Wher, wher, wher! - Week 6 at Tech

Today my class went to Tech.

My group was and still is with Mr Grundy. Our task from day 1 was to create an item that has a purposeful use. First we had to draw 8 designs that would work, then following that we had to choose one design that we thought was the best and wanted to construct.

Now, at this point we are all working with 320 mm wood blocks. For whatever design we are making we have to get our measurements one hundred percent correct. For instance, I'm making a key rack. I've decided to make the back of it 170 mm long so, therefore my piece for the actual keys is 150 mm long. Mr Grundy is always stating that we need to be very precise and careful, one crooked line or cut could change the whole project.

So far I'm up to chiseling my piece of wood to create a joint.

My Ball!

Everyday, aside from Wednesday, Room 12 does daily sport. We play all kinds of sports such as, soccer, touch, softball, netball and (a new addition to our collection) volleyball.

Sadly, my class cannot play volleyball. The reason being that we have too many students. Playing volleyball with everyone in my class when they are present can be catastrophic. 

Volleyball is a game that consists of 12 players with a total of 6 people on each team. My class has 29 students so that's roughly about 14 students on each team.

In general, I've been enjoying playing sports with my class. So far this term we've played softball, touch, soccer and volleyball (but there were quite a few of us away). The majority of us are very energetic and spirited. 

Ooo! I Know Your Password

Our teachers decided to have a few refreshers about being Cybersmart. I've chosen to research and write about smart and protective passwords.

To be able to make a protective password that no one will crack, you will need to figure out what the most common passwords are. This includes names, birth dates, pet names, family and phone numbers. You may be wondering why these aren't such good passcodes. The reason being that children in school or adults in work may know some of your personal details. 

Have you heard about the internet sensation Momo? Well, the people behind Momo are extremely skilled hackers. They steal people's information and use it against them to cause self harm or worse. It is really important to make sure your password is something you can remember and one that is impossible to crack, even by very skilled hackers.