Technology Article 12/22

• A group of researchers in Massachusetts is currently working on a new x-ray vision technology.
• The group goes to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT.
• One of the researchers named Fadel Adib says, "It's a sensor that can monitor people and allow you to control devices just by pointing at them."
• They say it could be released in 2017 from prices ranging from $250-$300.
• Click here for the article.

A picture of the researchers

Social Bookmarking

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on computers?
A. Another way you can organize and store information on computers are by making a bookmark of them on your browser or saving them into your computer's files.

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?
A. I have learned more background information about the topics and I now know some old and upcoming information about those topics.

3. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
A. Some other social bookmarking websites are Delicious and MyBookmarks.

4. Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
Although social bookmarking seems very useful, I don't expect to use it anytime in the future.

Do Now 12/14

       If I were to have an invisible cloak for 1 day, there would be many things that I would do with that power. It would be very friendly deeds that could further benefit someone's life. Having the invisible cloak can be very great because rather than posting a video of a good deed online, just knowing yourself that you did something great could make you feel like a better person. The power of the invisibility cloak wouldn't be abused. Why would I even want to hurt others for my personal enjoyment when there's people that need help?

       To begin with, I would help out people being physically harmed. If there were to be a fistfight going on between two people, I would secretly break the fight without anyone even knowing! In addition, I could help out the elderly by helping them up. If they're struggling to move somewhere, I could help carry them to their destination. Lastly, I would even help out those who are just simply living normal lives! I could carry groceries for them and make life easier.

Do Now 12/7

          If I were to be a teacher in the Wood-Ridge High School, I would be able to teach an important class about life skills. This class would probably be an elective for students reaching their senior year of the school. The class would be full of important information for those seniors that are ready to graduate, go to college, and face the real world. Teachers like as me would teach the students how to pay taxes, vote, get a job, etc. We would even go through real-life scenarios and how to act.
          The smartest decision for a class like this is during 7th period. This is because first period, people are usually quiet and last period, the students would be loud. If I were to have it 7th period, seniors from 4th and 5th period lunch would have calmed down, although they're a lot more awake. Seniors from 6th period lunch would be a little rowdier, which wouldn't be too big of a deal. Students would be demonstrating their learning by doing fun, but informative drills. This would include skits and interactive projects. Most of the class time would involve teacher-on-student learning with the class, listening to the student's lives and sometimes lecturing the class how to do something.

RSS Discussion Questions

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
A. I selected these websites because they're websites that contain information I'm interested in.

2. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
A. Some feeds were easy to find and subscribe too, but some took an extra minute or two to search for.

3. Which sites were your favorites?
A. My favorite sites were the ones about sports such as NBA and ESPN because they're hobbies that I love and there's pretty frequent news going on in sports for me to read.

4. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
A. I could use RSS feeds to keep all my project information in all one website, rather than have multiple tabs and searching for the websites all over again the next time you need those websites.

5. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
A. Although RSS feeds can be very useful, I'm not too likely to use RSS feeds in the future because I'd rather make bookmarks and keep all the links in one folder on the top of the my browser as opposed to going through the work of logging in for all of my information.

Do Now 11/30

          In my life, I've met so many different people. Some have come and go, some have stuck with me for a chunk of my life. There isn't necessarily three specific people who have impacted me the most, but there are three GROUPS of people who have. Those three groups are parents, siblings, and friends. This is because these three groups have stuck with me for most of my life and have impacted me so much.
          Celebrating Thanksgiving every single year happens to be a family tradition. If I were to pick one specific Thanksgiving and title it my best, it would be the Thanksgiving when I was 8-years old. This is because this was the first year that I went down to Miami, Florida for Thanksgiving to celebrate with my uncle and cousin. It was extremely fun and there was so much more of a variety of foods that year.
          Some traditions in my family are travelling to Thanksgiving. With schools being closed for multiple days, my family chooses to take advantage of that time to give thanks to other relatives in the family. On very rare years, such as this year, my family sometimes chooses to stay home for Thanksgiving. When we're home for Thanksgiving, we usually tend to start Christmas decorating. This includes decorating outside and setting up the Christmas tree.

Technology Article 11/20

          With Apple's partnership with Beats, they have recently a new color for their current headphone and earphone Beats Solo2 Wireless and urBeats earphones. Here is the information about them:

• The headphones are in Rose Gold to match their iPhone 6s lineup
• The colors Gold, Silver, and Space Gray still remain as options on the headphones
• The Solo2 Wireless are $299.95
• The urBeats are $99.95
• Check out the article here

Technology Article 11/13

          Ever hated going to the doctor for blood tests because of painful needles? Well, worry no more! Companies Intermountain Health Care and Velano Vascular are currently working on needle-free blood draw technology. Here's some information about it:

• To be tested at Utah hospitals
• Velano co-founder Eric Stone says this needle-free technology can "reduce the pin-cushion effect"
• Eric Stone also says it is a "single-use, disposal medical device"
• Multiple pricks can lead to bruising, making it difficult to find a vein and leading it to more sticks. This technology plans on not having to be pricked more than once.
• The companies plan on using this technology globally once finished.

Check out the article here!

Wiki Dissection KK

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki? To better inform and teach people about using technology for educational purposes.
2. When was the last post? June 23, 2010
3. How was this Wiki created? Through the use of Wikispaces
4. What would you add to it? By adding on more technology used today in classrooms due to the fact that the page is very outdated.
5. What did you learn from it? I learned about some technology that helps benefit classrooms and how it works.
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)? If I were to create a Wiki, it would be about music and information about artists and genres.
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education? Wikis can be used in the classroom for researching information for possibly for a project or homework assignment.

Check out the article here!

Do Now 11/9

          During this four day break, I didn't do too much. For a whole chunk of the nice break, most of it relied on playing video games. One of the games I played was this interesting game called Audiosurf 2. You're able to play your own music in a game format where you're able to dodge spikes and collect the orbs to raise your points! The game even speeds up and slows down based on the tempo of the song.
          In addition, I spent a lot of my day watching YouTube videos from a bunch of interesting channels such as gaming channel Chris Smoove, film maker and traveler Casey Neistat, and cool videos from The Slow Mo Guys. These channels are so interesting to watch because they all bring in their favorite hobbies into a video format that is fun for people searching through the internet to watch.

Check out this video for some Audiosurf 2 Gameplay!

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

          On Mark Brumley's article in TeachAmazing!, it explains very clearly the purpose of copyrighting work and how to use a copyrighted file correctly. This article is very informational, as I've learned many things such as:

• You don't need to file for copyrighting. As soon as you create something, it's already copyrighted!.
• When you create your copyrighted work, you will now be able to reproduce it, display it publicly, distribute your work and gain profit.
• The copyright law states that you're allowed to use it for criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. This means teachers are still able to use someone's work for an educational purpose.
• Factors in determining if you used the work fairly includes the purpose of the use and the potential value in it.
• Websites like iStockPhoto makes you have to buy a license to use the photo and Flickr Creative Commons' license states that you have to give credit to the author when you use it.

Check out the article here.

Technology Article 10/30

Facebook has recently released a new feature in which is targeted to help benefit brands when it comes to reaching out to customers. This new feature is called Slideshow. Here is what makes this new feature makes it all possible:

• Merges photos to create a video
• Extremely easy and cost efficient
• Allows small businesses to broaden their reach of advertising
• So easy to use that new users can easily function it
• Expected to release in the upcoming weeks

Check out the article here!

Technology Article 10/23

Located in Brooklyn is the amazing Barclays Center, which is home to the NBA team the Brooklyn Nets. The Barclays Center loves keeping up with modern technology and staying connected with the fans, and here's how: 

1. Free Wi-Fi!

2. Brooklyn Nets app

3. The power of ordering food during games through the app!

4. The app even allows you to buy tickets through there!

5. The Brooklyn Nets' Twitter has random contests to win prizes such as tickets to a game or a t-shirt!

Do Now 10/19

          I would be able to use Google Forms for many things in my life. For example, if I were to create a business sometime in the future. This would allow me to adjust this business accordingly from the opinions of people that go to my business. In addition, if I were to become a teacher, I could use Google Forms to even create my own tests online and have a file of the results on my Google account to keep it safe.

Upcoming Flight App Survey

Technology Article 10/9

With the Apple Pay releasing next year for many places, we don't know exactly how efficient the system will work out. But, here is what we know so far.

• Apple Pay is Apple's upcoming way to make purchases without needing to pull out money or a credit/debit card.
• Allows people to paying using their phone
• Works through using TouchID
• TouchID is a fingerprint recognition feature that's currently on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, iPhone 6S, and the iPhone 6S Plus
• Will be used for huge companies such as KFC, Starbucks, Chili's, and Walgreens.

Check out there article here

Technology Article 10/2

Recently, Audiovox makes a rear-view camera that can be added on for cars. Why is this importtant exactly though?

1: Allows older cars to actually have a rear-view camera, which is a feature in most cars today.

2: The passengers in the older car now have a bonus to keep themselves safe.

3: A lot cheaper compared to actually paying someone to install a rear-view camera into the car.

4: Even if you have a newer car, put a second camera on it to keep you more safe!

5: Other brands have created their own products to help improve driving safety, such as Harman International creating an app where you can use your phone to keep track of another car's distance and speed.

Check out the article here.

Technology Article 9/25

          Recently, our beloved gadgets created by the popular brand Apple created an update, called iOS 9. I would like to explain benefits of an upcoming feature that has been delayed in this update. Sadly, Apple is currently working on a glitch on iCloud backups, but the feature will be called "App Slicing". Benefits from "App Slicing" are:

• Removes useless storage used by other apps
• More storage
• More pictures, music, and apps
• Faster download speeds
• Would be extremely helpful for owners of 16GB Apple products

If you would like to learn more in-depth about this, click here.

Look at the comparison from the storage of universal apps to the app slicing update on the iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2!

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

Created by Steven Bergantinos

            As a freshman in Wood-Ridge High School, I've managed to take a placement test in the 8th grade for Ms. Garvin's World History Honors class. Eventually, I made the cut. Ms. Garvin is a kind teacher who loves to run and can be extremely relatable to the other students in the classroom. Throughout the course of this school year, she explains how fast material will be covered, as she has to explain main events during the 1500s all the way to modern day. With her great communicating skills, her love for the Wood-Ridge High School (since she's this school has been a huge part of her life), and the way she describes everything so clearly, Ms. Garvin has so far made her class enjoyable for the students around her.

Arnaldo Pomodoro's Sphere within a Sphere created in 1996.

           In addition, with all of the interesting coursework she has explained during the first day of school, Ms. Garvin also explains how the Honors class gets a two field trips; one being to the United Nations Art Gallery in November, and another that has been undetermined. In addition, she manages to get technology running through the class constantly. In class, we've used Google Slides to help make a quick presentation about Renaissance art and have learned about this website called Piazza, which is a new Q&A (short for Question and Answers) platform.

Check out a video about Piazza!

           In conclusion, I am ecstatic to learn more in-depth of what has happened before I myself was even born. Before actually finding out about what the class covered, I only thought I would be learning about what would be going on in different countries for the full school year. Ms. Garvin's teacher ability has easily past my expectations, as I'm ready to hear what the human race has gone through to get where they are today.