Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Posting Sem 2_Pre

          This year, one of the classes I am taking is US History 1 with Mrs. Gaven, period two. She is located in room 214. Mrs. Gaven is a very nice teacher and enjoys teaching history. The last time we learned about US history was when we were in eighth grade. When class first started I expected to learn a lot about the wars we were in, our past presidents, and past issues the United States endured. We are currently learning about the Constitution, and how it has shaped and impacted the country we live in today. We are picking apart the different articles in the Constitution and finding the meaning to it. At the end of this lesson we will understand the Constitution thoroughly.
           Mrs. Gaven grades tests and quiz eighty percent,and homework ten percent. It is important to do the work in her class in order to pass her class. We just finished doing a project about our lives. We made a brochure, and in four of the boxes we had to write and illustrate four important stages in our life that shaped you as the person you are today.
       We use a lot of technology in this class. When Mrs. Gaven shows us videos, slideshows, or articles she uses the projector to project them on the board. Another way technology is used are the online textbooks. Mrs. Gaven gave each student a log in we can use to read the textbook online. We can download the pdf file, listen to someone read it out loud, or download the section you want to listen to on an iPod. I think this is helpful for students because you don't have to bring the textbook home with you, and you can just read in online. I think this class is going to be very interesting.

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Click here for the link to the online textbook 

         

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

         This article about copyright tells you all about the laws and restrictions we have on everything on the internet. Copyright is the United States federal law that protects "original works of ownership" which in include literary, written, dramatic, artistic, musical, and certain types of works.  Almost everything we see through technology has a copyright. Although, images and written works on the internet are allowed to be used in the classroom for educational purposes. Students are allowed to use images online for projects, or anything that relates to education. This benefits students, and teaches them lessons related to technology.

Tech Article 9/12

iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Unveiled

• The new iPhone 6 has a larger, more thinner aluminum body and glass front that curves around the sides.
• The original model has a 4.7 inch screen, versus the iPhone 6 plus with a 5.5 inch screen
• The iPhone 6 has 1 million pixels, and the iPhone 6 plus with 2 million.
• Colors come in  Gold, silver, and grey
• New features include 8-megapixel camera, improved battery life, and faster networking LTE
• Both iPhone 6 come out on September 19th

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Spell City

    You can use spell city to help students learn to spell. For example, first or second graders can use this website to get an idea of how to spell. It would help them learn to spell and it would be easier to spell as they get older.

Tech Article 5/24

If you work for IMB, you can bring your iPhone to work, but the use of Siri is banned. The reason is, Siri ships everything you search to a data center in Maiden, North Carolina. When you use Siri the things you say will be recorded and sent to Apple in order to convert what you say into text. Siri collects a bunch of other information, names of people from your address book and other user data. I could see why this company has banned Siri.

Tech Article 5/11

     Facebook has created its own App Store, in which it will display the best apps across the web and on mobile devices. The social network, which now has more than 900 million users, will also sell its own apps through the store. The app center will be coming out in a couple weeks.

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Tech Article 5/4

The new look for the iPhone can be tall, skinny, and no curves. A new report from iLounge   says that the sixth-generation iPhone will launch this fall with a taller 4-inch screen, metal back, remade dock connector and new aspect ratio, according to a new report. These changes can become standard among all its handheld devices, including the iPod.        
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