Screencasting 5/23/14

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Social Bookmarking Questions

1. 1.What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?

• you can organize and store information on computers by saving things and putting them into labeled folders.

1. 2.What have you learned from researching the above topics? 

• I learned more about what is happening and what people are doing in the world right now 

1. 3.What do you know now about those current events that you didn't know before?

• I found out about the bridgegate, the fighting going on in Russia and Ukraine, and I also learned that more states are trying to legalize marijuana

1. 4.What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?

• Some others are Delicious,StumbleUpon, and BlueDot

1. 5.Will you continue to use social bookmarking?

• I don't think i will continue to use social bookmarking because i think there are other ways that are more convenient 

Flappy Bird flies Again in August with Multiplayer

•  Flappy Bird was originally deleted because it was "too addictive"
• creator Dong Nguyen says the game will be less addicting this time
• you will be able to take turns playing with friends and beating their high scores

Do Now 5/13/14

Digital organization to me is organizing your data online and you can easily access a certain topic using tags.

Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone

• activation lock is a type of  kill switch 
• allows owners to remotely deactivate and wipe a lost device or stolen device
• so far activation lock is only available for iPhones
• In February, U.S. senators proposed a law that would require manufacturers to include a kill switch on all new phones
• they believe it could destroy any incentive of stealing a phone in the first place

Web 2.0 Tool

The plagiarism checker and I can use it in Ms. Hunter's class for english. I can use it to check if i have any plagiarism on my research papers and other papers and projects that I need to hand in. I can avoid getting points taken off for plagiarizing. I can learn how to check for plagiarism so I won't get a bad grade.

Discussion Questions

          1.Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

•     I selected these sites because I am familiar with them and i am interested in some   of them. 

1. 2.Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?

• Some sites were easy to find and subscribe to and others were not.

1. 3.Which sites were your favorites?

• My favorites were the sites about my hobbies and interests. 

1. 4.What else can you use RSS feeds for?

• You can use RSS feeds to stay updated with information.

1. 5.How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

• I am not likely to use RSS feeds in the future because I find it easier to just visit the website. 

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