Netiquette

     Netiquette is how you should behave online, You could think of it like manners. It comes from the two words network and etiquette, Which is a proper way you should behave. Netiquette affects anyone that can see what you say, or anyone that is talking to you.
     An example of good netiquette might be to use good grammar or don't forward spam to other people. You could also share the results of a question with other people or being respectful of other people's property, such as their personal files.
     Someone who forwards spam, or reads other people's emails or files has bad netiquette. Another example of bad netiquette might be someone who is trying to pick a fight with somebody else online or someone who picks out all the mistakes that a person makes.

Downloading Music

Many people like to listen to music, but what is considered legal and illegal? Well to put it simply, you have to pay for what you use. For example, If you buy a CD and rip it to your MP3 player, You can not let your friend use it. You also may not download files from the internet or share files with another indivudual of any kind. However, you can use the CD for your personal use and you can let others listen to it with you if you are in the car, You just cannot let them have a copy of the tracks or the CD itself.

Read more at: -----> http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/1395/downloading-music-legal.html

ZZ Top Vs. John Lee Hooker

 In 1948, John Lee Hooker recorded his hit song called "Boogie Chillen". He did two remakes of the song, One in 1950 and the other in 1973 with a band called "Canned Heat". This song was featured on an album called "Hooker n' Heat". That same year ZZ Top recorded their hit song "La Grange" and was featured on their album "Tres Hombres". Hooker's label, however, noticed some similarities in the song and sued ZZ Top for copyright infringement. Unfortunately for Hooker, he lost the case and ZZ Top was not sued.

 Read more at:
http://www.benedict.com/Audio/ZZTop/ZZTop.aspx

Iceland Glogster

Iceland Reasearch Project Wrap-Up

      At first I didn't think I would like to do my project on Iceland, It wasn't the country I originally wanted. But as I started to research about it more and more it became a country that I would love to visit myself one day! My favorite part about my country is how preserved and beautiful it is. It looks the same as it did one hundred years ago! I thought it was really cool to learn about a country that I would normally have no interest in whatsoever. My least favorite part was doing a storyboard on my power point, However I do think that it helped when I came to make the actual power point. I think one of weak points not looking at the audience when presenting, However I think that I had plenty of visuals for each slide. I learned many new things about my country. I never would have guessed that the climate in Iceland is like that of Florida's. A suggestion for research projects in the future might be to let them have one thing that is a surprise, that they want to talk about and put that on their power point.

A Christmas with the Greiners

     Christmas is almost here! My family and I always start out the holidays by putting our lights up outside and then the decorations in the house. We wait to get our tree, Usually around the 15th, because its a tradition to have a real tree. We start our shopping late as well, mostly in fear of someone accidentally finding their gift. The night before Christmas, at the Christmas Eve service in church, I always play my saxophone at church for special music. This year I'm doing the song "Mary, Did You Know?".  Most of my family comes to church one day out of the year, and that day is Christmas Eve. Afterwards, we say goodbye and go back to our homes, and fall asleep, waiting for tomorrow morning to arrive.

 

     When morning arrives, my sister and I are always the first ones up, so we go to wake our dad up. My dad makes us a special breakfast of our choice, usually palachenta, and then we all help make it together. After breakfast, we put in a christmas movie and then start handing out presents to everybody. We all take turns opening one by one. After were done opening our presents, we get dressed and go out to our Aunt Denise's house where we spend the rest of our day with our family. There is always a special dinner prepared and we usually eat around 3:00 in the afternoon so we can watch the football game. Me and my sister, however, always end up hanging out with our cousin Jake or Tylar. The thing I look forward to most this Christmas is seeing my family, after all I only see them a few times a year.