Ruby Skye P.I.

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Ruby, Hailey, Griffin and Diana go to The Dragon Academy. The Dragon is a real school in downtown Toronto. It’s a small private school founded by Meg Fox PhD.

When you see Ruby at school, that’s the real Dragon.  We spent seven days filming The Spam Scam there.

To find out more about what school would be like for Ruby, Jill talks to Dr. Fox about The Dragon and what kind of school it is.

The third week of November — this week — is Bullying Awareness Week.

At Ruby Skye P.I., we’re very concerned about bullying, particularly cyber-bullying. That’s when the bullying takes place online.

Sometimes, people who wouldn’t bully in real life, can behave very badly when they’re on the computer. We think that’s because it’s easy to forget that the people you meet online are real people. When you’re not in the same room, it’s easier to do things that hurt people’s feelings.

In honour of Bullying Awareness Week, we hope you’re read part of our Kids and Web Safety Policy. It has some dos and don’ts. If you keep them in mind, maybe there will be less bullying in the future. Maybe one day we won’t need a Bullying Awareness Week.

From our Kids and Web Safety Policy:

People online have REAL feelings. Most of the time, the people online are real and they have all the emotions that people in real life have. If you say rude, sexist, racist and other mean things you will hurt their feelings. Don’t.

The virtual world is the real world and the same rules apply. Even when you’re online, cheating, stealing and cruelty are wrong.

Don’t be mean, racist, sexist or cruel.

Don’t cheat, flame, bully or steal.

Tell an adult about anything that happens online that makes your uncomfortable, unhappy or worried. Tell an adult if you’re bullied, stalked or asked for personal information. If you have no one else to talk to contact the Kids Help Phone.

Use the power of the web to do good. Protect the environment. Help other people. Make the world a better place.

There’s lots of other good stuff in our Kids and Web Safety Policy. Check it out.

According to the terrific website Ways2GoGreen, November 15th is America Recycles Day. Yay!

You can celebrate by take the America Recycle Day Pledge:

Making a commitment to recycling is a first simple step. A declaration to do more. Be sure to take the pledge, and share it with friends and family!

1) I pledge to find out what materials I can and cannot recycle in my curbside recycling program.

2) I pledge to lead by example in my place of work or school by recycling.

3) I pledge to recycle my used batteries, cell phones and other electronic waste through a take-back program or e-waste facility near me.

4) I pledge to tell five friends that recycling is one of the easiest things they can do to reduce their carbon emissions.

And then how about taking something out of the recycle bin!? Disposable plastic water bottles. Use a re-usable bottle and tap water instead.  That’ll save on the waste of a whole lot of fossil fuels!  Read more about the Skye Sister’s Pledge and the Ban the Bottle Petition here.

Want to hear what Ali Adatia (Vinnie) has to say? You can hear an interview with him this Friday (Nov. 5) without even leaving the comfort of your internet.

Ali will be on The Toronto Jay Show with Jay Stoyan and Sandy Duarte. The webcast goes live at 3:00 PM and Ali will be on sometime during the next 1 hour. Watch it live at the That Channel.

If you can’t watch live, don’t worry. After it’s recorded, you can watch it right here, whenever you want!

Want to hear what Ali Adatia (Vinnie) has to say? You can hear an interview with him this Friday (Nov. 5) without even leaving the comfort of your internet.

Ali will be on THE TORONTO JAY SHOW with Jay Stoyan and Sandy Duarte. The webcast goes live at 3:00 PM and Ali will be on sometime during the next 1 hour. Watch it live at the That Channel.

If you can’t watch live, don’t worry. After it’s recorded, you can watch it right here, whenever you want! Gotta love the web!

Ruby’s school, The Dragon Academy, is a real school in downtown Toronto. We were really pleased when the Dragon offered to sponsor The Spam Scam and allow us to film at the school because we think it’s the perfect school for Ruby and her friends.

The computer classroom you see in Chapter 2 isn’t really the Dragon’s computer room, but it is one of the classrooms.  The school is in a very cool building — you’ll see lots more of it in future chapters.  And the classes are very small so the classrooms are small too.

We spent a lot of time at the Dragon this summer while we were shooting The Spam Scam.  We met a lot of teachers, but none of them were anything like Ms. Springer!

Here we go.  A new blog for a new project.

Ruby Skye PI a brand new digital detective series coming to a world wide web near you in the fall of 2010.  Ruby Skye PI is a product of Story2.OH and is being produced with the support of the Independent Production Fund.

It is a transmedia featuring a 15 year old detective, Ruby Skye.  The web series, currently in pre-production, will be online this fall.  Ruby’s sister, Hailey, has her own web series, Hailey Hacks, online now.  Coming soon, many more media to build the franchise out onto many platforms.

Ruby Skye P.I.

written by Jill Golick and Julie Strassman-Cohn

executive producers: Jill Golick & Karen Walton

producer: Kerry Young

director: Kelly Harms