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Then, we will look at some of the rules that govern the Internet and email. To start, go to the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners site by following the link listed below. Read carefully the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners and give a brief discussion on the following questions and post this assignment **on your page of the wiki**: Type in the content of your page here.
 * 1) Do you agree with all of the items covered in this Bill of Rights? Why or why not?
 * 2) What do you disagree with?
 * 3) Do you plan to abide by these guidelines? Why or why not?
 * 4) Do you think they leave out anything important? Why or why not?
 * 5) What's not covered that should be?

I would agree with most of what is in the Bill of Rights. It was a lot of information to take in, but it seemed to me that each section contained the same "type" of information. The user, whether it be an individual, institution, etc. is responsible for knowing what their rights are. I was not aware of their being a Bill of Rights for Electronic Learners, and would guess that most users are not aware of this either. I think if you are going to be using the computer, you should be aware of what is "legal" and what is not. I was a little surprised that some things that we thought were confidential, are not. I would abide by these guidelines (I would have to reread them), but I always think it is better to be safe than sorry. People get themselves into trouble my assuming what they are sending is not being seen by others. Because I am not very computer "savvy", the idea of tapping into other people's accounts is totally foreign to me. However, there are lots of people that do know how to do this, and will cause havoc on people's lives. I thought the Bill was pretty comprehensive. There is nothing that I can think of that should be covered.

The first virus that I found was called **Trojan.FakeAVgen 2**. It has a low threat level and has not contaminated much.

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Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software. Samples detected as Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 are likely to belong to the [|Trojan.FakeAV] family of Trojans.
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * Systems Affected:** Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

A second virus found was: =Backdoor.Tidserv!gen=

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Backdoor.Tidserv!gen is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software. Files detected as Backdoor.Tidserv!gen are likely to belong to the Backdoor.Tidserv family of Trojans.
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * Systems Affected:** Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

The third virus I found: =W32.SillyFDC.BDB=

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W32.SillyFDC.BDB is a worm that spreads by copying itself to removable drives. It also disables certain system software
 * **Wild Level:** Low
 * **Number of Infections:** 0 - 49
 * **Number of Sites:** 0 - 2
 * **Geographical Distribution:** Low
 * **Threat Containment:** Easy
 * **Removal:** Easy
 * Systems Affected:** Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Here is the scenario that I found interesting:

Joe uses e-mail/instant messaging/blogging to conduct a popularity poll. He asks “Who are the people you like most in the sophomore class? Who are the people you like least?” A couple of names predominate on the “least liked” list. Suzy, who is one of those people, starts missing a lot of school. Her parents are puzzled because the doctor can find nothing physically wrong with her. School officials warn them that Suzy will have to repeat the year if her attendance doesn't improve.

This scenario does not state where the student was sending the messages from. If he was sending them from home, not through school computers, the school cannot do anything to that student. I would think, that if this was hindering the attendance/behavior/emotional status of a student, then something should be done as far as a 'harrassment" charge. There is the freedom of speech and written word, but you need to have some boundaries when student's feelings are being affected.

I did not have Google Earth on my computer, but was looking off my neighbor's computer. It looked amazing! I would like to get a chance to look at it myself and figure out ways I could use it. The kids would love going on and finding their own houses, but it could also be used in subject areas. If we were reading a story about a different state or country, we could go there and look around. If any students knew people that lived in other countries or states, we could look at their houses or schools as well. Finding our school would also be interesting to the students. I don't think I would be able to use much math with this, only because they would not have the skill yet to solve. I personally think it is fun to go to places and look around!

Jing Movie - contecting to the Houghton Mifflin website:

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**Podcast commercial for my class:**

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Here is a great motivational video clip I found from YouTube: media type="youtube" key="_tjYoKCBYag" width="425" height="350"

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 * Movie Maker Project **


 * Videoconferencing:**

Here is another videoconferencing website I found for education: [|www.tandberg.com]

I found the videoconference to be quite amazing. I think the students would absolutely love seeing a "real live person" on screen, talking directly to them. They also would love to be on screen getting some "face time." There were a lot of ideas that I was thinking of as we were talking with Sue Porter. One of the books that she mentioned, "Night of the Twisters" is a story that is in our reading book. We talk about tornadoes and the damage they can cause, but for the students to get a chance to talk with kids who have experiences tornadoes would make the story so much more real. She also mentioned talking to a meteorologist who could provide more insight on tornadoes. I think the Reading Across the World is a great idea too. How cool would it be to switch on the monitor throughout the day and see kids from other countries reading and interacting! Like Sue stated, this is definitely the "future." I was shocked to hear that companies were actually doing interviews through videoconferencing. This is definitley an area that I would like to find out more about and how much capability my district has. Our school, like others I'm sure, are cutting out field trips. This would be a great alternative to actually GOING to a site. I am interested to see more of what CAPspace has to offer and what types of collaborations are already created.

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