Thursday, December 17, 2015

My experience of interviewing was fun and it was good to get to know others' opinions. I also liked to be able to ask her about her experiences and knowing a fellow teenagers' opinion on working out and being healthy, and comparing her opinions to mine. I thought it was fun to be able to watch her thought process and seeing how something that is important to me relates to another persons life. I learned that Karen also likes exercising and that being healthy is also a big part of her life as well. I also learned about what motivates her to exercise when she is lazy, and i relate to her response.


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

     I chose a  neighborhood in California because i love California and if i lived there i would definitely be at these places. The leisure items i chose reflects the neighborhood because the neighborhood i chose is more suburban and my leisure items are peaceful.






EXERCISE ARTICLE

     By annotating my article, I learned that many teenagers actually don't exercise that much and because of this many teens are unhealthy. Doctors used to think that teenagers had way more exercise than they actually do, from gym or everyday life. They made an experiment to test it, and turns out teenagers are only active for 23 minutes while at school. Teenagers spend about 40% of their time at school, but they dont exercise as much as anticipated by doctors and experts. 
     I think that this is helpful information because I know many teenagers who don't exercise at all, and this gives me more motivation to exercise every day even though I usually do. I'm more health conscious than i used to be but sometimes I'm lazy and don't want to exercise, but this helped me realize the effects it can have on me in the long run, and now when i don't want to exercise I'll think about this article and get up no matter how lazy I am feeling.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

I chose th
ese because this is what i do on my free time. I like to watch tv, read books, shop, exercise, and study. These things are things I like to do to take care of myself, and help better myself and my confidence. These leaguer activities play a big part in my life, with out them I would probably have a nervous breakdown everyday. They help me calm down and be happier. Todays class helped me realize that I haven't had much free time lately, and thats why I haven't been able to do many of these things: and because of that I have been feeling overwhelmed and stressed lately, but now I'm going to make time for them. Without todays class I wouldn't have realized that I haven't had time for these activities.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

If i could change anything about this project, i would make there be less steps because this project dragged on for weeks. I would also make the questions more creative, they were a bit typical and i would expect them. In my opinion, this project was fun but i enjoy doing small things that we can finish in a day, and having more exciting topics to talk about. However I liked how it asked my experience with social media because it feels more personal. I liked using examples from my life, like when i talked about why and how i used social media to my advantage. Overall the project wasn't bad.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

PROS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media has good and bad effects, but in my opinion the good effects trumps the bad. I think that social media is good because people can get to follow their role models and keep up with them, and they can feel like they are a part of their lives. Social media is an amazing new windows into their role models lives. You can also see pictures and videos of your friends and family, and it an effective way of communicating. If you have a specific talent, you can post videos and pictures of it and get a lot of positive feedback and attention, and you can even get discovered by a talent agent or scout. If you have special interests, you can connect with others who have your interests. Social media made my life better because i can finally communicate and look at pictures and videos of them on instagram of my family who live in other countries. A lot of my family live in other countries and it is amazing to have a whole new outlook on their lives other than talking on the phone or facetiming. Some people may say that the negative effects of social media overweights the positive. They can argue that there are many predators on social media, and it is not safe because people can hack into your device or account and find out your information. They also argue that people can cyberbully others and cause harm on others. One example of somebody who used the social media to their advantage is Justin Bieber. He posted videos of himself singing on youtube, and got discovered and is now one of the biggest and most famous singers in the world.  Another example is Shawn Megira. (Cynthia showed us a video on him) He was a normal guy,  but now every where he goes, he gets recognized wherever he goes and gets sponsored to advertise things and gets free things. In conclusion, social media benefits outweigh the negative effects. There are more advantages than disadvantages, the disadvantages mostly have to do with safety, but there are many different advantages.




Tuesday, November 10, 2015



A selfie is a picture that someone takes of themselves, physically.

People take selfies for fun, or to keep as memories, or to make themselves look good. They use selfies to get comments and likes, and to promote themselves. Some people (not all)  who take selfies take them to get attention, or to be flattered, and others just take them for the pure fun of it. I think that if someone takes too much selfies, they are confident and like to take and see pictures of themselves. If people never take selfies, i don't trust them, because like James Franco, i feel like they have something to hide if they don't show their face but sees pictures of yours. The most interesting thing about a selfie is the background, and they expressions they make.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Social Media Fame

There are many pros and cons of being Social Media famous. You can get many benefits that normal people may not have, such as getting free things from big brands. You can also get paid a lot to sponsor things from a company. Many people look up to you, and you can be a positive role model on your fans and followers. Another advantage of being social media famous is you can showcase your talents and have a supportive audience, and you can begin to build your fan base. You can get recognized by talent scouts and producers. Some cons are that you can feel too much pressure to be perfect, and your privacy doesn't exist anymore; everybody knows who you are, where you are, and what you're doing. You may have fans, but there are also going to be people who dislike you and hate on you.  An example of someone social media famous is Bretman Rock. I would want to be social media famous because the advantages of being social media famous trumps the disadvantages.

Thursday, October 29, 2015







this podcast is about how the internet has evolved in 20 years.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Digital Native vs. Digital Immigrant

I am a digital native, because i mostly grew up with technology, and i don't have a hard time adapting to hi-tech progress. I didn't have to live without technology we have today, and have been using technology since i was younger. Although i haven't had digital devices as 'playthings' at a very young age the way kids do now, (i had an old fashioned coloring book) i still consider myself a digital native.


Tuesday, October 20, 2015

My thoughts on Social Media and privacy.

I don't think that social media should use peoples information without their permission. They shouldn't distribute anyones information under any circumstances, and should respect peoples privacy. Social media also shouldn't track you because that violates your privacy. I also don't think there is a legitimate reason that they should know your location.