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Tech Blog 5/22/14

Play Remotely With Your Cat

This new gadget can allow you to play and feed your cat while you are away. The cat has a special collar with a sensor so whenever the cat walks over than you will know and through your smartphone you can feed your cat treats or play with your cat.

Social Bookmarking Project

1. Another way that you can store and organize information on your computers is you can store it using social-bookmarking.
2.I learned a lot about what was happening in the world today. I did not know that New York was strongly considering legalizing marijuana.
3.Other social-bookmarking websites or apps are CiteULike, BibSonomy, and Delicious.
4. I will continue to use social bookmarking because it could help people share where they got information and it may help me out in the future.

Tech Blog 5/15/14

Smart Watch

A new smart watch will be controlled by using clicks, tilts, and twists. The creator took this approach to make this watch because he figured that some users fingers will be too big for a touchscreen watch and voice recognition is still unreliable. Click here to learn more

Tech Blog 5/10/14

OMsignal open pre-orders for smart shirts that track stress, activity, and fitness

OMsignal has created new shirts that uses sensors to track the users heart rate and movement. This shirt could also track how many calories someone burns or movement. the fabric is supposed to be comfortable for men and this shirt can also track someone's stress and brain activity.

Do Now 5/8/14

1.My Web 2.0 tool would be iMovie. I would use this tool for Mr. Porfido' s class. I would also use it for Ms. Garvin's World History Honors class.
2.I would use this tool to splice and edit videos that I find on the internet or that I make. I could also use this tool to make videos shorter or longer
3.This tool would help me learn how editing is done and how someone can take different parts of many videos and combine them to make one perfect video.
4. I have used this tool before. To make my video in my social website presentation I used iMovie and found it to be very easy to use and very helpful.

Do Now: 5/7/14

Well I have never had a social media account. I'm not really sure why, I guess since I know a lot of old people who use social media websites I always thought that these websites were lame. I never really found what was the point of using a social media website but after a few years I can understand that they do connect people. I have seen tweets but have never really encountered a very profanity filled tweet or facebook posting, but I have no doubt that they do exist. I mean I guess that there is no need for profanity in every single one of your tweets especially if your just a young kid or even an old  "responsible" adult. If someone feels strongly about a topic then they should find a different way to express themselves that is not cursing. I also agree that selfies are kind of dumb but they will probably fade out in about a year. I agree the most that you should think before you post something because you will never know who sees your post and it may affect you later on. Perhaps one day if i do find the time to make a social media account I will probably try to follow most of these rules.

RSS Feeds Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions

1. I selected the sites that I was subscribed to because my personal websites are things that I like such as sports and gaming. Other subscriptions are news and I just wanted to be informed about what was going on in my world today.
2. Yes, using digg reader to browse through the feeds it was extremely easy to subscribe to feeds.
3. My favorite sites were probably the New York Times and any sports websites like ESPN and SBNation.
4.I can use RSS feeds as a way to make searching the internet for my favorite websites much faster and easier.
5. I'm not sure if in the near future I will use an RSS feed because I have a lot of time on my hands but perhaps later on when I have a full time job I will probably use an RSS feed to save time.

Tech Blog 5/2/14

Body Swapping Now Possible with Virtual reality Technology

New technology would give people the appearance that they have swapped bodies with another person. The user and performer and user both put on headsets with a camera attached to it and the headset has sensors attached to it. If your partner where to move their arm than you would see it and would get the experience of being that person. To learn more click here.

Tech Blog 4/25/14

New Samsung Galaxy s5 is water and dust resistant

This brand new phone from Samsung which is known as the Samsung Galaxy s5 is completely resistant to dust. Also this phone can be put in one meter of water for over 30 minutes and still be functioning and working. This phone is set to be released soon. Click here to learn more.

Favorite Restaurant 4/21/14

My favorite restaurant is Chilis located on 140 New Jersey 17 East Rutherford. Chilis serves a variety of different foods that include Mexican dishes and traditional American dishes as well. Chilis has many great appetizers and many great main platters. My personal favorite dishes are the Bacon Burger and the Mexican dishes. The Mexican dishes that are available at Chilis are Fajitas, Classic Nachos, Crispy Chicken Tacos, Steak Tacos, and Grilled Chicken Tacos.

Chilis is a restaurant chain and they have restaurants all across the United States. They also have a lot of advertising on television for their specials and great dishes. Chilis is my favorite restaurant because my parents bought me there ever since I was a little kid and I always loved going to eat there. If Chilis would ever close down then I would probably just go to Olive Garden because in Olive Garden they sell Italian food and Italian food is one of my favorite types of food.                                   Overall Chilis is a great restaurant with great food and a really nice interior design. Chilis has a loud atmosphere at night but a nice and calm atmosphere during the day. The food is always tasty and the pricing in my opinion is pretty decent. Chilis is a good place for the whole family to visit and it wont be to expensive. Chilis has great service and kind employees that gladly take your order and serve with a smile. Chilis is a great place to go to and eat at.

Tech Blog 4/11/14

Health Monitoring Patch Moves With Skin

This little device looks like a band aid but it is actually a little patch that monitors your health. This patch was specially made so that it does not get loose and fall of the users skin. The patch flexes with the users skin and the wires were specially put in so that they keep on doing their function. Click Here to learn more.

 

Tech Blog 4/5/14

Robotic Hand is Able to Feel

A man who had lost his hand due to a firework accident is now able to feel due to a special artificial hand that is connected to his nerves. The artificial robotic hand was able to help the user feel varying forces of pressure and the hand sends messages to the remaining nerves in the arm and the brain will know the feeling of what the user is touching. Hopefully this revolutionary tool with other people with amputated limbs feel again. Click Here to learn more.

Wiki Dissection

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?
2. When was the last post?
3. How was this Wiki created?
4. What would you add to it?
5. What did you learn from it?
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

1.The purpose of this wiki is to show what disruptive technology is in the classroom.

2. The last post was November 7, 2007.

3. The wiki was created by using many people to go on this post and each of them had to add, revise, and edit information.

4. I would off added that wikis are actually not totally disruptive and in fact they can actually be helpful to students.

5. I learned that that there can be many different ways that technology can disrupt a classroom\

6. If I had to create a wiki with a team I would like to do a wiki on sports.

7. Wikis can be used in the classroom or in education by using it as a base for information. You can use its resources to get to other reliable sites and get information there.

Wiki Do Now

1.How can a wiki be used in your current classes? (tip: Use the Internet, here is a good source). Be specific to your classes!
2.What are the benefits of using a wiki?
3.How can we create one in this class and utilize it?
4.What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

1. I use wiki in my classes when in I am World History I use it as a way too do research for group projects. I can use the references on Wikipedia and navigate to other websites and find information there as well.

2. The benefits of using a wiki are that the information on the wiki will never be outdated and sense wikis can always be changed the information will always stay relevant.

3. We can create one in class by signing up to make one and we can each contribute by adding our own little bit of information. The information we put we will can use for something else.

4.I always use wikis as a way to find information on a certain topic or person. Other than that I do not have much experience in creating wikis since I have never made one or have not tried to edit one.

Do Now: Wiki 3/31

Wikis are a resource online that gives information on any particular subject. I have used many wikis about different people and different events that happened in history. Wikis can be used in education as a base for your information. You can almost use a Wiki as a reference point for a topic that you research.

Tech Blog 3/27/14

MLB unveils new technology to track defense

The MLB just released brand new technology that will be able to track and measure every play in the game.This tech will be able to tell us the velocity, spin rate, and path of each pitch. Also if a batter were to hit the ball this technology will tel us the hang time and launch distance of the ball. The MLB hopes to have this brand new technology available to all teams and stadiums by opening day in 2015. The speed of the runners and force of the hit will also be recorded. Click Here to learn more.

What is my influence?

My reason for purchasing a product is probably how entertaining their advertising is. If I saw a really funny commercial then it would get me interested in the product more than a product that had a very boring advertisement. Also if the product has good reviews on the internet and I know that the product is reliable then I would buy it.

Tech Blog 3/21/14

Sony reveals "Project Morpheus" VR Headset for PS4

This week Sony unveiled at the 2014 Game Developers Conference that they have started a new project named Project Morpheus. This will be a head mounted display that will contain a 90 degree field of view and HD sound. PlayStation executives believe that this new virtual reality technology can be there key to reaching the next level. The headset tracks the users head movement with special built in sensors. If this new PlayStation product is a success it will be a milestone for reality gaming and gaming in general as gamers have waited for a virtual reality product to come out for a while.

Invisible for a Day

If I could be invisible for one day I would do a lot of things. I would probably be thinking about all of the amazing opportunities I have. My invisibility would allow me to do things that I would get busted for if they could see me. I would like to do something really over the top but even though I am invisible I would probably not be able to because I am still not super strong or can fly so I am limited. The good deeds I would do is probably something like pick up the trash or maybe help an old lady carry her groceries into her house. I would do random nice acts for society.
I would help he elderly because since they are old they do not have the same energy that a young person has and it is harder for them to do things. I would help them mow their lawns or carry heavy objects. Since I am invisible they would not know it was me but I would not care because I would not have time to take any praise anyway. I would also devote my time to picking up trash in my school or park area. I would do this because kids should be able to play and go to school in a nice and clean environment. These are the good deeds I would do if I was invisible.

Tech Blog 3/15/14

Toyota announces new cars that will come with the new Apple CarPlay feature

Toyota announced that it will have some of its new cars will come with the new Apple CarPlay feature. This new Apple software goes into your car and it is basically a touchscreen in your the car. This touchscreen will display apps, music, contacts, and maps. The car is supposedly rumored be available with Apple CarPlay for purchase in 2015. Click Here to learn more.

Tech Blog 3/6/14

Google unveils Brand New LG Nexus 5
Google recently announced that it was coming out with a brand new phone the LG Nexus 5. This phone has 5 inch HD display and a front facing camera. This phone also has the Andriod 4.4 and 2 GB of RAM. This phone is to be competition for other rival phone companies and is speculated to be a very impressive phone. This phone comes in black and white and takes very high quality photos. The phone also has Bluetooth 4.0 and Duel-band WiFi. Click here to learn more.

Tech Blog 2/28/14

 

New Special Spoon May Be Able To Aid People With Parkinson's Disease

There is a new spoon coming out made by Lift Labs is designed to help people living with the condition known as Parkinson's disease. People suffering from Parkinson's Disease get tremors throughout their body that makes them shake and with a regular spoon are most likely going to spill their food. With this special spoon this issue will be solved because this spoon utilizes sensors that will detect the tremor and the spoon will go in the opposite direction. This way no food will be spilled and the user can comfortably enjoy their meal. Click here to learn more.

        

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

What I Learned

I learned that if someone were to post a picture online and say I used it for educational purposes it is still technically fair play. Also I learned that as soon as you do work like a picture or photo then it is immediately copyrighted for you. I also learned that not all things are for fair use and if some pictures or songs are licensed then you have to get permission to use it. Click Here to learn more.

Tech Blog 2/24/14

Paralyzed Teenager May Kick Off World Cup Thanks to Amazing Technology

This summer the World Cup will begin but this summer may also introduce us to some groundbreaking technology. The plan for this summers World Cup is to have a paralyzed Brazilian Teenager kick off the event by using very advanced technology.

It may seem impossible to think off but by using this technology it may be able to help millions of people and how this invention works is that you use brain signals to move an exoskeleton which will allow the paralyzed boy to be able to move himself and kick the ball by using his brain. Click Here to learn more.

Content Area Class

My class is Biology and I thought that I would learn about how the body works. I learned about cells and how the body runs. Additionally we use microscopes there too and it is a pretty hard class. Many things there I do not understand. I like to get a grasp on these kind of things because it makes it seem a little clearer how life works in the natural order.

Welcome to my Blog

Welcome. My name is Sebastian and this is my first post in my blog for Web 2.0. I like a lot of things like sports and I don't really hate many things honestly. I am an only child and I have a lot of family. Hopefully in the future I can become successful and I can be happy.