Web 2.0: Do now Writing Prompt 12-2-14

     If I were a teacher I would create a psychology class.  There would be a regular psychology class and an AP psychology class.  In the class students would learn about human behavior and different mental disorders.  The AP class would be similar to the regular except for the fact that there are more projects and an AP exam.  This class would be an elective and would take place during the school day.  The psychology class would take place in a regular classroom, not in a lab.
    In the class students would have multiple projects along with a few experiments.  The students projects would be researching and analyzing different mental disorders.  Students would be allowed to choice whichever disorder they found the most interesting.  Our experiments would have to do with human behavior.  We would be analyzing and discussing how different people react and respond to different situations.  The students final exam would be to conduct some sort of experiment on human behavior and than writing an essay on their conclusions and findings.          

Germ Killing Robot Could Help Fight Diseases 11/21/14

Germ Killing Robot Could Help Fight Diseases

• A new robot has been created that can fight off deadly viruses, like Ebola, in hospitals and health care facilities.
• The robot is a little over five feet tall and is nicknamed "Saul". 
• Saul uses pulses of high-intensity, high-energy ultraviolet rays to split open bacterial cell walls and kill dangerous pathogens.
• Surgical teams in U.S. Air Force Hospitals were recently trained on how to use the robot. 
• Hospitals that have used this have been able to bring infection rates down by 60 percent. 
• The robot is 99.9 percent effective and can completely kill a virus within five minutes.

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Web 2.0: Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in a current class on your schedule (not this course)? Pick a class and be specific how the class could create and use a Wiki on a regular basis (tip: Use the Internet, here is a good source).

           A wiki can be used for many different classes.  One class that I would be able to use it for is English.  In English we are constantly reading books, reviewing books, and discussing opinions on the books.  We could create a wiki and this would allow every student in class to give their opinion and write what they want to.  This would enable the more timid students in the class to comment and actually become part of the conversation. We could assign a different person every day to create the wiki.

  

      2.  What are the benefits of using a wiki in class?

           There are many benefits to using a wiki in class.  Students that do not normally participate in class will have a chance to state their opinion.  It also allows the students to go back and look at the different opinions and facts on and about the book.  

       3.  How can we create a wiki in this class, what would be contribute to it and how would be utilize it                on an on-going basis?

            In this class we could create a wiki about wikis (wikiception).  We could continuously add our thoughts and opinions on wikis while also discussing how to better use wikis.  One student could make the wiki and every day the students could get on and discuss. 

       4.  What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

             I have created wikis in history before for different projects that we have done.  I have also looked at wikis when I'm having trouble understanding topics or just need to know certain information.  

Virtual Reality Can Help Treat Sex Offenders 11/14/14

Virtual Reality Can Help Treat Sex Offenders

(Virtual Reality is the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way.)

• Virtual reality systems are now being used to help treat and understand the impulses of sex offenders. 
• The researchers record the sex offenders responses to what they are seeing and hearing in the virtual reality world. 
• The headsets track eye movements and record how long the sex offender was looking at the image. 
• They also measured participants sexual arousal through penile plethysmography (PPG), which measures the flow of blood to the penis.
• Participants are shown different images in different environments, with different levels of nudity. 
• This treatment helps us learn more about the behavior of sex offenders and helps use create more ways to treat them. 
• Virtual reality is also used to treat many other illnesses (anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and substance abuse). 
• Virtual reality can cause cybersickness that include the symptoms eye strain, headache, nausea, sweating, disorientation, and vertigo.

(Virtual reality is not the only type of technology being used to help treat and stop sex offenders.)

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My Weekend

      Over the long weekend I spent time with friends, babysat , and spent my free time reading.  I hung out with a few of my friends over the long weekend and we had a great time just talking and bonding.  On the Friday we had off I babysat a family friend's kids. They were a little (and by a little I mean very) hyper, but by the end of the day I could handle them.  During our extended weekend I also spent a lot of time reading.  I love to read and was able to finish two books along with reading some digital stories.  I had a great time relaxing over the extended weekend.

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Hover-boards 10/24/14

Hover-boards in the Future

• Greg and Jill Henderson have been working on a new hover-board 
• The board is magnetic and can hover about a copper surface 
• It hovers one inch off of the ground 
• The board itself weighs 100 pounds 
• The two have poured their life savings into making the hover board and hope to one day create and industry around the hover-board 
• Mr. Henderson hopes that one day we will be able to use hover technology for bigger and better things like making earthquake proof hovering cities 
• There are many other companies (ex: Google X) and individuals working on hover-board
• The hover-board is slowly becoming a real thing 
  

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Future Libraries 10/10/14

Future Libraries 

• Many libraries are now thinking of modernizing and making new technologies available for more people 
• Chicago is one of the major cities embracing this and creating more advanced libraries 
• The libraries will be stocked with 3D printers and laser cutters
• The maker labs will be the section of the library containing the library 
• The libraries will offer demonstrations and workshops to help people understand the machines they are using
•  Finch Robots will be available for checkout as well
• These robots will help tech children about computer science  

Check out the article here.