Password Rap

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Password Bird

I came accross this cool website, Password Bird on Free Technology for Teachers written by Richard Byrne that helps you create a password that you can remember. Simply answer the 3 questions and it creates a password. If you do not like it...click the button to reset and try it again.

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Choosing a Password

Check out this cool video from Lee LeFever, Common Craft, about creating a Secure Password



Safe Passwords:

• 8 characters long




• numbers


• symbols


• letters


• upper case


• lower case


• punctuation




• Mix it up




• subsitute a number for a letter




• the letter s for the number 5


• example: pa55word




• substitute a symbol for a letter




• the @ for the letter a


• example: p@ssword




• use a random capital letter




• example: pAssword




• use a punctuation mark




• example: password!

Unsafe Choices:

• Name


• Personal information - address, phone number


• Email address or login name


• A random word from the dictionary

Notes:

• Do not write your password down for others to find


• Do not tell anyone your password


• Never give your password to a friend so they can use your account


• Never respond to a phone call or email asking for your passowrd

Good luck creating a secure password that only you know!

First Day of School

It was Maria's first day at school. The teacher suggested that it would be a good idea for each child to meet every other child in the class. The teacher said, "When you meet, please shake hands and introduce yourself by name."

If there were 11 children in the class, how many total handshakes were there?

~by Syvum

YouTube Copyright School

Brave, by Disney/Pixar

I went to see Brave, PG-13, with my 10 year old niece this week. I would not recommend this movie for children under 10. She was a little nervous in some parts of the movie but no nightmares followed. We had a long discussion after the movie about some of the scenes and the morals in the story. She thought it was a fabulous movie, I agreed.

CommonSense Media provides movie reviews for you to consult before you decide if a movie is appropriate for your child. Check out their review written by Sandie Angulo Chen of Brave.

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I particularly like that they have a section entitled:

What families can talk about

• Families can talk about what kind of princess Merida is. How does she compare to the other Disney princesses? How is her story similar to and different from theirs?


• This could be the first princess movie in which there's no romance. What do you think of the shift in focus from love story to mother-and-daughter tale? Do you think that makes Brave more appealing to more people?


• Brave has strong female role models, but what about the men/boys? Which male characters do you think are portrayed as role models?


• Kids: What made you want to see this movie -- the story, or all the product tie-ins? Do kids want a product because Merida is pictured on it?

Water, water

You have a 3-gallon jug, a 5-gallon jug, and an unlimited supply of water. How do you get exactly 4 gallons of water without estimating?