Monday 24 November 2014

Advice for year 7's


  • DO NOT BRING A CELLPHONE OR OTHER HANDHELD DEVICE, because it will get confiscated and your parents will have to pick them up after school.
  • Do not try to visit any social media websites during school hours on a school day, because Mr Ransley can track every website you've been on even if you have deleted your browsing history.
  • Do not climb trees.
  • You can wear you PE shorts under you school shorts as long as they are not showing.
  • Do you homework.
  • Wear your school uniform to school and you can get changed into your PE gear at school.

Internet forums

What is an internet forum?
A internet forum is a online discussion site where anyone can post and everyone else can reply.


Have you ever posted on a forum? Explain.
No I have never posted on a forum.


What is a thread?
A thread is a conversation about one particular comment.


What is the forum administrator’s job?
To enforce the rules and help people on some subjects.


What are some different names for forums?
Discussion boards
Threads


Find a forum on and provide a link for:




What do you think the rules for posting on a forum are?
No spamming
No swearing
No death threats
No hating
No trolling
No caps lock


What do you think the consequences are for breaking the forum rules?
Banned
Suspended
Blocked

Sunday 16 November 2014

Life ED



Over the last few weeks we have been attending Life Education and have been learning about drugs. We have gained some very valuable knowledge and heard some stories of people who have been affected by drugs.

ILLEGAL DRUGS:
There are lots of illegals drugs so they are seperated into groups called:

Depressants:
Marijuana

Hallucigens:
LSD

Stimulants:
Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Ecstasy

LEGAL DRUGS:
There are lots of legal drugs for example:
Glue
Butane
Petrol
Acid

ACRONYMS:
D elay
T he
D ecision

M emory
R eason
J udgement
M echanical skills
I ntellect
C oncentration
E motions

F aster
A bsorbtion
R ate

Sunday 9 November 2014

Translations


Q. Explain what a translation is.
A. Translation is when you move an object.
Q. Explain how a vector works. What does it look like? What does the top number indicate? What does the bottom number indicate?
A. A vector is two numbers in a vertical line inside brackets and they are used to move an object. The top number means to move left or right and the bottom number means the direction of movement upwards or downwards.
Q. Give a real life example of when translation is used.

Sunday 2 November 2014

Research an illegal drug in depth



Marijuana is a class C controlled drug. Marijuana has about 8-9 leaves on each leaf and is grown on a skinny tallish plant. This drug can be smoked as a joint, blunt, mixed with food and eaten or brewed as a tea. How marijuana affects the body:
Acute (present during intoxication)
Impairs short-term memory
Impairs attention, judgment, and other cognitive functions
Impairs coordination and balance
Increases heart rate
Psychotic episodes
Persistent (lasting longer than intoxication, but may not be permanent)
Impairs memory and learning skills
Sleep impairment
Long-term (cumulative effects of chronic abuse)
Can lead to addiction
Increases risk of chronic cough, bronchitis
Increases risk of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals
May increase risk of anxiety, depression, and amotivational syndrome*

Street names:
* Weed
* Pot
* Reefer
* Grass
* Dope
* Ganja
* Mary Jane
* Hash
* Herb
* Aunt Mary
* Skunk
* Boom
* Chronic
* Cheeba
* Blunt
* Ashes
* Atshitshi
* Baby Bhang
* Bammy
* Blanket
* Bo-Bo
* Bobo Bush
* Bomber
* Boom
* Broccoli
* Cripple
* Dagga
* Dinkie Dow
* Ding
* Dona Juana (or Juanita)
* Flower, Flower Tops
* Ganja
* Gasper
* Giggle Smoke
* Good Giggles
* Good Butt
* Hot Stick
* Jay
* Jolly Green
* Joy Smoke, Joy Stick
* Roach

Is the paper book disappearing?

Do you think that the paper book will disappear? Will the Ipad take over? With the increase in technology and the abilities that come with them, I personally don't think that the paper book will last. 


With a brand new Ipad costing about $600-$700 and the paper book costing around $20, I would've thought that the book would've been more popular. But no, With the amount of things that you can do on an Ipad that you can't do on a book. For example, You cant browse the web on a book but you can on an ipad, you can't watch videos on a book but you can on an ipad. The book is so much better in some ways because there is no waiting for the internet to load so you can read your book, you wont get distracted with a book because there is no internet to browse or games to play. If you go on a overseas holiday with your family and you brought a book with you, you would have more memories and experiences than if you went on google maps and looked up your favourite locations.

Here are some statistics:
2/8 people in my group read a physical book in the last week.
100% of people in m group read something on a computer in the last week.

I personally like books as much as I like I-pads, but thats my opinion and I hope thats paper books are still around in 50-60 years.