Behance

Many of us in this class are IMS students, and usually when you think of IMS, you think graphic design. Now everyone knows that having a portfolio is a must, how do you get a job without one? But now having a physical portfolio may just not cut it. Online portfolio's are becoming a huge hit with employers. Behance is a great website where you can not only post your own professional online portfolio for anyone to see, but you can also browse other designers portfolio's for either inspiration or to offer a job! If you're interested in a website that offers these capabilities, then check my profile out and see if Behance is the right choice for you!

Cyberbullying. How do we Stop it?

Danah Boyd argues that the quick punishment that follows online bullying is doing more harm than good. Although many schools are legally required to have rules such as "zero tolerance", these rules will not solve the problem, and maybe even enhance it. To get right to the point, Boyd is right! Kids will be kids, when they're told to do something or scolded for doing the wrong thing, they're going to rebel and do the opposite of what adults want them to do. It's stereotypical but most teenagers really are like that. I think that in order to solve this problem of cyberbullying, you need to start at the root of the situation. By the time online bullying has taken place, the damage has already been done. Some kind of immediate punishment might do some good, but again, the emotional and mental damage to the victim has already been done! What I think needs to be focused on more is the prevention of online bullying rather than the punishment afterward. Show kids how much harm can be done by cyberbullying. Amanda Todd is a good example, she did virtually nothing wrong and yet she was tortured by school kids and by people that didn't even know her. Why would someone deserve that? I can't wrap my head around why kids do things like that to other people, their own peers. Was it worth it for them? How could it be, I hope they've realized how much wrong was going on. By preventing these kinds of situations before they start will dramatically decrease, in my opinion, the amount of cyberbullying that could be going on in today's generation of teenagers.

How Bad is Social Media Exactly?

Social media, in my opinion, is actually not bad for us, I believe there is a lot of good that comes out of it. There are many parents, adults, teachers, and even experts that argue that social media is ruining this generation. But why? because we have found a different way to communicate with friends and family? Sure maybe some of us spend too much time on our phones or computers, but really we aren't any different than kids from previous generations, according to Boyd. All we have done is found a different way to communicate. Some arguments also include not socializing with family. And although there are many that spend a lot of time on social media, I believe that it gives them the opportunity to talk to family more often. Being connected via social media sites has its advantages. And it doesn't have to stop at family, keeping in touch with friends has become easier to do. Although 'friending' has become a popularity contest, those so called friends that you might actually know, are just a chat box away from contacting them. Another major argument is the privacy of anyone on social media. I must say, that this is one thing that I would completely agree with. We may have more access to talking with people but we have surely sacrificed almost all of our online privacy. Information about you is available to virtually anyone capable of getting online. It's a scary thought but nearly everyone is willing to take the risk. It's a new generation, with new technology, we have to realize that it doesn't have to be such a bad thing.