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How do you feel about devices that track your every move? Is this a good thing or an invasion of your privacy? Would this stop you from using these devices?

- I think devices that track your every move is an invasion of privacy. I think everyone has the right to go wherever they want without being followed.

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Tell us how you feel about the notion of punishing parents if their children are failing in school. Which of the proposals described in the article, if any, seem sensible to you? That is, should parents be graded, as has been proposed in Florida; forced to do school volunteer work, as has been proposed in Indiana; fined if children are truant, as is currently done in Alaska; or forced to attend parenting classes if the child is in a gang, as is currently done in California? What complications might judging parents in any of these ways raise?

- I think to a certain extent that is may possibly be the parents fault if the student is failing. Maybe its just that the parent works 3-4 jobs and is unable to be there to help with homework. Then it can also be the students fault because it is up to them to complete all assignments in the classroom and also up to them to ask for extra help. I think it would be just wrong to punish the parent for the child's learning ability, what is the child is special needs? will there be exceptions for those parents? Parents shouldn't be fined is their child is truant from school, the fine should be placed directly on the child. Parents whom children are involved in gangs should not be forced to take parenting classes because its not entirely their fault. Teens will make choices (not saying that joining a gang is a right choice) but parents should not be held responsible for all of their child's mistakes. Putting this law into effect will raise a lot of questions on exactly how will this effect the other students who seem to be doing well in school. I necessarily dont think a lot of these choices will effect everyone the same way. It just seems like the blame for failing students had to be placed on someone particular and it was placed on the parents. I think the teachers play a huge part in this effort. If the teachers aren't doing their jobs then how is it possible for the students to pass?

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What role do you think games play in learning? How does age influence the role games play in learning?

- I think Video games are crucial to the learning of younger students. Most kids prefer games over textbooks,

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Do you think you can learn and have fun at the same time?

- I think that it is possible to learn and have fun at the same time. It always depends on the teacher and the topic, some teachers are good at making simple lessons lots of fun, other teachers are just boring.

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Do you think it is important to follow technology news? Why or why not?

- I think it is important to follow technology news because you find out info on various types of items.

Why is it important to check your scripts for errors? What do you learn from the errors that you make?

- Its is important to check your scripts for errors because you never want something to appear thats not suppose to be there. You always want everything to be perfect before publishing.

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Answer the Questions for your video game.
1. Where does the game take place? 2.Who is the main player character? What will the sprite look like? 3. What is the story in your game? What problem is getting solved or goal is being met by the player?

- My video game takes place in a tron like setting, the main character is all sprites they have to make a maze with their color to trap the other sprites, the first one to reach score of 100 wins. the story is simply that they are trapped in the tron world and they must win matches to escape.

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If you were a character in a story or a video game who or what would you be? Why?

- If i was a character in a story or video game i would like to be the main character because the main character usually gets all the action.

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How does technology affect the thinking patterns of the teenagers of today?

- Technology has given teens a positive, and negative attitude.

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Do you play video games? If you do what are your favorite types of video games? If you don't play video games, why not? Explain your answer.

- Lik many other teenagers, i do partake in playing videogames. My favorite type of video games would be 1st person shooter games like Call of Duty: MW2, or Black Ops. I like these games because of the graphics, how they bring realistic looking effects to the game. When you shoot and kill someone it looks unbelievably real.

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"Music and Technology"How has technology changed the way people listen to music? What are the pros and cons of these changes?

- Technology has allowed people to preview songs before buying complete album. Just about anything is possible from the computer, buying albums and songs, to just simply downloading without paying. This may actually have a negative effect on the music industry because their music isn't being paid for , instead just illegally downloaded. This also effects the artist salary. With them constantly making new songs, and no one to buy it this would be a con against what technology has done to music. Also some people use the computer to listen to music because they dont have musical devices, they store all their songs on their computer for later usage.

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What do you think are the long term effect of wearing ear-buds and listening to music constantly? What can you do to help prevent any negative effects?
- I honestly dont think there is a long term effect of wearing earbud when listening to music, but it can be dangerous. Some earbuds are to neglect all other sounds except the music, meaning you dont hear anything around you. This can be harmful is listening to music while walking, not being able to hear traffic.

What do you think are the pros and cons of using tablets at restaurants and other retail stores? How do you think this will affect you both as a patron and a worker?

- I think that if this step is taken to put tablets in restaurants instead of people it will limit the amount of jobs available to the people. It would also be able to make the restaurant business more effective if orders are sent from tablets to kitchens. It would have both a negative and positive effect on the overall business not just one store.

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Watch the video and answer the question. Do you think what the girls are doing is just a harmless joke or very cruel? What would you do if you saw someone being made fun of online? Would you say something to the person or persons doing this? What would you do if they asked you to help them? Write a detailed response of at least one paragraph.

- What the girls are doing in the video is very cruel. If i see someone being bullied online i would have to report it to some adult, because its not right. If i saw someone participating in cyber bullying i would confront them about it. I wouldn't even pay any attention to someone if they asked me to participate in cyber bullying. Its a bunch of nonsense and doesn't deserve any attention at all.

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If you were the Principal, what would you do with students that wear clothes that violate the dress code policy? Should there be exceptions to the rule? What do you think would be a fair dress code?

- If i was the Principal i would give out zero day suspensions to those ho deliberately violate the school dress code. There should be an exception to the school dress code. For example when the weather gets warm if the Females are allowed to wear skirts, then why shouldn't the males be allowed to able to wear shorts. The males should not be forced to wear khaki pants all year while the females get to dress and enjoy the weather. This would be a fair dress code if everyone gets to dress for the weather comfortably and come to school and get an education.

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If you were the Principal, what would you do with students that are constantly late to School or Class?

- If i was the principal i would have teachers look their doors after the late bell rings. Even though teachers already do this i would then have the security guards do full hall sweeps to get all students from the hall. The problem isn't that teachers are not doing theirs jobs but that security guards aren't taking all students to the Discipline office.If the students are late to school i would have them sent back home. All students are responsible for making it to school on time. If they live further than other and have to walk then they should just leave home earlier.