Sharing Images!

image by Horia Varlan

In my 21st century class, we watched a video about using other people's pictures. Most of what it said was common knowledge to me, but I guess it is always nice to review those rules. It talked about how to properly put your own images onto the Internet. You first need to have a Creative Commons license, which was news to me. There is a bare use law, which gives your pictures full copyright. No one can sell or use your work without you first giving permission. When someone chooses to use your work, they must give you attribution, or credit, for your images. This is the basics of what I learned about sharing work on the Internet.

$aving Ca$h

The most common way that I spend my moola is by shopping!!! I go shopping quite often, and usually come home with at least two new things! I also spend my money on birthday or holiday gifts for my family and friends. The last main thing that I spend my money on is when I go on a vacation, because I usually buy souvenirs for myself and some of my friends!

image by Images_of_Money

I think one thing, that I know would be easy and affective, would be to set aside a little bit of money every time I earn some. This would be a good idea, because I wouldn't just go and spend all of the cash I just earned on while shopping! I could keep this money somewhere safe, but not 100% accessible at all times. I would do this, because then I could not just easily take some for my next shopping trip when I'm running low. This would help guarantee that I would've saved that money, and that it wouldn't just go to waste on something I really do not need!

Health Care Reform!

For my 21st century class, we read an article about a new health care law. It is called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This law says that anyone without health care by 2014 will need to pay a fine. This will be decided in June, and will affect the 2012 election greatly. According to the article, many U.S. citizens have different opinions on this new law, so it will be interesting to see the results!

Spring Break!(:

image by RobertCiavarro

For spring break this year I am going to Mexico with my family! We are also going with another family we are good friends with. This is a picture of where we are going, Cabo San Lucas! We leave tomorrow VERY EARLY in the morning. I am going to have to wake up at 2 a.m., but I'm sure it will be worth it! Our flight is going to be about 7 hours long which is the longest I've ever flown before, but I do really like flying. I am probably most excited to go snorkeling, even though I might be a little nervous. It will be nice to be able to get away from school for a little bit.(: I'm super excited, because I have never been to Mexico before so it  should be really fun! I can't wait to go, but I will post again soon about how it is!!!(:

Teen Jobs!

image by 401K

This post is going to be about different requirements for working teens in Minnesota. There are 3 different groups that apply to minimum wage. The first group is for a large employer, and that is $6.15 per hour. For a small employer the minimum wage is $5.25 per hour, and the training wage is $4.90.

Teenagers under age 16, can't work before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. They are not allowed to work more than 18 hours per week during the school year or 40 hours per week, which means no more than 8 hours per day. For ages 16 and 17, they may not work earlier than 5 a.m. or later than 11 p.m. on school days.

My Mentor-Patricia Alexander!

Hey, my name is Jen, and I'm from Minnesota. Today I am blogging to my mentor, Patricia Alexander. I just have a few questions for you and anyone else who would like the comment.

1. What's your favorite thing to do in the summer?
2. What's your favorite food?
3. What's your favorite song/artist?
4. Do you play an instrument? If so, which one?
5. Do you like to travel? If so, where?
6. What is your favorite book?
7. What is your favorite movie?


Thanks!(:

Awesome Blogs(:

Hey! While looking at other people's blogs, I found three that I especially enjoyed visiting! Here is the first blog. I really liked how she keeps up to date by posting frequently, and she has a really colorful, fun background! This is another blog I enjoyed. You can tell that she put a lot of work into personalizing her blog, to really make it her own. This is the last blog that I am going to share with you. I love how they put multiple quizzes on their blog. Those are a fun thing to have! So check these other blogs out!(: