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Animal Adaptation Assignment

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In this animal adaptation assignment, we chose one animal that has evolved and we had to find information on its structural, physiological, and behavioral changes. I chose the horse because it looked very different before it evolved 50 million years ago and that got me interested.

some pre-existing skills I was able to use were researching skills and organizing skills. With research, I was able to find facts and images, and with organizing skills, I was able to follow the layout and organize the information neatly to make it easier to read.

The biggest challenge I faced in this assignment was finding enough information to meet the criteria. There were not that many facts at first but after researching more, I was able to find much more information.

Digital Footprint Assignment

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1. How might your digital footprint affect your future opportunities? Give at least two examples.

What you do online is permanent so when you apply for a job, the person who is thinking about hiring you can look back at things you shared years ago, which can be positive or negative depending on what it is. It can also affect you when you want to go to university or college for the same reason as the job example.

2. Describe at least three strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe.

The easiest thing you can do is think twice before sharing. Before commenting or posting or sending texts, you should think again to see if this is something that’ll make positive impact in the future. Another thing you can do is turn on age restrictions. You can enable age restriction on some apps and websites, which blocks content that is inappropriate for young ages. I think the most important thing to do on social media is to make your accounts private. This keeps all of your posts private and only visible to people you approved to follow. This is very important because anyone can look into your account if it is public but when it’s private, you can control who views your account.

3. If you could go back in time, is there anything you would do differently online? Think of what type of advice you would pass on to your younger self or other students. How could you go about explaining it to them?

If i could go back in time, I wouldn’t change anything i did online because I’ve never posted or commented anything offensive or negative. I would definitely tell other students that whatever you digitally is permanent and that it could affect your future. I would explain what i wrote in my first two paragraphs how it can affect your education or jobs, and how you can prevent a negative impact by keeping our digital footprint appropriate and safe.

Training Post

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You are now going to create your very first post. In a separate tab or browser window, go to your Dashboard on the left and go to  Posts -> Add New.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Digital Footprint Assignment

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Follow the instructions on the Digital Footprint Assignment page to see what questions you need to answer here.

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can “Add Media” and “Add Documents” into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Make sure to categorize each post with the relevant subject. E.g. Categories -> English

6) Tags –  Here is where you tag posts with one or two of the most readily applicable Core Competencies. These tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. E.g. Tag -> creativethinking

7) Publish – When you are done, simply “Publish” it. If it has been edited, press “Republish” to update with the latest version of the content.