With reference to the image below and answer the following questions:
1) Define the term ‘digital media’.
Answer: Digital media usually refers to electronic media that work on digital codes. Today, computing is primarily based on the binary numeral system. In this case digital refers to the discrete states of “0″ and “1″ for representing arbitrary data.
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April 10, 2008
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1) Watch the following clip:
Scenario 1: You are on a train coming home from a day at the beach. The train stops at a station and a group a youths get on the train and start bashing an elderly ethnic man. You notice people getting off the train.Discuss what you would [...]
April 2, 2008
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Journal:
1) Watch the following clip:
Describe what is a person’s ‘conscience’.
Answer: A person’s conscience is like an ability of concluding whether an action of his/her was right or wrong. If the action goes against his moral values and beliefs, a person will have a sense of guilt and remorse. It is compared [...]
April 2, 2008
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1.) Define the term “Moral Maturity”
Answer: it is measured by marking the level of moral judgement of people. Maturity can be called as “growing up”. Moral maturity is required by a person to judge situations and choices, their benefits and losses, and their effects on other aspects.
2.) Read the following article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html
Discuss the reasons why the [...]
April 2, 2008
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1.) Which countries have banned the Internet?
Answer: China & Burma
2.) Describe what the following image is about? (Provide TWO websites to support your findings)
Answer: This image is about the banning of youtube/internet in Australia.
3.) Provide evidence of at least FIVE sources (Websites, newspapers, blogs, videos etc.) that discuss the reasons why these countries have taken [...]
March 31, 2008
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Journal:
1) Using the Internet research and find descriptions for the roles of the following newspaper personnel:
- Editor: Newspaper editors have overall responsibility for the quality, accuracy and tone of their publication, or a section within it.Their main responsibilities may include:
deciding on which stories to run
interviewing and writing
editing other writers’ work
designing layout
recruiting and training
meeting distribution [...]
March 31, 2008
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1) Explain the difference between ’secular’ and ‘non-secular’.
Answer:this is the state of being separate from religion. For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there is nothing inherently religious about them. Saying a prayer, worshipping and attending Sunday School are examples of religious (non-secular) activities
2) Provide FIVE links [...]
March 26, 2008
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1) Describe the Australian Governments NetAlert program?
Answer:The net alert program is a program that the Australian government has set up to tackle internet related crimes against children. It also stops children from being put under pressure by anonymous people.
2)Discuss the reasons why they have implemented such a program?
Answer:To protect children aginst the dangers of the [...]
March 17, 2008
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1) Define the term ‘wired generation’. Answer: The ‘wired generation’ is a generation that spends most of their time on social community sites such as myspace,bebo and MSN.
2) Provide examples of FIVE different social community sites. (Create hyperlinks).
Answer: www.myspace.com www.bebo.com www.facebook.com www.ninemsn.com www.wordpress.com
3) Choose ONE of the list above a describe why it is used and how [...]
March 12, 2008
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