Ellis Island Reflection

1. I think people felt relived upon their arrival at Ellis Island, as they had gone on the ship for a very long time, and also spend all their money getting there, so once they got there it would have been quite relieving to find that you were near/on shore.

2. I think the screening process in the immigration would be very complicated, as many people would be arguing with some inspectors to seal their place in America. Also, it is quite easy to get sick on the boat, and because of that they would be deported back to America.

3. I knew we were taking a "ship" to go to another classroom, and I didn't really know what was going to happen, but when we got to the other classroom to do the "immigration" simulation I wanted just to get through. 

Letter to Bartoleme de las Casas

Dear Bartoleme,
I was just taken away by the people that are your friends. I was very angry when I was taken away, as you promised me that I was your friend. However, I wanted to talk to you about this "encomienda system".  Your leaders have sent me to a gold mine, and even though you told me that we were created equal, everyone now treats me like I am subhuman. They take us away from our family, destroy our lives, then expect us to work for them? This is outrageous! We look just like the people to all the people you told me about in Europe - we don't have tails, or aren't small with chubby arms and stubs for legs! We should be created the same. Please, do something about it

From your servent - Juanico.

2nd Semester ITN Goal

Mr. Derksen's 1st Semester comment was this:

Aiden’s ITN presentation was on conflicts between China and Japan over control of the East China Sea. He used his GP as a tool for explaining his topic. He had a strong understanding of this issue and the connection to our government unit. Aiden also did a great job of speaking instead of reading about his topic, but can continue to work at looking at his entire audience. Next time around, he should highlight his article according to the directions and fill out the goal section of the ITNDOC.

MY GOAL:

My goal is to fill out the "goal" section of the ITN doc and to drop the ITN article highlighted into the drop box. 

STEPS:

I will do that by reminding myself to drop the ITN documents. 

How is Demography Related?

I think demography is extremely important in my life as when I have grown up, I will need to know which country to go to, for example Japan for better health care (as they have lots of older people that they need to take care of) instead of India with too many people. In addition, I if I wanted a job as a doctor, Japan would be better because of availability of jobs, but if I wanted to be a teacher, India would also be good as there are lots of kids. However, the population of Japan is decreasing, and there are not many schools, so it would be hard to have kids.

Archeology Website

Hello readers here is my archeology website, and an article about Easter Island

https://sites.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/aiden-s-s-archeology-project/

Respect and Protect

These are the things that are the most important when using a laptop, and will change your future in tech..........
Yesterday, we learnt about the DCA, short for the digital citizenship agreement. In the class, we  learnt about the aspects of the agreement, for example copyright rules, privacy, and policy. The most important points to remember are these -

1. Respect and Protect Yourself

• Not to post any silly information or private information on the web. This literally means not to post any private information that will harm you in the future or make fun of you in any way by any means. Other people could also tease you about it and it could go viral.
• Not to post any pictures of yourself on the web.This will give away what you look like and let others know your personal identity, and will be able to track you. Others will also be able to see you and if it is embarrassing, you will be harmed in the future.

     2.  Respect and Protect Others

• Not to post rude opinions or facts about other people. This usually insults others as if they see a bad picture or fact about them online, they might get really cross and get quite mad. They will also start to "carry the chain" which means they will take out their anger on another person, and it goes on and on and on.........
• Not to post something rude about another person behind their back. This is worse then when the victim gets to see it as he doesn't know what is going on and could by socially bullied, or cyberbullied by others without knowing why.

     3. Respect and Protect Property

• To look after your computer. You should never leave your computer lying around, as someone might try to steal it, and you must never leave any food or drinks around it. This will cause the computer to break if the drink or crumbs spill on it. You should never leave in your overstuffed backpack or stack books on top of it in your locker. This will crack your screen and the computer will break.
• Come to school prepared to work, with a charged battery, laptop in case, and earphones. This is extremely important as without a charged battery, you will not be able to participate in any activities using a computer if the laptop runs out of battery. You must always have it in your case, as if you take it out, and it drops, it will crack the screen or it will break entirely. Earphones are also extremely important as you can't have 316 laptops playing ear-piercing music. You should be able to listen to your music, but not anyone else's.

      4.  Respect and Protect Intellectual Property

• Not to download or copy any pirated pieces of music, and to purchase original tracks. This is a must as even as silly as it might seem, it is stealing. Imagine if you posted an amazing picture of a sunset and then suddenly it went viral and 10,000 people were using it for free on their profile. If you created your own music, you also don't want others publishing it off as their own or taking it for free.
• No peer to peer or torrenting. This is pretty important as if you download these on your laptop, there might be a "trojan horse" or even a ".bit" file that you don't want and when you delete it it gives you a virus. There are lots of things people on the outside can do to harm you, and you better beware of the dangers.
• Properly cite the media or software you have used in your published piece. This is also needed as others need to know the photo is not yours or if it is yours when you made it. It also helps stop copyright and other laws like that, so you should do it!

  

(from : http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2010/03/iphone-battery-icon-cjr.jpg)

    I used to think that it was fine to get free music or pictures from the internet, as I thought the website got permission to use it, so I could, but now I realise that you shouldn't do that as it is really annoying to the person that made it as you are getting his work for free. Another thing I learnt throughout this DCA is never to post any private info on the web. I knew that before, but I never knew the impact was that serious.

Last but not least, I know about the DCA and will follow it for the rest of my time in school and while using a computer. In fact, what do you think about the DCA? Do you think it is necessary or not? Feel free to comment any feelings or opinions you have about it.

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