(S4) GenYES

1 To you, what is GenYES?

2 What are you doing to get the most out of each day in class?

3 Name two things you wish you could do more of in class (yes...appropriate!)

4. What do you personally contribute to the betterment of our GenYES class? What mark or influence are you leaving on this class?

(S3) Looking backward at Forward Thinking

Here's a link from 2001 Mac Forum right after the ipod was first released:

MacRumors

Read through a lot of the comments. They are funny. Remember it's 2001

Now take a close look at these: Apple Progress Charts (Click on the image to enlarge)

1. What happened? It appeared the public did not like the device. Yet it took off. Why, do you think? Analyse the data closely.

2. The chart info is about a year old, but how does Apple compare with other tech markets?

3. What other tech company do you believe has a substantial or greater (?) impact on American life?

(S2) S.O.P.A.

VS

This is perfect timing for this student's entry, considering this weeks recent news and events.

The 'people of the Internet' voiced opinions loud and clear about SOPA and PIPA.

Do you have the total picture?

Read through ALL 5 SHORT articles below before commenting.

Find information on your own, to support your thinking.

Piracy :: Articles, Games, Music, Movies :: Intellectual Property

Movie - Prior to the Blackout - Both sides of the debate

SOPA - Grandstanding

Wikipedia - SOPA explained - Fairly?

(OK.. the wiki is not short but you get the idea pretty quick)

SOPA Could Help People Like Me

1. What are bills like SOPA and PIPA trying to accomplish?

2. What is good about all this?

3. What is bad about all this?

4. What are your solutions?

(S1) Music

1. Click on the Music title and take survey

2. Have you discovered Google Music? If not, research it. How does it compare to itunes?

3. Comment on Spotify and Mog. Which do you think is better? If you use one, how? List devices, free or premium account, do you sync all your playlists, use bluetooth, etc..?

4. What else is out there? Pandora... rdio...rhapsody... ? Are there better options than listed above?

Internet News

Something significant happened to the Internet today. What is it?

1. What factors are involved? Cost? Use? Search Engines? Pros? Cons?

Find something unique to say with each blog post to earn credit.

Happy New Year

Enjoy your time off!

Next blog entry will be January 8th, 2012. Student created blogs will begin!

GenYES Recap

Thinking about the mission of SMHS GenYES, it is comprised of basically six areas:

1. Tech Support / Helping staff with computers, devices

2. Tech Integration / Class programs / Apps / Tech in classroom

3. Hardware Setup/ Labs maintenance / Repairs

4. Technology Expertise / Innovation / Being on the "Cutting Edge"

5. Leadership Skills / Mentoring others / Presentations

6. Collaboration / Learning from each other

PART 1 - Homework/Class Assignment complete by Friday

• Open your pvLearners and create a new shared document.
• Title it: GenYES Recap
• Assume you are the teacher (fat chance, just pretend!) for GenYES next year.
• Provide three solid paragraphs on how you would teach, improve or change GenYES. Refer to the items 1-6 listed above in your comments.

PART 2 - Blog entry. Put this answer in the comments below like you always do.

• Pick one of the items above (1-6) that you feel you excel in the most. I am curious to know what area of GenYES is most popular.

Thanks for a truly great year!

.. Ms K :)

Best of the Best

The end is near. The end of MsK writing the blog articles for this school year anyway!

It will be up to you from now on! This week, peruse all the archives of this blog. Any post that begins with an (S) is student written. Look over all the blog topics from the past few years.

Pick 3 blog topics that you thought most interesting and list them for this weeks blog.

Next weeks blog (and this week's classwork) will be to draft a blog article for this forum.

Details here.

Here are some websites to help you draft your blog articles:

Tech Sites

Tech Topics

Technology Blogged

Gizomondo Home World

Fast Company

Future technologies ... that already exist.

Last week we looked at proposed technologies that were in development. Some are farther along than we realize.

This week is about innovations that already exist. Some are mind boggling! Click the title link.

1. After watching the quick movie of all ten innovations, choose one and find a website with more information about it. Provide a shortlink of your findings. (10)

2. What interests you most about this innovation? (10)

3. Think big. If you could add one adaptation, improvement or change to the device, what would it be? No you can't say, the device is perfect the way it is. Think outside the box. Make a change and substantiate it. (30)

Yeah you probably guessed it ...the emphasis on this blog is question 3.

Numbers = (Point allocation)

Future Tech

In the spirit of Innovation and the holiday week... enjoy these websites.

This is your future.

Advance Future Technology

2057 Interactive

Future Transportation : Airbus

Future of Work / Productivity

1. What new idea or future innovation impressed you the most? Why?

2. Think about this. You might let the future unfold in front of you or you can be part of the process. I believe you have the potential to be a very cool, future innovator. So dream a bit and project how you might be involved in developing and using one of these or other future technologies. Provide imaginative details....