Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your Homecoming weekend! If you didn't participate in the Homecoming festivities, what did you do? Share pics!
Over the weekend I did not participate in homecoming but my girlfriend and I spent Saturday night at work and then we went and saw a movie. It was a really quite weekend and I had a lot of fun just hanging out and doing nothing.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
September 24, 2014
Blog Post of the Day:
Imagine Mr. Bacon has asked you to suggest one way of improving Blue Valley High School to make it a better place for students. Think about the changes that are needed at your school. Pick one change you feel would really make a difference and explain what it is and why you'd make the change.
I would recommend taking the block off of the internet on school computers. A lot of the issues that face our world today are spread via Youtube, social media, or alternative news sources. By blocking those websites, we are potentially blinding students that want to learn. Also, many reputable websites are blocked because it uses a word like "sex" which automatically causes the filter to block the entire site. I was doing a report on sexual abuse in the catholic church and it was impossible for me to find sources at school because of the filter.
Imagine Mr. Bacon has asked you to suggest one way of improving Blue Valley High School to make it a better place for students. Think about the changes that are needed at your school. Pick one change you feel would really make a difference and explain what it is and why you'd make the change.
I would recommend taking the block off of the internet on school computers. A lot of the issues that face our world today are spread via Youtube, social media, or alternative news sources. By blocking those websites, we are potentially blinding students that want to learn. Also, many reputable websites are blocked because it uses a word like "sex" which automatically causes the filter to block the entire site. I was doing a report on sexual abuse in the catholic church and it was impossible for me to find sources at school because of the filter.
Photo courtesy of youtube
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
September 23, 2014
Blog Post of the Day:
What are your favorite apps on your phone or tablet? Why?
What are your favorite apps on your phone or tablet? Why?
My favorite app is probably flappy golf. In flappy golf, you control a golf ball and try to get it into the hole. It is a great way to pass the time or play with friends because there is a multiplayer mode.
Photo: http://www.gamesworlditalia.com/img/16/recensione-flappy-golf.jpg
Monday, September 22, 2014
September 22, 2014
Blog Post of the Day:
What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"?
"Electronic mail, most commonly referred to as email or e-mail since ca. 1993, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks." That is how Wikipedia defines email. Email is used today as a quick and easy way to communicate with your peers, friends, and coworkers in a fashion that is faster than standard communication. Email has also come to replace fax machines because you can just attach any document to an email and it will be sent to whoever needs to see it.
What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"?
"Electronic mail, most commonly referred to as email or e-mail since ca. 1993, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks." That is how Wikipedia defines email. Email is used today as a quick and easy way to communicate with your peers, friends, and coworkers in a fashion that is faster than standard communication. Email has also come to replace fax machines because you can just attach any document to an email and it will be sent to whoever needs to see it.
14 most important email etiquette tips:
- Be concise and to the point
- Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions
- Use proper spelling, grammar & punctuation
- Make it personal
- Use templates for frequently used responses
- Answer swiftly
- Do not attach unnecessary files
- Use proper structure & layout
- Do not overuse the high priority option
- Do not write in CAPITALS
- Don't leave out the message thread
- Add disclaimers to your emails
- Read the email before you send it
- Do not overuse Reply to All
Friday, September 19, 2014
September 19, 1014
Blog Post of the Day:
Now that you've been in Emerging Technology for several weeks... what do you think? Do you think the web tools (Drive, Evernote, Bubbl, etc.) are helpful to you? Do you think they will be helpful throughout high school or even college? Explain.
Now that you've been in Emerging Technology for several weeks... what do you think? Do you think the web tools (Drive, Evernote, Bubbl, etc.) are helpful to you? Do you think they will be helpful throughout high school or even college? Explain.
After being in emerging tech. for a while, I have come to really like the class. I thought that this class would just be something I do as a filler class. However, I have learned a lot of new things in here. I never thought that I would use blogger or Google drive like I have, nor did I think that I would use Google slides. This class has made me step outside of my comfort zone and explore a lot of new things that I would have never tried otherwise.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
September 17, 2014
Blog Post of the Day:
Do you enjoy writing? When do you enjoy it? What kind of writing do you enjoy? Why do you think the ability to write is so important no matter what kind of writing it is? Give an example that you enjoyed writing or hated writing. Why?
"Writing is a medium of communication that represents language through the inscription of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language. Writing is not a language but a form of technology. Within a language system, writing relies on many of the same structures as speech, such as vocabulary, grammar and semantics, with the added dependency of a system of signs or symbols, usually in the form of a formal alphabet." That is what Wikipedia calls writing. I kind of like writing but I almost always hate it if it is a school assignment. I like writing if I am not given very many constraints or regulations that I have to follow. Writing well is important because it is how we communicate our ideas to others.
Do you enjoy writing? When do you enjoy it? What kind of writing do you enjoy? Why do you think the ability to write is so important no matter what kind of writing it is? Give an example that you enjoyed writing or hated writing. Why?
"Writing is a medium of communication that represents language through the inscription of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language. Writing is not a language but a form of technology. Within a language system, writing relies on many of the same structures as speech, such as vocabulary, grammar and semantics, with the added dependency of a system of signs or symbols, usually in the form of a formal alphabet." That is what Wikipedia calls writing. I kind of like writing but I almost always hate it if it is a school assignment. I like writing if I am not given very many constraints or regulations that I have to follow. Writing well is important because it is how we communicate our ideas to others.
Photo Credit: http://www.whatsonmybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/writing2-1024x685.jpg
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
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