Blog Post 11/7

Blog Post Title: 11/7 An 18 Year Old Lawmaker -- What are you doing with your Life?

Would you ever consider running for political office?  What would you run on if you did?  How old is this girl?  How did she win?  What was her campaign promises?  Where did she run her campaign from?  How many legistlatures in the nation are under 30?  What is the percentage of the population under 30 (you'll need to google this)?

Blog Post Title: 11/7 Amazon Echo -- A Home Assistant

What is the Echo?  What can it do?  Do you think this is better than an assistant on your phone?  Why or why not?  How does it play music?  How satisfied are you with voice activated gadgets?  Do they work?  Would you think about buying one?

Blog Post 11/6

Blog Post Title: 11/6 The "No Consequences" Education

Do you think that teachers are too nice to students?  Do you agree that the younger generations have trouble arriving on time and taking instructions is something your generation can't do?  What cognitive mechanism is he talking about?  Why does the author think this is happening?  How to do you feel about the "get-out-of-jail-free-cards?"  According to the author, how can education be fixed? 

Blog Post Title:  11/6 Unlimited Photo Storage for Members 

How many pictures are on your phone (You can pull it out and look)?  What happens when you fill up your phone with pictures?  Do you use Amazon at all?  What has Amazon announced?  Would you purchase this service?  What else does Amazon prime offer to subsrcibers?  How much does Prime cost?  

Blog Post 11/5

Blog Post Title: 11/5 Alex from Target Not Real

Have you heard of Alex from Target?  What did this thing really turn into? How famous did this kid get?  What did this experiment prove?  Was Target helping?  Did they benefit?  How do you feel about this?

Blog Post Title: 11/5 Classroom Decorations Affect Learning

Do you believe there is too much stuff on your teachers walls?  What do you stare at when you get bored in classes? What does the science of this say?  Do you appreciate it when teachers display your work?  Do you pay attention to things that are on the walls?  Are any of your classrooms to distracting?  Does it make a difference to your level of engagement?  How would you decorate your classroom?

Blog Post 11/4

Blog Post Title: 11/4 Taylor Swift Breaks Up with Spotify

Why did Swift break up with Spotify?  How is Spotify trying to get her back?  Why do you think this is happening?  WHat is the future of Music?  Why is this big news?  How do you feel about her decision?

Blog Post Title: 11/4 Microsoft about to Launch Skype Translator

Do you use skype?  What is the new goal of Microsoft?  How are they going to accomplish this?  What are the 4 products they are focusing on?  What are the restrictions of this service?  What languages are offered on this?

Blog Post 11-3

Topic 1: 11/3 Countries that give free College Education to Americans

How much have college costs grown since 1985?  What does the German government do with tuition?  How many degrees in germany are offered in English?  What will Finland cover?  How many undergraduate programs are in English in France?  What programs are tution free in Sweden? What South American country made this list?  Would you travel abroad for your education?  

Topic 2: 11/3 The Microsoft Band

How much will the Band cost?  How much does it weight?  How is it different from the Apple Watch?  What can you customize on this?  What platforms will the device work with? What does this device actually tell you?  Would you ever wear one of these?  Why or why not?  Do you agree that they are posed to be the next big tech category?