Voki vs. Blabberize

Voki and Blabberize are both websites where you can make characters and pictures talk. Both websites work well but in my opinion one is better than the other. I think Blabberize is better because you can take any picture and set how big their mouths will open, than you record your voice. I don't like Voki as much because they are characters that don't even look like you. They are characters that don't match with whoever your trying to describe and you can't upload a picture of yourself. Their also aren't many different descriptions or characteristics to choose from. I like the fact that in Blabberize, you can use any photo you choose.

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Toondoos

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Tracking Teresa Video

In the video "Tracking Teresa", Teresa gave out little information, that ended up being a bigger deal than she thought. she gave out information like what she likes to do, her email address, and her brothers name. When in her email, she gave out her number, her moms name, and her email address again. After a little bit of tracking in only 20 minutes, you already know where Teresa lives, directions to get there, and what school she goes to. The only personal information I have given out was my number, gender, and city I lived in. Also things I like to do. I think the most important thing to remember when using the internet is common sense. Think about the kind of people that could be on there and see what you post or put about yourself.

In another video called "Two kinds of Stupid", a junior in highschool was a star swimmer who made a new record, had really good grades, and a scholarship. After a swim meet one day his friends threw a huge party that he went to. He started drinking because everyone else was and took a lot of pictures. The pictures were bad because people were drinking. The next day, he posted the pictures online and set it to public so that way everyone can see them. Someone he went to school with sent the pictures to the principal and so he was called down to the office. The coach was also there and didn't like the situation. he was kicked off the team, lost his parents trust, got suspended, and had to say goodbye to his scholarship. Not only was he in trouble, but all of his friends that were in the picture also got into trouble. All because he posted one picture.

Status Cloud

Status Cloud is an app on facebook, where it takes the words you post into a cloud of a bunch of words. The bigger the word, the more often you use it. Its interesting to see this and all the words I use more than others.

Cyber-Bullying Movie

This movie, Cyberbully, was a very dramatic and depressing movie. In this movie a teenager is bullied after getting a online chat account which is almost like a twitter. She is called names and made fun of and everyone can see these comments. The bullying continued at school and got so bad that she tried to commit suicide. This story is based on a true event that happened to a 13 year old girl, and in my opinion this is a very sad and depressing movie. I cried. Nobody deserves to be bullied or treated this way, and nobody needs to be pushed so far where they think suicide is the only solution. Everyone who sees this movie will feel bad and think more about people who get bullied and how they need to speak up.