Bi-Weekly Current Event #5

This article was about a new device that improve the gaming experience on IPhone or IPod's. The new controller looks very similar to the controller for the PlayStation or Xbox.

The article was titled "Moga Ace Power Controller: Precision Gaming on the Go."

Strange, Adario. "Moga Ace Power Controller: Precision Gaming on the Go." Mashable. Mashable, 19 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. <http://mashable.com/2013/11/19/moga-ace-power/>.

This controller is portable and light weight. It will allow the feeling of using a controller even when on your IPhone or IPod. The price is high though. It is about $100. The author of the article wrote that "the Moga seems to be priced just a bit above what it should be, given its build quality." Also there are some problems with it.

I have to agree that the price is high. If it was cheaper I would definitely buy it, though. It is an awesome new toy that can make gaming on cell phones funner. This affects me because sometimes when I play games on touch screen devices, I get annoyed. This would help because there would be the controller, buttons, and the touch screen. Also this would result in less scratches on the screen and much more. I think that this is an awesome idea and should be improved even further.

This could impact the world because it could result in more people playing games on their phone. It could also lessen the need for screen replacements. I think this could also cause problems though. This could make it to where anywhere people go they can game, even if they are not supposed to be. It can cause people to be distracted. I would hope that no one would try to use this while driving but I'm sure someone would. This would cause more wrecks and possibly injuries. In a positive note though, you would be able to game while waiting on something or breaks at work/school.

Bi-Weekly Current Event #4

Jossifresco, Skeleton, March 6 2013

This article telling about the new exoskeleton robot that gives you more arm strength.


"Award Winning Robotic Exoskeleton Boosts Your Arm Strength."
Strange, Adario. "Award Winning Robotic Exoskeleton." Mashable. Mashable, 7 Nov. 2013. Web. 7 Nov. 2013. <http://mashable.com/2013/11/07/titan-arm-exoskeleton/>.

In this article, it tells about four people who came up with this robotic exoskeleton to help you have more arm strength. They were in a competition with other inventors and they won. The prize was money to help better their invention. There are some inventions that are similar to this but Strange said that "Although the suit is not generally for sale, it is being offered for rental". He was talking about another invention that had come out earlier. It is also mentioned though that there are people working to make this an everyday object. The exoskeleton can be used for delivery people, people in rehab, and elderly people. (Strange)

I think this is awesome. This can be a great tool that can be useful. I think its cool that they invented this and won the competition. They deserved it. This affects me because my grandparents or others in my life could use this . It can help them in their daily lives and jobs. Even I could possibly use this in the future. I hope that it is available to the public soon. 

This affects the public because it can make more things available to the elderly or help people get jobs even if alone they are not competent. If available, it could make peoples lives easier. It could make jobs available for older people that are too frail or weak without it. It can make bigger deliveries easy and possible without too much extra work. Also if someone needed to move something heavy they could move it alone or with the help of less people. I think that the Robotic Exoskeleton could is a great advancement that could help people everywhere. 

Bi-Weekly Current Event #3

 

 

Esther Vargas, Vine, Jan. 29 2013 

 

 

My topic for This weeks current event is the new update on Vine. They added some new editing tool so you can time travel the video. save drafts, and have an easier way to start sessions.

 

"How to Get Started With Vine Sessions and Time Travel."

 

This article is on Mashable.

 

Park, Annie. "How to Get Started With Vine Sessions and Time Travel." Mashable. Mashable, 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. <http://mashable.com/2013/10/25/vine-time-travel/>.
 

In this article it is telling about how to use these new additions and how to access and use them. There are quite a few, new options that help make cooler videos. The article says "Shooting the perfect Vine video just became a little bit easier." I think that perfectly describes it. You can save drafts, shoot move than one video, and change the order of the frames. (Park)

 

 This information affects me because I love Vine and use it everyday.  It helps me stay in touch with friends from last year and meet new people. I love the funny videos and now they can be even better. I am glad they added these changes and I hope they add more.  They already have so many options but its nice to have a change. I might use it more now that I can save drafts. I did not know about these changes till now so I cant wait to check it out.

 

This will impact the world because Vine is a social media site. Millions of people use it everyday.  It helps people stay in touch and it is free entertainment. It also helps tell friends or family where you are and what you are doing. Like other social media, it helps people keep in touch but in a different way. There are all kinds of different videos so everybody uses it differently. The changes it made will probably make it even popular.

 

Bi-Weekly Blog Post #3

MagicMan, Arlo. Happy Valentines Day. Febuary 13, 2008.

This week we learned about broad casting and relationships online. Some new terms for me this week were...
Risky-Potentially harmful to someone  or their emotions.
Stereotype-Assumptions  about a group of people that are usually false.
Manipulate-Trying to make someone do something they would not usually do.
Online Predator-Someone who uses the Internet to make inappropriate relationships.

Some new web 2.0 tools I learned about was Brain Shark, Glogster, Dipity, and Projeqt. They are all used for presentations.Brain Shark is used for voice overs. Glogster is just a different kind of presentation. Project is used for adding more than just pictures. It makes complex presentations.

The positives for all these are they are free to use and make great presentations. They are also fun to use. The negative is that for Dipity you can only make three free presentations and their are limits to the aspects that are free. Still they are all really good presentation tools.

The digital literacy I learned about this week was how to judge online relationships. Some rules of that are to not talk to strangers or give out personal information. Its not safe to do this and in some cases information that you share can be shared to others and you might not want it to be. There are safe and unsafe online relationships. Some examples of these are asking questions, doing research, and possible unsafe relationships could  be different social networking sites.

This affects me because I will be more aware when or if I have any online relationships. It showed me what happens when you don't have safe online relationships. It can really ruin your life. It can hurt your now or in the future.

My week has been really good. I have not had too much homework and no big projects were due this week. This week went by really fast. Every week I feel like I am getting closer to everybody and meeting even more new people.

I'm really excited for the long weekend. I'm visiting family and I have a family reunion to go to. I can't wait to get some sleep, also!

Bi-Weekly Current Event #2

Martin Hejek, September 10!, March 7 2013

This post is about the new IPhone 5s and 5c and whats new and improved.

"Apple unveils two new IPhone -- the 5S and 5C"

Gross, Doug. Kelly, Heather. "Apple unveils." CNN Tech. CNN. 11 Sept. 2013. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/tech/mobile/new-iphones/index.html?iref=allsearch>.

This article is telling about the new IPhone. The 5c comes in many different colors like green, yellow, blue, pink, ext. They are going to have a new way to lock the IPhone. The processing speed on both will be greater also. They wanted to have the new and better smart phone but also wanted to make it available to more people. The price on the 5c is only $99 for 16GB and a 2 year contract.

I think both smart phone will be awesome. I might even be getting the new blue IPhone 5c. This will be the first IPhone I get, so I'm excited. There is many new additions that I think were needed. I love the colors and how they are supposed to be faster. It's great that they are finally making one that is more affordable.

This will impact the world in a few different ways. The price will make it more available. Also people in other countries might be more interested in buying it. The new camera will be good for people who love to take pictures. The faster processor will make it more useful for work related activities. It might also get Apple to the top selling smart phone spot again. In this article it says "Apple's device is now down to about 14%, while Android phones account for a whopping 79%." This was the percentage of sales. Apple is ever expanding and growing. (Apple unveils).

Bi-Weekly Blog Post #2

This week was full of new information. Some new terms this week were... 
Publish which means to publish to your audience or the public.
Trustworthy which is the act of being honest.
Evaluate which is to examine carefully.
Criteria which is the standards you base your judgement on.

The new web 2.0 tools I learned about this week was Diigo, Prezi, and Mixbook. Diigo a website that lets you save information, screen shot web pages, and highlight text on websites. It can be really useful when your writing a paper or doing research. You can even get an extension for it for easy access. Some good aspects are that its easy to use and its free. Something I don't like about it is that you can pay to make it better or go premium. I think it could help more people if all aspects of it were free. Prezi is a websit that you can use to present something. Its free and really easy to use. It is my favorite tool for projects I need to present. Mixbook is a website you can use to make a scrapbook online. Its free to use. You can add pictures and captions. You can present it online or if you want, you can buy it and they will ship it to you.


 

The digital literacy component I learned about this week was how to evaluate a website. It will help me to be able to get accurate information on anything I need or want to know about. You use three things to check the website which are bias, authority, and accuracy. It can help me so that I don't find a false website and without knowing sound stupid when it is wrong.

This new information really affects me because now I have an easy way to check websites for accuracy. It will help me when I'm writing papers for school and in the future when I'm doing research for my job. I am now armed with something that can really be useful in the future.

This has been a really good week. Every week is great but this was a really good one. It flew by. I think my favorite class is history but I really like all my classes. Lunch is my favorite time of day. I just had really fun in all my classes and I cant wait for next week

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Abizern, Homage to Babsi, February 16,2005   

 

I love coming to school to see my friends and my teachers are awesome. I really enjoy certain parts of the week and look forward to them. One of my favorite things we do is write in our journals. It gives me a break to give my opinion and then just write whatever. Its really fun. Something I'm excited about that is new is our field trip. I cant wait. I get more and more excited everyday.

Bi-Weekly Current Event #1

Carlos Luna, Google, September 3 2008

This post is about the war being waged on apps that steal from your phone.

 "Google Is Waging War on Apps That Attack and Steal From Your Phone"

This article is on Mashable.

Mirani, Leo. "Google Is Waging War on Apps That Attack and Steal From Your Phone." Mashable. Quarts, 5 Sept. 2013. Web. 6 Sept. 2013. <http://mashable.com/2013/09/05/google-changes-play-app-store/>.

In this article it tells about the differences in Apple and Android (Google). It tells how they manage their app stores and keep the apps or users safe from spam. They are the leading app services, so they compete with each other. The main point of the article is telling why Google is deleting certain apps from their store and its because the apps are corrupted and unsafe.

I agree with what Google is doing with their store. It seems to be a good thing and a great idea. It affects me because I have two Android devices that use the Google app store. It is really annoying when you spend the time or money to download an app and it turns out to be a fake or imitation of the original. It is also annoying when apps are mainly adds and cheat you out of your money. They make some apps where you don't even want to bother dealing with it. It can make you very frustrated.

  This is a very in the world today. Many people have devices that use apps. In the Google Play app store there is about one million apps. There is an app for everything. The easier it is to use the app or the more useful it is, the more popular it is and that means more downloads.  In this time apps are becoming more important and being used more often. Apps can now be used to help at work or school. There are many apps just for those purposes. I think this can really help and will be useful in the future. It could even be the rise to get Google to be better than Apple.

Bi-Weekly Blog Post #1

Davide Gabino, Two Thumbs Up, April 11,2013

I learned a lo this week. Some new terms and digital literacy for me were...
Creative Commons- Law that allows you to you someones work as long as its cited.
Copyright-Law that protect ownership and says what's yours is yours. Requires you to get the author/creators permission before using a song, book, poem, movie, ext.
Public Domain- Works that are available for any one's use because they were created before a certain time/deadline. Not copyrighted.
Fair Use- Allows you to use someones work but only in certain ways.
Commercial Purpose- A use in connection with a business, usually for profit.

The digital literacy that I learned deals with citing picture, books, or movies that are other peoples creations but you use them. It tells you what you can use and how. It helps give a base for work and helps cite works for papers or projects. It helps make people be creative because they can not steal other peoples work. On the other hand it keeps your  creations safe.

The new web 2.0 tool that I learn about this week was Schoology. Its a website that helps you keep track of work and know your assignments. Its a good way to communicate with teachers which I really like about it. Those are the good things about it. I can only think of one thing bad about it and its that you need a computer with Internet at home to really utilize it.

All these new websites that help me at school have defiantly made me use the computer more and stay better organized. I use these new websites more than my social networking sites. They seem to make school easier for me. It made me more aware so that I won't steal peoples work. It will help me a lot when I have to write papers.

Over all my week has been pretty great. Everyday gets better and its all really fun even if its hard. I have not really had a super bad day yet. I like all my teachers and I'm getting into the routine of all this schoolwork. I'm not burned out of excitement and every day I wake up excited to come to school. I have made a lot of new friends that make me laugh and just really have great day. How this school is different from other schools is one thing I really love about it because I was less nervous to come here than my original school. Its really easy to find my way around and I love how my days are set up.

I'm super excited about this year and all the fun activities we will get to do. I cant wait for our first field trip. I really think I'm going to have a good year and be able to keep up with all my work so my grades will be good. All in all I'm excited for whats to come.