Tech Tool Evaluation

tools
http://www.creazaeducation.com/
https://www.desmos.com/

https://www.desmos.com/
Good things about this tool:
it shows you how to graph bats, rockets etc...
it has tutorial videos that teach you to graph
you can graph in multiple colors
drawbacks
its very hard if you dont know math
you have to put each function there is not like a command to continue patterns
you have to create an account so this means spam
I can use this tool for math projects
I can use this tool to learn how to graph aweasome things
I can use this tool to experiment and play
http://www.creazaeducation.com/
good things about this tool:
it has 4 tools: mindomo, video editor, audio site, cartoonist
video editor has the drag and drop feature also the audio editor
you can create your own characters from scratch
drawbacks:
you have to create an account
the pop up windows are not working very well with chrome
it takes a lot of time to load
the mindomo feature has only 4 fonts
I can use this tools:
to create comics for my english class
to edit movies when i'm in a computer that doesnt have a movie editor included, like most of windows computers.

Augmented Reality(Google Glasses)

What I know about this topic: Nothing
Questions?
What are they?
How do they work?
How is it useful in my daily life?
Links:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm
http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/google-glass/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443779404577643981045121516.html
What I Learned?
"This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs the line between what's real and what's computer-generated by enhancing what we see, hear, feel and smell." from how stuff works
This glasses are supposed to make be handset tablets.
The technology of how they work hasnt been revealed yet.
They will cost 1500 dollars
They record, take pictures, share them, pin them etc.. shares location does everything.
They will be available in about 6 months.
Conclusion
Google glass in a few words is a handset tablet. They incorporate the real world with technology. I costs 1500 dollars and it will be available in 6 months.

Questions?
Will google glass change the world in a way we will regret?

Exploration on Naviance

Two Colleges I am interested in: MIT, Universidad de los Andes

	NYU	Banderbilt	Boston Unversity	Bently
Public/private	Private	private	private	private
Location	New york	Nashville	Boston	WalthamMA
GPA	3.7	3.49	3.7	3.63
Coed?	yes	yes	yes	yes
Mayors	Acting/Business/math	math	Acting/Business/math	Math Business
Tennis?	yes	yes	yes	yes
Organizations	Arts/academics/law	Acting/Business/math	Acting/Business/math	Acting/Business/math

My GPA 3.63. As you can see above the gpa average of all of the above I stand good for all.
The other college I am interested in is MIT. I have 9% in how much I would like it but only because of my GPA.

Today I learned that entering colleges isnt as hard as I though it was. I have 100% in NYU which is one of my priorities. I also learned that sometimes harvard isnt the best university for me. This affects my future because now I am considering new universities.

Google day #5

Today I started working in my plugin, its kind of impossible but in doing my best, especially because I need mine craft, and I don't have minecraft. Right now I am watching a tutorial it just gives us a bunch of commands. Its weird, the first step is to extract everything from mine craft and create a bin file. Then I have to copy it, and edit it in eclipse. To edit the block you need to now java. Some of the commands I know them from codecademy.

GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found a new program to create blocks easier. And to run that program I need another program and that is taking a while.
Its taking the whole class, ill have to do it home.

Google Day #4

Today I went to Arturo's father mass.

The rest of the time my goal was to use eclipse and start the program, I succeeded

Google day #3

We weren't prepared because we didn't know that we were going to work on 20/20 today. So downloading the program took all the time.

Google Day #2

         Goals for today

-Learn more about how to program in java

-Learn where do you program in java

-Start our project

Links

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Your-First-Program-in-Java

this is a useful link because it tells us a place to program in java

http://www.codecademy.com/

this is a useful link because you can learn how to program here.

http://www.eclipse.org/

this is a program to program in java

http://mpgh.net/forum/32-java/417858-how-make-minecraft-plugin.html

this a useful link because what we want to do is a minecraft plugin using java so this teaches us how to make the minecraft plugin.

What I'm learning?

The first 40 minute in the class I continued learning how to program in codecademy, but there was a little problem, we didn't have the program we needed and it was taking a lot to load.

I learned that to create a minecraft.

To create a minecraft plugin you just have to use java.

So I learned how to program for the rest of the class.

Questions for next class?

How do I incorporate the plugin to minecraft?

Ujam

http://www.ujam.com
Purpose
The purpose of Ujam and their slogan is Make your music
How To Use
On the home page you click on UJAM STUDIO.
A new window will pop up and you have three options to create music. You can record vocals or instruments, you can upload an audio file and you can rejam a song template. Then once you've done one of these you go and use a program very similar to garage band, of dragging, dropping, changing and creating.
After that you save your song. Later you can acess your song clicking in UJAM studio on the right bar there will appear all the saved song.
ENJOY!!!\
Example
http://www.ujam.com/users/CGkdH677HXVP
This tool is very usefull for students that have a creative project and want to create a song.

Digital Nation

1. I agree when she says that people are on the same house but different worlds because I sometimes have the same experience when i'm in the same house with all my family, but in different technology devices.
2. I agree when they say multitasking affects your learning, because I once read a book that explained in detail how that is impossible.
3. I agree when they say that multitaskers think that they are good at multitasking because I think I am good at multitasking and i can predict that after this movie my friends will still think they work well with multitasking.
4. I disagree and agree when they say Google helps improve your brain, because it uses more parts of your brain, so it trains the brain, but at the same time when reading you do very similar things but you use less energy.
5. I agree when they say that what the kids have isn't a disease but an addiction, because what the internet does is to stimulate your brain when you play because you have the desire to win, and when you win you are happy, so it is an addiction.
6. I agree with the initiative of the internet rescue camp, because some way the internet is living shallows in our brain in all the areas of gardeners theory.
7. I agree when he says that in the past twenty years the internet has changed our way to live, because it is true, now communication is faster, and speaking about communication the internet has also created new ways to communicate.
8. I agree with the Korean initiative to teach the young how to use computers responsible because that will stop one of the biggest problems our civilization has.
9. I agree when they say that computers will be one of the main tools in the future, so we need to learn to use them because it is true.
10. I agree when they say the world in the future doesn't require people to learn things, but to do things, because there will be so much information that a person cant hold it all so it will all be in a computer.
11. I disagree when they say technology is like oxygen, because technology is not a fundamental things for our life's, it is just a tool required to move with the herd.
12. I agree when the guy says that we do all this things at the same time because we can start and stop doing it super fast because I do it just because it is fast  If i had to spend more time putting the music I want to hear I would never listen to music.
13. I agree when they say that kids aren't academically capable as they were because today we have more effective methods to learn, and still people have bad grades.
14. I agree when they say that having connection to technology makes essays be worse because I discovered that my essays are better when I procrastinate, and then I gave it some though of why it happens and I discovered it is because when I procrastinate, I don't use Youtube  Facebook  or 9 gag, because I know that if I do I will never finish.
15. I agree when they say technology has make our memories worse, because I have experienced that, they say people now doesn't learn huge poems, but people this days don't even learn the names of the videos or pages they use because they just post it in their wall or put a book mark to the page.
16. I agree when they say that some people try to habit the net like is it was their life because sometimes it happens to me, I am playing need for speed, and I stir the control it like a driving wheel.
17. I agree when they say people play multi-player games make people play the games just because they can communicate with other people, because multi-player games sell more then single player games.
18. I agree when they say technology doesn't isolate people but gives them a way to be more intimate to each other because that's exactly what happens to girl that said she though it was romantic when the guy broke to a castle to meet her.
19. I agree when they say technology is bringing us back together, because it is, just a different way that wed expected to be together.
20. I agree when they say that we are going to a world full of technology, like wally, because everybody knows this will happen, but they don't stop it because they think technology is required for the future.
21. I agree when they say that every so often a new technology that changes the game is released, because that happened with computers, cellphones, Facebook, smartphones, etc...

How do I create a good resume'? Should I also have an online or video resume'? How do I make those?

-Topic or question you are researchingHow do I create a good resume'? Should I also have an online or video resume'? How do I make those?

-correct label-CAREERS

-links to websites where you found useful information (at least 3)

http://inlikeme.com/composing-your-college-admission-resume/

http://www.google.com.co/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEsQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehow.com%2Fhow_6552276_write-good-resume-college.html&ei=S3NgUJOaI4qm8ASEpYA4&usg=AFQjCNFVdtNDHoMZoP3YRmy-o0jkhrpgPw&sig2=G2UbPmhxRAHMgYAodDQTeA

http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/Best-College-Resumes/

-Summary of the information you found that answered the question/topic (this needs to be a well written, informative paragraph or two that others could read and find the answer to the question)

The first thing you need and the most important element spelling and grammar. Second you need to look like a reliable person, so organize your info and besides it put contact info of a supervisor to confirm it. Put only reliable things, don't put crappy things that colleges don't care about like your achievements in middle school.

-New questions you have about this topic. (at least 1) Does being a minority help?

White Hat hacking

-Topic name: White hat hacking

-Correct label (TOPICS)

-What you know about the topic before your research: Nothing

-What you wonder or questions you have about the topic before researching (at least 2)

1. What is it?

2. How can I use it in my daily life?

-Links to where you found the most useful information (at least 2, NOT Wikipedia, although you can use it to help you)

http://www.secpoint.com/What-is-a-White-Hat.html

http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0811/famous-white-hat-hackers.aspx#axzz27OheXjgG

-Bullet list of things you learned about the topic (at least 5)

• Its hacking used for good purposes
• Companies hire them to test the security of their products/programs/firewalls
• they are the good guys
• Most of the times they are better hackers than the black hat
• Sometimes they aren't hired they just hack something and then inform the company

-A short summary of how this topic connects/relates to you or your life

The white hat hackers are the good guys in hacking, they test programs before they go out to the market to see if they are safe. This relates to my daily life because almost every program i Use was previously tested by a white hat hacker.

-Questions you still have (at least 1)\

Do white hackers exclusively do white hat hacking or do they also black hat hack

Google Day 1

Goals Search a platform to create a game that uses java Find a graphic designer for the game design Decide the game topic and structure
 http://www.byond.com/download/

 10:39 I havent been able to advance because I need to download a program and I need an administrator password I already emailed the tech guys, right now I am in codecademy
11:03 still havent installed the program so still in codecademy, it isnt that bad because i need to learn java to run the program
11:36 they never arrived but the hour wasnt wasted i learned to program more in jave using codecademy
What i learned: Variables and substrings
for next class i want to learn to use the program i coudnt download

Google 20%

                   For our Google 20% project I am interested in learning, programming, I am going to do it with Lorenzo Castellanos that wants to learn game creating. I want to learn to do this because I love computers, and programs. I want to do this because there are programs that should exist but don't exist so I will create them. In this case I want to create the ideal multi-player game.

               To show that I learned programming I want to create a MMO game. This game will be the ideal game. It will be 100% free. Most game have a currency that you need to buy to have the elite things. Our game wont have a currency you need to buy, you cant even buy it. Obviously if our game is a success which is unlikely we would have to search for sponsors, to keep the game completely free. But there wont be adds, the way we will shown our appreciation to the sponsor is creating an interactive feature with their name.

LINK

C/C website