A Start to a New Year

Good morning, this is the start of the 2011-2012 school term at "The Best Middle School in the World," Fort Middle School in Columbus, GA. There are many exciting things that we will be learning this year. For instance, those students that do not know how to type correctly will be taught that skill. Also, due to students being actively engaged with social media there will be an extensive lesson on Cyberbullying, its effects, and how to prevent it.

Each grade level will have different assignments, but overall, everyone will leave this class with the necessary skills to enter the work force, and achieve academic and personal potential.

I look forward to teaching and learning from each and every one of you! Let's start the school year out on a positive note and understand that we are all here to work together to achieve a common goal.

Enjoy your year and much success to you!

CYBER-BULLYING

In Ms. Jackson class I've learned how to make brochures. I've also learned how to make flyers. During Ms. Jackson class I've learned how to put my typing scores in excel to document the rate of my typing speed to show how I've improved my typing. Also I have learned to feel out applications to get me a job and everything in the nature of working at a bussiness.

Taniesha Tolbert's Cyberbullying Poster, the title didn't copy, but it is Sexting!

This is an example of an a business letter that we had to write to another business for them to assist us. The example is a block style business letter.

Another Brochure on Internet Safety

Tree Map on Internet Safety for Teens

Hello, I am D. Lamb and I am in Ms. Jackson's 7th grade keyboarding and Computer Applications class. We have been working on Internet Safety for Teens. First, we researched Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Cell Phone Tips. Then we created a brochure and flier on the topic. We even played some games using the Smartboard. I found out that those three topics can effect every and anyone. There have been several cases of teens killing themselves due to Cyberbullying and Sexting. Please be mindful of these topics because they can have an influence on your life too.

We created our Tree Maps using PowerPoint.

Internet Safety for Teens

Hi, My name is Myoshi Turner and I am in the 6th grade. Currently, I am learning how to create a brochure. The brochure we are creating is on Internet Safety. There are four specific things that we are discussing pertaining to Internet Safety. They are Cyberbullying, Sexting, Internet Safety, and Cell Phone Tips.


1. Cyberbulling is bullying which is carried out through an internet service such as email, chat room, discussion group or instant messaging. It can also include bullying through mobile phone technologies such as short message services ringing about Cyberbulling.

2. Sexting is sending obscence pictures of yourself via the Internet or cell phone.

3. Internet Safety: making sure you do not give out personal information via the Internet, email, chat rooms, discussion groups or via instant messaging.

4. Cell Phone Tips: Not sending nasty or vulgar text messages, do not give out personal information using your cell phone.

Ms. Jackson uses the Smartboard to show us videos pertaining to Cyberbullying. We have also played games to support Internet Safety on the Smartboard.

These are a few things that we are learning in my keyboarding class. Another thing, I am also learning how to type using the correct fingers for the correct keys.

Below are some sites that Ms. Jackson has shown us pertaining to Internet Safety.

Netsmartz.org
FBI Kids
Internet Safety

Please be careful using the Internet because there are predators out there waiting.