims that are bullied become angry, depressed, and upset. A whirlwind of emotions within themselves and towards others. "Words do hurt." Our DDL was on cyber-bullying, so it continued on our conversation that was happening in class.

Here is a T- Chart that I made that can help you figure out what you are. When you figure out your category then you can decide what to do that fits your situation. 

For our weekly web 2.0 tool, we used wevideo.com. It is a nifty tool for you to make videos, photo slides almost anything! You name it and I bet they can do it. It is complex at first, but if you play around with it the easier it gets. At first I was super galvanized by this new tool. It has all the bells and whistles you need to make a really admirable video. My video I had to make was like a mini Public service announcement on any type of cyber-bullying. Here is my Wevideo... Enjoy!

You can watch more of the videos made by my fellow classmates on Forsook and our YouTube channel. Our Facebook page is Gaston Early College High School! By the way, theirs is better!

*** If you are being bullied right now, you are not alone! You can do something to end it, but the answer to your prayers is not to escalate the situation! You NEED to tell an adult that you know can help. If they don't help then you can talk directly to the local police! It is a crime to bully, so your bully can be charged if you wish. I know you have emotions you can't control, so go to a counselor, it can help. Don't kill yourself.***

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On a rather higher note, this week has been pretty busy! Wow, I have things planned already for next week and I'm not there yet!! I have two projects I have to do, well that's not too bad. Last weekend, I went and seen the movie Frankenweenie. It was so not as good as Hotel Transylvania. This weekend I am going to go camping with one of my best friends! WHOOP WHOOP! I hope everyone has a *fantabulous weekend! Blog you later.. : )

*Fantabulous is my word! It is fantastic and fabulous all in one!

Movie Photos:
Frankweenie= Found:  Disney Halloween Movie     Date: Oct. 5th, 2012
Hotel Transylvania= Found:  A movie