2 Single Story 2011

'Single Story'

What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?

To have a 'Single Story' is to have an opinion on some thing that you know anything about or have any facts about the place. To say things about it and not know it at all.

Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?

People that dont live in the East Austin think that EVERYONE that lives here are criminals. thugs, robbers, and a lot of other things that we are not. People think that students from this side of Austin will not be eligablr to go to college because either they think we are going to drop out or just go to high school and not want to go to college and get an education.

Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?

Lets talk about the North Side of Austin. People think that everyone in the north side of austin is rich or have really good jobs or have enough money to buy a big house and that they are snobby people. I learned this from hearing people in my community and my family and even at the mall. But i could find out for my self if this is true by like spending a day on the North Side of Austin and find out if they really are rich and have big houses and are snobby like they say.

How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?

A game could let its players experience many stories about a place or communities by comparing them with other communities and contrasting them.

2 Cyberbullying 2011

Cyberbully

1.)How does Taylor feel about Clicksters?

At first Taylor thinks Clicksters is cool.

2.)What is the family situation?

The family situation in Taylors life is that her dad left her mom for a younger women who was like 20 years old.

3.)What type of friend ship does Taylor have?

Taylor has friends that are fake because one of them (Shyane) is being called a skank and tells Taylor to not hang around her anymore and the other friend (Smantha) creates a fake profile page of a boy and says things about Taylor.

4.)When does the bullying begin?

The bullying begins when Taylor's brother hacked in to Taylor's Clickters page and posted a nasty comment aboout her.

5.)What is the result of cyberbulying Taylor experiences?

The result of Taylor being cyberbulled ended up with her wanting to commit suicide.

6.)What type of cyberbulying does Taylor experience?

The type of cyberbullying that Taylor experiences is impersonation.

7.)What would you do if you were in Taylors shoes?

If i was in Taylors shoes, i would exacly what my mom would have told me to do and i would save time and all the drama and sadness going on. And i would have never come to the thought of suicide.

8.)How does Taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting about her?

The way Taylor reacts to all the mean comments about her is that at first she does nothing and just sits there but the she calles Lindsey a bad word.

9.)Does she ever stop people from posting insults? What could she have done

different?

Taylor does try to do something to stop the insults. She confronts Lindesy and her friends at the school cafeteria and others helped Taylor too.

10.)How do you think Taylor felt about friends beterying her?

I think the way Taylor felt about her friends betraying her is bad and with a lot of anger at her friends.

11.)What kind of changes do you see Taylor experience through the film?

The kind of changes i see Taylor experience through the film is that she finally stands up for her and other people that were bullied by Lindesy.

1 Cyberbullying 2011

This is my First blog post of the year 2011-2012 Globaloria school year.

CYBERBULLYING

What is a cyberbully?
Some one who picks on you, harsess you by technology such as the internet, textmesseges, e-mail, etc.

What are trhe different types of cyberbullying?
Gossip, impersonate. exculde, threaten.

What should you do if your being cyberbullied?
Tell a trusted adult, ignore the messeges, and dont send back messeges because thats all they want.

What are some reasons that people cyberbully others?
Some reasons why people cyberbully are because in their past they probably were cyberbullied themselves and they cyberbully others to feel good about them selves. Another reason why people cyberbully is becuse they want power over others.