Literacy Blog Post #8

For the Reality TV project, I'm working with Sydney. Here's our brainstorming:
- Alpaca vs. Llama
It's similar to the Amazing Race, but the contestants have to either ride alpacas or llamas to their given destination where they will find clues to advance to the next round. The grand prize will be a new car. We came up with this idea because alpacas and llamas are very similar and we both find them funny. It will be on Global TV, before or after prime time.
- Ostrich Travels
Basically, the two of us will travel the world on our ostriches being interrupted by daily problems in foreign countries. This show would be definitely unique for all audience ages. I think it would be seen on a channel like Spike.
- Pancake Wars
This show is where contestants will have to build a building, monument, or place (chosen out of a hat) with pancakes.  With each round, one group will be disqualified and the rest will advance. The prize will be free pancakes for a year provided by Perkins. This would show on food network, before prime time.
- Groovy Juvies
A new and exciting show where juvenile delinquents will have to compete in a dance competition to win their way out of jail. This will show on A&E during late prime time.

How Google Docs can help us.

Google Docs can help me by making it easier to export documents/presentations. It will be easier for school related things. There isn't always a USB around, so in replacement I know I can use Google Docs to edit it anywhere I am able to access the internet. It will definitely help for group projects/assignments. If you're sick at home during school, you can still interact and do your part in the project while your partners are at school. It would be as if you were actually there, but you’re not. Over the weekend, you can schedule a time to all work on the assignment. There are really no excuses to not be able to attend at that time. In this time in our world, the majority of North America has a computer in their household. If you can’t access a computer, you can always go to the library. Teenagers now spend a major amount of their free time in front of a computer monitor and with that allow the internet. Another situation that may seem like a problem is if one of the members of the group is on vacation. If I were in Thunder Bay to attend a wedding, I can still work with others using my grandma’s computer. Last year, my teacher suggested that it’d help our education if we got our teacher to read through our essay before we hand it in, prior to handing it in for the final mark. The teacher and I can read it through together using Google Docs. They could add a few comments here and there and we can see them do it live. The chat system (Google Chat) helps, too. Since everyone in English has a Google Account, there are no excuses for not being able to finish assignments. Without Google Docs, it wouldn't be as easy to transfer and edit documents.

Literary Blog Number 6

Today I commented on the following blogs:

Live Love Laugh (Sarah Bijl)
SydneyMoreau98 (Sydney Moreau)
Infinity (Emily Howarth)
Jessica's Blog (Jessica Marx)
kylagymnast (Kyla Dyck)
canadians30 (Braden Howard)