Digital Citizenship

                                                                                                                                     

What is digital citizenship?

Digital citizenship is a ‘name’ or ‘title’ given to a person that is confident and is capable user of technology, which is also known as ICT. People that use the internet or any technology effectively or responsibly are rightly known as Digital Citizens. Digital citizens participate in educational activities online.

How can you be a good digital citizen?

You can be a good digital citizen by following the rules on how to use digital technology. You have to be safe and always cautious because there could be someone pretending to be someone else. You should always think before you do something. You have to always keep your personal information to yourself and within your family. Lastly, you should stand up for other people who are having trouble on the internet. If you use these steps, then you can be a good digital citizen.

https://librarianarika.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/digital-citizenship-social-media-and-tech-in-4th-grade/

Mary's Magnificat

Mary Magnificat Mary Said

1.  I love the Lord with all my heart and she was proud and glad that God is my savior.
2. The Lord cares for me as his humble servant.
3. From now onward people in the future will all say the Lord our God has blessed us all.
4. God All-Mighty and powerful has done amazing thing for me.
5. The Lord has strong, powerful hand to scatter

Samoa

Language: English, Samoan

Population: 193,119

Capital: Apia

Currency: Samoan Tala

The main sports played in Samoa are rugby league, rugby union and samoan cricket ( kilikiti ). They also play sports like netball, volleyball and soccer.

Samoa is special because it is so beautiful that over 130,000 visitors or tourists come to Samoa every year. There are no crowded beaches so you can spend most of the time with your family

Cities in Samoa are very small because it is a small countries and the cities are Apia, Vaiusu, Gataivai, Vava'u, and lots of other cities.

    Fun Facts

• Samoa is 1,093
• 100% of Samoans can read
• Samoans are expect to live in Samoa for 69 years  

Jesse tree

http://www.loyolapress.com/the-jesse-tree-for-the-second-week-of-advent.htm

Sunday: The Burning Bush

God answers Moses, “I am who I am” (Yahweh). Other meanings of God's answer can be “I come to be all that exists” and “I cause to be all that happens.” God seems to be saying that God will come in his own time and will not be controlled by Moses. God will be who he will be. He came to save the people because it is his choice. “And he said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, “The Lord”; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy'”

Monday: Lamb

Moses gathers the people. He orders that a lamb be sacrificed and the blood of the lamb be put on the doorframes of the houses. This will be a sign to God to “pass over” the houses of the Hebrews. That night the Hebrews eat roasted lamb and unleavened bread, preparing for the journey. Egyptian houses are filled with mourning, “for there was not a house without someone dead” (Exodus 12:30). Pharaoh, finally convinced that he cannot defeat God, lets the people go.

Tuesday: Tablets of the Torah

When Moses and Aaron go up on Mount Sinai, God first reminds them of what he has done for them: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Exodus 20:2). He then tells them what they need to do in order to live in relationship with God and one another. We call these instructions the Ten Commandments.

Wednesday: Ram’s horn Trumpet

Joshua led the Hebrew people from success to success in conquering the land of Canaan. The biblical writer attributes this to his obedience and faithfulness to God. The Canaanite people were defeated, their cities were destroyed, and the spoils of war were offered to God. Like Moses, Joshua was successful until his death, at the age of 110, the same age of Joseph at his death.

Thursday: Clay Water Pitcher

Gideon, a farmer, is threshing his wheat in a winepress so that he can hide it from the Midianites. When God tells him that he will lead the Hebrew people against their enemies, Gideon ridicules the idea. He tells God that God abandoned the people and does not seem prepared to keep his promises. God is not put off; he gives the task to Gideon and promises that he will be with him. Gideon does not think much of God's choice, as his tribe is among the smallest. God, of course, realizes this. God wants to emphasize that when victory comes, it comes from God. The Hebrew people will never win if they depend on themselves.

Friday: Crown

Saul is a member of the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest of the tribes. He is described as handsome and tall, a man of substance. His father, a wealthy man, loses a number of donkeys. Saul goes in search of them but cannot find them. Told of a holy man in a nearby town, Saul goes to see him to ask if he can help Saul find the donkeys. Samuel is in the shrine of the town, conducting the sacrifices. When Samuel sees Saul, he realizes that Saul is the man God has told him about in a dream. God told Samuel that Saul is the man who will help free the people from the Philistines.

Saturday: Shepherd's Crook or Harp

David was a great poet and a person of deep, yet flawed, spirituality. He is credited with a heartfelt song of faith in God for his continued protection (2 Samuel 22). In this song, David describes God as a rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, horn, stronghold, and refuge. God's actions in David's life are like the mighty forces of nature aiding him: breakers surge and floods overwhelm; the earth sways and shakes, trembles and quakes. David's enemies flee and are destroyed, ground into the dust and trampled. God's commitment to David will not end, though David is unfaithful in many ways. God's covenant love is steadfast and enduring.

Evaluation for 2015

Evaluation for the year's work- on reading, inquiry, maths, writing and Science and social studies.

What did I learn in term 1, we learnt about plants and bees. In term 2 we learnt about ANZAC and Chocolate. In term 3 we learnt about Marbles and making experiments with ice marbles.

In term 4 we are learning about Toys in the 1900’s and 2000’s and Digital Citizen. I learned different values which will help me in the future.

`How is that learning going to help you?

By looking on it and getting helped in the future.  Learning different topics will make me wise and be able to relate them in my future learning.

What am I pleased about?

I am pleased on finishing my work and posting it on my blog

Who helped you in your learning?

My teacher, Mrs Cochrane and my parents who looked at my work every night specially my Spelling and homework.

What do I need help with?

My handwriting, punctuation and grammar. At present I am doing something about it, my teacher said I made good improvement.

What do I want to learn next time?

Electronics, robotics, to join in Science fair, more hands on experiments.

With digital learning- More apps and sites so we can present our work in different ways

What are the interesting things you have learned in digital learning ?

Powtoon, Sketchpad, Emaze, Booktrack.

How is that going to help you in your further learning?

Presenting work creatively

What are the things I think I need to learn more in digital learning?

How to template things and organize them.

Jesus Strand

Chocolate presentation

Butterflies

Butterflies

Butterflies are strange creatures that live in the world .

Australian butterflies sometimes are blown away partly and some of them die.Butterflies  shelter themselves with the ongaonga nesting leaf plant and it is very poisonous and spiky.Not all butterflies manage to survive very well.Not all butterflies look alike.  When butterflies  migrate they travel in swarms. It might be too cold for some species to survive. Butterflies  migrate because it will be too cold or hot for the.

by Joshua J

Farewell Mrs Sullings

CTK Camp highlights and low-lights

Nike Unveils Marty McFLY's Iconic Power-Lace Shoes On 'Back To The Future' Day

Nike Unveils Marty McFLY's Iconic Power-Lace Shoes On 'Back To The Future' Day

If you have missed it, Wednesday was ‘Back to the future’ day, for those people who are still not familiar with this three part movie. In Back to the Future the good characters are Marty McFLY and Doctor Brown. They travel 30 years in the future to the fictional city of Hill Valley, CA, on their mission to save Marty McFLY’s yet to be born children. The time they arrive is October 21st, 2015, which has truly been predicted. Billions and millions of fans are awaiting to watch the end of the trilogy.

Celebrating the event the famous Nike Mag Power-lace sneakers which are fully working model of the actual shoes McFLY wore in the movie. What is even better is that the shoes tie it’s own laces. So just sit back, relax and get walking in no time. The best thing about the shoe is that you don’t need to put batteries inside, the technology is all built in the shoe.

This does not happen to be Tinker Hatfield, the Nike planner who created the fictional design.

However, the 2011 model felt a bit short because in the movie it was a major flaw- It did not power lace.

Given that the shoes were inspired by Marty McFLY it was only fitting that the first pair of Nike Mags were delivered to Michael J. Fox, the actor who played the movie character Marty McFLY.

By: Joshua J

picture source: http://nicekicks.com/wp/files/2011/09/nike-mag-2-1920.jpg

Child labour

Child labour

Child labour is a work force that harms children or stops them from attending school. Around the world millions and thousands of children are forced to work twentyfour seven against their will and against human rights and human dignity.

The international labour organization estimates that over 215 million children between the age of 5 and 17 are working under orders that are illegal. These children are working in dangerous conditions that are bad for their health and environment. They are used as slaves, beaten when slow in working, not fed with good nutrition and care, used in drug trafficking and sometimes to fight in conflict or war. They don’t go to school nor have time to play.  They work 24/7 not much rest but all the time working for their employers like machines.

http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm

Smugglers are even trying to smuggle children into other countries for money to sell them to people for labour.  They kidnapped children and sell them to factories as workers.   They promised them of good wages and pay and they don’t get any pay,  and sometimes  paid the minimal amount of 10 cents a day. They don’t give them clothing and good food but work long hours and no rest.

It is even worse when 115 million children possibly have to do jobs that are hazardous without the supportive clothes or some children are not even wearing clothes. One of every five children get paid about $00.10 and that is very low. I think the children should get a valued amount because in Australia they get $16 million worth tobacco to smoke and burn. If we can spare this money for the children then they have enough money for their needs and education.

http://borgenproject.org/10-child-labor-facts/

Child labour employers are very mean and they don’t really care about the children and some employers only give a little amount of food because they just want the children to work longer.

http://www.fao-ilo.org/fao-ilo-child/

By: Joshua J

Digital footprint

Mexico

Language: Spanish ( Official )

Population: 125,816,903

Capital: Mexico City

Currency: Mexican Peso

The most popular sport in Mexico is association football, followed by boxing. Charrería is Mexico's national sport and baseball is the most popular sport in the northwest and southeast and basketball and bullfighting are also highly popular and valued.

Mexico is a very special place to live, because you can live many experiences and learn from culture, astronomy, history and geography. Mexico is also the 14th largest country in the world by land area.

Some cities in Mexico are small and some are big like Mexico city, Cancun, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Monterrey and much more.

FUN FACTS

The official name of for Mexico is the United Mexican States.

The national animal of Mexico is the Golden Eagle.

Mexico hosted the fifa world cup in both 1970 and 1986.

Mexico City hosted the summer olympic in 1968.

There are 31 states in Mexico.

image source: lh6.googleusercontent.com, www.allaboutbirds.org
www.amjbomberos.org

By: Joshua J

Argentina

Language : Spanish ( Official )

Population : 42,630,932

Currency : Argentine peso

Capital : Buenos Aires

Argentina plays lots of sports including football, basketball, rugby union, polo, boxing, golf and tennis.  The best sport for me is football because in the old days they used to have an amazing player name Diego Maradona and now they have the world's current best soccer player named as Lionel Messi.

Argentina’s capital is  Buenos Aires, the 4th biggest city in the world. Argentina is known for the Tango dance. In the last decade, Argentina has been home to multiple discoveries of gigantic dinosaurs. Also it is known known for a massive dinosaur named Argentinosaurus. 92% are Roman Catholic but mainly Christians. Pope Francis is also Argentine.

Huge and beautiful cities in Argentina spans around the coast they are: Rosario, Cordoba, La Plata, Salta, San Juan, Santa Rosa, Lujan, San Isidro.

• The official name for Argentina is Argentine Republic
• The national animal for Argentina is Rufous Hornero
• Argentina shares a land border with 5 countries including Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay.
• There are over 30 national parks in Argentina.

Lionel Messi speech

Razor the living drill

Razor the living screw

Razor the living screw is what they call him. He looks like a Zombie and half bull. His salient features are having a drill for a hand and knife fingers. Razor eats wild animals, fish and electric pylons because he needs to generate power and energy for his drill. He lives in a hole at the bottom of the ocean and it is entirely made out of fire and acid.

Razor is 24 years old and he was born 1989 and his dad is 56 years old and his  mum is 46. His brother’s name is Raf and he is 19. His favorite activity is playing football and slicing hard wood and drilling trees. He spends most of his time outside and his favorite hobby is eating. He mostly detests noodles because he can't cut it easily and playing golf because it’s boring. When he moves, he walks with his head up high and his hands in front of his face wobbling to find his balance.  He has a tendency to walk more to his side. Also sometimes when he attacks he charges like a bull and his horns go right through his opposition. When he charges he has a super laser pulse that suffocates his enemy, even if they are stronger than him. Another unique ability he can do is his  drill he can summon other giant drills and he can dominate the world if he wishes to.  

By:Joshua J

This is razor                              

India

Language: National language is Hindi

Population: 1,285,182,329 and over

Currency: Rupee

Capital: New Delhi

Indians are good at sports, they are good at cricket. They play lots of other sports like tennis, occasionally play American football. Another sport they play is basketball and soccer is the “lazy game”.

India is special because it is one of the most richest countries and is the second most populated country in the world. India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of size. India is a peninsula which is coveredred by the Arabian sea in the west, Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian ocean in the south.

India has 22 major languages with 720 dialects which is the most compared to any other country. It has got 29 states with four metropolitans - New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and many other cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Patna just to name a few.

Some other interesting facts

• India is the largest democracy in the world
• The number zero was found by an Indian named AryaBHata
• The national symbol of India is the endangered Bengal tiger
• Almost one out of every 6 human being is an Indian

Photo sourceflamingtext.com/Free-Logo-Designs/page12 , www.liveanimalslist.com, http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/222/e/6/india_flag_princepal_2560_1600_by_princepal-d7ujvnt.jpg

  

Goals

Goals T3-4 2015

Maths:  Stage 6-7

What can I do ? 
I know all my multiplication and division facts. I can add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions and decimals. I can work on some percentage and discount problems. I can solve simple BEDMAS equation. I can compute and solve word problems by understanding the given and knowing what to look for.
I have to ask the teacher if I don’t get the work and also ask parents for help.

Next I can probably work on exponent numbers to multiplication equations. Also to work on dividing, multiplying decimals, percentages and some operations on fractions.

Writing: Stage 4B

What can I do? 
I can sequence my ideas and explain some facts. I can write a report, explain and describe some topics.
Work harder on proofreading and work on punctuation like knowing where to put commas and semi colon. I should reflect on the wider issues and problems and more complex topics.

On my structure to development the purpose of writing and know the features that are appropriate for the topic I write.

On my organization to write consistently in paragraphs.

Next time I think I should write more longer sentences and ideas that are complex and elaborative.

Science

What can I do ? Look for information and find the keywords from the internet.

Look beyond the given information

Reading

Age level 11.5-12.5, 70% inference.

Where to next? Ask more interesting open ended questions, more question to inquire about a topic.