Web 2.0: Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in a current class on your schedule (not this course)? Pick a class and be specific how the class could create and use a Wiki on a regular basis (tip: Use the Internet, here is a good source). 

• A wiki could be used in my marketing essentials class. We always talk about new markets and new products. This would help everyone know the latest news about all the products that are discussed in class. 

    2. What are the benefits of using a wiki in class?

• You will always be aware of what is happening in the class. 

    3. How can we create a wiki in this class, what would we contribute to it and how would we utilize it on an on-going basis?

• We would use the wiki to post blogs and blog about information pertaining to what we are learning. We would use this wiki every Friday when we present our blog posts. 

     4. What experience do you have creating or using wikis?

• I have never created a wiki, but I sure use them! Whenever I have a random question I type it in on google and I always use wiki answers. When I need to obtain information in a biography, I use wikipedia! 

Photo Ipad Scanning Dock!!!

 This paper eating scanner makes it simple to preserve and share photos and documents as digital files. It takes as little as 12 seconds for the scanner to take the photo and save it to the Ipad's camera roll and display the image on the screen. This dock scans sheets of paper up to 8 1/2" x 14". It costs $169.95. It can also charge your ipad while holding it upright. In my opinion, it really is not worth it. 

Sleep

I had a very calm and relaxing weekend. My weekend involved me, my bed and my television. I decided not to go out and sleep all weekend, it was amazing and I highly recommend it. Sometimes, all you need is to simply do nothing and relax for a couple of days. Sleep is also one of the healthiest things for a person, being that it refreshes the mind

and body. 

The Blunt + Tile smart umbrella never loses its way

The blunt and tile smart umbrellas have a built in tracking device. This will help you find your lost umbrellas. As everybody knows umbrellas go missing all the time. Nobody knows what to do about this issue. Having this umbrella will help you keep track of the thing that keeps you dry when it is raining. People loose tens of dollars loosing their umbrellas every year. The tracking device is able to use with a smart phone. It is as capable as any other umbrella but with a tracking device.

Arduino adds affordable 3D printing to its open source hardware model

Arduino added a 3D printing machine to their hardware model this week. It is very affordable so that not only rich people can have them. Materia 101 is based around Arduino’s Mega board, while Sharebot provides the 3D printer know-how. Sharebot has recently opened up designs of various parts of previous printers, and will release technical drawings and mechanical documentation for the Materia 101. Like the Arduino microcontrollers, the printer will be open-source.This is revolutionary. 

Do Now 9/29

        An editorial is an article expressing the editor's opinion on an issue. Teachers tell me all the time not to use Wikipedia! This is because people can go onto Wikipedia and edit whatever they want. This means that people all across the nation can put false information onto Wikipedia whenever they want. Usually, teachers do not allow students to use Wikipedia.
        The fact that people can post whatever they want on Wikipedia makes it a non reliable source of information. I haven't argued or asked why because I completely understand this reasoning. It is near impossible in my opinion to genuinely think that Wikipedia is a reliable primary source of information. I could never trust Wikipedia. That is, until the editing feature is removed and all the information posted already is double checked.
         If I was a teacher, I would never let my students use Wikipedia. Using Wikipedia can lead to students using false information on projects, homework, etc.

Forensics is cool!

      My Forensics teacher this year is Ms. Larson. Her classroom is number 211. Ms. Larson teaches grades seven through twelve. In the very beginning of the year I did not know what to expect to learn. I was mind boggled as to what the word forensics even meant.
      So far, my class has looked at murder cases and the use of hair as evidence in solving crimes. Just last night I had forensics homework about how Napoleon actually died. There is no real solid evidence as to how he passed. The class is broken up into different sections for a grading system. Half of your grade for the entire class is just tests and quizzes! Twenty five percent of your grade falls into the category of class participation. The remaining twenty five percent is homework.
      Usually, school is very disliked and boring for most kids. I am definitely one of those students, I hate school! Science especially is very boring for me. That all changed this year with forensics! Forensics science is the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. To sum it all up, in forensics you study murder cases and analyze data associated with the case.
      Microscopes are used to analyze any evidence that is too small for the naked eye to see. There are three different types of evidence in forensic science. There is trace, direct and circumstantial evidence. Some examples of trace evidence includes hair, fingerprints, soil, blood, glass and fibers.

To watch a video pertaining to forensic science, please click here.
To visit Ms.Larson's website, please click here.

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

What exactly is copyright you might ask? Copyright is actually a federal law under the United States of America. It is meant to protect original works of authorship. There are four exclusive rights associated with copyright.

1) the right to publicly display your work

2) the right to reproduce the copyrighted work 

3) the right to distribute copies of your work to the public by sale, rental/lending, or to display the image

4) the right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted works