blog 5: Friendly letter

November 18, 2013

Dear Mom,


How is everything in your neck of the woods? Here at home, The Plague hasn't affected anyone… Other than old man Jim. The other day he was running down the street whipping himself. I was petrified! I ran out after him and made him calm down, that’s when I saw it...The spots… they were baseball sized and the blackest black I've ever seen! You know how I am mom, I want to help everyone. So I told him to take a bath and I’d take him to get medical help. He wouldn't bathe. He believes in the whole, “The smell wards off The Plague” thing. He’s insane. Well anyway I’m starting to get really worried. If one single person gets infected you know how fast it can spread. I think I want to move up around you. One problem… I feel like if I do, I’ll bring The Plague with me not knowing I have it. That means you, dad, or Kathy could get it. Well anyway I have to go! Be safe mom! Keep dad and Kathy safe to. I'll be okay.

With love,

Keanna

Blog 4: Red Death

1.      Both dogs and cats had to be killed because the Europeans believed they spread the plague.

2.      Fleas spread the plague.

3.      The fleas came from rats.

4.      Rats traveled by boat; trade routes.

5.      Over 1½ million people died.

6.      Flagellants – ripped their skin to rid themselves of sins.

7.      People carried around lowers to ward off the smell of the dead and dying.

8.      People didn't know the disease came from infected rats, they though it was a punishment from God for being wicked.

9.      Within 2 years, 25 million people died of the plague.

Villages filled with the dead were burned to contain and kill the disease.

Blog 2: Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship is used to create safe, secure, and ethical uses of the internet.

Who is a good digital citizen?
Someone who models good practice on the internet and that knows how to be safe online by following rules and other guidelines.

Blog 3: What does Veterans Day meant to me?

To me, Veterans Day is to show respect for the brave who have protected our country, and for the fallen. I lost my grate grandfather who was a marine. He decoded secret messages from the Nazis. Every Veterans day my grandma has a dinner in memory of him. By having Veterans day, a lot of people who normally don't think of the veterans, now do with respect.
                                                   

Blog 1: Computer Ethics

Ethics: Doing the right thing when no one is watching.

 

1.    Do not use your computer/tech devices to bully.

2.    Do not plagiarize other people’s work.

3.    Do not look at a person’s text messages or emails.

4.    Do not steal anything online.

5.    Do not use the computer to spread lies.

6.    Do not copy software for which you have not paid.

7.    Do not use other people’s computer resources without authorization.

8.    Do not upload illegal music/videos.

9.    Do not write illegal programs.

10.  ***Be considerate and kind- think about others, not yourself.