Transparency

I think that it is acceptable for a future employer or school to check my digital footprints. I believe that we should be transparent in what we do. To me that means that I shouldn’t post anything online that is embarrassing and depicts me in a poor light. You won’t see me in any compromising positions so I am OK with people checking out my digital footprints because I have not done anything wrong and improper.

The DANGERS of a single story

In Ms. Adichie's The Danger of a Single Story, she identifies how a single story is an incomplete one and when we choose to define 'a people' or 'a person' by one we are doing everyone an injustice. When we see people as we think they are and not what they really are we are demeaning that person and we are limiting our appreciation of that person due to our preconceptions.

Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity. 

Be careful about what you post online

Whenever you post or comment, think about how the things you say online will make others feel - AND think about the impression you’re leaving of yourself.
Remember that the online world isn’t real life but it is PERMANENT.

I am posting this picture of my daughter and BMike from StudioBe. She is standing in front of a painting that the studio purchased. This image doesn't show her in a compromising manner and her personal information is not easily seen. This is an example of me recognizing her #BlackGirlMagic. 

Your brand new ePortfolio

You should be putting the final touches on our websites. You should have 5 pages on your website:

1. Home w/ an About Me component. Be sure not to add personal items.
2. Passions w/ at least 3 things that you are interested in. Take some of the items from your Who Am I? presentation. You'll also need to embed the slides on the bottom of your website page.
3. Learner Profile - make a copy of this document and complete it. You will embed this document on to this page.
4. Dig Med I page - you will embed the 1st document you completed
5. Your blog

The order you place them in is up to you. Your site should also be customized:

1. Theme selected and modified
2. Layout components added

You'll then need to create a blogger blog that will be added as a page (via link from your blog)
Complete your Learner Profile

5 components of a business concept

List and describe the 5 parts of a business concept.

Vision Description - like an elevator speech, a concise, compelling description of the proposed venture.
Generating Revenue - a brief description of how the new venture will generate revenues, focusing on:  a) products and/or services offered; b) target customers / customer segments; and c) pricing.
Differentiation - bullet points on how the venture will be different and better than the competition.
Basic Pro Forma - a short pro forma that indicates the projected income statement or cash flow performance of the enterprise.
Funding Required - the funding necessary to launch and then sustain the venture during the period after an investor would commit to supporting the venture.

How to improve school

January 12, 2016 

What would make school better?

- start later 8 or 9 
- better learning/ teaching strategies 
- shorter classes 
- better lunch/ breakfast 
- more electives 

COLLECTION 1 - Ourselves and Others

COLLECTION 1
Ourselves and Others

ANCHOR
TEXT
SHORT STORY
What, of This Goldfish,
Would You Wish?
Etgar Keret

CLOSE
READER
SHORT STORY
the Wife's Story
Ursula K. Le Guin

MEDIA
ANALYSIS
DOCUMENTARY TRAILER
My So-Called Enemy
Lisa Gossels

COMPARE
ANCHOR
TEXTS
COURT OPINION
fromTexas v. Johnson Majority Opinion      William J. Brennan

NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL
American Flag Stands
for Tolerance
Ronald J. Allen

CLOSE
READER
PUBLIC DOCUMENT
from the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
UN Commission on
Human Rights

CLOSE
READER
SPEECH
fromTowards a True Refuge
Aung San Suu Kyi

SHORT STORY
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson

POEM
Without Title
Diane Glancy

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Present a Speech
Write an Analytical Essay