Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tech Article 10/24

Apple Pay is double charging some customers

Apple Pay is the latest and greatest to come out from Apple. Instead of having a wallet you can just use apple pay with all of your credit cards that you choose to load on. However there is one big problem with the system. Many people have reported that they have got charged twice for a purchase. The banks claim it is Apple that has the problem not the bank. Apple has yet to comment on the issue and people now may be hold back on using Apple Pay.


Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tech Article 9-10

New iRobot system makes battlefield and law enforcement robots easier to operate
iRobot corp Thursday relieved a new upoint multi-robot controll system. It is meant for law enforcement and the military to check for explosives. The system is a tablet that offers an android app that can control any unmanned ground vehicle. The tablet is touch screen and it controls the robots steering. The new system should be very successful and save many lives. 

Thursday, October 2, 2014

New Lamborghini

Lamborghini Reveals 910-hp Hybrid Asterion
The new Lamborghini Asterion LPI is the newest car Lambo to date.The car was revealed at the Paris Motor show and the car features 910 hp, which is a lot and it will make the car go very fast. The car was designed for room and comfort, rather than being uncomfortable and extremely expensive. This car is making big headlines due to the fact that it is an electric hybrid and is pushing the 1000 hp border. The engine produces 610 hp and the three batteries produce 300 hp. The car goes from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds and the top speed is 199 mph.   

Monday, September 29, 2014

Do Now 9/29

     An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue. Wikipedia, teachers say is a bad source for any research or any facts. The truth is 9 times out of 10 Wikipedia provides the right info for any research you need to get. Teachers claim the people who edit the articles or topics provide the wrong info. 
       Teachers do not let us use Wikipedia for any project or a source for a paper. We can use it at home if we need to look up a quick fact. I think teachers should allow us to use it now knowing that 500 classes have contributed to the info in some of Wikipedia's topics. Wikipedia is a great source and provides quick; reliable info with the click of a button. 

Thursday, September 25, 2014

tech article 9/25/14


Iphone 6 Bending and 10 Other Apple Glitches

Since the 2 new iphones have been released there have been a number of reported issues. The iphone 6 plus is said to have bent in peoples pockets. Also the new ios update that came out wednesday evening had many bugs which messed up peoples phones and they had to go back to ios 8. The iphone 6 bending issue should be fixed in the next generation iphone 6 plus.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Posting

        Biology Class
  
  Mr. Maniscalco is my Biology teacher this year for 9th grade. Mr. Man is a cool teacher who knows everything there is to know about science. When I first started his class, I wanted to know more about science in general,  more about biology since I have never had the class before. I also wanted to do more experiments then I have previously done before.


Grading Policy
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Medical Terminology

Grading Procedures: Quarterly Grades:


1. All assignments are given percentage values:


a. Tests - 40 percent


b. Quizzes - 15 percent


c. Projects - 25 percent


d. Homework and Class Participation - 10 percent


e. Informal Assessments – 10 percent



2. To calculate your average for the quarter, average your total accumulated number grades and divide by the total possible points (this will always be available, and you can calculate your "running" average as you go through the quarter). Then, multiply by above percentage and add all categories together:


3. Letter Grades are as follows (all grades rounded to the nearest whole number):


A+ = 98% - 100% C+ = 78%-79%


A = 93% - 97% C = 73%-77%


A- = 90%-92% C- = 70% - 72%


B+ = 88%-89% D = 65% - 69%


B = 83%-87% F = < 64%


B- = 80%-82%




Why I like the class


I like the class because Mr. Man is a fun teacher and likes to crack jokes. Even though he is funny, he still teaches the class in a way that is easy to understand. Also in his class we will do many experiments like looking through a microscope to look at bacteria in water. His class should be fun and we should learn a lot this year.  
Tech in the class
    
    

In the class we use microscopes and computers to to learn more about biology and its cool things about it. The microscopes show us up close images of small objects or bacteria. They provide us with info to understand what things are made up of. The computers are just to look up basic info on any topic or fact we need

  



Monday, September 15, 2014

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

Educational Technology and Copyright Law                

          Everybody has 4 rights for copyright. Some include showing the copyright publicly and distributing copies to the public for sale. Copying and printing pictures for education or for personal use are legal. Licensed images are good for projects for school when searching on the internet for them.