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Tech article

                                 

• A man named Colin Furze created shoes that allow him to walk on the ceiling
• How this works is strapped to each of the shoes is an electromagnet, each magnet has a long cable attached to it, a button which then releases the magnets hold and allows him to move his feet independently. Click here   

Diigo Questions

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
2. What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
3. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
4. Will you continue to use social bookmarking?

            1. You can add information you need to files and folders on your computer. 

            2.  I learned about stuff that was going on in the world that I didn't know about before.                        One of  the current events I learned about was the Bridgegate issue dealing with Chris
                Christie.

            3.  Some other social bookmarking websites are Reddit, MetaFilter, Fark, and Slashdot.
            4.  I might use it in the future to organize information on my computer.   

Tech Article

                                      

• Apple has a new patent application that makes it easier to remember who your texting
• The system works by using contact pictures employed in the background of  the text conversations
• The system puts the contact picture of the person you're talking with in the background of your message window , with your actual conversation overlaid on top  

Do Now

What is digital organization to you ?

To me digital organization is organizing all your favorite or helpful website you use

Web 2.0 Tool Posting :Free Technology for Teachers

1) The Web 2.0 Tool, Subject & Teacher you will use it for

2) How you will use it specifically

3) How it will help you to learn the content/lesson/unit, and any other information you want to include.

1. I would use The Web 2.0 Tool in History in Ms.Garvin's class because we are always doing a ton of projects involving slide shows, voice threads,and videos

2. I would specifically use this tool for the slide show and video feature 

3.  Right now we are working on a dream destination project and the Slide show and Video feature would be very useful.

Article Reflection

I thought this article was pretty accurate. Social Media has definitely become a big part of our lives. The internet was created for a good positive thing but sometimes it can be a bad thing. I think that we do have to be careful about what we do and post on the internet. It could change our lives for the better or for the worse.

RSS Feed Questions

   1.Why did you select the sites you subscribed to

   2.Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them

   3.Which sites were your favorites?

   4.What else can you use RSS feeds for?

   5.How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

   1. I selected the sites I subscribed to because I thought they were interesting.

   2. Yes, the rss feeds were easy to find they were either on the top of the website or          the bottom.

   3. My favorite site was YouTube. 

   4. You can use rss feeds to get updates with cool new information about your                    favorite websites.

   5. I might use rss feeds in the future to get updates on my favorite websites.  

Tech Article

• Researchers at Carnegi Mellon and Disney have created a 3D printer that can output a real cuddly teddy bear in a few hours 
• This printer can make almost any shape out of any fibrous material
• The machine lay down the fiber in long threads and connects them by poking the fiber with a barbed needle  Click here 

Favorite Restaurant

My favorite restaurant is Houlihan's. This restaurant is located in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. They serve classic American food. My favorite dish from there is the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. Houlihan's was established in 1972, it is just a causal restaurant and bar. The First Houlihan's opened up in Kansas
City. The creators of Houlihan's were Paul Robinson and Joe Gilbert. There are now 84 restaurants in
18 states. The original name of this restaurant was Houlihan's Old Place. This is my favorite restaurant because the food is really good. If Houlihan's closed down I would be very upset and try to find a place similar to it. First Video  Second Video

                               

Wiki Dissection

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?
2. When was the last post?
3. How was this Wiki created?
4. What would you add to it?
5. What did you learn from it?
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

       1. The purpose of a wiki is to be more organized 

       2. Sunday, July 29

       3.The wiki was created by signing up for an account and starting a new document 

       4.I would explain how to create a wiki and how it works 

       5.I learned the different type of things that a wiki is used for 

       6. I would use a wiki to organize any event i would have to go to and plan it out for example

        a day trip or class trip.

        7. I would use it for history because we do a lot of projects and using wiki can really help me 

         organizing it.   

Tech Article

• Foodini is a 3D printer for food 
• Foodini takes care of cooking preparations
• For example it prints out an individual ravioli instead of the having to make the dough and fill and assemble each individual piece themselves  Click here.

Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in your current classes? (tip: Use the Internet, here is a good source). Be specific to your classes.I would use wiki in History class to search information on certain topics
2. What are the benefits of using a wiki? It is an quick easy way to find information 
3. How can we create one in this class and utilize it? We can create one for group projects 
4. What experience do you have using or creating wikis? I use wiki if i need to search something real quick 

Do Now

Wikis is a website were you can do power points and project and post it on a teachers wiki account.
I have used wiki for history class. It can defiantly be used for projects and assignment for school.

Do Now: What makes you purchase or join something

     What makes me want to purchase something is if the product is useful to me and works well and does what is says it does.

Do Now: Invisibility

        If I was chosen to wear an invisible cloak for a day I would do many good deeds to help people. Some things I would do are stop bullying, help older people out, volunteer for my town, and lastly just help anyone who is in need.

        I would not want to be recognized because you shouldn't be rewarded for doing something nice. We as people should help each other out, not for a reward. I believe people should do good deeds for people on a daily basis. Something as little as holding a door for someone or helping someone do something is a good deed.

Tech Article

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  There is now a new app called Spritz
• This app lets you speed read 250 words per minute
• A reader could read a whole novel in just an hour
• The app shows all the words in nearly the exact same place, one after another

           Click here

 

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Do Now 3/5

    I think Google spreadsheets is very helpful. It helps you organize your stuff a lot easier.
It can also help you with school. For example if you have a school science project or some other school related project, Google spreadsheets can help you organize all your data. I think
Google spreadsheets is a very helpful organizing tool to use.

Tech Article

• eBay now has a virtual clothing try on technology 
• The computer graphics creates 3D model of clothing items from photos
• It allows consumers to see how clothing items would fit with out actually trying them on 
• If the consumer puts in their body measurements it will recommend sizes for that user click here  

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

    I think this article was very interesting and resourceful.The article explains the laws of copyright and how not to break the laws. It also tells you about your fair use of copyright. I thought the article was very helpful.

                                                           

• Flappy Bird is no longer available on the app store  
• The creator of the game deleted the app because he said it became too addicting that it was a problem 
• Hundreds of phones installed with Flappy Bird are now on sale on eBay for a huge amounts of money                             

Multimedia Blog Post

•  Web 2.0  Mr.Porfido
• I expect to learn things about technology that I didn't know before 
• I have learned how to use Google drive better and how to create a blog and post things on it
• The interesting part about this class is getting to know how to use technology more effectively

Tech Aricle 2/7

 

 

 

 

 

5 great Android apps that do amazing things the iPhone can’t

 

 

• Cover- This app learns which apps you use most and puts them so you easily see them when you unlock your android.

 

 

• Swype- this app lets you swipe letters around the keyboard in order to type. It also features advanced prediction and correction technologies that minimizes mistakes.

 

• Project Scheduler- allows users to have just about every setting on their smartphones tweaked based on time, location, battery status or a wide range of other criteria

 

• Androids Stocks Tape Widget- Widgets add a huge new layer of functionality to mobile platforms, giving users access to a seemingly infinite range of zero-touch information in real time

 

• Smart Launcher- Separates all of your installed applications into groups, making them very easy to access quickly.