Period 7 Tech Talk

Diigo Questions

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

You can organize your computer folders and with certain programs such as dropbox.You can organize your emails with the new tabs given, promotional, social, and your inbox. You can organize your favorite website by adding rss feeds and having links to certain sections. You can organize your blog post by tagging them. Finally you can organize your RSS Feeds with diggreader and other programs.

Tech Article 12/13

Got a plastic bottle? Now you've got an antifungal fighting machine

A water bottle can be turned into a polyethylene terephthalate, through an organic catalytic process. This is  being explored for future medical use, dealing with the fungus threat. I hope experimentation goes well for this for fungal disease affect millions of people all around the world.

Twitter for Education

Twitter can be used for education by giving small amount of reminders, links to important news, related materials etc. However, this can be a problem with lack of caps, students using it for the wrong purposes, and so on.

Tech News 12/6

Top Comet ISON watcher calls space rock officially D.O.A

The comet ISON, a comet so bright that could be seen during the day and night for multiple weeks, had just recently died out and broke into millions of fragments. This comet disappointed many viewers, and was suppose to be very bright when Christmas had been arriving. I myself had been looking forward to this, but unfortunately no one will see it now.

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RSS Feed Questions

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

I subscribed to multiple websites for many reasons, most of the websites i subscribed to dealt with news and many different types because I would like a wide variety of topics ranking from the environment, to criminals, to feel good stories etc, For hobbies, that was just a variety of topics I enjoy and look at on my own time.

Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?

When I searched for the feeds, majority of the websites had them on the bottom, or on its own section on the page making it very easy to look for, some websites however had them in all sorts of places.

Which sites were your favorites?

My favorite websites were found in my hobby folders because they're my own personal preferences and things i tend to look into.

What else can you use RSS feeds for?

RSS feeds could be used as a way to easily organize multiple websites into a single feed, and a quick way to see numerous amounts of topics in a small area.

How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

I will use RSS feeds for numerous amounts of websites, but currently I use certain websites that don't have RSS feeds such as Youtube, and Reddit, but those use a different way of having all your information to come to you.

Making the World A Better Place

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." 

To make the world a better  it starts with us. This was stated by Gandhi himself, a pacifist who tried to spread good influence on the world. I feel this way sometimes, usually after seeing great influences that give a feel good mood. People are amazing, they can perform amazing things, but as I stated previously, we can't rely on them to carry us into a better world. You must set goals for yourself, goals that will not just be used for your personal desire, but ones that will help you and the world. Some are immortalized for these courageous acts, some aren't but as long as it betters the world and we are a selfless people, the future will be a better place.

Tech Article 11/15

Giant X-rays reveal innards of guns, cars, robots

A giant x ray that sees through metallic obstacles, by using up to 5 x-ray machines. This is an outstanding accomplishment, that Nick Veasey had been dreaming of. The x-ray unleashes a large amount of radiation that doesn't contaminate anyone. This machine good be of great use, for protective causes, a new way of teaching etc..

Typhoon in the Philippians

After hearing about the typhoon in the Philippians, I was shocked how I didn't hear much news about this topic, instead I heard how much people reacted after the incident occurred. After I read about the typhoon that occurred I felt sorrowful about the losses, ranking for material to emotional loses. I hope the Philippians earn a satisfaction that will fill the pain they are experiencing. Hopefully, the people who are deciding to help will succeed in their goals to aid the Philippians.

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Wiki's

1)How can a wiki be used in your current class?

Wiki's can be used to keep all information used in a class room that will allow us to reference and study all information learned in the course. 

2)What are the benefits of using a wiki?

Wikis can be benefit us by making all information ready at someone fingers. This will allow a mass amount of collaboration and a way for groups to work on projects as well as research projects easily.

3)How can we create one in this class and utilize it?

A wiki can be used in our class room to keep updates and post all the work we had done on one platform so that all students can use it as a reference.

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

In the previous year of 2013, a partner and I created a wiki in our web 2.0 class on famous internet terms that had been 

Invisible

If I were able to become invisible for one day, I would try to commit good deeds with my newly obtained invisibility cloak. I would try to stop crime lords in today world. These would be notorious crime lords known for many crimes varying from human trafficker, drug lords, domestic abuse, animal abuse etc.. These crimes happen everyday and although a great risk can occur for doing this, but a great deed can be done for doing this. I can gather evidence and bring these people to justice for their wrong doings.

With my amazing power, the world would be come better off and safer from these crime lords. After evidence has been gathered, I would secretly and safely dispose this evidence to the police, no trace back to me. This would be considered an anonymous source would give them evidence which might allow them to earn a warrant. I hope this would help many people live and go back to a cheerful life. At the end of the day, I wouldn't be given my fame, but that is fine as long as I know I am one.

Tech news 10/25

'Space' tourism goes ballooning for $75,000 a head

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Space tourism is very expensive and a craze that is going on  in the year 2013. Recently it costs millions of dollars to enter space but for 75 thousand dollars, you can travel 98,000 feet above Earth's surface.

Tech Article 10/11/13

Rogue planet spied floating in space without a star

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NASA discovered a planet that is isn't orbiting a star. Believed to be 12 million years old and is 6 times the size of Jupiter. The planet is 80 light years away and is a young red gas giant.

10/7 Do Now

          If I was a teacher of Wood-Ridge Jr./Sr, High School, I would add a wood working class. I believe wood working would be a great class for our school because it would add a new sense of accomplishment. It would add a feeling such as one you earn in art class. My class would stress measurements and precision as well as making person projects out of materials we say everyday. The class would have to be taken carefully since danger is around every corner, but this will stress the importance of safety and taking certain precautions.
          This class would be very enjoyable to many students who may want to practice their work in jobs such as engineering, carpeting, etc. The class will feel like hard work, it would appear messy, and sound like loud machinery. The students will produce products made from wood and wood product only. The students would also demonstrate precision and good taking of measurement. My class would be a hands on class.

Tech 10/3

'Say no to Internet censorship' petition nears 100K signatures\

"Say No to Internet Censorship Petition", reached 100,000 signatures. This was launched by Open Media and the people don't want their internet freedoms to be controlled by the government. This petition was towards the world leaders and the for people to have,"citizens' rights to Web access."

Tech article 9/27

Yes, atomic bomb that fell in US almost went off, says document

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A secret document had just been released that a hydrogen bomb had nearly detonated in North Carolina in 1961. The bomb would have killed anyone instantly in a 17 miles radius, taking out a lot of the East Coast. The bomb had the power of 8.3 megatons, one of the biggest bombs of that time. A bomber plane broke over North Carolina when being delivered and the bomb was 1 electrical switch from going off.

tech article 9/18/13

Netflix is giving people their Net fix, Nielsen says

According to an analysis of over-the-top video by the ratings and research company, 88 percent of Netflix users and 70 percent of Hulu Plus users report streaming three or more episodes of the same TV show in one day this is known as "binge" viewing.

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           During my first year of high school, I am now a freshman and my first period class is

Ms. Garvin's World History course. Ms. Garvin attended Purdue University and is a big fan of Purdue Boilermaker. Ms. Garvin is very energetic and runs in the mornings. She keeps her students awake and make sure people answer in our class, and she is very generous towards late work. Ms. Garvin is hopefully going to be energetic and we'll have a great year.

           This year, I expect to learn about the history of our foreign countries. Currently were studying the renaissance from the 1400's and up kicking off right after the Bubonic Plaque. I hope to learn about the renaissance because I heard so much about it, but I really never done my own personal research. I hope to go onto the expansion era and study how our nation formed. Maybe even before the expansion era and what the nation had been.
           Ms. Garvin has a grading policy of 40 percent for projects, 40 perfect for tests, 10 percent on homework, and 10 percent on quizzes. I'm interested in the fact that we're going to an art museum later in the year. We are using technology frequently, mostly for presentations, and to check our homework. Our teacher even made us follow her on twitter. I hope to have a good year with Ms. Garvin and that I learn a lot about the world centuries ago.

tech article 9/13

Man calls 911 to report cell phone use in movie theater

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Alex Billington was aggravated by people using their phones in the theater where he called the police after management didn't do anything. The police laughed at him, and later Mr. Billington cleared up everything over twitter saying he thought they we're pirating and the excessive use of phones in the theaters aggravated him to the extreme.

Welcome to my blogger!

My name is Michael Czwakiel, I am 14 years old. I have two brother names David and Matthew Czwakiel. I am fortunate to have a lot of classes with friends. My favorite class so far is none other that you, my hero, Mr. Porfido. I hope to have another "good" year with you Mr. Porfido.

Tech article 9/6

Madden NFL 25 sells 1 million units in first week; down versus 2012

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Electronic Arts on Thursday announced that it sold over 1 million units of its flagship sports franchise during its first week on store shelves. The company's internal estimates contend it was the bestselling video game in North America in August, beating out titles from a wide array of other developers.

Rss

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

1. I selected these websites because they were the most known government sites and local sites I knew. Also the hobbies websites were my interests which was especially easy.

2.Was it easy to find feeds and subscribe to them?

2. I believe it was easy and i found the words "RSS", and the icon as well.

3. Which sites were your favorite?

3. My favorite sites were my hobbies because they are my interests and I learning about them.

4. What else can you use and RSS feed for?

4. You use the RSS feeds for subscriptions and keeping up to date information on websites you may enjoy such as the hobbies or the news websites.

5.How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

5.I will most likely not use RSS feeds in the future because I do not use these websites. I do however use Youtube to stay up to date with my interest so this technically counts.

Tech Article May 3

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Chrome caching to smooth out rough patches in network

Google is working on software that will improve Chrome during moments when people lose their network connection by letting the browser load its own stored copy of previously visited Web pages.

My Voki

Wiki Recap

I believe the topic of mechanics would be very fascinating for our age group. We can branch of into so many subsections into this vast topic such as: aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, engineering, body mechanics, magnetic mechanics, also momentum and speed mechanics. This topic is see everyday and would really question the everyday mind and can be considered very helpful in the future lives of many children and adults. I believe four to five bullets on this this topic is appropriate without getting to technical.

Tech Article April 18, 2013

NASA's Kepler spacecraft to reveal it discovered aliens?

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NASA's Kepler spacecraft was launched back in March 2009. Its purpose was to find planets the size of earth or smaller. It has discovered over 2,700 planets, and only 105 were confirmed to be sustainable. Their was a broadcast today at 11 a.m., this allowed the public to get more information and submit their own questions. This is very astonishing and this will provide a goal to future space research.

 

Wikispaces homework April 16,2013

Wiki permissions - the privacy settings

How to make a article

The history tab - shows all revisions added to the wiki page

There is a number of ways to edit and customize the wiki page

the discussion tab is used to discuss the example tabs made for wikis

What did the Big Bang sound like? Take a listen

John Crammer, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Washington in Seattle made a high frequency sound of what he believes the Big bang had sounded like. This is his second attempt since 2003 and this has been greatly updated and more data provided since his previous work.

Spring Break

During my Spring Break, I had a whole ten days of school off. With this time, I spent the first four days preparing for Easter, and spring cleaning in which i had to take care of four siblings younger then me. This was the worst part of Spring Break for me. The next few days, my friends and I began to go outside and play outside and inside at night. Soon at the end of Spring Break I payed for a game and they day after I awoke to go to school, and I cant wait for Summer vacation.

Tech Article 3/15

Does it still make sense to buy a laptop?

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          Tablets have taken the world by storm. They run faster then many carry-on laptops, have more battery life, weigh less, they are smaller, and much much more. They have recently come out with a  keyboard for these tablets and cost around the same price of a laptop as well. I for one will not favor tablets over laptops for I use mine for gaming purposes and it works incredibly fast compared to a tablet. I also enjoy not having to use my fingers, I would prefer a mouse. You can also build a computer, this will require little research and could be a fraction of the price of a tablet, keep this in mind.

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Tech Article 3/8

Police to wear video cameras on sunglasses

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            Chief Richard McLaughlin has been wearing a camera on his sunglasses that shows everything he does on duty. They may start using this camera on all police officers, this will provide certain information on cases that will be extremely valuable. This will also show police brutality to some of the citizens that are abused by officers who abuse their power. This will hopefully show more respect from the officers and from the citizens as well.

Time Travel

If I was given the opportunity to travel back in time, I would like to be able to gather the extensive knowledge of the future as well as new technologies back to the earlier days. I would bring good morals and the innovating ideas such as alternative power sources, disaster prevention ideas, and the troubles that may come in the future. I hope this will make us a more technologically advanced race, and not a war driven society. I do realize this will affect everyone in the current world, new rules would be implemented, and the whole dimension theory would be changed. What ever would aid the future for a better society is worth it in my point of view..

Tech Article 3/1

Engineers troubleshoot Curiosity computer glitch

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The Mar's rover Curiosity has experienced software glitches in which they believe from radiation. Curiosity has two computers know as A and B. Curiosity is now being switched to side B as engineers troubleshoot side A.

Side A has been used since the start of the mission. Engineers are planning to uses side B's memory to fix side A's. They hope these problems wont come up again because they want to Curiosity to last for 2 years or possibly longer depending on the funding and health of the rover.

Tech Article 2/22

First sample from the interior of a rock on another planet

For anyone who doesn't know, a land rover Curiosity has landed on Mars a little while back in 2012,(click here for a article of the landing) Recently, Curiosity has drill into the planet Mars, extraction of this powder was brought to the Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument and the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument which is know as CheMin which inspects the minerals within the planet. This will provide us information about a new power source that may be located, bio-signatures which show information on past life, as well as past inhabitants.

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Do Now 2/19

If I decide to become a teacher I would hold a course on the study of computer science. This course will allow the students to learn programming which is seen everywhere when we used the internet. My course can be held throughout the regular school day or maybe an extra circular course. The class would seem very calm and normal for the amount of hard-work provided in this class. The student will be able to produce their own search engines, coded games, and a future career in computer science.

Tech article 2/15

Talkbits voice chat app is Twitter for voice messages

           Talkbits is a new app that allows you to talk to people around you or people around the world with this app. Talkbits allows you to inform other or ask other questions such as diners or traffic. You can go into group chats with friends, or talk to anyone in the whole world. This app will bring the world together allowing  everyone to connect electornically.

What I Did This Weekend

This weekend a large snowstorm accumulated Wood-Ridge. On Saturday, i made ninety-five dollars for three hours of labor of snow shoveling. Soon my friends and I went to Bunny Hill and we went sledding for hours. We stood over his house playing video-games and food. The following day i awoke to church and soon went over to my friends home, where we just enjoyed ourselves. The next day, I didn't come to school do to terrible morning sickness and that was my weekend.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledding

Tech Article 2/8

Evasi0n iOS jailbreak version 1.1 pops up with bug fixes

               The team Evasi0n developed an update update for the jailbreak used on appliances such as the ipad mini and iphone 5. Jailbreak 1.1 fixed crashes and the longer reboot time. Jailbreak is currently very popular with over 3 million users in China, and 2.5 million in the United States. Jailbreak got Apple's attention, putting up a warning daying jailbreaking is a danger in a wake of a recent hacked iOS code. This infuriated the Evasi0n team, especially becuase this statement claimed this before this version of jailbreak had come out. Apple therefore denies any services and warranties they had with the product user if their product has been using jailbreak.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57568137-37/evasi0n-ios-jailbreak-version-1.1-pops-up-with-bug-fixes/