1/31/17 ted talk

• Do you agree with the Ted Talk?  Why or why not?  Will you change any of your current behaviors as a result of listening to this talk?  What impact do you think this digital age will have on society in the future?  Link your completed video guide to your post

I agree with the Ted Talk because I feel like technology is a huge part in our lives right now and I have noticed it affecting us negatively. I will be more aware of the time I use technology after watching the video and I'll look into other things that I could be doing instead of being on my phone, or on my computer, or watching TV. I think this digital age will impact the future because it will shape whether we make a change with technology right now and how we use it, or if we let it completely take over our lives and we'll never be able to live without technology.

Ted Talk Notes

1/31/17

BLOG POST: 2/01/16 Words for Teenagers

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself in at least 5 sentences.

I think this article sends a good message to those who are looking for more excitement in their life. I agree with it in a way because I do feel like we should be doing something productive with our life and trying to help the community and the environment as well. The article made me feel like finding some new hobby that I've never done before. I agree because we can not always count on others to make fun for ourselves. I like the message that it sends by telling people to go do something and  have fun instead of waiting for the fun to come to you. 

1/27/17

• Do you have a different understanding of Social Bookmarking after reading this article

• Do you think social bookmarking is a helpful & beneficial tool

• Did you learn about any new social bookmarking sites that you would like to start using?

After reading my article I now understand that social bookmarking can be used to benefit others when bookmarking something yourself. For instance, if someone creates a blog and they bookmark something on their, it can definitely be useful for them but is can also benefit anyone else that sees the blog and the information. I think that social bookmarking is a very beneficial tool because it allows easier and quicker access to websites that are needed for specific things. I learned about Symbaloo and I thought that it was a very useful bookmarking website because I liked how it organized things and it seemed very useful for day to day activities. I also liked how Symbaloo allowed you to view other pages that people had created with information that could possibly be useful to you, instead of taking a lot of time and creating one yourself. 






Current Event Reflection

1/26/17

Blog Post: 1/26/17  Reflect on your recent experience with bookmarking within Chrome & Symbaloo.  Compare & contrast these two bookmarking options.  Which one did you like the best? Is there a time when one would be better than the other?

Both Chrome and Symbaloo are very similar because they both allow you to get to specific websites really fast. Chrome is much more straight forward with the bookmarks, they are easily placed and don't require any options for colors or symbols. Symbaloo does the same but focuses more on making the bookmarks more creative, you are given the option to change the color and at pictures to the link. Symbaloo focuses primarily on the links whereas Chrome just has them as an extra option. I liked Chrome better because I thought that it was a lot more simpler to do and I thought that I was able to access the sites faster than with Symbaloo.

1/24/17 Introduction to Social Bookmarking

What is Social Bookmarking? What is the purpose of Social Bookmarking? What Social Bookmarking tools do you use?  How did you learn about or choose to use the social bookmarking tools that you use?  What Social Bookmarking tools would you suggest to others? (If needed: feel free to spend a little time on the Internet before you complete this post)

I have no idea what social bookmarking is, but Google says that it is an online service that allows people to edit and share bookmarks of web documents. I have never used social bookmarking for anything. This is the firs time that I have heard of it. I have learned from the internet that people can bookmark certain websites that they find and send them to people. People can also comment and vote on social bookmarks.

1/23/17

Tell me about your weekend in 5 sentences or more.

Over the weekend I had three outdoor soccer games. The first one we lost and my team and I played really bad. The next two we played much better and won, one 3-0, and the other 2-0. Saturday night I spent time with my friends in my basement. Then Sunday afternoon after my last soccer game I relaxed at my house and did my homework. 

1/20/17 Alphabetical Advice

A- always be nice
B- be happy
C- call your friends
D- don't be rude
E- Elephants are dangerous
F- feed your pets
G- giggle a lot
H- have fun
I- Iguanas are fun pets
J- jet skiing is fun
K- keep yourself happy
L- laugh with others
M- Mean people get what they deserve
N- Nice people are rewarded
O- Old people are wise
P- please say please
Q- quiet people still have a lot to say
R- remember your family
S- spread kindness
T- tell the truth
U- use your resources wisely
V- vans are big
W- wear comfy clothes
X- xtra food is good
Y- you are amazing
Z- zoo animals are sad

1/17/17 Prezi Reflection

• Now that you have created a presentation using PREZI, take a moment to compare & contrast your experience compared to the more traditional presentation tool of Power Point.
  
  • Which tool do you think is easier to use? Why?
  • Which tool creates the more effective presentations? Explain.
  • Is there a specific presentation time when one tool would be better than the other? Explain.
  • Which tool would you choose to use the next time you create a presentation?
  
  
  I think PowerPoint is easier to use because it has a similar format to other tools like Word and Excel. I think very professional presentations would use a Power point because it has a cleaner look than Prezi, which is a more fun and allows you to be more creative. I think PowerPoint makes the most effective presentations because it does a good job of presenting the information and keeping the focus on the information. With Prezi their is a possibility that the movements and animations could be a distraction from the important information being presented. I will probably choose PowerPoint because I know how to use it a lot better than Prezi. But I do like Prezi, it is a break from the normal PowerPoint that most people use.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Finished Prezi