Bi-weekly current event #3

Privacy settings are changed.

Facebook changes privacy settings for teens.

Heather Kelly. "Facebook changes privacy settings for teens." CNN. cable news network, 17 Oct., 2013. Web. 18 Oct., 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/tech/social-media/facebook-teens-privacy/index.html>

Facebook has decided to change the privacy setting for teens, this would be the age group of 13-17. This is meaning that they now have the option to share posts, photos, and more publically. This also will allow complete and total strangers to be able to send friend requests and messages. Stangers and companies collecting data of the public will be allowed to view certain posts. These changes will go into effect promptly in a way to try and revive facebook because teens no longer have an interest in it.

I think that facebook should lift the privacy settings for a certain age group. Letting a 13 year old choose their privacy settings is unsafe. I feel that it was just an attempt for Facebook to try and come back into the popularity of the social media world. "A recent Pew study reported that teens are showing waning enthusiasm for this social network"(pew study). This event affects me because as a Facebook user I now have the ability to change my privaccy settings to nothing. This is not just affecting me though, many teens out there can change their privacy settings to nothing if they choose to and this can lead to messages from strangers. People who don't even know you will be able to view your profile.

This change in privacy settings is a very important issue to discuss because it impacts the world in so many ways. This is giving teens the choice to pretty much share everything with the world, though it is their choice some teens are not as responsible as they should be. This can lead to unknown people messaging and adding them as a friend. Also people who you don't even know can see everything that you post. This is effecting the world majorly because it is giving online predators a new way to stalk and interact with uncareful teens.

Bi-weekly post number 3

My week has been really good! I'm so excited that fall is finally here. It's my favorite season.  I did okay on my report card. I'm really looking foward to this weekend though, one of my friends is having a party and I'm so excited! Also this weeekend is my last drivers ed class so I won't have to get up at 6:00 in the morning anymore.

Sane, Ian. Fall. Photograph. Flickr. Flickr, Oct. 21, 2010. Media. Sept. 4, 2013. http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/5115966185>.

This week we got some new terms:

Online predator: Commonly used and misunderstood, term for someone who uses the internet to develope online rlatioinships with kids or teeens.

Risky: Harmful to you physically or emotionally.

Manipulative: Getting people to do something they don't want to do to benefit you.

Stereotype: Judgements about people because of a physical asset.

This week we learned how to use Animoto. Animoto is a way to make music videos online. A positive thing about Animoto is that it is free but a negative thing is that if it's over 30 seconds than you have to pay for it. Another tool that we used is called Chogger. Chogger is a way to make comic strips online. A positive thing about it is that it's free and easy to use. There isn't really anything that I find negative about it.

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.

This week we learned about online predators, risky relationships, and how to be safe online. These topics are very important to learn about because if you are online then you never know if the person you're talking to is actually who they say they are. It's important not to trust anyone online. Just because you don't know the person doesn't mean that you can't try to be friends with them, just be cautious. You should always be respectful online and treat people how you would want to be treated. Just because you're online doesn't mean you should act like a different person. This new information makes me realize that not everyone is who you think they are and that I need to be more careful online.