Should Facebook be Blocked at Schools?

In schools, Facebook and other sites like that are blocked.  At Lunch time though you can't go on also. I don't know what I would do in my study and at lunch time. If I dont have any homework to do in study I use my Itouch to play games and go on Facebook. I would feel so empty.

Adults who don't really understand what Facebook is just thinnk of it as a waste of time. It is a fun way to talk to your friends out of school. For adults they can go onto Facebook and maybe see that their friends from college or even high school are using it.

Next year when everyone in BHS will have a way to get on to Facebook, through their Ipads, there will be the thought to block it but I think that the school shpuld start out not blocking it and to see what happens. If many kids are now paying attention and are on Facebook. Then something should be done. School comes before Facebook. It will definitely be a challenge for some people no to go on but that is where the trust should be placed on students. They need to learn what is right and sometimes if they do the wrong thing then they can see how far the limit can be pushed.

Ipads

In class we have been able to play around on the Ipads and really have fun. I have found some really fun Apps that are also educational and will helps in the years that we are 1:1. The best one was called My HomeworkNOW & School Alerts and it allows you to have an agenda and a calender of important projects and school work.

I really like all the Apps because people who make them know that kids don't want to use boring Apps. That is why there are no such thing as a boring and not fun educational app or educational game. Epecialy when you get to use the Ipads. Ipads make learning fun!

There is an App for that

Next Burlington High School will becoming a 1:1 school. Since every student will an IPad top bring with them to every class. Usually the school gives very student an agenda. because of the fact that the school is giving us the IPads they will not be giving us any agendas. I think that there are many good apps that can be used in place of the agenda. I found an app called My HomeworkNOW & School Alerts. It is an app that acts like an agenda. It tells you if you have a delay or if you don't have school. If you type in the due dates of projects and homework then it will give you reminders. It's seems really helpful cause sometimes I can't read my hand writing.

Pictures of What I See Everyday at School



This is the cafeteria where i have lunch everyday with my friends. Since we don't have that many classes with each other, lunch time is when we get to talk. 



This is where my lockers is, in the history hall. Every morning I go to my locker, at the end of the day, and before lunch. It has so much stuff in it because I need so many things for classes. 

This is hallway "A" or the red hallway. I have to walk up the whole hallway at least 3 times a day. It is crazy.  It is such s good workout!

This is the lower library where I spend my study periods doing homework.  Or  I'm in the upper library because of the computers. 

This is the famous statue at Burlington High school. After school if you need to meet up with some one that is the "landmark" you go to.

This is the rubber gym. I took a picture of it because this is where most of the freshman gym classes are. So much fun! aldo because for the whole winter track season everyone on the team would go to the gym sit down and Coach Lev would give us a speech.



This is my Web 2.0 room. By far my favorite class. We get to blog and test out some different sites. We go to the library for achange of scenery and it's just a fun class all around.

Everyday during the track seasons the team goes to finish our workout. The equipment is great because it is so nice and everyone know the rules of the equipment.

This is the Mac lab in the library. I love to go there and use the computers because of how new they are and because its so much fun it play around on the Macs.

 

13 Things You Shouldn't Tell Your Facebook Friends

The things you should keep secret from your Facebook are

1. Your birth date and place
2. Your Mother's Maiden Name
3. Your Home Address
4. Your Long Trips Away From Home
5. Your Short Trips Away From Home
6. Your Inappropriate Photos
7. Confessionals
8. Your Phone Number
9. Your Vacation Countdown
10. Your Child's Name
11. Your 'Risky' Behavior
12. The Layout Of Your Home
13. Your Profile On Public Search

You should keep your birth date and place of where you were born secret because if there is someone trying to steal you identity or something like that. They could trace you. You should keep your home address a secret because giving out that is another way someone can track where you are going.You should keep your mother's maiden name secret because that information  is personal and is too much information that people don't need. You should keep when your going away on long and short vacations just incase someone that you are friends with on Facebook if they want to break into your house. Telling them how long you will be away gives them a time frame to break in. Also a vacation countdown tells the people when you will be leaving so when the house will be empty.

You should not put any innappropriate photos of you because now colleges are looking at profiles of the kids that are applying to the schools, to know what their other hobbies are and if they will be out of control. Your phone number is never a good thing to publish because you don't want strange poeple to get a hold of you and be able to put you in bad situations.

The Possible New Schedule

Some of the teachers at Burlington High School have proposed a new schedule for next year. We would Have the same schedule on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (first, second, third, fourth, Lunch, fifth, six and seventh) with no long period and each class only lasting around 35 minutes. But on Tuesday there would be four long periods (first, second, third, and fourth)  each having about 86 minutes. On Thursday we would only have three long periods (fifth, sixth, and seventh) at about 86 minutes also. The great thing about Thursday would be that we would have a start time at around nine o'clock.

I personally would love to have a late start every Thursday because you have lasted the worst part of the week (Monday Tuesday Wednesday) and deserve a break and a little extra time to sleep. When the sophomores had MCAS school didn't start until nine o'clock. It was so nice because we had extra time to sleep and it was just a good refreshment to catch up on some sleep. It was onlty because of the MCAS but everyione else in the school loved that extra sleeping time and they didn't event have to take a test.