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Where Does Adobe Go From Here?

By NICK BILTON

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/where-does-adobe-go-from-here/?ref=technology

This article talk about how Adobe want to continue doing business with Apple but Apple decides that they are going to develop less expensive software for their computers because Adobe is expensive. 

 

As Mr. Narayen noted on the Fox show, “Well, we partner with Microsoft and the partnership with Microsoft is all about making sure that our creative applications, which are the best-selling creative applications in the world, work really well on the Windows platform. So, that is the nature of the partnership with Microsoft.”

App Makers Take Interest in Android

By JENNA WORTHAM

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/technology/25android.html?_r=1&ref=technology

James Englert, 26, had just released his first application for Android, Google’s operating system for cellphones. For the users of the Android, is good that they can have Google's tools in the Cell Phone. 

Marketers Can Glean Private Data on Facebook

By MIGUEL HELFT

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/technology/23facebook.html?ref=technology

Two recent academic papers show that in certain circumstances, advertisers on Facebook may be able to learn sensitive profile information, like a person’s sexual orientation or religion. Facebook said that they don't share any information with advertisers.

 

New Mac, new operating system

App store coming for computers, too

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/10/21/new_mac_new_operating_system/ 

 

Apple has named its new Macintosh operating system Lion, CEO Steve Jobs said at its unveiling. (Norbert Von Der Groeben/Reuters)

Macs will soon have an application store, similar to the App Store for the iPhone and iPad, Jobs said at an event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. New computers will take better advantage of multitouch gestures on track pads, mimicking the interface on Apple’s iOS, which runs mobile products, he said. The app store will open within 90 days, and Lion will be released in summer 2011. 

W4_Reading

PE6_Sweet Search

Sweet Search is a search engine for for students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet research experts. Sweet Search Biographies offers profiles and outstanding search results for thousands of famous-or infamous-people from many walks of life, professions and countries, spanning many centuries.

As a student and educator, this is a great tool to do research and find educational website. This website help students find outstanding information, faster. 

PE4_ Flash

Flash CS5 - tutorials continuation

This week I continued with Flash CS5  tutorials in Lynda.com. I finished part 4 and 5. This was all the tutorials that I take this week:

This software is a little difficult and requires a lot of practice,  but is a great tool to make animations. I love this software and I know that I will be using it for a long time.

PE5_ TypingWeb

www.typingweb.com

Typingweb is an online tool was students can learn how to type. This website allows teachers to manage, track and report their students in one easy portal.  To vie the student’s progress and improvement you click the icon or double click any row and you will load the student details page. You can also see how many times the student has logged in. You can see graphs by clicking the graph button or exported with the export button.

This website also includes typing games 

I like this tool very much because I can teach my students how to type and I can manage and keep track of the student’s progress and print certificates. I also do an advance typing test to check my skills and I print my certificates. You can print your certificate or pay a fee to get a hard copy by mail.

W3 Reading

What Will Apple Reveal Next Week?

By NICK BILTON

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/what-will-apple-reveal-next-week/?ref=technology

We the Apple users always asking what will Apple reveal next week. We ask this questions because Apple Company always have innovative products. In this article the Author said that when Apple makes an announcement about a coming press event it can sometimes feel like the National Hurricane Center has identified a new hurricane.(Bilton,2010)

 

Bilton in article said that Apple blog Apple insider think that the next Apple product is a smaller version of the Macbook Air computer. This computer will be lower in price than the current price of $1,499. Apple always is innovating with new products.

Maybe Your Old Credit Card Is Smart Enough

By RANDALL STROSS

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17digi.html?ref=technology

In this article the author talk about the new credit that has its own computer chip embedded in the plastic. This credit cards are called smart cards. To use its smarts, it must be matched to a smart reader. In the United States, only about 600,000 point-of-sale terminals are specifically equipped for smart cards, according to Randy J. Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, a trade group.To use this type of credit card, all the point of sales terminals need to be compatible with this type of credit card.

 

Will physical books be gone in five years?

By Cody Combs, CNN

 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/17/negroponte.ebooks/index.html

 

As e-book readers and tablet computers become more common, one prominent tech mogul says that physical books could disappear sooner than expected. (Combs, 2010)

In this article he talk about the interview with CNN's Howard Kurtz, he said that in five years the hardcopy books will be gone. Ebooks will be replacing the physical books.

Google reveals surprisingly huge mobile and display ad sales 

By David Goldman

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/14/technology/google_earnings/index.htm

In this article the author talk about how Google's profit soared in the third quarter, defying skeptical investor and analysts who feared that the search giant would never find a significant new revenue stream besides search advertisements. (CNNMoney.com, 2010)

 

PE2_Sketchfu

Sketchfu  is an online tool that you can use to draw and animations. You can share your drawings with other members. It is a fun tool but with a mouse or even with a drawing pad it's not that easy to make drawings. I think that I need more practice.

PE3_SymbalooEDU

www.Symbalooedu.com

I sign up to this tool, I think this tool is very useful for educators and students. With this tool you can organize and share websites with your students.You can organized all your teaching resources in one place and you can keep communication with your students. This tool is very easy to use. Comparing this tool with iGoogle, Symbaloo EDU is more simple and it have more bright colors too. I love this application and I know I will be using from now.

PE1_Flash

This week I start viewing the Flash tutorials in Lynda.com. This is a software from Adobe Systems. With this software you can do websites and animations. Flash is also used in advertisement and games. The tutorial have 24 parts with 8 to 10 videos in each part. By this week I finish the first 3 parts. With every video that I watch, I have to practice the things that the tutorial teach me. This program is very challenging and a little difficult, I know that I have to practice a lot, but I will be learning it soon!!

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Kidopo

Kidopo is an online coloring application where kids can color online coloring books. There are many coloring pages to choose from like, cars, animals, cartoons, food, music, nature, seasons and a lot more.  This is a very cool tool for kids. I also have printables, which you can use in the classroom. It includes coloring sheets, bookmarks, awards, certificates, writing paper, room decorations and stickers. There are games, videos and a craft section. The craft section include step by step tutorial on how to do the crafts.

Kidopo help primary students practice mouse manipulation and a good way for you to gauge where their fine motor skills are. This website include video games: Arcade games, brain games, card and board games, Dora games girls games, math games, memory games, puzzle games, science games, sport games, word games, Sponge bob games and Holiday games.  This games are fun for kids.

I think this a very fun and educational tool to use in the classroom, especially for elementary school kids. Kidopo makes kids happier!

W2_Reading

Typographic Faces

by Fred Showker

http://www.graphic-design.com/typography/design/typographic-faces

This article is about how different artist create typographic faces. It explain how the artists use contours to create an image. In this article he put different artists examples. This type of graphic design illustration is amazing.


Web Code Offers New Ways To See What Users Do Online
 
By TANZINA VEGA

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/business/media/11privacy.html?_r=1&ref=technology

This article talk about how web developers can give marketers and advertisers access to more details about computers users' online activities. It tell that the use of internet will have a lot of risks. It also talk about the new HTML 5 and its additional features present more tracking opportunities because the technology uses a process in which large amounts of data can be collected and stored on the user’s hard drive while online.

Finding Your Way Through the Mall or the Airport, With a Cellphone Map 

By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11interior.html?ref=technology

This article talk about the new application for the iphone, ipad or ipod. With this application you can have a map of the inside of the mall, it will be easy for the people that have this app to find the stores, bathrooms, stairs, etc  inside the mall. This article explain all the features of this application.

In Higher Education, a Focus on Technology

By Steve Lohr

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11online.html?ref=technology

The education gap facing the nation’s work force is evident in the numbers. Most new jobs will require more than a high school education, yet fewer than half of Americans under 30 have a postsecondary degree of any kind. Recent state budget cuts, education experts agree, promise to make closing that gap even more difficult. (Lohr, 2010). 

This article explain what how the Higher education is focusing on Technology. 

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BP5_Grade Guru

Grade Guru is a knowledge sharing network where college students can share and find notes. You have to create an account at www.gradeguru.com, you can use your facebook account or create a new one. Then you invites your classmates to create your support network. After you created your network you can start sharing notes. You can share notes, books and you can create flash cards to study for your tests. You can get feedback and rating from others students. When you get good rates from students you earn points that you can exchange for cool stuff; like restaurant discounts and other type of stuff. The more notes you share can make you a guru in the group. This website slogan is “Sharing notes, spreading knowledge”

This web tool was created by Emily Sawtell. She created this site for university students. She believe that students need to have effective study methods and have the key to share this study methods with other students.

In this site the students can upload their notes and other students can learn from their experiences. This give an idea on how to develop an assignment and students can find valuable material to read from.

I think this is a great tool to create a safe network to share and have support from other students. Using this type of tool help us as students to be in contact with other students and to received feedback and comments from each other.

BP4_Twiducate

www.twiducate.com

Twiducate is a free Web 2.0 tool used by educators. This tool was created to connect teachers and students outside of the classroom. Twiducate is a blog for the classroom. This tool enables student to strengthen social networking skills to compete in the highly technological world we live in today. This tool also expands students reading, writing, thoughts and ideas beyond the classroom setting.

Twiducate is a safe blogging tool.  One of the advantages of Twiducate is that everything is being monitored in a controlled environment that is password protected.  The different from twitter or blogging is that only teachers and students can view the classroom postings.

You can use this tool for:

·      Posting homework assignments

·      To post test dates

·      Assignments changes

·      Share and publish bookmarks

·      Collaborate among small or large groups

·      Share links and videos with students

I think that this a Web 2.0 tool that I will be using, because is a safe communication tool that I can share with my students. With this tool I will be posting all the information with my students and received feedback them.  Incorporate this tool will help me to have more open communication with my students.

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