Ways to prevent bullying

In the last blog post, I talked about cyberbullying and provided an example of what can hurt a victim. There are steps to stop/prevent bullying online and offline. 1) If you are at school or a workplace and a bully walks up to you, calls you names, and insists on making threats, ignore the bully and walk away. 2) If you are online and you feel that you are getting stalked and harassed by the bully, the best thing to do is report it. 3) If you are being physically threatened by a bully whether it is outside, at school, or at a workplace, you should talk to someone you can trust. For example, If a bully pushes you around while you are in class, talk to your teacher. 4) If a bully attempts to beat you up, call the police. Bullies will be prosecuted under the law for assault. 5) If you are aware that there are bullies at your local school and community, it is very important to share this awareness with other people like your friends, teachers, principal, and your local neighborhood. The more you speak up against bullying, the less bullies there will be in this world. I have been bullied in elementary school, junior high, high school, and even up to this time. I was born with Autism, but bullies believe that having a disability is for someone who is inferior. The truth is, it is not for the weak because even with Autism, I grow stronger and smarter everyday. Bullies need to stop picking on victims, start making friends with others, and meet the degree of respect for the community. Respect is when people treat you the way you want to be treated. If you want to meet that respect, wake up and look at yourself at the mirror. After looking at yourself, you must respect yourself for who you are so that others can treat you the way you want to be treated. There are three Rs you want to consider. They are: Respect, Responsibility, and Relationship. If you want to build a relationship with a friend that is very close to you, stop bullying and start taking responsibility for your actions. I had bullies calling me names, teasing me, and attacking my character because I did not take responsibility for my actions. I learned that actions speak more than words, but words can hurt as strong as a fist. If you want to meet the degree of respect for life, you must use your words gently. I learned by speaking my mind on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Unfortunately, I deactivated my Facebook account because I have to be extremely cautious. Safety is important online and offline. The only safe place to be if you don't want to deal with bullies is home. You will feel safe if you are with your family, and true friends that open up to you in a positive manner. Those people have unconditional love in their hearts because they show so much respect for you. Unconditional love is something that has been and always will be given to us by God. Use your faith to live a successful life and avoid bullies. Conclusion: Don't let bullies upset you. The bullying should have stopped a long time ago, but it stops RIGHT NOW!

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is when you intentionally hurt someone in social websites. If you call someone names on Facebook that are derogatory to that person, that is an example of cyberbullying. According to the article, (Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet), "The problem has taken on new urgency with the case of a 12-year-old Florida girl who committed suicide after classmates relentlessly bullied her online and offline." Bullies will do anything to humiliate the victims publicly so that the victim gets in trouble and the bully gets away with it. If no one speaks up and stands up to the bully, then the victim will feel miserable for the rest of his/her life.

Legal and Ethical Issues

Information from articles and magazines should be open-access to the public. Any content on TV, movies, and music won't be open access due to copyright laws taking place. However, the content from those sources should be free for the public to see and hear so that it is easier to write college papers. The privilege of using the content must not be abused because some content is illegal to use without permissions. The article, (Piracy, Computer Crime, and IS misuse at the University) talks about the misuse of computer software. Statistics in the article state that many people majoring in CIS have misused software and data on computers. Some information on the internet should be left private, but most information should be safe to see without any suspicion of data misuse.

Privacy and Security

As we all know, privacy is within our constitutional rights no matter what the circumstances are. However, there are hijackers also known as spies who insist on snooping in our business. The article "U.S., British intelligence mining data from the nine U.S. internet companies in broad secret program" talked about the NSA and FBI tracking anything we do on the server. They were meant to target those who did not live in the U.S. I believe surveillancing the internet is like policing because it violates our right to not provide any information. When I get on Facebook, privacy settings are very complicated. In the article, "Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private," A subscriber to Randi Zuckerberg saw a photo of the Zuckerberg family. If it was posted as friends only, why did Facebook user Callie Schweitzer have access to the family photo? And how can photos on Facebook be hidden from the News Feeds besides clicking 'Hide'? Once photos and posts are on Facebook, they can't be undone, but they can be edited or deleted.

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

1) Robots are programmed to do things that we can do except drink water. It has been tested that water conducts electricity, which means that the water can cause the robot to get electrocuted until it explodes. Just like humans can speak and write, robots can process words in many languages. Robots can even record our database in case humans don't remember an event. 2) I would like to experience riding in a robotic car. According to article,(Driverless Cars Get California License), "Google, along with researchers at the University of Texas in Austin, have also found that autonomous vehicles could significantly reduce carbon emissions and could cut down on fuel dependency." I would feel safer getting in a car that is automatic than a car with a driver because some drivers can lose control and then an accident can occur. I think there would be less accidents with a robotic car than a regular car. 3) I believe that no one is perfect, but I never knew that we would make more errors than robots. I don't think robots will be perfect, but they improve faster than we improve in terms of intelligence. Some robots might make an error that injures a human. According to article, (Should we put robots on trial?), "With most robot-like machines that exist today, any serious problems can be easily traced back to a human somewhere, whether because the machine was used carelessly or because it was intentionally programmed to do harm." I think robots will cure humans of illnesses and injuries faster than doctors about 30 years from now.

Creativity and Social Media

I just started using Second Life tonight. Second Life reminds me of Minecraft as it lets me teleport to places. What I like about Second Life is I get to choose where I can go. And if there are many people, I won't know who I want to chat with, but I will have tons of fun. I like that I listen to random songs while playing the game. I can also change my appearance at any time. Here are some screenshots of my Second Life.

Social Media

1) Personally, I have been on four which are Facebook, Instagram, Blogger, and Twitter. Normally, I prefer getting on Facebook as it is easier to communicate with other people in my opinion. The only downside is that some Facebook posts on a news feed can be overly dramatic, but that is how life is seen sometimes. The statistics in the article (Yahoo Acquires Tumblr, Promises 'Not to Screw It Up') are as follows, "Yahoo claims the deal offers "unique opportunities" for both companies. Yahoo plans to deploy its personalization technology and search infrastructure to Tumblr, which should help users find relevant content more easily. On the other hand, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts, 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 daily signups." 2) Virtual worlds are an online community in games. World of Warcraft is a good example of a virtual world. In virtual gaming, players can compete against another player or cooperate with other players. In a virtual world, I would like to be a mage. Most people use Second Life as their virtual world for a business. In the article, (Going to the virtual office in Second Life), "Virtual community Second Life is seeking to tap into that market by creating a new tool that allows businesses to have virtual meetings on their own computer networks."

World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is about to enter the Cloud.  The Cloud is useful because data can be stored without taking up the memory.  That is why we see a bright future for the internet.
In the article, (Cloud Computing: As software migrates from local PCs to distant Internet servers,
users and developers alike go along for the ride.), Brain Hayes states that, "Whether it’s called cloud computing or on-demand computing, software as a service, or the Internet as platform, the common element is a shift in the geography of computation." (9)  That "shift" will make drastic changes for the internet in the future.
The Cloud will also have a major impact on Facebook graph search.  In the article, (Facebook search: Facebook adding search feature.), "Zuckerberg stressed Facebook was not getting into Internet searches, Google Inc's specialty." The data will be stored away after many searches.  In a database, it will be easier to memorize your search history.

Introduction and how a class integrates blogs

My name is Ariel Zamora and this is my first time using blogger.  It will be a learning experience for me.  I believe that a course can integrate blogs in terms of remembering lectures.  It is important to understand that blogs can bond students with their professors.  And blogs are not as limited as Twitter.  Just like Twitter, some students only use blogger for a course to have a better understanding of exam preparation.  Our thoughts and words would be shared with other students in a course or not in a course.  The nicest thing about blogs is that more voices can be heard anywhere.