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Do Now on12/15

One of my goals in life is to give everyone an equal chance. For instance, I believe everyone should have the ability to have a fighting chance to succeed. I'm well aware of how we live in a country of democracy. However, I strongly believe that people of low-income areas don't have all the resources that high-income areas do. Yet, I feel that those of high-income areas tend to have more pressure for success as well. All in all, my goals is to somehow alter the system. 

Multimedia Blog Post

In a world with apps like Yelp and Google at our fingertips, discovering some of the greatest restaurant comes in an easily accessible manner. Whenever my family/friends and I are looking for a place to go on while on vacation or just a Saturday night, these kind of apps and resources come in handy. However, my favorite restaurant would have to be The Cheesecake Factory.  Specifically the one located within the Shops at Riverside. 

 

This has grown to be one of my favorite restaurants locally because it's a convenient place where have many of my friends and I meet up to catch up. Also, we tend to celebrate many milestones at the restaurant such as birthdays, holidays, and etc. Ideally, it's a great place for late lunches on weekends to family dinners. One may consider its prices higher than a common franchise. However, once you have a meal inside one can surely understand all the hype. Especially considering how there are shops like "Bloomingdales" and "Barnes and Noble" right next to the restaurant. Which is convenient considering it's a great way for some people so pass time.

The history of the chain started in Detriot, Michigan during the 1940's. Evelyn Overton found a recipe in the local newspaper that went on to inspire her original cheesecake. She decided to open up her own cheesecake shop after receiving such positive feedback. Unfortunately, she gave up her dream to raise her children. However, she did not completely give up her dream and continued to make cheesecakes in her apartment while supplying them locally. They all moved to LA in 1972,  her husband Oscar and her made one last attempt at opening their bakery which turned into the chain that exists today. 

Tech Article on 12/12

Google News Shuts Down in Spain

• This was no mistake considering that there's a new set of fees being imposed in Spain
• Starting in January, Spain's legislation will require every Spanish publication like "Google News" for showing a snippet of their article
• Google is expected to shut down the service and pull Spanish publishers with Google News no longer being available on December 16
• Google's News service was launched in 2002
• Since then it grew to include 72 different editions
• 30 different languages
• Over 50,000 stories

Discussion Questions: RSS Feeds

Discussion Questions to be Posted on your own blog 

• Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? 
• I selected them due to the fact that each sites are websites I visit occasionally without the assignment.Thus, it's tailored to my taste and I'm able to read them in a timely manner.
• Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them? 
• Yes, because I was able to locate the website and browse specific categories to my liking.
• Which sites were your favorites? 
• BuzzFeed
• What else can you use RSS feeds for?
• To keep track of new discoveries or article being published on a specific topic.
• How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
• Very likely thinking as I'm going to download an RSS app to my Macbook.

Tech Article on 10/5

Uber Confirms $1.2B Funding

• Uber gets $1.2 in funding
• They have faced controversial issues of higher prices lately 
• They're not going to release the sponsors as of yet 
• Uber is approximately worth $40B
• Discuss potential advantages 
• They've raise $2.7Bin funding so far

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Do Now Writing Prompt on 12/3

Out of all the curriculum available at Wood-Ridge High School, certain types of areas lack curriculum. Adding certain class could create a better opportunity of students receiving the most of their education here at WRHS. To be more specific, the mathematics and science department lack in curriculum. For instance, although we offer the college program for science courses like physics or electives like biotechnology or genetics, there should be the next step.

For example, instead of students paying $225 per full year course to receive college credits, there should be an alternate route. Like physics, we should expand our advance placement opportunities by adding AP classes for sciences like physics. It would create an atmosphere of where students understood the determination in order to excel. It would obviously have a greater work load. However, at the same time it would have dignified students.

Tech Article on 11/21

Russians 'Spying on UK Webcams'

• Access of IP-enabled cameras on digital devices are easily accessible to tech savvy people against users that fail to change their password
• Some examples of easy accessible devices are
• webcams on laptop
• modern baby monitors
• home security kits
• Information Commissioner Graham used a Russian website as an example of the weakness
• It provided a directory of thousands of unsecured internet cameras
• which included hundreds of modern security camera and baby monitors installed in the United Kingdom
• They have been trying to significantly reduce the amount 
• Since the website was reported in October the number of the British web-cams that were accessible on the directory dropped from 1,764 to 584
  

Wiki Dissection with E.L. & L.M.

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?
   -The purpose of this Wiki is working collaboratively on the topic of disruptive technology. 
2. When was the last post?
   -The last post was June 23rd, 2014.
   
3. What would you add to it?
   -I would add topics relating and contributing to the idea of disruptive technology in the classroom.
   
4. What did you learn from it?
   - I learned about the proof and evidence regarding disruptive technology within the classroom.
   
5. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
    - I would choose to create a wiki on social media and social networking.
   
6. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?
   - Wikis can be used for working collaboratively on weekly topics.
   

Wiki Research

Aloha fellow bloggers! For those of you that do not know what "aloha" is...it's "hello" in Hawaiian! While we're at it, let's expand further on our Hawaiian ability, "wiki wiki" means quickly! Many of you have probably heard of "WikiHow" or "Wikipedia". Glad you've heard that little fun fact, now it's time for the important stuff! How exactly can we use a wiki in our daily educational career?

• With a wiki, it enables us to work in collaboration which is beneficial! To further expand, you could post certain projects or assignments for collaborative proofreading or possession of an idea!
• The benefits of creating a wiki would be to have other opinions in order to help your work progress to a further level of excellence!
• When having a wiki within class, we could use it on an on-going basis by having some sort of revision weekly within the class! (example: one person must revise three different people with no more than three revisions)
• Unfortunately, I do not have any prior experience creating wikis. However, by creating one, I believe it'd be a great in-class experience!

Do Now on 11/11/2014

 What I Did Over The Weekend in a Nutshell!

Over my four-day weekend, I managed to accomplish much more than expected. Although I spent a majority of my weekend buried with homework assignments, I also visited my father's side of the family. The greatest part when visiting my dad's relatives was meeting my cousin's new baby girl! However, despite how adorable she was, there was a greater accomplishment, I managed to launch my own organization, Provoke Prosperity. On Saturday, I spent most of my day at the Hoboken Shelter where I represented Provoke Prosperity while helping the needy create and expand on job resumes. With launching Provoke Prosperity on Saturday, I also taught them the importance of networking and applying themselves. It was all inspired by a speech of success and desire!

Click here to see Provoke Prosperity's Website!

The speech that inspired Provoke Prosperity!

Technology Article on 11/14

Google HQ search to hit Central Barangaroo

• Google, the most used search engine is looking to expand either further!
• Having new headquarters would not only help expand their company, but also help small businesses when being introduced since Google tends to encourage the local area to become "Google-enabled"
• They're believed to have short-listed proposals from Grocon for their headquarters in Australia
• They're offering the development with a greater amount of space than expected
• They're offering 120, 000 sq ft
• It's not assured that Grocon's final bid may have the high residential offering
• Google are set on expanding in Australia, they have been eyeing the Australian Technology Park  which many believe that would be ideal for Google

...but as we all know, being the incredible company Google is they're always looking to strive for greater to ensure an amazing experience!

An artist's impression Central Barangaroo in Australia

Check out the Google headquarters from a fresh perspective of new Google Interns!

Technology Article on 10/24

3D Printer Builds Homes From Mud In Impoverished Areas

• Nearly one billion people around the world are homeless or live in substandard housing
• With the great gift of 3-D printing, some have addressed this with the building concrete property
• This method increases the cost significantly with the transportation of it
• The 3-D printing company WASP solved this problem by creating a portable machine that can create dwellings out of mud and natural fibers
• Most of which are found already where houses are to be built
• WASP featured a scaled-down version of the project earlier at the Maker Faire Rome - a huge even showcasing innovative technology from all over the globe
  

Technology Article on 10/17

Twitter Gives Music Another Shot Via SoundCloud Deal

• Twitter is once again attempting to bring music by establishing a partnership with SoundCloud
• Rumored first back in May
• The new Twitter Audio Card allows users to discover and listen to music or audio in general
• You will be able to listen to music while scrolling through your timeline
• The Twitter Audio Card will be available to anyone that uses SoundCloud and will be able to easily share with followers
• Work only with the official Twitter app, no third-party apps for Twitter
• Click on the arrow and box icon on the upper right corner to the dock card
• Return to timeline
• Continue to tweet, view timeline, etc while playing music
• Simply pull square image from right to left to close audio and continue browsing

Technology Article on 10/10

Snapchat: Yahoo 'set to invest millions'

Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegal

• Snapchat has declined a $3 billion offer from Facebook before
• Yahoo is rumored to thinking about investing money into Snapchat where the start-up value could be an estimates $10 billion 
• Other popular tech companies were denied like Alibaba and Tencent
• Yahoo not Snapchat have commented on this topic
• Yahoo will most likely invest $20 million to start 
• This may cause adverisements

Technology Article on 10/3

European regulators approve Facebook’s $19 billion deal for WhatsApp

• After many months, European Union antitrust regulators on Friday (today) approved Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp.
• The outcome was no shock
• Seven months prior Facebook shocked Silicon Valley by agreeing to pay a mass amount of money for the app with millions of uses
  -They're predicted to get back very little in revenue
• One month after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved  

WhatsApp is associated with phone number while Facebook is an overall social network

More on the issue in this video

Do Now on 9/29

Wiki Do Now

Editorials. Many of you may have heard the term before but what exactly is it? Editorials are articles that present an opinion tied in with valuable information. Many editorials can be found online, in newspapers, or even magazines. For instances, I'm sure most "fangirls" have seen these before, such as the latest "Do's and Do Not's" of fashion featuring their favorite celebs! But don't worry boys, editorials are in sports too! Sometimes people may read "recaps" and not realize their editorials! In the end it's all about the opinion created.

This brings us to our next subject of the feared Wikipedia! Some of us may have heard our teachers forbid the idea of using it as a source. Their reasoning would be that it is not considered a scholarly or a credible source. Some teachers even say it's absolutely preposterous and shouldn't be considered a credible source due to the fact that "anyone" can edit. However, every teaching style is different with different reasoning to not allow the use of Wikipedia, Although some may overlook that all information added requires a citation or credible source, some may just prefer scholarly articles overall found within databases. All in all, I personally believe that the use of scholarly articles within databases is what is expected at the collegiate level and that most teachers are trying to prep their students for collegiate expectations

After reading this article I must say it in all honesty that it did not change my opinion. I always knew for myself that Wikipedia required credible sources and was not a completely uncreditable source. However, I still strongly believe that scholarly articles should be relied on more for mass amounts of research than Wikipedia. Although I must say that within this article I've discovered many fascinating facts. Also, the commentary from prestigious people added an excellent persuasive effect.

Tech Article on 9/25

GM Hires Its First Cybersecurity Chief

• General Motors created the job of product security chief which was filled by Jefferey Massimilla
• There is a fear of that connected vehicles may present an opportunity for hackers and malware
• They fear this because there are many vulnerable points that a hacker might use to get into a car's electronic system
• People proposed the idea of passwords but that wouldn't be ideal (example: turning off windshield wipers)

Technology Article on 9/29

Google Inc. invests $145 million into a solar plant on top of an old California oil field

• Discuss title 
• 82MW solar power plant in Kern County
• Can provide for 10,000 homes
• Expected to help employment-650
• Looking for way to produce a cleaner source of energy
• Assisted by SunEdison 
• Also invested $75 Million into 50MW wind farm in Rippey in Green County of Iowa
• Google has invested $1.5 billion towards renewable energy

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

Class Chosen: Physics Honors

• My teacher for the class chosen is Mr. Jonathan Hassinger. He was a honor student himself, enjoys great deals for online shopping, embracing fashion and Coca-Cola Slurpees.
             Mr. Hassinger's Website
• I expected to learn about difficult topics within Physics such as significant figures.
• I've learned topics within kinetics such acceleration, speed, displacement, velocity, and much more.
• Mr. Hassinger's grading policy is as follows:



Clickers used


• Tests:40 %
• Quizzes and Labs: 15%
• Informal Assessments: 10 %
• Projects and Labs: 25%
  Syllabus for Class
  
  
  
  

  

  Our field trip

• Some interesting aspects of the class is our classroom answering system through clickers. As for field trips, we visit Six Flags to carry out our knowledge of physics.
• Technology is used mostly within our class through interactive answering systems and  powerpoints on the SmartBoard.
• Mr. Hassinger creates an ambiance within the classroom that many teachers don't do. Mr. Hassinger isn't a sheepish person and doesn't have a superiority complex. He's a great teacher to get along with and has a vast personality which allows him to connect with all of his students.

Physics Isn't So Boring As You Think!

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

What I've Learned About Copyright Laws and Education

• No paperwork is required to copyright something
• Some copyright images cannot be used something as simple as a presentation
• There is a reason why some images don't have full resolution (Due to it being copyrighted)
• Licensed images cannot be used for "fair use" 

Technology Article on 9/12

There's Something Rotten In The State of Social Media

• Facebook's new app
• Twitter's timeline
• Facebook manipulating content
• Facebook's access
• Twitters more "algorithmic" content 
• Facebook's news feed with friends
• Facebook and Twitter's trade
• Automation 
• Losing touch 
• Lifeless