Censoring the Internet: SOPA Stopping Online Piracy

You have probably seen the blacking out of Wikipedia and other sites on the internet this week and wonder what it is all about. Many of you may be wondering what everyone is objecting to, what SOPA is and what has this got to do with Ireland. This new proposed regulation if passed will affect how you use the internet and the following articles are included to highlight what this could mean and to encourage classroom debate and discussion.

Click the links to further your knowledge below.

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/column-will-ireland-block-the-internet-to-save-cds/

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/25382-internet-on-strike/

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0118/us_wikipedia.html

http://sopastrike.com/

Wikiout! English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout

Uploaded by RussiaToday on 17 Jan 2012

Here are thoughts from one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, who criticises the Sopa bill on CNN as the wrong way to stop internet piracy.

Wikipedia founder: SOPA bad for Internet 

 Published on 17 Jan 2012 by CNN

 

Here is an interview with Alexis Ohanian , co-founder of Reddit who also shut down their website in protest to the bill.

 

[SOPA] - Reddit Founder talking about SOPA/PIPA - Jan 18th, 2012 

 Uploaded by DavidLightman5 on 18 Jan 2012

Digital Presentations Assignment 2 Design and Information Gathering

Useful videos for the Design and Information Gathering Assignment


What is Design

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Copyright Perspectives: No, You Stole It

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WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson

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Preparing for a presentation

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Ep 1. How to Prepare a Presentation - Presentation Skills - Public Speaking

Uploaded by BananaManaTV on Apr 6, 2010

The importance of a good presentation

Uploaded by JaiVikramSinghVerma on Nov 19, 2007

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Mr. D's Class - Sources: Primary vs. Secondary

Uploaded by MrDsClass on Apr 1, 2011

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Video using September 11, 2001

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Life After Death by Powerpoint 2010

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A Example What Keynote CAN Do While PowerPoint CAN'T.

Uploaded by DerekLeeCHN on Jul 11, 2008

Apple iPad Keynote Tutorial - How to use Keynote on iPad

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Basic Presentation Structure

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What is Plagiarism? (Part 1 of 3)

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Plagiarism: Real Life Examples (Part 2 of 3)

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The Cite is Right: The Quiz Show (Part 3 of 3)

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Own Your Education - Plagiarism

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Plagiarism: The Difference Between Success and Failure

What is Plagiarism? (Part 1 of 3)

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Plagiarism: Real Life Examples (Part 2 of 3)

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The Cite is Right: The Quiz Show (Part 3 of 3)

Uploaded by paulrobesonlibrary on Nov 13, 2007

Own Your Education - Plagiarism

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Furious Irish Angels

To celebrate reaching over 5000 views in less than 3 months I decided to make a new video  that I posted on Youtube for this blog. It is entitled "Furious Irish Angels" and draws on advice from Ireland's past to help Ireland's future. Please have a look, I hope you enjoy it. It sounds and looks best in full-screen so if you just click on the Youtube button after you click play and then the full-screen button on the bottom right hand side you can view it in full-screen.


Furious Irish Angels

Uploaded by irish21ststudent on 8 Dec 2011

Work Experience

The importance of work experience can help you with your future career prospects. Your work experience can signal to a future employer that you have the ability to work as part of a team or be suitable for future job positions within a business. By being able to demonstrate what you have learned about the world of work as well as the skills you have developed as a result of your work experience can greatly increase your employment prospects.

When considering your place for work, you need to consider what type of experience will best suit your career goals. It is as important to know what you don't want as well as what you do want.
What type of experience do you need to gain to further your career?
What kind of skills are required and do you have the necessary skills for a particular type of employment?

College certificates and degrees are very important however relevant experience in the world of work which demonstrates some of your personal skills can be crucial in getting you to stand out. How you demonstrate your employ-ability through your work experience can make you stand out from the rest of the candidates. What was unique to you about your experience? Can you link anything that you have learned in theory into practice?

 
Here is a PDF document from gradireland entitled Work Experience & Time Out which provides helpful advice regarding skills, how to get a placement, getting the most from your placement, work experience after graduation, details about voluntary work and more.

O'Fiaich College win 2011 North-east PLC debate championship

The 2011 PLC debate championship took place between O'Fiaich College and Monaghan VEC. The motion for the debate was "Is there a future for the young generation in Ireland today?". The O'Fiaich team consisted of Clive Friary, Emma Bell and Emma Carroll while the Monaghan team was composed of Natasha Armstrong, John O'Shea and Geraldine Duffy.

The debate was organised between the respective teachers of the schools to help students gain confidence for the workplace while also being a particuarly relevant current topic. Teachers involved from Monaghan included Sinead Corrigan and Olive Hanna while the O'Fiaich teachers who assisted were Marcus Howard, Colm Connolly and Monica Curtis.

Independent adjudicators consisted of Philip Keegan from Carrickmacross and Victoria O'Hagan from St. Vincents Secondary school, Dundalk.The debate achieved significant local coverage having been featured in The Argus, Dundalk Democrat and Dundalk Leader.

Back row: Colm Connolly, teacher, Monica Curtis, teacher, Emma Carroll, Emma Bell, Clive Friary, Marcus Howard, teacher from O'Fiaich College


Front row: Olive-Hanna Murtagh, teacher, Natasha Armstrong, Geraldine Duffy, John McShea, and Sinead Corrigan, teacher.

A link to an article by the Argus covering the debate can be viewed by clicking this link.

WorldIrish.com

Worldirish.com is a social media site set up by John McColgan of Riverdance which launched on October 7th 2011 and was promoted at the Global Irish Economic Forum. The social media start up will source together content from Facebook, Twitter and others to make a massive Irish online community. Cybercom figures have predicted that the site will make €20 million in 5 years. Worldirish.com is backed up by Denis O'Brien, Dermot Desmond.

If you want to be part of Ireland's global tribe the website is http://www.worldirish.com/
If you do tell them http://irish21stcenturystudents.blogspot.com/ sent you!


WorldIrish.com - Ireland's Hour

Uploaded by WorldIrishOfficial on Sep 28, 2011

The video was made by Jim Coffey of Spirit Enterprises

Here is an article by Nick Webb regarding information about their site
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/riverdance-boss-eyes-euro20m-worldirishcom-profit-2900554.html