Current Events Blog #7

This article was about beating cancer. It told about how cancer affects different sexes and ages. The big question was our we beating cancer. Many new advances were explained and it reported the results of new treatments. It didn't only tell about the positives though, the negatives were also talked about.

This article could connect to what were reading in class because we just finished our Utopian literature groups. In the Utopian books, there is not much sickness mentioned. This is probably because in Utopian society, there is not many problems. Cancer is currently one of the most common illnesses. It is becoming a more common occurrence.

I think that its awesome that they are coming up with news way to cure cancer but its terrible that it is becoming a bigger problem. This event could affect my future because I want to become a surgeon. Also I have many family members that have fought cancer, some who have survived and some who have died. If there is a cure, it could help future generations.

The authors use of language helps him to explain his opinion and thoughts. He is a doctor and he said that the new developments make more of his cases successes. He is happy to say that "Today nearly 80% of the
patients I see will be successfully treated." He thinks that age is a major factor of cancer cases and stated that "as we are all living longer more of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives." The fact we are living longer is good but it does make sense that in turn more people will end up with cancer.

"general cancer awareness bear." Photograph. deviantART. deviantArt, 19 Jan. 2012. Web. 18 April 2014. <http://my-clay-critters.deviantart.com/art/general-cancer-awareness-bear-280386410>.

Johnson, Peter. "Hard Evidence." Pg. 1-2. Web. 21 April 2014. <http://kellygallagher.org/resources/AoW%201314_30%20Cancer%20Fight.pdf>.

Current Events Blog #6

The article I read was about a little boy who is suffering from cancer for the fourth time. He is in critical condition and there is not much out there that can help him. One thing that his family has found is a new medicine that has not yet been verified by the FDA. The family of the little boy and his doctors have requested to use this medicine to try to save the little boy but all efforts are pointless. The company has no interest in letting the drug be used to help anybody that is sick. They have their reasons but many disagree with their decision. The company has received many letters and emails from people trying to pressure them to make the medicine available for the little boy but they still won't comply. Many can not believe that this company will not let the little boy receive the medicine because of selfish reasons.

This event connect to me because the medicine is located in North Carolina, which is where I live. Another reason is because I want to work in the medical field in the future. At school we are talking about Utopian societies. Not making medicine available to the public seems like something that would occur in those times. Also I am taking a business class. I see why providing this medicine could harm the company that is trying to create the medicine but to me there is still no reason that this child should be refused.

I think that its terrible that this company is refusing to allow this boy to use this medicine. Its is the only thing that his doctors and family can think of to help him. It makes me want to cry to think about this because I don't think any child should die this young and he has been through too much already. He is innocent and his loss would be greatly felt. If this medicine saved this boy, the positives would far out weigh the negatives. I hope that this company changes its mind and allows the boy to receive the medicine. I hope that this family has all the support they need because they are going through a tough time right now.

The writer uses quotes to help better understand both sides of the problem. The father of the little boy said, "This is just beyond belief to me." The CEO of the company that owns the medicine said, "There are no words to express our compassion for this young boy and his family and what they're going through." He feels for the child but he cares more about his company. It makes you see where the company is coming from but I think most still are on the side of the child. She shows both sides equally and that makes it even more obvious which side is right.

"Tablets pills medicine medical waste". Photograph. Wikipedia Commons. Wikipedia Commons, 9 Dec. 2009. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tablets_pills_medicine_medical_waste.jpg>. 

Cohen, Elizabeth. "Company denies drug to dying child". CNN Health. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 11 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/health/cohen-josh/>.

Current Events Blog #5

This article was about communication between parents and their children of any age. Wallace talked to many parents about how they handle talking to their children. She told some of the mistakes parents make, like talking too much. Also she gave tips to help parents have a good relationship with their kids. Lastly she talks about when parents should have the talk.

This article relates to me because I am a teen. Also I think I have a good relationship with my parents to where if I was in trouble, I could defiantly go to them. Last semester in my Intro to Publication class, we talked about online safety. This topic connects to that because if kids and teens can talk to their parents, then they are likely to make better decisions. As a teen, I believe that communication between kids/teens and parents is important, especially today.

I think this article is completely true. The mistakes are things that I have seen parents do, even mine. Listening to what your kids have to say can help prevent arguments. Most teens are willing to talk at first but if they get the wrong response from their parents, then they will not try to talk to them again. Communication can fix problems everywhere, not even just in homes. I would be willing to show this to my parents, so that they could know how to act or talk to us. It amazes me that there are parents like this out there already.

The authors point of view is that communication between teens/kids and their parents is key. She emphasizes this by using quotes from parents that have the same view point as her. Two of these that stuck out to me were from Antony Tseng, a single dad, that said "Be involved in what they are interested in..." and from Kelli Caprine, a mom of four, who said "Mean what you say... stand by that." Both of these are similar to my opinion. If parents are not involved in their children's lives, then they cant stop them from making bad choices. Also if parents change what they say and essentially lie, then their child wont believe them. This can cause their child to think that talking to their parents is not an option.  The example's she uses all go back to the same thought. This helps make the effect of the text more obvious. For me, it makes me want to talk to my parents and I think that it would make parents want to have a relationship with their kids.


Wilke, Selena. "Two-people-talking-logo." Digital. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 22 Feb. 2010. Media. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two-people-talking-logo.jpg>.

Wallace, Kelly. "OMG! Your teen actually talks to you?" CNN Living. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 27 Feb. 2014. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/19/living/talking-to-teens-communication-parents/index.html?hpt=hp_c4>.

Current Event Blog #4

This article was about using dredge sand to stop erosion on North Carolina beaches. It is telling about the side that does not want the sand. The people who want to add the sand want to also add housing. The land is the home of wild horses but no people. Some consider the land a national park that should not be touched but it is not actually a certified national park. This article gives many reasons that the land should be left alone. They want the sand to instead go to other beaches. This would help protect what is already there.

This article connects to me in two ways. The most obvious is that it is located in North Carolina which is where I live. I also visit the beaches here. The other way that it relates is the erosion part. I am currently taking a earth science class. In this class we are learning about erosion and natural occurrences.  This makes it easier for me to understand what is happening. 

I agree that the beaches should be left alone but should be open for discussion later on. I think that the land should be a verified national park. This would make sure that it is not destroyed. This is a tourist spot and a home to the horses. If this land is destroyed where would they go? I believe that this is more of a community decision. Big companies love to come in and take over if they think they can earn a profit. If they get to add sand and housing then I will be unable to visit these beaches. I think the sand should go to the other places. This will allow nature to have its way but also make the residents happy and keep them safe. 

The author uses numbers to really get her point through. She tells how many horses live on the beaches and  how long its been since people have lived on these beaches. The plan for the beaches in the authors words is "a 20-year Dredge Material Management Plan." I personally would like to know how they could continually bring in sand for 20 years. Another thing that stood out was "It's natural for inlets to expand and contract over time... Shackleford Banks is doing what nature intended it to do." I agree with this. Nature should be left alone to an extant. I was persuaded that the beaches should be left alone and that seems to be the outcome that she wanted. 

Waggoner, Martha. "Feds seek option..." U-T San Diego." The San Diego Union-Tribune, LLC, 18 Jan. 2014. Web. 18 Feb. 2014. <http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Jan/18/feds-seek-option-for-dredge-sand-along-nc-beaches/?#article-copy>.

Frailey, Zach. "Swirling Seas." Photograph. Flickr. Flickr, 4 March 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.<http://www.flickr.com/photos/zrfraileyphotography/6945749950/>.

Current Events Blog #3

This article was about the most recent altercation with the police and Justin Bieber. It was talking about whether or not parents should worry so much about who their kids idolize. It talks about talking to your kids instead of just assuming. The article was more on how Justin Bieber affects kids or teens today rather than what actually happened. A thought that came from this was "Maybe...being famous isn't all its cracked up to be."

This does not relate much to specifically what were learning right now but it does relate to our lives. Being irresponsible is something that is common and cause a lot of harm. In the novel I am reading, there is a part about a car crash. The person hit a stop sign and knocked it down. Since she did not report it, another crash happened later on that caused a death. This is not exactly the same thing but you should get the point. If people try to be like Justin Bieber or any other celebrity that is a bad influence, then this world is going to end up being a terrible place.

Personally I don't know what to think about this event. He has had so much bad press and reports lately. I have never been a fan of him or his music. I have heard that the arrest was uncalled for and the report was falsified. If so, then the shame should be on the cops. Either way he doesn't seem too upset and he is already out of jail. If he was racing and doing drugs then the fact that he got away with it is appalling. I agree with Wallace about not parents not worrying about who their kids are idolizing.

The structure of this text refines and supports her claim by giving all the information in an organized way. She said in one part near the beginning, "But instead of fretting over what to say, many parents believe his arrest is a chance to continue the conversation about drinking, drug use and doing either while behind the wheel." A little later, she says, "And I'll go one step further and say they shouldn't judge him." She gave all the information but still stayed unbiased. She thinks that this should not be a big issue and I have to agree. She had quotes from many people that supported both sides. This makes her a good writer because it is easy to believe her. 

"Justin Bieber Mugshot." Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Bieber_mugshot,_front.jpg>.

Wallace, Kelly. "Justin Bieber's downward spiral." CNN Living. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, 24 Jan. 2014. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/24/living/justin-bieber-arrest-talk-to-kids-parents/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11>.

Current Event Blog #2

I read an article about college level athletes and their academic levels. It explained that many college athletes cannot read past a third grade level or at all. Many people don't believe this is fair. They think everyone should have the same standards. According to the article teachers are payed for classes or grades that are not taught or deserved.

We are learning about plagiarism a lot this year. I think this could fit in that category. This athletes are either not doing their work or turning in someone else's work. If they are lying about classes, grades, etc., then how can anyone believe that their results for the entrance exams are true. The fact that these people will eventually graduate means that they will be doing public jobs. They possibly won't be able to read but they can become doctors or lawyers.

I think this is ludicrous. It scares me a little. This should not be happening or be possible. I believe in equality
and they should have to work as hard as every other person. I wouldn't want to go to a college that allows this. It is something that gives young people a reason not to care about school as long as they can play a sport well. I hope that schools get this under control and make sure it doesn't continue in the future. In the future, when I'm looking into colleges, I will certainly look into this.

The author supports his claim that this is happening by giving details, statistics, and percentages. The article states "Some athletes don't aim for high scores when taking entrance exams, looking only to score high enough to become NCAA eligible." This is one of the many problems that occur when academics are not deemed important. He told about how, while they were doing the investigation, they talked to many colleges. The results they got from every college varied. One college that had a program in place to help solve this problem. At Iowa State, their program is "any athlete who is specially admitted... is mandated to start school in the summer term, where they are given remediation." This remediation/tutoring is available to the other students as well. I think this is a great idea. Everything in this text makes this seem like something that is terrible but can be fixed.

Phayes, Michael. "Masuk football." Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 16 Oct. 2011. Media. 26 Jan. 2014. < http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masuk_football.jpg >.

Ganim, Sara. "CNN analysis: Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders." CNN U.S. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, 8 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores/index.html?hpt=hp_t1>.

Current Event Blog #1

 There was a devastating car crash that killed 4 people last month. The cause was a drunk teen driver. He had stolen a beer from a Walmart and then proceeded to crash his car. The first woman he killed was stranded on  the side of the road due to a car issue. Another woman and her daughter came to help and were also hit. A passerby was the last victim. The verdict was decided based on the thought that the teen suffered from  "affluenza". This means that he didn't understand the consequences of his actions because he was too rich and privileged. 

In my English class I am reading a book about suicide and that relates to this because of the deaths of young people. In Earth science we will learn about roadways and weather. I just finished a drivers ed class. This makes me think about how soon I will be driving. I don't want to end up in this teens position. I would never want to be responsible for someones death because I was being stupid. 

I think that this was the wrong decision on the judges part. Now there is an excuse for killing people that rich people can use. Not that they couldn't buy their way out of any way. This is the perfect example. He stole that beer. He got into his car. He needs to be punished. I don't know how he lives knowing what he did and the fact that he got away with it. I think some jail would do him good. He murdered 4 people. There is no way around that. Their families are suffering a loss that was unnecessary. As I read this article I was astonished at how crazy this is. I don't to drive knowing people like that are on the roads. I feel horrible for those peoples families.

His parents need parenting lessons. They should of had more control over their sons life. He should have never been allowed that freedom. I don't know him. I don't know his full story but I do know what its like to lose someone. I hope he has at least learned a lesson. I hope this teaches people about consequences. This should be a warning and should be spread. It could save lives if people find out what happens when your stupid. Don't ever think it won't happen to you. I'm sure that is what this teen thought. 

The central idea of the passage was the verdict of the case. It started by telling about car crash deaths. Then it told what this teen had been diagnosed with. The diagnosis was "affluenza" which the passage described as "his wealthy parents pretty much let him get away with everything." It explained what had happened with the case and how it ended. The final part included was what Eric Boyles, the husband and father of the woman and her daughter that were murdered, thought about the case. Boyles said "I felt that money did prevail." I have to agree with him. (Gray)

Howell, Robert. "Car Accident." Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 10 Oct. 2005. Media. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Car_Accident.jpg>.

Gray, Madison. "The Affluenza Defense: Judge Rules Rich Kid’s Rich Kid-ness Makes Him Not Liable for Deadly Drunk Driving Accident." Time NewsFeed. Time Inc, 12 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2014. <http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/12/the-affluenza-defense-judge-rules-rich-kids-rich-kid-ness-makes-him-not-liable-for-deadly-drunk-driving-accident/>.

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.