Assignment #2: Privacy Please

• School report cards and daily attendance should be digital and passwords should be issued for parents to log in and check results.

For:

1. Paper report cards can easily be lost, or hidden from parents.
2. It would allow the parents to check results whenever they needed 
3. When report cards are handed out, some people don't like to share marks, and it can be hard for the student when people ask to see what they got for a mark in a class.

1. Parents may not bother to log in and check how their child is doing.
2. people could forget there passwords
3. Information could somehow be deleted, or hacked. 

• Schools in 2020 should be closed and teachers and students should begin learning in virtual classrooms using digital technology at home. 

For:

1. It would keep students from missing time due to injuries or sickness,
2. There would be no worry about being late.
3. It would give people more time.

Against:

1. Students may not bother to do anything when at home with nobody to encourage them to do there home work
2. There are many more distractions at home then there are in a classroom.
3. If they needed one-on-one help it would be harder to get then it is when at a school.  

• Digital text books should replace entirely paper textbooks by 2020 in New Brunswick.

For:

1. Students may be more interested if they have something digital rather than just a text book.
2. Unlike paper text books, they cannot be drawn on or pages would not be ripped,
3. It would be fast and easy.

Against:

1. It would be very expensive.
2. If broken, it would be hard to replace.
3. Students could fool around with them causing a distraction. 

Assignment #1: Open the Door to Ecuador

1. Ecuador's income comes from natural resource extraction as a source of economic growth Instead, they are seeking to create a digital- and knowledge-based economy.
2. ICT stands for the Information Communication Technology.
3. If Ecuador increases their connection to the internet, two possible advantages are that they will have over  their neighbours  : They would be able to bridge a digital divide. They would be able to provide rural areas with computer training and internet access.
4. ` Infocentros are public places that provide internet training and inter net access to rural areas. I think we are to far beyond this because most people in New Brunswick already know how to work computers.
5.  Yachay is an important city because it is the "hub" for technological research and scientific infrastructure,inside the city is Yachay University, which is now Ecuador's first research technology institute.
6. I think their effort is working for them because they need to get advanced in order to get the education they wanted and also the technology. They are preparing for the future as well as current generation so they can too have a it. I think that New Brunswick should try to get internet access to people who want it. 

Journal Entry #6: Digital Business

• The thing I found most surprising in this unit was a lot of people like online shopping.
• I found the way people use paypal confusing because people have a lot of trust in paypal.
• I have purchased thing online before. My family and friends have also bought stuff online. All my experiences on online shopping have been good.
• I have sold my dirtbike on Kijiji   

Assignment #2: PayPal

 1. The safer way to pay on millions of sites. Its free to buy online and in stores. All your payment options in one place. Send money to almost anyone
2. Pay Pal keeps you safe by having an account that nobody can get into
3. Pay Pal gets payed by taxes probably
4. If something doesn't arrive, Pay Pal probably cancels the order.
5. No I wouldn't allow it because I might not get my money.
6. I think id rather use Pay Pal because a lot of people uses it and it might be easier to hack into any Google accounts.

Assignment #1: Shopping Carts?

• the 2 biggest reasons people still shop at stores are because its quicker to go to a store and get the stuff you want if you get it on the internet it could take weeks. Also because you don't know if you can get what you want on-line but you can if you shop at stores. 
• the 2 biggest reasons people shop on-line because people don't have to go no where they can just order it at home. also you might get a better deal on-line. 
• I would prefer to shop at stores no on-line because I think it would be quicker and easier.
• I think it would strike a balance because people like to shop at stores for some stuff but they also like to shop on-line for other stuff. 
• Yes I think this is a good business change for Canada Post because it can focus on getting products to the people faster.
• On-line shopping could insure that there is a 31 day return policy that would make it easier for people to return their stuff.    

Journal Entry #5 (Digital Wellness)

1.The thing I found most surprising is there is a lot of people that text or talk on there cell phones, and think it is aright to do it.
2. I didn't find to much things confusing about this.
3.The biggest issue young people have is when it comes to digital wellness is with all the new video games, people don't go outside and do stuff they just stay in the house and play games.

"Assignment #2: The Pledge."

I pledge not to play on my phone all the time
I pledge not to play my ps3 all the time
I pledge not to text in class
I pledge not to play on my phone at night because then I can get more sleep
I pledge not to play on computers for more then 2 hours