Discussion Questions

Digg Reader: Discussion Questions

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

    I selected the sites that I subscribed to because if I ever need to see something new, or learn I can always look on my Digg Reader to inform me. 

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

    It was easy to find websites, however it was hard to subscribe sometimes because most websites do not have RSS feeds.

3. Which sites were your favorites?

    My favorite sites were Cinema Blend (movie reviews), Running news, and Sports news.

4. What else can you use RSS feeds for?

    RSS feeds can be used for school when you need to do a research paper, or a simple project.

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

    I'm most likely going to continue to use RSS feeds because it always informs me on the latest news, or updates on things.  

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TwoDots

TwoDots

• It's challenges kids to use their brains.
• The game's design is playful and fun which makes up for the hard levels that come along with the game.
• When you run out of lives you have to wait for 20 minutes to play again.
• It's the squeal of the original game Dots.
• It arrived it on May 2014 for IOS, and came out in November for Androids.
• The game is free, but you need to play a dollar for an extra life.   

Do Now 12/2

I would add a debate class where students have the chance to debate against one an another. The class would meet everyday to practice and prepare for their debates which will be held every two weeks. The students will be handed a list of topics to choose from to debate about if they support it or don't. They will then have a week to come up with questions and start their debates for their topic. The next week the students will have time to revise and prepare for the debate which is the next week.

It would look like a debate class. It would have chairs surrounding two stands in the middle for the debaters and the stands will have a microphone so everyone can hear will their presenting their thesis. It will be a challenge to some students, but after working hard it will feel great. The students will have an debate which count as a final to show that they have improved on their skills, and will be graded on their questions as well. This will show how the students have learned numerous skill in debate class.    

Toshiba Chromebook 2

Toshiba Chromebook 2

• The regular price is $249
• However, the HD price is $329
• The screen is 13.3-inch
• It has an excellent 1080p screen
• However, it feels a bit flimsy 
• The keyboard is more spacious to type on
• It doesn't occupy too much room in your bag
• Numerous people are saying, "It's one of the best screens we've seen on a Chromebook."

Samsung Simband

Samsung has redesigned its Simband since it was released in May. It's loaded with several new sensors that measure your biometric data like blood flow, EKG levels, heart rate, and skin temperature. This information is gathered and stored  on SAMI (the company's open and cloud-based database.) Although, it was released in May, Samsung unveiled Simband's second generation early this week. The company wants to give it a new look therefore it improved its sensor capabilities and algorithm accuracy. It's sweat proof for users. It allows users to switch to devices to do different tasks.   

Wiki

  A class that could use Wiki on a regular day basis is biology because biology requires a lot of studying than most classes, and students already struggle with studying. In this class you can create numerous wiki such as; study guides, glossary, or study buddy matching. The study guides will help students study specific parts of the chapter, and while creating study guides it will help them study for different subjects. If you create a glossary it will help define words therefore if you have a test on their meanings you can look back to your wiki and all you will have to do is memorize it. Also, study buddy matching will help students help each other studying for a quiz, or a test.

  The benefits of using a wiki in class is to help students either study or learning about a subject. Also, it's a simple project or assignment to do. It will help students learn numerous things about a subject because will researching for information they learn for themselves. We can create a wiki in Web about a new device, or an old device like a computer and how it has improved since it was first made.
  My experience with Wiki has been great, it has improved my grades and help me learn about a specific person/subject. However, sometimes it can be hard to work like uploading pictures, or getting kicked off, but overall my experience with Wiki's have been amazing.    

Weekend

 This weekend I went to the movies with my older sister so we could finally watch Ouija. It felt like years begging for her to make time to watch the movie that everyone has been talking about. Although, the movie started at 7 o'clock she wanted to leave around six to get something eat so once we left the house she drove to Five Guys. It took us about an hour to get our food, and then eat but it was delicious. Once we bought our tickets and sat down we realized we were the only ones at the movie and right before the movie started only two people came in. We were worried that movie was awful, and that was why no one else came to watch the movie but for now it was just four people watching Ouija. After almost an hour and thirty-minutes of the movie we were super happy it was over because we spent twenty two dollars on a horror film that made no sense, and wasn't even scary. However, the movie did create a funny memory between my sister and I.