Assignment #2: Paypall

  Paypal is a service that allows you to pay, send money, and accept payments without revealing your financial details.  Paypal keeps you safe when shopping at all stores because they don't share your financial details with sellers and with purchase protection, eligible purchases up to $20 000 are protected.  Paypal makes money by having hidden fees and Paypal protects you from undelivered items by reimbursing you for the full purchase price of the item plus original shipping.  If I started a business I would allow payment using Paypal because it seems pretty secure and safe, probably one of the safest out there so I would definitely use it.  Between Paypal and Google Wallet I would prefer Paypal because it guarantees safe payment and can be used anywhere whereas Google Wallet you can only send money to people in the US and use the money to pay at locations only in the US or wherever Debit MasterCard is accepted which is useless to me because I don't live in the US or have any family members that live in the US either so I would prefer Paypal.

Assignment #1: Shopping Carts

    The two biggest reasons people still shop at stores are for the socialization, it's a great way to spend time with people and socialize.  The other reason is there's no shipping frustration, you don't have to wait a week or so for something, no shipping fee and you don't have to worry about it being delayed due to a snow storm or anything. Two biggest reasons people shop online are it's easier to compare offers and people shop online for products unavailable in the near area.  The buying experience I would prefer would be online shopping because you can find good deals and purchase good things not in our area.  I don't think online shopping will be the only method in 2050 because lots of people still shop at stores today, it's a common thing people do especially young people who enjoy going to the mall and I don't think that will change, however I think smaller malls will eventually just close down due to less and less customers and most people travel to bigger malls nowadays and I think all smaller malls will no longer exist in 2050.  I think that the business change Canada Post has made was a smart idea because if their business was crippling then it was time for a change plus a lot of people do digital shopping so if they focus their work on that and delivering the products their business shouldn't suffer as bad anymore.  One way online shopping could make their return policy easier is to make the shipping free to return it and guarantee your money back or replace it as quickly as possible.    

Journal Entry #5: (Digital Wellness)

    What I found most surprising when it comes to digital wellness is how looking away from the road for just one second can be dangerous and scary.  Also another surprising thing about this unit is how so many people let the internet control their life and lots of people are unhealthy due to using the internet.  What I found hard or confusing about this unit was making the pledges to stay off the internet or limit my time because I am always on my phone surfing the web, I check everything in the morning, during lunch time and during evening when I get home, I never stay off my phone.When it comes to digital wellness I think the biggest issue for young people is they are constantly on their phones checking everything instead of doing physical activity and most of the time the internet can effect everyone not only physically but also mentally and I think it's becoming a problem.  Also another problem is some people get so attached to their phones that they block out even their family members which is also pretty unhealthy.    

Assignment #2: The Pledge

I pledge to use less technology
I pledge to not use technology before bed
I pledge to limit my time on the internet to 2 hours maximum
I pledge to put my homework before the internet
I pledge to spend more time with my friends and family and doing physical things instead of sitting home on my phone watching Netflix

Assignment #1: One Mississippi

   Seeing these distances in meter sticks made me feel nervous to look away because it's proven to be very dangerous.  Anything could happen when you look away just for a few seconds.  One reason this may be effective is because it makes you more nervous about looking away and may make you a more careful driver.  One reason it may not change anything is sometimes people get so distracted and look away without thinking or maybe something catches their eye and they look away.  Some people probably don't even care and will still do it anyways because they don't think anything would happen to them.  Something that could help people from being distracted would be to have something like Siri in your car where you could just push a button on your steering wheel and say what you want like "turn on music" or call/text someone or anything really.  Next time I am in a car with a distracted driver I will most definitely speak up, because it is important not to put you or other cars in harms way.

Journal #4: Netiquette

  The things I found most surprising when it comes to issues around Netiquette are that sometimes we agree to things we don't even know about because we don't take the time to read the "terms of agreement".  Another thing I found really surprising was that iTunes can take what you bought off your device, even though you thought it was yours forever and you paid for it iTunes can still take it away from you.  I don't think most internet users read or concern themselves with the terms of service/use agreements when joining a site or online or online service because many people i've talked to said they just skip through it all, including myself because I find it a waste of time.  People should read the terms of service/ use agreements because you could be agreeing to anything and not know about it.  On a scale of one to ten I would rate my online behavior about a 7 because I don't usually say anything negative or get into spats online but when discussion an opinion sometimes I don't look at the other persons view of things and just look at things my way.  One thing I can take from this unit and put into practice to improve my online behavior would be to respect other peoples opinions.  I think the biggest issue when it comes to Netiquette among young people is sometimes they don't think before they say things and often get involved in big arguments online or they say hateful things to people without thinking.   

Online Discussion Boards: Assignment #3

  1. Many of the guidelines are similar to how we expect people to act face to face because it's like the same things.  When talking on the internet we are expected to be respectful and polite same as on the internet.

2.  Four guidelines that I feel are extremely helpful and necessary when interacting with others in an online discussion are:

• "Don't type in ALL CAPS! if you do it it will look like you're screaming" This is important because nobody likes someone yelling at them and it doesn't look or seem very polite.
• "Stay on topic don't post irrelevant links, comments, thoughts, or pictures" This is important because saying or posting irrelevant things are annoying and chances are you will be reported or asked to leave the discussion.
• "Be forgiving.  If your classmate makes a mistake don't badger him or her for it.  Just let it go.  it happens to the best of us."  This is important because you don't want to come off as rude, everyone makes mistakes including yourself and you wouldn't like someone badgering you for a mistake so you shouldn't do it to others to make them feel bad.
• "Don't badmouth people or call them stupid.  You may disagree with the ideas but don't mock the person"  This is important because it can hurt their feelings if it gets back to them.

3.  I've made comments on an online discussion board before, however it was a pretty positive experience because there was nothing negative being said or anything and all was good.

4.  I think I would enjoy a course where you could discuss issues online with other students because you can get both insights on an issue and you can benefit from other students opinions through the discussion to get a better understanding of things or look at things a different way.