Are you giving your best effort in this class? Do you always work to the best of your ability? What are you going to do to improve you effort in school and especially this class?

I try but I think I can do better. I don't always work to my best effort but I motivate myself do to the best. I'm going to pay attention and do all my work in this class because even though I don't want to do it, what I put in is what I'll get out. So far though, I've been doing good.

What are some of the risks in cyberspace? How can you avoid these risks? What should you do to protect yourself when using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, etc.?

Risks in cyberspace are that you have access to every type of pornography. And the internet makes it easy for this to be accessible. I guess you block certain websites. Using social networks I can protect myself by staying far from anything that leads to cyberspacing.

Why are Digital Citizenship and netiquette key to Online Safety 3.0?

They are important because it helps to stay safe on the internet and not get involved in the unnecessary.

You walk in to the computer classroom. You sit down at your computer. You notice that the computer was left on. Someones online accounts, photographs and classwork is open. What is the right thing to do? What would you do? Why? Should you go into the other persons accounts?

If I saw someone else account open, I would log out. It's rude to intrude in peoples business. They may have something personal maybe in their inbox. I know some people would be rudely curious and decide to make what is not their business entertaining to them. It's wrong.

A "boy/girl" friends you through Facebook. He/she is exactly your age, likes the same things as you, likes the same music you do. After a few weeks of chatting, he/she asks you to meet him/her. What do you do?

If a boy or girl wants to friend me through Facebook and has the same interests as me, maybe at first I'd find it rather interesting but then I'd be curious about them. I'd ask people around would they happen to know the person. If not, and they're from a far away country or something I wouldn't be fond of that. I am not meeting up with anyone I really don't know. I'm not a fan of strangers. I'd be very much aware of what kind of information I disclose.

Why do you think you should engage in the highly collaborative and interactive Web 2.0 in a safe and responsible manner?

I think you should engage in the highly collaborative and interactive Web 2.0 in a safe and responsible manner because is updated and you never know what could happen. Just be very mindful of what you do on the internet.

Why do you think it is important to have good manners online?

I think it's important to have good internet manners because that's respectful. Your actions on the internet reflects who you are. You wouldn't want anyone being rude to you especially over the internet. Displaying good internet manners should be very much enforced.

What do you think are two advantages to watching how to videos? Would you rather watch a video tutorial or read a text tutorial?

I think two advantages to watching how to videos are images in the video and how interesting they make the video seem. I might do better on the test. I'd rather watch a video tutorial than a text tutorial because I'm more of a visual learner.

What would you do if you witnessed a situation similar to this?

If I witnessed a situation similar to that I would've said something to them. Tell them to STOP! It's not fair that someone should get treated like that because it totally will affect them. People are so crazy and inconsiderate these days and they really get a kick out of bullying someone.

Tell us your ideas about preventing bullying — and dealing with it when it does occur. Do you think laws like the one in New Jersey will help reduce instances of bullying? What do you think teachers and schools can do to improve school culture and reduce bullying? What approaches do you think can be effective? Do you see this problem getting better, worse or staying about the same in your school or community?

Well, in my opinion bullying can be prevented if it's punishment is highly severe. People maybe threatened by what they hear. When bullying does occur it should be dealt with as soon as possible. I think in previous cases it wasn't dealt with intensively.
The law of bullying maybe stop a few cases but I think there will still be crazy, chaotic people around that will ignore this law. They'll just have to suffer the consequences. Bullying is not cool and it can damage people's lives. I think the schools and teachers can continue to enforce the law of bullying and maybe, just maybe the chances of it will lessen. I think an effective approach can be creating a session in English classes pertaining to a discussion of the topic "Bullying". I think this problem will continue to be an issue especially in my community because some of these people just don't care.

What would you do if someone created a page on Facebook using your name and information? How is bullying handled in your school and community? Do you feel the rules and policies are adequate? Are they effective?

If someone created a Facebook with my name and my information, I'd be highly scared and curious to know who it is. I know two friends that that has happened to and is ridiculous; who does that? I think doing that means you have low self-esteem or you're jealous of the victim. Being that there's a new law about bullying, my school highly enforces it. The person doing the bullying is going to get punished and deserves it. I think the policies are adequate as long as they follow them.

The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights becomes law in the state of New Jersey. Did New Jersey go too far with this law, or is it appropriate and necessary action? Why or why not?

I think the law is just fine. People are being bullied all the time especially in school. It's not right for a student to get bullied and the bully doesn't get punished. I support that law 100% and I strongly believe it's necessary, New Jersey didn't go too far.

Do you think that teenagers are more likely to get into trouble on the Internet than young children? Why?

Yes I think teenagers are more likely to get into trouble than younger children on the internet because they like to explore and see what it has to offer. Younger ones are mostly looking to play a game or something of that sort. A teenagers mind especially in years of development is very curious and since the internet is so diverse they maybe get caught doing the wrong, inappropriate things.

What do you think are the dangers of when using the Internet?

I think there are several dangers when using the internet. It could accommodate pop ups that leads to viruses on your computer. Also visiting certain websites that you shouldn't are left in your history and your never know when someone could stumble upon it. Another danger of the internet is inappropriate information we put on social networks; for example Facebook, twitter, MySpace, hi5 etc. Our whole lives shouldn't be placed online. People could use your personal information and black mail you or steal your identity.

Does modern technology make life more convenient or was life better when technology was simpler?

In my opinion, I believe modern technology does make life easier. So much stuff has been developed over the years as each day goes by. We are eligible to move faster with modern technology. As for times when technology was simpler, you had to deal with it but now that it has developed people look forward to more & more improvements.