Fashionate Veney's ITE130 Blog

Pentagon's New Map for War and Peace

2008-04-14T09:50:00.000-04:00

This TED talk was very different but interesting this week. It's not what I expected, but it caught my attention as I progressed along with the talk. I totally agree with Thomas Barnett and the things that he mentioned. I don't think that it is right neither to send a 19 year old out for war, where he/she is out there fighting almost everyday, putting their life in jeopardy, then be expected to make peace. Thomas made this TED talk very interesting with his sense of humor andthe way the said things with his sense of humor. The jokes that he made was funny but at the same time they had a truthful meaning to them. He actually used comparison with war, peace, and his own personal jokes. I also totally agree with the saying, "Don't plan for war if you don't plan to win the peace".

Jeff Han: Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design

2008-03-17T12:11:00.003-04:00

This TED Talk was also interesting to me. It's pretty cool what the multi-touch interface can do. I think it would work great in the school system for kids who knows what he/she is doing and how to use it. It would probably make things easier for some and difficult for others. This might just end the point-and-click mouse, which would be better to me. I know I could, but maybe others too could finish school work in a timely fashion. It wouldn't take as long to type a paper or design a web page, etc. You could actually pull up multiple screen with one touch of the finger, zoom-in, zoom-out, etc.

William Kamkwamba: How I built my family a windmill

2008-03-17T12:07:00.002-04:00

This TED Talk was pretty interesting. William talked about how he first started his plan for his windmill, and what he used to make it. It seemed like it took a lot of work and time, but also it seemed cool to build a windmill. The windmill that William made was an electrical-generator windmill. It operates 4 bulbs and 2 radios for his family. He also mentioned that he wanted to buli another one for the crops in ventile village which would take more volts to build. He first built his windmill when he was 15 and now he is 19. What an achiever!

Cerf Interview-Group 3 Project

2008-02-18T14:35:00.005-05:00

MySpace/Social Networking

2008-02-11T13:50:00.000-05:00

My personal experience about Myspace/Social Networking is easy. I visit this website everyday at least 5 times a day. It's fun, I mainly like to communication with family and friends. On this website you have your own page and you can decorate it however you please. I think a lot of people like myspace because you can pick your fiends and even meet new friends.

David Bolinsky: Fantastic voyage inside the cell

2008-01-30T09:59:00.000-05:00

Doing this TED talk, I say a lot of things that made me think. Looking deeply inside the cell is crazy. I never knew that the inside of our cells in our body performed the things that it did. Bolinsky mentioned in his TED talk that one day everything will actually be figured out and then peoples health could be managed better. I do believe him. There is a day when a very smart scientist will figure the inside of the cell out completely.

Surfing the Net- How many hours a week do you surf the net?

2008-01-28T09:53:00.000-05:00

I would have to say that I surf the net somewhere between 20-35 hours a week. Some websites I visit are:

http://www.myspace.com
I go here just for fun, friends, and sometimes chat.

http://www.yahoo.com
I go here for e-mail, news, and my horoscope.

http://www.rcc.vcs.edu
I go here for school. Emails, homework, grades, etc.

http://www.vzw.com
I go here for my cell phone. I buy ringtones, ringback tones, etc. I can also check my account online too.

http://www.myxertones.com
I go here for ringtones, wallpapers, and to upload pictures on my cell phone.

http://www.TED.com
I went here this week for class. I had to surf for a talk to comment on.

http://www.goggle.com
I go here for research, news, school, etc.

http://www.facebook.com
I go here for fun and friends. This website is similar to myspace, except it has more applications to add on a profile.

Gever Tulley- 5 Dangerous things you should let your kids do (TED talk)

2008-01-28T09:25:00.000-05:00

In this talk Gever Tulley talked about the 5 things you should let your kids do (actually he mentions 6). Really his talk was about safety and how to raise your kids to be creative, confident, and in control of the environment.
The 6 things that you should let your kids do are:
1.) Play with fire
2.) Own a pocket knife
3.) Throw a spear
4.) Deconstruct appliances
5.) Break the DMCA (Digital Millennium Compact Act)
6.) Drive a car

Gever Tulley is the founder of Tinkering school and he like to build things with kids. In this talk I agree with Tulley in some way and others I don't. Like for example, he says that playing with fire is a way kids Can learn from the things. I agree with him when he talked about overprotected kids. A lot of parents are too overprotected of their kids. Tulley's 6 things, I totally disagree with him. He talks about safety or kids, but a 2-9 year old playing with fire is not safe. He also mentioned that at his school (Tinkering), the kids that attend goes home with cuts, bruises, and may be bleeding. That is not a safety for kids. Tulley may think that these 6 things will help kids learn, develop, create, and control the environment, but to me it's unsafe, and can result in severe injuries.

Sir Ken Robinson-TED Talk

2008-01-23T17:44:00.000-05:00

Throughout Sir Ken Robinson's talk, he mentioned some very good points. Does school kill creativity? I think school does kill creativity. Throughout school, students are required to take classes like Science, History, Math, etc., but what about exploratory's or electives? In some schools classes like yearbook, agriculture, band, chorus, etc. are offered. In college you have a couple of electives. But not enough to make the students feel the excitment or fun that is really in school. I believe if more creativity is offered in school, the students would feel more excited to learn and to attend school. The teachers and the students can come together and bring more creativity into the schools. Maybe more after school programs or more activities to do at school could change things. Schools also kill creativity with SOLs. I know kids are suppose to learn, but they more test; the more creativity is killed.

Education and the Internet

2008-01-23T14:10:00.000-05:00

I have used the Internet in my education many time. I use it for research, e-mail, etc. I think in five years from now the internet dealing with education will br a lot different. Change is needed because a lot of people can post anything on the internet and it does not have to be reliable information. And some students can do research and not know the difference. For example, Wikipedia is a website that needs to be taken off the internet. It has false information and it is very misleading. Five years from now I think the interent will expand to many different things to help students with their education. To connect the different peoples and nations of the world in an academic way, the internet needs a better connection between the nations and a better way for people to see and understand what is being said without interruptions.

I am the next generation of teachers and thinkers. I think the solution is to expand learning online and to get rid of the spam and junk websites online.

Apple's 4 New Innovations

2008-01-16T14:20:00.000-05:00

The four New Apple Innovations are:

1.) ipod
2.) Apple TV
3.) MacBook
4.) iphone

My ITE130 Video Introduction

2008-01-14T14:38:00.000-05:00

My First Blog Post

2008-01-14T14:23:00.000-05:00

GREAT!!!! This is my very first blog post. I'm so excited!!!!