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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Social Bookmarking Discussion Questions

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
Another way to organize and store information on your computers is through folders.
2.What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
From researching the topic above I learned things such as different opinions on the legalization of marijuana, the NHL playoff standings, and different ways to utilize social media within the classroom.
3.What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
Other social bookmarking apps/ websites include Reddit, Metafilter, and Delicious.
4.Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
I may continue to use social bookmarking as it may be beneficial while in college.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Do Now: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Gandhi

Every year there are dozens of murders, homocides, deaths inflicted by other human beings. This makes me want to do something to help. My goal is to graduate from college with a degree in criminology. This will allow mw to help to fight to understand and cotrol killers and those who are mentally ill, resulting in them killing. Not only will I fufill my goal of becoming a criminologist, but I will also be helping other in trying to make the cities and town they live in safer. I will be able to utalize my knowledge in topics that interest me to make a difference.

RSS Assignment Discission Questions

1, I chose the website that I did because those where the government agencies that I was familiar with, those are the news website that I use to complete my weekly tech articles, and I chose five website sin which I have personal interests.

2. I found it difficult to locate the RSS feeds on many of the websites but once I located the feeds it was easy to subscibe to them.

3. My favorite sites were my personal ones specifically the website for SUNY Cortland athletics and volleyball.

4. RSS feeds can also be used to see as websites update and relase new information and also allowes for easy acess to this updated information.

5. I probably will not use RSS feeds in the fututre because I have no need for them. Maybe in college I will benefit from RSS feeds but for now they are not needed.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Invisible Cloak Good Deed

If I was chosen to wear an invisibility cloak for a day, I would there is one specific good deed that I would preform. I would walk around New York City and give food to every homeless person I saw. Rather than give them money I would give them food. In addition to giving food to those on the street, I would also bring food to soup kitchens and shelters. There are so many people that must live on the streets or in cars. These people have no shelter and no means of food. While I cannot provide a home for all, I can easily manage to give the homeless and hungry a meal.
After walking through New York City, I would then branch out out to the surrounding communities around where I live. I want to help those who need it and are within and close yo my community. After I find who is in need of food, or anything affordable that I can help provide, I will bring those items to there home or wherever they are currently residing. I would need no recognition for the deeds I have done therefore, the invisibility cloak would be perfect in completing this good deed.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Criminology

If I were able to add a class to our school curriculum, I would add criminology. Although Wood-Ridge High School does offer forensic science, criminology is a completely different class. Criminology is concerned with the social and psychological aspect of crimes rather than scientific aspects. Students will study topics such as causes of crimes, effects of crimes on society, criminal profiling, and types of crimes. To demonstrate their understanding of each of these aspects, real crimes will be studied and reproduced. Data from these crimes will be compiled and analyzed to conclude how each particular crime effected society and the individual. As a final project, a crime produced in class, giving the students roles individual roles, will be carried out and solved.
The class would meet three times a week for an hour at a time. This will allow for more time for learning, the recreation of crimes, and for recollection of classes. Possibly, a crime can be set up to involve both the forensic science and criminology students. In this case the criminology students would be responsible for interrogations, interviews, and behavioral analysis.

Maya: Personal Robot

Robotbase's new technology is a personal assistant, photographer, butler and home security guard all in one. Robotbase is a a robotics company in New York City that is developing a personal robot that can perform a variety of daily functions such as everything from turning on lights to managing social calendars. The bot can even read a bedtime story to your kids, and adjust the color of the room's lighting based on the story's mood. The new personal robot has a wide array of capabilities. It can recognize faces and expressions, or recognize objects around the house and navigate around them automatically. The robot can also recognize speech and respond to requests. The bot can tell you about the news or the weather, play music and schedule meetings. users can ask it to do things like order takeout, and it will learn their preferences.
Robotbase's prototype bot is a female avatar named Maya, but its makers are working on creating other customizable faces, names and voices.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Mimo: Wearable Baby Monitor

Mimo is a onesie that has a built-in monitor that collects data in real time about baby's breathing, temperature, sleep, body position and sends it to a smartphone. A notification can be sent to the smartphone to indicate whether the baby has turned over, woken, or taken a pause in its breathing.