2-28-14

           Android Phone That Maps Your Whole World

*Google has been working on a new phone that will show people a whole new experience on their phones.

*The Project is called Project Tango.

*The phone has a 3-D scanner inside of it.
*They have only made prototypes and don't know when it will be out in stores.
Project Tango

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

Educational Technology and Copyright Law 2-25-14

*Any thing you create is yours and it is copyrighted.

*If someone wants to use your work they must give you credit if its not a licensed product or image.

*You do not need to fill out any paperwork because whatever you crete is copyrighted automatically.

2-24-14

2-24-14

Samsung has released two new smart watches

*The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo  have a battery life lasting up to two to three days.

*These watches notify you when you get an email or text on your smartphone.




*The biggest difference between Samsung's old Gear watches and the new ones is how they were
released.




*Instead of holding a conference they introduced the new product all over the news.

2-14-14

2-14-14

Cancer Spotting Glasses

*These glasses were developed by Washington University.

*The glasses make the cancer cells glow blue after the patient has blue dye injected in their system.

*Cancer is very hard to spot in surgery but these glasses can change that.
*The glasses have not been named yet or put into use but are expected to be used very soon.

Web 2.0

   I am a student of Mr.Porfido. I am in his seventh period Web2.0 class. When i first entered this class i expected to learn how to improve my technology skills and learn more about computers. So far we have learned how to create a blog and post on it. The grading policy in Mr.Porfido's class is a very simple policy. It is 40% for formal assessments,40% for weekly projects,10% for homework,and 10% for informal assessments. If you do your work and apply yourself this class is an easy grade.
    In this class IF we have to do a project I hope we will be able to work in groups. I feel that when I work in a group I feel more comfortable giving a presenation. In this class we use technology everyday. Each day we get our computers and work on the assignment that we were given. We sometimes work on our weekly tech article. If not we work on something else.
    I have only been in this class for about a week and half but i have already learned so much. I have learned to make a blog and post on it. I would never have known how to do that if it weren't for this class. I can not wait to see what other technology skills i will learn over the course of this class. I enjoy this class and can't wait to see what is to come.





Web 2.0
Mr.Porfido's blog
Grading Policy

2-7-14

First Image From Gaia's Mission to Scan the Entire Sky
  2-7-14


*the first image captured by the Gaia telescope was a picture of the stars.



*it was a test image to help the European Space Agency improve the instrument  before they needed it for a real task.


*The picture was of a Large Magellanic Cloud.


*This picture may be the last because the task doesn't require sending full images back to Earth, instead it will scan the sky and send back data signals.