Social Bookmarking Questions

What's another way we can organize your computers? What about email? Your Favorite Websites? Your Blog Posts? RSS Feeds?

We can organize our computers by personlizing our computers to our liking. We can organize email using folders and making our folders work for us. We can organize our favorite sites using bookmarks. We can organize our rss feeds by using digg reader and using folders to organize it.

Technology Article 12/6/2013

Embracing big brother: How facial recognition could help fight crime

• Information is stored in a database through facial recognition, which is a computer based system that immediately identifies a person based on a digital image and/or the person's video source.
• This is a tool was used in TV shows such as CSI, and now is gonna be use in reality.
• Facial recognition is a key part of the agency's NGI System, a system that includes iris scans, DNA analysis, and voice identification.
• Their goal is to reduce terrorist and criminal activity by improving the biometric identification and criminal history information services.
• Dr. Chris Solomon in the UK created an "electronic sketch artist" system that is used in more than 30 countries.
• This technology is soon to be release  across the U.S. in 2014
• There is many new functions this face scanning can provide, for example, in paying for goods, you face only has to be scan 
• The government is planing on using this scaning face system to fight crime. 
• http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/tech/embracing-big-brother-facial-recognition/index.html

Do now 12/3/13

I don't really like using twitter, so I wouldn't really want to use it for school.  I find twitter to be confusing sometimes because I don't use it every day.  I rarely go on it, maybe like once a month. I wouldn't like using it for school. 

RSS Questions

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
2. Because they interested me and i wanted to follow them.
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4. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
5. Yes because it's easy to find on the page.
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7. Which sites were your favorites?
8. My favorite sites were my personal sites, like rollingstone.
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10. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
11. You can use RSS feeds for getting updates from your favorite sites.
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13. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
14. I like using RSS feeds a lot. Before this project I didn't even know about RSS feeds. Now i actually use it every day for my personal sites. I go on rollingstone everyday to get updates on the music. 

Do Now 11/18

     Things that ingite me to help make this world a better place is my family and friends and my surroundings. My family and friends motivate me to do good things. My life goals can fulfill my own needs by making me feel good about myself and contribute to me having a good future. It can also contribute to the community if I help people and give to the communtiy, whether it's volunteering in the community or giving charity for a good cause. 

Do Now 11/11

     I don't really have a lot to say about what happened because I don't know what happened. I don't watch the news or anythng like that. All I know is that there was a really bad typhoon. I haven't seen any pictures on it but I could imagine that it was really bad. I don't think we can do anything to stop these things from happening but we can help the country get back on its feet.

Wiki Dissection VG

• What's the purpose of a wiki?- The wiki acts a an encyclopedia. It helps people understand a topic they need to know about. It's good for collaborating in groups that are disconnected. You can add content and edit the content on the pages.
• When was the last post?- The last post was June 23, 2010.
• How was this wiki created?- This was created using wiki spaces.
• What would you add to it?- I would add pictures and videos to make it more interesting.
• What did you learn from it?- We learned about disruptive technology in the classroom.
• If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?- Sports, music, and food.
• How can wikis be used in classrooms?- We can use them for do nows and for collaborting on group projects.

Tech Article 11/1

     Mind-Reading Technology Speeds Ahead

• By scanning blogs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, dreams and intentions.
• Although companies are starting to pursue brain decoding for a few applications, such as market research and lie detection, scientists are far more interested in seeing if these techniques can tell them about the basic principles governing brain organization and how it encodes memories, behavior and emotion.

• The computer program uses the details of a scan to guess what the participant has watched in the past.

• Brain decoding took off about a decade ago, when neuroscientists realized that there was a lot of untapped information in the brain scans they were producing using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

• That technique measures brain activity by identifying areas that are being fed oxygenated blood, which light up as colored blobs in the scans. 

• To analyze activity patterns, the brain is segmented into little boxes called voxels — the three-dimensional equivalent of pixels — and researchers typically look to see which voxels respond most strongly to a stimulus, such as seeing a face. 

• By discarding data from the voxels that respond weakly, they conclude which areas are processing faces.

• Jack Gallant from the University of California trained the program by showing it patterns of brain activity elicited by a range of images and film clips.

• People around the world use techniques like these to try to decode brain scans and decipher what people are seeing, hearing and feeling, as well as what they remember or even dream about.

• Reports say that these techniques have brought mind reading from the realms of fantasy to fact.

• Companies are starting to pursue brain decoding for market research and lie detection.

• Scientists are using this process to learn about the brain itself.

• http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mind-reading-technology-speeds-ahead

Wiki Research

I think it would be a good idea to use wiki in some classes. We could use it as a glossary for terms we learned in class, like for English we could use it for our vocabulary. We can also use it to create study guides for tests for all our classes. Wikis are useful for collaborating. For this class you can post the do nows on there and we can respond to them. I don't really have much experience with wikis. I only used a wiki once for a science project, which we had to use a wiki for.

Do Now 10/29

• The name of the school isnt the same as it was before.
• Soccer- No longer with Heights.
• Grades- Now it's grades 7-12
• Picture- Thats not how the front of the high school looks anymore.
• New assistant principal.

Do Now 10/28

        If I were to be invisible for a day, I would do many good deeds. I would help people who are in danger. For example, if someone accidentally fell off a buildings I would save them from dying. If there was someone about to get shot by a bullet I would push them out of the way.
        Also, another good deed I would do is help people who are ill. I would try to help them get better by finding a cure for whatever they have. I would try to find a cure for all types of cancer and illnesses. These are just a few of the many things I would do.

Tech Article 11/1

                    Mind-Reading Technology Speeds Ahead

• By scanning blogs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, dreams and intentions.
• The computer program uses the details of a scan to guess what the participant has watched in the past.
• Jack Gallant from the University of California trained the program by showing it patterns of brain activity elicited by a range of images and film clips.
• People around the world use techniques like these to try to decode brain scans and decipher what people are seeing, hearing and feeling, as well as what they remember or even dream about.
• Reports say that these techniques have brought mind reading from the realms of fantasy to fact.
• Companies are starting to pursue brain decoding for market research and lie detection.
• Scientists are using this process to learn about the brain itself.
• http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mind-reading-technology-speeds-ahead

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Do Now 10/7/13

     If I were to add a class to the school curriculum it would be a music class, but not like the one we already have. This class would be for people who want to learn how to play an instrument, any intrument they want. They would have to sign up for this class because you shouldn't be forced to play an instrument, although i think it is good to learn one. According to researchers children and adults who learn instruments can increase their IQ.

     In this class the teacher would take the student and teach him/her the instrument they want to play. This would be a great class for students who want to learn an instrument because lessons are expensive. I take lessons one day a week and it is $25 for a half hour. Thats about $1,300 a year for lessons! Although the music teacher we already have in school teaches the instrument you want to learn, you're learning it with a group of people who are learning the same instrument. This isn't fair for some of the students because they may be slower at learning the instrument than the others, or maybe they are going to slow for the student and they want to go further. I think this would be a great program for people who have an interest in playing a musical instrument.

First Leap Motion Laptop With Gesture Control

Leap Motion Laptop

• The new Leap Motion laptop has been created by HP.
• Allows people to use their hands in the air to control applications and games. 
• Can track the movement of both hands and all 10 fingers with up to 1/100th millimeter accuracy.
• It's a powerful and sensitive touch-free 3-D motion-control and motion-sensing technology.
  
• It's equipped with a proprietary advanced motion sensing technology for human-computer interaction.
• Leap Motion laptop has been unveiled with Leap Motion gesture control built-in the laptop.
• The leap controller has been built into the Envy 17 laptop.
• The controller is just a small black strip.
• The Leap Motion technology can easily embed into other consumer and enterprise hardware.
• It's now available starting at $1049.99.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/hp-envy-17-leap-motion-motion-sensing-tech/story?id=20308334

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/19/as-promised-hp-integrates-leap-motions-3d-gesture-controller-technology-into-its-envy-17-laptop/

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     I have Ms. Garvin seventh period for US History 2. She went to Purdue University and she's a runner. This year I'm expecting to learn about the cold war. Her grading policy is 40% for test/quizzes, 40% for project-based assignments, 10% for homework, and 10% for participation. Ms. Garvin uses online voice threads for homework and notes, which I like better than in class note taking.
     In her class we've done a lot of gallery walks. That's when you walk around looking at the room, look at the pictures, and fill in the sheet she gives you. I like doing the gallery walks because they're fun and I learn a lot more from them.
     I like that class so far. It's not as hard as I thought it would be and the work is pretty easy. I like the fact that we have online homework and note taking because it's easier. Ms. Garvin isn't a boring teacher and she makes her class fun.

Technology Article: 9/13/2013

• This week, sportswear designers of the company Under Armour revealed a touchscreen t-shirt call Armour39.
• Its purpose is to track basic performance measurements like speed, intensity, heart rate, calories burned, a log of past performances and other athletic metrics.
• It can also measure how hard an athlete pushes him or herself during a workout on a scale of 1-10.
• To determine the answer, Amour39 takes into account heart rate, calories burned and past performances, among other things.
• All the information is capture by  use a chest strap that contains an Under Armour “bug” and heart monitor.
• The bug can then be used in conjunction with the Armour39 watch, or with the use of an iOS app for iPhone’s to provide easy access to the data.
• The Armour39 doesn't possess a GPS feature for good run tracking, which seems like a chief invention error that affects runners, who are a humungous segment of their market.
• This gadget does run for approximately a year on the watch battery used in the gadget. 
• The Armour39 introduces its first product that seems to propose a greater shift toward wearable technology.
• The product costs $149.99. 
• If you prefer not to download the app, there's a watch that's available for $200 that syncs with the device and provides readings.

http://www.cheers4all.com/2013/02/touchscreen-t-shirts-by-armour39/

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-12/business/bal-under-armour-introduces-workout-monitor-system-armour-39-new-commercial-20130212_1_armour-product-line-heart-rate

What 9/11 means to me

I don't remember 9/11 at all so it doesn't really mean anything to me. Even though I don't remember it I do think it was a tragic event.

Hi!

I am Gloria Glavan. I play soccer and I do tae kwon do. I'm into music. I play bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, and a little bit of drums. I like to make songs and I record them with my brother usually.