Blog Posting 12/18

Controversy of the New Hoverboard 

What is a Hoverboard? 
A hoverboard is a electric machine that has wheels that glide across the ground. It is a self balancing scooter. Theses scooters were the most popular toy of 2015.

Dangers:

• They have been recently catching fire and causing explosions.
• Cities have banned them from riding around towns.
• Airlines will not let them on the plane.

Colors:

• Red
• White
• Black 
• Blue
• Gold

Cost: 

They range depending where it is purchased. Vary from $400 - $1000. 

 

Why Are they Popular? 

Recently celebrities such as John Legend and Justin Bieber have been caught riding them, attracting people to purchase them. 

Video: https://youtu.be/9G4yiO1Cmv4

Diigo Assignment

1. 1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
2. 2. What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
3. 3. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
4. 4. Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
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1. You can organize and store information on your computer by putting it in a file.

2. I have learned new currents events by doing this project. I learned more about state gun laws, which states allow guns and which don't.
3. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest are examples of social bookmarking apps.
4. I would continue to use social bookmarking. 

Web 2.0 Do Now: Writing Prompt (cloak)

Wearing an invisible cloak for 1 day, I would definitely perform a good deed. Especially during this time many people could use extra cheering up. People who lost someone in the family or if someone is upset, being there without them knowing who I am would make me feel special that I did something to make someone happy. 
A good deed I would do for someone who is elderly is bring them groceries and make them dinner. Learning from experience, when I make my grandparents dinner or bring them coffee they always get cheered up. 

Doing good deeds makes not only the person who you are doing something good for but it makes you feel good inside. After doing something nice you feel a sense of relief and calmness thinking you made someone feel good or smile. 

Do - Now 12/6

• Which class would you add to our school curriculum that we don’t already have?
• When would the class meet
• what would the students do?
• What would it look like, feel like, and sound like?
• And what would the students produce to show/demonstrate their learning?

1. I would add a photography class to our school's curriculum.

2. I would want the class to meet in the middle of the day, so students aren't as tired as they would be in the morning. They would be intrigued in the class if they are awake and ready to learn.

3. The class would take photos and analyze them to make it creative. Also, they would learn new techniques on how to take a high quality picture verse a low quality picture.

4. The classroom would be filled with color and design. The students should always feel welcomed to come in and ready to learn more about the science of photography. The classroom wouldn't be silent, it would be filled with a good toned atmosphere. 

5. The students would first learn the basics and create projects based on the learning that day or week. 

RSS Discussion Questions

 Title the Post: RSS Discussion Questions

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
2. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
3. Which sites were your favorites?
4. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
5. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

1. I selected the sites I subscribed to because they were websites that interested me.

2. It wasn't easy to find feeds that I subscribed to unless I typed in RSS. 

3. My hobbies sites were my favorite because they were articles that I wanted to learn more about. 

4. You can use RSS feeds to access feeds easier and at a fast pace.

5. In the future depending on my career RSS feeds would be helpful and a resourceful use in the future.