12/21 Technology Article

Hoverboards 

At least 11 reports of hoverboard fires in 10 states are being investigated by federal agency's. 

They say they consider this a priority investigation. 

The hoverboard is a popular holiday item and it is going to be in a lot of homes and they have to make sure it is safe.

They are testing new hover boards and ones which were in the accident. 

Amazon halted almost every sale of the hoverboards.

Hoverboards have been a hot tech toy but lately for the wrong reasons.  

questions

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers? Another way you could organize and store information is by making folders. 
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3. What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
4.  I have learned about gun control. I now know that people should not be allowed to have guns because there would be less murders.
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6. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
7. Delicious is another social bookmarking website. 
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9. Will you continue to use social bookmarking? 
10. Maybe, I don't really bookmark things.

Do Now 12/14

If I was chosen to wear an invisible cloak for a day and I was to do a good deed it would be to around and feed the homeless and give them some money. I would go to the supermarket pick up a whole bunch of different foods. I would get enough food so they had it for a while. I would walk around a town that had a lot of homeless people so I can help more people. I would also bring them to a homeless shelter so they can get shelter in the cold.

Another thing that I would do is bring them clothes. I would have people donate clothes to help the homeless. I would give them clothes that can go with the season. Get them summer, spring, winter and fall clothes. Also some blankets so they can stay warm.

Do Now 12/7

One class that I would add to the curriculum is a photography class. I would have this class meet at the end of the day because kids would have fun in the class and it would be a great class to end the day. The class would only meet twice a week on Monday and Friday last period. This class would be counted as its own grade and will be on the students report card.  I would assign the students different things to take pictures of each week and see how the started off as and how they ended as. I would make sure that the kids knew everything there was to know about it.

This class would have all the kids pictures on the wall and other peoples work so that they can get inspired from it. That the other peoples work will inspire them to do their best and work their hardest. The students would produce pictures every week of different objects or different places in their town. They would also have to write the significance of their photo. Also write about how they could improve their work if it needs improvement or if they think they did good, why they think they did good.

RSS discussion questions

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? 
2. I selected the sites I subscribed to because they were the first websites that popped into my mind when it said Government News and Personal.

Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?

Yes it was easy because even if it wasn't right in front of your face it was easy to find still.

Which sites were your favorites?

My favorite sites were my personal sites.

What else can you use RSS feeds for?

You can use RSS feeds to get easier information. To view articles quicker.  

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

Not that often if not using it in classes.

12/4

                                                                 Amazon Echo

Like siri but seats on your coffee table or in your kitchen

The Echo is a piece of home decor or furniture that lets you control things in the house and search the web

It is controlled by voice command by saying "Alexa" or "Amazon"

A ring of lights at the top changes colors so you know its listening

It can recognize your voice from across the room

If you connect your calendar it will give you a summary of your weekly events