Friday's Blog Post

Crazy New Chair Makes Work More Comfortable 

Features and How the Chair Works

• Altwork Station It's an adjustable desk surface attached to one long, unbroken stretch of chair that bends into various positions. 
  Monitors and laptops are securely affixed to metal arms so they don't drop on your face. 
• The keyboard and mouse stick to the inverted desk surface with magnets.
• You can stand and type, sit and type, or lie down on your back and type.
•  It supports the entire leg and includes rests for the back of the arms when reclined. 
• When you change positions, the monitors and desk stay the exact same distance from the body.

What it sells for:

• It costs $5,900.

Video Link:

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/28/technology/altwork-chair/index.html

Google Forms

Helping in Real Life Situations 

Google forms help in many situations. I use google forms for creating surveys, and gathering information together. I also use google forms for school assignments. 

Electric Boost

Electric Boost Puts E-Bikes on the Fast Track

Inventor: 

• The inventor of this bike is Don DiCostanzo. 
• He invented this bike because he went to the beach often and he wouldn't want to pedal his bike back - thinking something motorized who solve his problem

 How it works:

• Comes with a power switch 
• Currently putting batteries and motors into bike

Different functions:

• Pedal assistance - amplifies the power of the legs with a motor that kicks in when you push the pedals
• Throttle models - boost the power when you twist a handlebar mounted actuator
• Battery packs - supplies power to a motor placed near the rear pedals or built into the rear wheel

Sales:

• Sells about 12,000 bikes per year
• They sell in over 60 stores
• Ranges in price starting at $2,400 - $7,000

Friday's Blog Posting

Smart Jewelry 

Starting Stages 

• The founder is Christina Mercando 
• Started producing the product in 2013

How it works 

• The rings connects to the Ringly app 
• Women can customize which phone calls, texts, and app alerts that filter through the ring
• They can customize how they want to be alerted - vibration or flashing through the ring
• Links to over 50 apps such as Uber, Tinder, and eBay

Sales 

• Raised about 6.1 million dollars 
• Sells for $195 each 

Friday's Blog Posting

Wireless Powered Brain Implant Potentially Treating Depression

• Wireless powered implant the size of one rice grain
• Would help scientist treat mental disorders and depression 
• Need to evaluate the patient and recognize how they deal with situations, and carry tasks 
• The invention would be magnetically powered using magnetic fields
• The cylindrical device is about 2 millimeters wide, 3 mm long, and 20 mm in weight 
• It's 100 times smaller and lighter than previous devices 

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English 2

The class I am newly taking this year is English 2. My teacher is Mrs. Millar. What I expect and want to learn going into this class is new literary terms and different styles and techniques of writing skills. Also, I want to learn how to write free verse writing and different types of poems. So far into the school year we talked about the expecting topics that we are going to learn, and we learned a total of 65 new literary terms. In addition, for extra credit we are allowed to create a story, write sentences, or create flashcards with the definitions and a visual illustration to make you understand the term.

Recently, in English 2 we had a literary term quiz. Before the quiz we had to write the definitions of the terms and then we worked in groups to illustrate what each term. In addition, we played an educational learning game on the literary devices that were going to be on the quiz the next day. I noticed that playing the game made it competitive and made all of the students want to participate.

Moreover, what I am looking forward to this year is the expected field trip we are suppose to go on. We are required to maintain a certain GPA and are required to read a book before attending the trip. We are planning to go to New York and we are going to have clues based on the book. Once the class found out about the trip everyone was immediately interested. What I want to expect to learn by the end of the year is writing descriptive essays and to further enjoy learning about English!




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