The Blue Nowhere

I've been reading the novel The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver and it's REALLY good. This suspense story about a murdering computer hacker is a page turner. I've had trouble putting it down at night! I'm no expert on computers but I wonder if the events in the book could really happen. We were to only have read half of the book but I cheated a little and am ready to read chapter 30. I don't want to give away too many details in case someone from class is reading this and is not as far along in the book as me but just as soon as I think I know what to expect or "who's" in on it-I turn out to be wrong! So many twist and turns-I'm ready to get to the end already.

Green Team Discussion

I reviewed chapter 4 and this is what I came up with to start our conversations:

Who ever knew there were so many types of hackers and there are "good" hackers? When I hear the word hacker I think of some computer geek trying to steal things off computers. What type of hacker are you most likely to encounter in the school setting? Outside of school? Which area of hacking do you think we should target to raise awareness to our children/students?

Cyber Parent!

This evening I took an online quiz to find out what type of cyber parent I am. I received an A; and I'm considered a conversation starter! YEAH ME:) I have a eight year old step son who is very computer savvy. Right now he is into using the Internet to play games and look up music videos and cartoon characters. We've had many conversations about what happens if something inappropriate were to "pop" up and discussed what IS inappropriate! Our computer is located in the family room and he is only allowed on it when an adult is in the room with him. We're a pretty open family and often discuss the dangers on Internet usage. Working at a elementary school and seeing the capabilities of these young students; I feel that it is never too early to begin to train and warn kids of appropriate behaviors on the computer.

Who are you on the internet?

As a class assignment, I "googled" my name and phone number. My home phone number came up right away with a name and address, just like you might find in a phone book. When I tried my cell phone, I got a ton of websites that try to get you to spend money to look up information for you. What crazy person would really waist their money to get someones number? I don't see the point, unless your a stalker! As far as my name, Kelly Pearce, nothing to fancy. Apparently I share my name with a successful videographer, a boxer and a bunch of "interesting" people on facebook. The only thing I could find about myself was my name on the list of students who graduated at my college. Big WHOP!

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