Thursday, October 29, 2015

Blog Post 10/29

Hey!

This one's for fun.

How's your semester been?
WHat have you learned so far?
What's your goal for next quarter?

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Blog Post 10/28

Does Bacon Cause Cancer???

Link: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/who-does-bacon-cause-cancer-sort-of-but-not-really/

What is a group 1 carcinogen?
How much does smoking increase your risk of cancer?
What causes the cancer?  Where is it found?
Will Bacon cause cancer?
Will you stop eating it?

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Blog 10/27

Facebook's New Notifications Tabs

Link: http://www.macworld.com/article/2996651/iphone-ipad/facebook-rolls-out-new-personalized-mobile-notifications-tab.html

What is Facebook doing to it's app?
When will the update come out?
How else might it work?
What's the trade off?
How do you feel about this feature?

Monday, October 26, 2015

Blog 10/26

Yahoo's first-ever live stream

Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-nfl-game-online-2015-10

Did you stream the football game yesterday?
Where did the game take place?
How many people had issues?
How much did it cost Yahoo?
What was the pattern that existed?
How do you feel about streaming?

Friday, October 23, 2015

Genius Hour Project

I am still continuing to learn different languages. I have so far learned three but I am practicing them as well to keep my knowledge of them fresh in my mind.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Blog Post 10/23 And Directions for the Day

Hey guys!

I wanted to send you guys a quick little blurb about today while I'm out.

You have two different things to do before next Friday.  I want to check in with each small objective that's on the back board on Monday so make sure you have something to show for it.  You need the website revamps and the Google Drive Project (The Welcome to Mooresville thing.)  Please get these done as you are in the class today.

Also take care of everything that comes up.

Also, today is a good time for you to check your grades.  If you have something that needs to be fixed, make sure it is 100% complete, and then you can email me.  I have to grade 530 webpages as well as the Google Project all next Friday, so that will take up the majority of time.  So any grade corrections need to be done by WEDNESDAY!!!  

Remember, all of the projects that we've completed need to be on your digital portfolio for the grade to be changed.  Make sure it's also put in the correct Google Folder.

If you've already e-mailed me about your grade, I'll fix it on Monday/Tuesday of next week.  And as always, email me if you have any questions.  I'll be by my phone today for the most part, so I'll be able to respond to emails.

Also, I'm going to put your grade in for your Genius Hour project in on Monday.  I've been telling you all semester to make sure you have blog articles to showcase that you have been working on this.  It's a process, not a once over kind of thing.  It'll be worth about 10 points on your grade.  So my advice would be to blog today... and again on Monday... and maybe spend some time this weekend working on your Genius Hour.

Third to last, here's your blog article for the day.

Link: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/10/22/drivers-are-being-idiots-with-teslas-new-autopilot-features/

1) What is Autopilot?
2) What does it do?
3) Whose fault is this?
4) Would you do this?
5) Would you buy a car that can do that?
6) What other features does Autopilot have?

Second to last,

Frank won't be here next week.  Make sure you tell him to enjoy his well earned vacation.

And lastly, I never tell you guys how awesome you are.  You should know that the only reason I feel comfortable to take a day off is because I'm very lucky to have all of you guys in my class.

Enjoy your weekend, stay out of trouble, see you on Monday!

- Akelman

P.S. Someone from 2nd period put a note on the board for Dalton and Riley to read this blog.

Thanks!

Blog 10/22

Fitbit Tracker Hacked in Under 10 Seconds

Link:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fitbit-tracker-hacked-in-10-seconds/

How long does it take to hack?
How are they hacked?
How much needs to be transmitted?
What can it do to computers?
How long does it take to hack it?
What do you think about this hacking "scandal?"

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Blog Post 10/21

TechPrep is Facebooks Attempt to Diversify Computer Science

Link: http://gizmodo.com/techprep-is-facebooks-attempt-to-diversify-computer-sci-1737750034

What is TechPrep?
Who is it designed for?
How does it work?
Would you pursuit a career in computer science?
What's the website like?

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Blog Post 10/20

New Star Wars Trailer

Link: http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2015/oct/20/star-wars-the-force-awakens-in-final-trailer-for-episode-vii-video

First question, how excited are you to see this movie?
Have you seen the others?
How awesome does it look in the trailer?
Who directs this movie?

Monday, October 19, 2015

10/19 Blog Post

New Youtube Content

Link: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/96580/20151018/youtube-to-hold-oct-21-event-introducing-new-content-exclusive-to-paid-subscribers-report.htm

What is Youtube going to start putting on it's website?
What is the difference between this and older content?
Who is Youtube focused on?
Would you pay for Youtube?  Why or Why not?

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Blog Post 10/15

Your Child is Not Special

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jp-fugler/your-child-is-not-special_1_b_8277996.html

Akelman's note... this one is kind of a personal thing.  This article was sent to me the other day by another teacher.  I know how teachers tend to feel about this stuff, but I wanted today to get a gauge of how you guys feel about this.  So today's blog is a little different.  I'm going to ask you some opinion questions.  Please read the article -- you can even chat about it in class.

Do you agree with the author of this article?  Why or Why not?
What do you think is the biggest problem with education?  (Not the school, but how we educate students)

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