tech article 12/13

Goldilocks Mug

-with this ingenious phase-change mug prototype, your coffee will cool to a perfectly drinkable 140 degrees and stay there for hours.

-"Our goal was to create a coffee mug that will take piping hot coffee and cool it to a hot, but drinkable, temperature—and keep it at that temperature for a long time," Logan Maxwell, the co-creator of the aptly named Temperfect mug, told R&D Mag.

-The secret of the mug's temperature-control abilities is its unique insulation material.

- uses a three-wall design—an inner wall that holds the liquid, an outer wall that you hold, and a middle wall separating them

- Maxwell injected a proprietary nontoxic phase-changing chemical. This material is a solid at room temperature but will melt into a liquid when heated by the coffee.

What's another way we can organize your computers?
What about email?
 Your Favorite Websites?
 Your Blog Posts? RSS Feeds?

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do now 12/3

Twitter is good for technology. I personally think a new education account should be made. Because u can have multiple accounts logged in at once, it would work out. It's easier to keep things less personal and more just about the school work. Also I think parents would be more comfortable with letting their kids have an account if it is used strictly for educational purposes. Making a separate account is safer and more efficient. The teachers will not have to go through our accounts and personal tweets to get to the school tweets they are looking for.

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
2. I found them interesting and informative
3. 
   
4. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
5. Yes, very easy.
6. 
   
7. Which sites were your favorites?
8. I liked E! and Disney
9. 
   
10. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
11. To keep updated with the latest news.
12.  
13. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
14. Not very likely because I use twitter more. 

Do Now 11/18

     When I see people on the street homeless and hungry it makes me want to help out. Some things I can do is give food to food drives. Also you can give clothes to Salvation Army. Seeing people less fortunate than you make you want to help out and make their life a little better. Something else you can do is go to a soup kitchen and serve food to people that cant afford it. Thankfully Wood-Ridge isn't too bad when it comes to homeless people. So you can travel to towns with people that aren't as fortunate as Wood-Ridge.

Tech article 11/15

- a rubber-coated device and associated smartphone software

- can track exercise, sleep patterns, and other activity.

-  it can wirelessly sync your activity with an iPhone throughout the day by using bluetooth

- it can let you know how you slept in the morning or alert you when you’re close to hitting a fitness goal.

11/11 do now

     I feel bad for the people involved the typhoon in the Philippines. Also fr the families who have family that live there, it's possible they could not even know if their family members are alive. Over 10000 people died, it was a very tragic event. Thankfully there are some things us as individuals could do to help. You can donate food through the World Food Program. You can also donate clothes through the salvation army. This is unfortunate but we have to come together and help the Philippines.

Wiki Dissection EL

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?

Saying what technologies are disruptive and why it could disrupt the class?

2. When was the last post?

November 7, 2007

3. How was this Wiki created?

Wiki Spaces, Presented by Vicky A Davis

4. What would you add to it?

I would add pictures/videos of kids actually being distracted by the technology products.

5.What did you learn from it?

We never knew that graphing calculators could be a distraction. 

6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?

Cheering, it could say when practice times are and when and where competitions are.

7.How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

Kids can do group projects and not have to actually get together.

Using the Internet, research how a class wiki can be used in education?
Group projects- kids can work on projects together without actually being together. 

What are the benefits of using a wiki?

People can add and delete things and add things on the same document. Nothing will get over ride and deleted.

How can we create one in this class and utilize it?

If we do tech articles in groups it would be easy to do using a wiki

What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

I dont have any.

Do Now 10/28

     If i was invisible for a day I would go over to an old woman's house named Mary. I would clean up her whole yard. I would also leave a bunch of cooked food for her by her door. Since she is disabled this would help her a lot. Her husband is no longer alive so by doing her yard work she doesn't have to do it or pay anyone to do it. By giving her food all she will have to do is heat it up. Mary won't have to spend all her time cooking. Instead she can spend her time on leisure activities.
     I will also drop off all new sewing supplies. It's Mary's favorite hobby. Because sewing is getting expensive she won't have to spend money on it. Also she will not have to drive and risk her's or someone else's life. Because i'm invisible she will not know who did these favors for her. Therefore she can't feel obligated to repay them. This is a nice thing to do and she will appreciate it greatly. She has no one to do this for her because she has no family. It will feel good to do a nice deed.

Tech article 10/25

Motor X

-first and only smartphone made in the USA

-starting at $99.99

-responds to the sound of your voice, no touching nessasarry 

-if you buy from AT&T you can customize the colors 

Click here

Tech Article 10/11

Pebble Watch

-Can tell you email, weather, notifications, and more

-Uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone

-Costs $150

-Can control music playlist and runs simple apps

-Can be read in direct sunlight

New Class

Fashion 

     It would be cool to have a fashion class held at FIT in New York City. We would get bused over at 3 o'clock. It would be mostly hands on projects. The students would learn how to use sewing machines and how to hand stitch. They would also learn how to spend their money efficiently when purchasing fabric. It would also be counted as an internship so it would look good on collage applications. 

     Students would meet every Tuesday and Thursday. At the end of the year there will be a final project in which the students will make three outfits and have a fashion show. One casual outfit, one formal outfit, and one work outfit. 

Tech Article 9/27

This Smart Desk Knows When You Want to Sit or Stand

-The Stir Kinetic Desk monitors your sitting and standing habits and adjusts its behavior based on what it has learned

-It monitors your habits and choices, personalizing your working experience based on the data it gathers

-You can adjust the desk at any time with a double tap to the touchscreen interface that sits in the lower lefthand corner of the desk

-Prices start at $3,890.

-There is also two compartments with AC and USB ports

My Favorite Class

I somewhat enjoy Ms.Millar's class.
     We do a lot of assignments so if I mess up one there is more chances to get my grade back up. She teaches English as well as theater/film. She explains everything very well. This year English II combines with US History II. While we learn about the cold war in History we read books related to it in English.
 
     We have to prepare for PSAT'S. We have a project due Monday

about lit. devises in which I will write a poem using eight literary devises. Ms.Millar also assigned us a lit. devise test for tomorrow. Her grading policy is fair and she always gives options for extra credit.
 
     We will be reading many novels and do many assignments. My class also has Ms.Meyer to help. This class has a lot of work but its fair because we have chances to redeem ourselves. Ms.Millar always gives us chances to use technology with projects. This is a really good class where we learn a lot.

Tech article 9/13

Sony's New Walkman: MP3, Heaphones, and Speaker in one!

-Over the ear headphones
-Can switch to speakers
-No price availability
-It can be used wirelessly through Bluetooth.
-Could be 16 or 4 GB

My name is Gianna Bonpietro. I do fall and comp cheering. I spend a lot of time with family and friends. I love sandwiches and I drink a lot of water.