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• What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
• You can use bookmarks to organize information on your computer.
• What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
• I have learned a lot of stuff that I did not know before. For instance i knew nothing about the bridge gate. I live very near to where this is all happening, but I had no idea what was going on. But after I started researching topics for my project i finally understood what was happening. The bridge gate scandal had to do with Governor Christie closing down the lanes connecting Fort Lee, NJ to the George Washington Bridge. Apparently the excuse was for a "traffic study", but in reality Governor Christie was trying to get revenge on the mayor of Fort Lee, NJ, Mark Sokolich.
• What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
• Some other options of social bookmarking sites/apps are Delicious, Reddit, Pinterest, and Evernote. 
• Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
• Sadly, I will probably not continue to use social bookmarking sites/apps. Sorry. 

•  Touch Bionics update i-limb Ultra revolution

• A new prosthetic hand that can grip things.
• Users can set it so it can grip different objects.
• It has a primary grip type that can be triggered by different muscle movements.  

What Is Digital Organization To You?

Digital organization to me is organizing all your favorite and helpful websites in one place.

Web 2.0 Tool

I would use the web 2.0 tool for chemistry. I would use it for the next years chemistry class ans the chemistry test I need to take to get into chemistry honors. I would use it for an overview of the chapter and to study for when I need to take the test. I would also use it to prepare me for honors testing. It would help refresh my memory of when I learned chemistry last year and also help to find out things that weren't taught in class or that weren't gone over thoroughly.

The Innovation Educator

The article I read was about social media advice. It had ten great tips to keep in mind while on your social media websites. It makes you think about what to post on your social media websites. The tips are really helpful especially for people who are in my age range and a little older. Right now is the time where you are thinking about jobs and colleges and having social media can easily make or break your career. The tips that were given were really great to keep in mind and keeping you from making stupid, regretful decisions.

RSS Feeds Discussion Questions

• Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
• I selected those websites because those are the websites that I would be most likely to read and be interested in.
• Was it easy to find feeds and subscribe to them?
• It was very easy to find the feeds and subscribe to them. They were either at the top of bottom of the page and most of them were prominent. 
• Which sites were your favorites?
• My favorite sites had to do with my hobbies, such as makeup and reading. Also I was very interested in the  websites that had to deal with the government, like the FBI.
• What else can you use RSS feeds for?
• You can use RSS feeds to stay updated and keep up with your favorite sites without actually having to go there.
• How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
• To be honest, not very likely. 

The Artificial Leaf

• The Artificial Leaf can turn the energy of sunlight into a chemical fuel that can be stored and used late r as an energy source. 
• The Artificial Leaf is a silicon solar cell with different catalytic materials bonded onto its two sides.
• Needs no circuits or external wires to operate. 
• You place it in a container of water of water and leave it in the sunlight and it starts to make hydrogen and oxygen bubbles. 
• The bubbles are collected and used later as energy. 

My Favorite Restaurant

       My favorite restaurant is Kabul Kabab. Its located in Flushing, NY. They serve Middle Eastern food. The food is mostly focused around Afghanistan and the food that comes from there. my absolute dish from their amazing selection of food is the Chicken Breast Kabab. The Chicken Breast Kabab is boneless chicken breast , marinated in seasonings and saffron, broiled over charcoal, and served with basmati rice and salad. Every time I go there I order this entree and I am never disappointed with the results.
     Kabul Kabab is sadly not a chain restaurant. At the same time it'sboth a good and bad thing. It's bad because every time I am craving quality Middle Eastern food I would have to go out and travel far.But the good thing is that makes the taste of the food even more authentic. It's makes the food taste better knowing that you can't find the same taste of food anywhere else.
       Kabul Kabab is my favorite restaurant because they serve my favorite food and they make it better than anyone else. I've been to many Middle Eastern restaurants and I have never been fully satisfies with the food I've been served. Also the feel of the restaurant is like no other. It has a Mediterranean, cozy, and elegant feeling all in one.

Seating

       If Kabul Kabab was to ever shut down, I would be devastated. The food is so amazing it would take forever to mourn my loss. But if I were to choose an alternative restaurant it would be La'Ziza or Al-Basha which are both located in Paterson,NJ.Just like Kabul Kabab, both the restaurants serve Middle Eastern food. The food they serve is good, but absolutely nothing compared to Kabul Kabab.

Chicken Breast Kabab

Beef Tikka Kabab

Sony Laptop Batteries

• On Friday Sony warned that some of the batteries for the new Vaio fit 11As laptops may burn or catch on fire.
• So far they have had three reports with problems of the internal battery.
• Overheating of the battery has resulted inpartial burns to the housing of the unit.
• The first reported cause was in Nagano, Japan on March 19th.
• This isn't the first time they had have problems with the overheating of batteries.
• Sony states that not all of the 11As are affected. 

Wiki Dissection MK & MK

• What is the purpose of this Wiki?
• The purpose of this wiki is to inform people about disruptive technology in the classroom.
• When was the last post?
• The last post was on November 7, 2007 at 2;53 am.
• How was this Wiki created?
• Someone created the topic on wikispaces and others contributed information to the topic.
• What would you add to it?
• Considering the last post was in 2007, I would tell how it has changed over the years. I would also  add some pictures.
• What did you learn from it?
• I learned that disruptive technology is a sustaining innovation that does not result in the collapse of existing companies because it improves the performance. Some would be calculators, handheld devices, Google and wikis.
• If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
• If i would create a it would be on current events and whats going on in the world.
• How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?
• Wikis can be used to look up quick information and is a good starting point for  papers and projects.

Wiki Questions

• How can a wiki be used in your current classes? Be specific to your classes!
• I can use a wiki in my class for quick knowledge such as names and dates for history.
• What are the benefits of using a wiki?
• Benefits of using a wiki are that they are collaborative and they can direct you to other websites with more information.
• How can we create one in this class and utilize it?
• We can create a wiki by going to a website that allows you to create one. We can use it in class to organize projects and the students can also use a wiki to work on projects with one another.
• What experience do you have using or creating wikis?
• I don't have any experiences u sing or creating wikis.

Do Now Wiki 3/31

I don't know what a wiki is. I have never used a "wiki."  I have no idea how they can be used in education.

Oculus

• Facebook bought Oculus for two billion dollars.
• Oculus is a virtual gaming headset.
• Zuckerberg views Oculus as a communication platform.
• The company will operate independently from Facebook and continue to develop virtual reality games.

If I was invisible...

If I was invisible for one day I would try to make everything in the world right. I would first stop all the pollution. Then I would try help feed the less fortunate. I would help the elderly with their errands. I would go around and collect clothes for those who don't have. And if I had to, I would take from the rich and give to the needy. What would you do if you were invisible for one day?

Making Calls and Sending Texts from 15,000 feet in the Air!

• Gogo, a company that sells wi-fi on planes snow making it possible to make calls and send texts while you're up in the air.
• You use the Gogo app to call or text and it looks like you're calling or texting from your phone.
• Gogo plans to bring the texting capability to U.S. commercial flights later this year
• You can call on private jets, but major U.S. carriers aren't interested.
• Gogo hasn't announced the pricing yet, but it expects to be available independent of Wi-Fi and the price point will be a fraction of what you'd pay for internet access. 

My Survey

Do Now 3/5/14

Spreadsheets are very helpful in many ways. They help to organize and keep track of data. They can also be very helpful in the classroom.  A way they can help in the classroom is averaging out grades of the students they get on tests , quizzes, and projects. They also help keep track of which students have been doing their homework. Spreadsheets can help out many people in many ways.

Samsung galaxy 5s vs. iPhone 5s

Until Apple releases the iPhone 6, the Samsung Galaxy s5 and the iPhone 5s are the biggest rivalries in smartphones. 

The Samsung is 142 in length and 73mm in width. It weighs 145 grams and is built of plastic and dimpled leather. It has a 5.1" screen, giving it 432 pixels per inch. The rear camera has 16 megapixels and the front has 2 megapixels

The iPhone is 124mm in length and 54mm in width. It weighs 112 grams and is built of aluminum. It had a 4" screen, giving it 326 pixels per inch. The rear camera has 8 megapixels and the front has 1.2.

Both the iPhone and Samsung have a finger print scanner and he slow motion video. The software in the iPhone is the iOS 7.0.6 and the Samsung is the Android 4.4.2. 

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

What is copyright?

• The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
• All content that is copyrighted does not require filing paperwork.

As soon as you write a story, draw something, or even take a picture it is immediately copyrighted. 

As soon as you copyright something you have 4 rights:

1. Reproduce the copyright work
2. Display the copyright publicly
3. Prepare derivative works based on the copyright
4. Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public by sale, rental or lending, and/or to display the image.

WhatsApp Bought by Facebook

• WhatsApp was bought by Facebook for 19 billion dollars.
• WhatsApp is five years old and has over 450 million users, which is twice as many as Twitter's.
• The app lets you send messages, photos, and videos to other Whatsapp users.
• The app is most heavily used in Spain, India, and Brazil.

For more information check out The Wall Street Journal's tech articles.

Class Assignment

I am in Mr. Porfido's seventh period Web 2.0 class. This year in Web 2.0 I expected to learn more about to technology and how to use computers properly. This year so far I have learned how to make posts to my blog, and that the ctrl button actually means control, not central. I also learned may things I didn't know about the internet before.
Web 2.0

Mr. Porfido has a very simple grading policy. It's 40% for formal assessments, 40% for weekly projects, 10% for homework, and 10% for informal/class participation/observations(To find out more click here ). In the class we use technology to do some research and to work on articles. Every week on Friday a new tech article is due.( We have to do research on some of the latest technology and do a summary on it. The Tech articles are easy to do and it also teaches you new things you never knew before.

Since we have recently started the class, there isn't much we know about field trips and any special projects. If there are any to come up in the future, I really hope we get to work in groups. Working in groups would be really fun and it would be easier and faster to get things done. 

3D Printing (tech article 02/07/2014)

3D Printing

• 3D printers spit out materials instead of ink on a piece of paper
• Multiple layers are stacked on each other to create a 3D object
• Can create moving objects
• 3D printing has been used for pharmaceutical drugs like ibuprofen
• In the future organ donors won't be needed. Instead they can print an organ specially customized for each person.