Do Now: May 18th, Changing the World.

My Desire to make the world a better place is ignited by my personal experiences and standard mindset. It's just the way I think and perhaps dealing with a lot of the stuff I have dealt with has played a role. I don't think it's fair to treat others in a way to put them down, and I think you should treat others how you would want them to treat you. You never know the power your words or actions can have on our minds.

NASA chief scientist: 'Indications' of alien life by 2025

They may not be "Star Trek"-type extraterrestrials, but we may be close to finding evidence of alien life, a NASA scientist says.

"I think we're going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we're going to have definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years," NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan said Tuesday during a panel discussion on the universe.

"We know where to look. We know how to look," she said. "In most cases, we have the technology, and we're on a path to implementing it. And so I think we're definitely on the road."

Invisible Do Now 5/11/15

If I was invisible and had to do a good deed I would do that deed and spend the rest of the day doing the stuff I want to do. I wouldn't do anything bad probably although I would definitely be encouraged to do wrong. I would probably do more then one good deed though if I was invisible, just because I know I could make a difference. Most of the time though I would just be having fun and taking advantage of what I usually can't do.

The good deed I would do is probably explore an area that no normal person can explore and enjoy it but also go back and tell the world everything I saw. That is the only type of thing I can think of that I couldn't do when I am not invisible. The rest is just stuff that I couldn't normally do with people watching me. Now it doesn't matter what they think.

Writing Prompt 5/5/15

If I could add a class to our school curriculum I would add a wood-shop class. I think we had this class once but not anymore but it's important for students to learn how to do more outside there brain. The class would meet 3 times a week after school and students are responsible for showing up and getting there work done on time. The students would create things they could never before and for projects use their own imagination.

The class would like look a room filled with empty spaces and wood and lots of area for building. It would probably be identifiable by it's smell since people will be in there cutting wood. It would smell like a construction site. It would be loud while students are working but quiet as long as kids keep their tools off while the teacher is instructing. Students would have all the things they made to show off in the end.

Wiki Dissection AFA

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?  To explain Disruptive Technology which is a disruptive technology that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry or a ground-breaking product that creates a completely new industry.  
2. When was the last post?2. June 23, 2010 
3. How was this Wiki created?  By a person who created a Wiki Space account 
4. What would you add to it?  Newer destructive technologies updated past 2010 
5. What did you learn from it? The impact of newer technologies, especially from a view that is about 10 years older. And how it was/is/predicted to impact society. 
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)? A comprehensive guide to video games. 
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education? To pull sources and information from an easily attainable place that links you to other places for deeper more detailed information on more specific things. 

My Spring Break

I enjoyed the weather, and played basketball, baseball, football, soccer; all different kinds of sports. I spent time with my family, went out driving a lot with my mom. I ended up getting a car which is pretty sick. And my Grandma returned from Georgia where she goes every year to stay out of the cold weather.

Wikipedia 4/15/15

Wikipedia is a convenient and easy to read and understand source for information. It is great for those reasons and the information is endless. You can usually immediately find what you need on Wikipedia and then from there you can lead to more and more links to back up your information or learn more specific pieces of information. When I was younger I would listen to my teachers and avoid it but now I always use it, and it has made writing papers and finding research so much easier and more efficient. The videos in class further prove this point and show that despite it is a wiki format the site remains accurate.

Reflection 4/13/15

     The article believes Social Media should and could be used in a way that is smarter. Ways that are good for students who are also career and future minded. You shouldn't act like you are invisible over social media because the things you say could be used against you. All stupid selfies or racist remarks could be used against you. Instead of saying stupid stuff you should be establishing a intellectual reputation and carrying a brand around. Keep something that defines you in a positive way across all forms of social media. Start building a profile that could help you instead of hurt you. You don't know who can see your social media since everything runs through that. Social Media can actually help you but it could hurt you more so think before you post.

Tech Article 3/27/15

MAKERS PRINT OUT DURABLE, CUSTOM PROSTHETIC HANDS FOR NEEDY KIDS

Eight-year-old Luke was born without a left hand. Through the organization e-NABLE, he was able to get a custom 3-D-printed device that has helped boost his confidence.

One in 1,500 children is born with a partially formed arm, but for every prosthetic device received, hundreds of others go without. Many families simply cannot afford a prosthetic, which often costs thousands of dollars. Others find that, after shelling out for a fancy new hand, it performs poorly, or the child quickly outgrows it.

Now, a massive volunteer-driven movement is striving to solve that problem by creating cheap, durable 3-D–printed hands. Coordinated by a group called e-NABLE, the effort has so far distributed more than 400 plastic hands, which come in a range of colors and go by names such as the Raptor Hand and the Cyborg Beast, to children and adults in need.

Tech Article 2/26/15

Youtube is the world's biggest Video sharing site, but it remains unprofitable for google

Youtube doesn't pull in much money for google despite attracting over 1 billion viewers a month. Google spends so much money now paying people to post certain content and supplying them with things they need to make that content that they barely break even. This is despite Youtube earning nearly 4 billion dollars a year, all of that is used so that profit ends up being minimal. Youtube right now only accounts for about 6% of Google's yearly profit despite a 33% rise in it's own profit from last year. Things like Addblock have hurt youtube's add money profit overtime. This could mean changes to youtube's format in the future, expect less money going towards user created video's and more of a television like experience. 

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

Anatomy and Physiology 

My teacher for Anatomy and Physiology is Mr. Mann. He is a really cool teacher and even though his class is difficult he gives students many chances to improve their grades. He is a teacher I can be really open with and talk about any thing because he likes me and he understands how to interact with his students. He teaches mainly by going over the material and allowing the students to take notes if they want. However the course is interesting and Mann makes it extra fun. 

I expected the class to offer a more basic understanding of all the body parts, however Anatomy and Physiology ended up being a lot more then that. It goes into a lot more detail about more specific functions and smaller particles. 

So far the class has taught all about what causes our body to operate the way it does properly. We have taken a look into all the different planes of the body and labeled the parts of the body accordingly. I always knew our bodies were highly complex but before this class I had no idea how crazy it really was. 

Mr. Mann has a pretty normal grading policy. He is very fair with his projects and since most students do poor on the tests he gives multiple opportunities to improve.

We learn things in class by doing projects and labeling the different parts of the body. For example, most recently we drew, labeled, and colored a diagram of the heart and all the little things that the normal person wouldn't know. It ends up looking something like this...                                                    

Technology is used for taking notes from the computer or finding information to complete projects/study guides. 

Below I will provide a video that will introduce new people to Anatomy! 

For a detailed explanation of Anatomy: Click Here

Mr. Man's school website: Click Here

Backpacks That Pack Power for Mobile Devices

Back pack makers have found an opportunity to make lots of cash of people's need to carry around lots of mobile devices with them when they travel. All these devices have one thing in common, they need to be charged. So They have created backpacks that have the ability to charge multiple devices at once on the go and even track their whereabouts. For those who need to charge and protect devices on the go, Tylt’s $170 Energi Plus Backpack includes a 10,400 mAh battery, which can charge three devices simultaneously. It only works for phones and tablets however, not laptops. 

Welcome Post

Jarrett Krugel

I like Dogs, People, Basketball, Baseball, Football, Food,

I don't hate anything.

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

From the article I learned the power of copyright laws. However things that are not licensed can be used for educational or work purposes as long as the idea is not being stolen for profit. However if the work is licensed you need to view the guidelines of the license before you use it or else you could get into trouble. For the most part anything not being used for profit could be used for your own reasons unless it specifically says otherwise. So you can feel safe drawing something that you find on the internet for school.

Tech Article 2/6/15

The Technology that Unmasks Your Hidden Emotions

Paul Ekman is a famous face reader. The 80-year-old psychologist pioneered the study of facial expressions in the 1970s, creating a catalog of more than 5,000 muscle movements to show how the subtlest wrinkling of the nose or lift of an eyebrow reveal hidden emotions.

Now, a group of young companies are using Dr. Ekman’s research as the backbone of a technology that relies on algorithms to analyze people’s faces and potentially discover their deepest feelings. Collectively, they are amassing an enormous visual database of human emotions, seeking patterns that can predict emotional reactions and behavior on a massive scale.

So far it is being used mostly for market research however this technology could have many uses in society. The technology has the potential to help people or even save lives. For example, Cameras that could sense when a trucker is exhausted might prevent him from falling asleep at the wheel, or putting cameras embedded with emotion sensing software in a classroom, could help teachers determine whether they are holding their students’ attention.

 http://www.wsj.com/articles/startups-see-your-face-unmask-your-emotions-1422472398#livefyre-comment

http://graphics.wsj.com/data-mining-of-emotions/