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Something that ignites me is watching Kevin Durant give back to his community. My life goal is to be the doctor. If i'm a doctor I would go to different parts of the world and treat those in need.

Blog-Post Assessment

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings is my favorite restaurant. It is located at 470 Harmon Meadow Blvd, Secaucus, NJ. This location is very close to where I live. The restaurant serves typical bar food like buffalo wings, fries, burgers, chicken, and beer. Every time I go I like to get a basket of fries, 12 medium sauced wings, and sweet tea.






Buffalo Wild Wings was found by James Disbrow and Scott Lowery. The first B-Dubs was opened in Columbus Ohio. It was originally named Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck. They later decided to franchised the company. Today the company has over 600 locations in the US and they are planning to expand into Canada.

This is my favorite restaurant because I enjoy the food, service, and atmosphere. The food is amazing. The service always check on you and make sure your glass is filled. I feel that there is so much excitement coming from the sport fans watching their favorite sport. If this restaurant closed down I would start going to Popeyes.

RSS Discussion Questions

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
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3. I selected the sites because I want to be kept updated about my favorite things. 
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5. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
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7. Yes it was very easy to find feeds.
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9. Which sites were your favorites?
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11. My favorites were CNN and Golden State Warriors.
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13. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
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15. You could use RSS to be updated on the material in class.
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17. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future? 
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19. I am most likely to use RSS when I don't have time to search every website.

Do Now Writing Prompt

If I was a teacher, I would add a Minecraft class. The class would be a elective that anyone can take. The class would consist of 15 to 20 students and a teacher. Each student would have a laptop with Minecraft installed. Minecraft can be used to teach students about architecture. Minecraft allows students to build whatever their minds can think of.

The class should be taken any period of the day except 7th because that's Web 2.0. The teacher assess the students on there creativity and participation. This is a relevantly easy class but it gives students the option to explore an architectural career.

Tech Article 11/21

Netflix Makes Up to a Third of Internet Traffic in the US

• This data was taken by a firm called Sandvine
• Every Users uses about 20 gigabits on Netflix a month
• Most people are using Netflix on their home network
• Behind Netflix there is Youtube
• Lastly the data is taken at the peak hours.

Wiki Dissection RC &LV

WIKI DISSECTION

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki? The purpose of the Wiki was to inform the viewer about Disruptive Technology in classrooms.
2. When was the last post? The last post was July 29, 2012.
3. How was this Wiki created? This wiki was created by using Wikidot.
4. What would you add to it? I would add pictures of the examples of Disruptive Technology just incase the viewer didn't know what they were. 
5. What did you learn from it? I learned that about different types of Disruptive Technology in classrooms.
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)? I would create a wiki with my family about who bringing what for Christmas Dinner.
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education? Wiki can be used in classroom by allowing students to hand in work to the teacher on the Wiki.

Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in a current class on your schedule (not this course)? Pick a class and be specific how the class could create and use a Wiki on a regular basis.

A1: In World History, Ms. Garvin made us a Wiki-Dot website. She assigns us webquests and have us share our findings so the rest of the class can see it.

2. What are the benefits of using a wiki in class?

A2: The benefits of using a wiki are it is easier to collaborate with others and get information out on the internet.

3.  How can we create a wiki in this class, what would we contribute to it and how would we utilize it on an on-going basis?

A3: In this class, we can make a wiki to post all of the tech articles in page instead of click on everyone link separately. 

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

A4: I used wikis to do class work in Ms. Garvin's class.

My Weekend

Over the weekend, I mostly stayed home. On Wednesday, my mother took me to Gamestop where I picked up Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. Then the rest of the week I played Call of Duty. My dad took me to Popeyes and McDonalds for lunch. I finished the campaign of the game and leveled up to second prestige. Then on Sunday, we had a basketball game. We lost to a mediocre team because of the sophomores and the freshman center (EP). After the game, I went home and did all my homework.

Click here learn more about Call of Duty Advanced Warfare

Tech Article 10/24

Will Google's new mail service replace Gmail?

• It is currently in beta
• Supposed to be better then Outlook
• Main feature is that it will group together the emails based on comments
• Also Google + will be integrated with Inbox
• Testers can get Inbox on their Android or IOS deivce.

Tech Article 10/18

Apple introduces the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3

• The iPad Air 2 and Mini 3 was introduced yesterday in California
• The iPad Air 2 is faster bigger and more expensive than the mini
• They both will feature and fingerprint scanner
• Both thinner then a pencil
• Mini costs $400
• Air costs $500
• Both set to be released on October 24th 

Tech article 10/9

Study shows other intelligence systems are better then Siri

• Stone Temple conducted an study to see which it the best voice command search engine
• The subjects were Siri, Cortana, and Google Now.
• The testing process was that they asked each search engine 3065 questions.
• Google Now answered 88% of the questions correct.
• Siri answered 53% of the questions correct.
• Cortana answered 40 % of the questions correct.

Tech Article 10/3

Windows 10 Preview ready to be downloaded

• Windows 10 was announced on Tuesday.
• The name was chosen because microsoft believes that their software is two steps ahead this generation of tech.
• Features a new thing called Continuum which allows 2 in 1 tablet/computers to be recognized faster.
• Its more compatible to touch controls.
• Windows explorer is faster.

If you want to try out windows 10 click here

Do Now 9/29/14

Wikipedia Editorial

An editorial is a article written by senior editor. I was reading an editorial about Wikipedia and I saw many interesting points.

For those of you who don't know what Wikipedia is, it is an online encyclopedia. Wikipedia could be edited by anyone. So many of my teachers don't recommend us using it. My teachers say that Wikipedia is an unreliable source of information. 

After reading this article I can honestly say that my views on Wikipedia has change greatly. I think the people who are making the changes are abiding by a code in which their information has to be accurate. 

Tech Article(9/19/14)

California Issues Permits for Self Driving Cars

• Audi got issued the first permit.
• The state require each car manufacturer is be insured $5,000,000
• Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Ford, and GM were also issued permits
• GM Motors estimates for self driving cars to be on the market on 2017
• Audi already have an A7 equipped with self-driving features ready for testing

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

Ms. Garvin is my world history teacher. She got her bachelor degree from Purdue University and her masters from Columbia University. Ms. Garvin teaches World History for the high school. In the beginning of the school year, I expected to learn about the Renaissance art and World War 2. So far we learned about the causes and effect of the Renaissance. Right now we are learning about the reformation. 

Her grading policy is very reasonable. Tests and DBQs are worth 40% of your grades. Quizzes  and in-classwork are worth 40%. Homework and class participation are 20%.  The most interesting aspect 0f the class is the in-class activities she has. The in-class activities help me understand what we learned in class that day.

I think Ms. Garvin incorporates technology into her class very well. Since the school gave us Chromebooks we can further our technology skill. She has a class Wiki that she will use to hand for class projects. As you can see I am very excited for World History.

Renaissance Video
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Educational Technology and Copyright Laws

In this article,  I learned about the copyright law.  Copyright is the law that protects the works of any author. This law pertains to all types of media. Its protects the author's work from getting another person saying its there own. The penalty for copyright is  fine.

Apple's New Smartwatch

On September 9th, Apple held an press conference that announced Apple's new smartwatch. The watch features a small display with two buttons on the side. The watch can synced to your iPhone to show notifications and incoming calls. It also has a custom heartbeat sensor. The watch is charged by an magnetic connecter. Another feature is that it will come with Apple Pay which allows you to put your credit cards on the watch and use them to pay. The watch would be released in early 2015. In the end, the Apple Watch has many new and useful features, however many people speculate if the watch is worth its $350 price tag.