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Tech Article 5/23

App lets you customize sneakers with Instagram pics

Adidas are trying to create a mobile apps that will let users make a fashion statement by printing any photo, including Instagram pics, on a pair of shoes. The app will launch for iPhone and Android in August. This is going to be a relaunch of "mi adidas,the shoemaker's customizable-sneakers program, and is available for its line of Originals lifestyle shoes, such as the ZX Flux. The ZX Flux sneakers offer a mostly clean, uncluttered canvas on which creative sneakerheads can print their favorite image. 

Social Bookmarking

What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
I can organise and store information on my computer using a flash drive or a hard drive.
What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn’t know before?
I have learned that many things are happening everyday. I now know that the tensions between Ukraine and Russia are moving towards war and they are killing many innocent people.
What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
The other social bookmarking apps/websites one can use is Tizmos, Speeditle, and Quicklinkr.
Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
Yes I will continue to use social bookmarking.

Tech Article 5/16

Cloud-Connected Bike Lock Is Just As Cool - And Crazy - As It Sounds

Skylock is a U-lock which uses a solar-powered lock that syncs with your smartphone and the cloud. Instead of using a key mechanism there are integrated electronics that let you either unlock it with your smartphone or tap in a numerical password. This means that a person cannot pick your lock with just a pen. There is no key hole and if someone jostles your parked bike longer or harder than what's expected on the street, the built-in accelerometers will be detected and sent to your phone an alert. The same detector can sense if you had a sudden stop and you fall. If you do not respond when the alert pops up then emergency responders are alerted. Right now if you preorder it will cost $159. Click Here to lean more.

Gen i Revolution - A Personal Finance Game for Middle School and High School Students

The Gen i Revolution is tool I chose. The Gen i Revolution can be used for Financial Literacy, which is taught by Mrs. Beck. Kids that take Financial Literacy can all have an account. This is online game designed to help middle school and high school students develop and test their knowledge of concepts in personal finance. Not only will this tool be efficient to teaching Financial Literacy, but student may also learn a lot about how the adulthood may really be. Gen i Revolution contains fifteen missions,which students pick operatives to assist them. Each mission helps someone make better financial decisions and each operative has a different skill set that can be of assistance in the missions.

Tech Article 5/9

Researcher Develops Smartphone App That Can Detect Skin Cancer

Based on early tests there is an app that will be able to detect if you might be afflicted and has a reported 85% rate of accuracy. The app was developed by George Zouridakis, a professor at the University of Houston. This app is not available in the app store because they are still undergoing testing and it will require a $500 dermascope, a magnifying glass, and a light source for it to work properly. The idea behind this app is to increase accessibility by doctors and those living in more rural parts of the country, where access to dermatologists might not be as easy compared to living in the city.

Do Now 5/7

After reading the article, I know that I must be very careful when it comes to social media. I always knew that I should be careful on social media but I thought that without my permission that colleges can see my social networking websites. In real life I don't take a lot of selfies or post a lot. I also don't post any curse words when I post or my dad would kill me! I learned a lot from this article.

RSS Assignment Questions

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

I selected the sites I subscribed to because they were what I enjoyed to read about.

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

I was easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them.

Which sites were your favorites?

My favorites sites were KpopStarz.com, Life & Leisure, and ABC News: Top Stories. 

What else can you use RSS feeds for?

You can use RSS feeds to check if teachers posted anything on their websites.

How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

I am not likely to continue to use RSS feeds in the future. I don't really like to read an new or articles. 

Tech Article 5/2

SnapChat takes on Facebook, WhatsApp with video and chat features

With SnapChat's new feature if a friend detects you have the app open, they can launch a video chat so that the video of them instantly appears on your screen. If you and your friend are both online simply press and hold to share live video — and Chat face-to-face. Recent figures are showing that teenagers particularly are turning away from other social media and towards chat services. The number of teenagers using SnapChat grew by 60 per cent in the final quarter of last year, the report says. Before buying WhatsApp for $19 billion, Facebook last year made an unsuccessful bid to buy SnapChat for $3 billion. The new features of SnapChat will be made available to its users in an update to the app. Click Here for video and article.