Do Now 3/31/14

Wikis are websites that provide information on a certain topic that can be altered by anyone that visits the page. I have been on wikis that are based on famous people such as Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Allen Iverson. Wikis can be used in education by gathering information for an assignment, or to to help teach a subject.

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PullClean sanitizer door

When you work in an environment that's all about battling germs, bacteria, and disease, you should always keep your hands clean. These clever PullClean sanitizer dispensing door handles are installed in every hospital, doctor's office, and clinic around the world. Using the PullClean handles is really no easier than the hand sanitizer dispensers already in use. You just pump the blue handle and catch the foam with your hand. This allows you to stay clean around almost every door
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Do Now 3/24

What influences me to purchase something is normally famous athletes and spokesperson. Also, if I'm welly informed on the product or if it is trending I will also consider buying that product.

Invisibility Cloak

      There would be many heroic things I would do with an invisibility cloak. I would do helpful deeds for free such as shovel, rake, and others pesky chores people have to do all the time. Being invisible wouldn't guilt trip them into thinking that they have to pay me or do something in return. I would also help out in nearby situations such as helping people escape a fire, help with an ongoing crime, or help out with public works. 

      I would also steal from markets and feed homeless and poor people. Not only that, but I would also steal clothing and other necessities they would need. It would really help those in the community and would feel good to help those in need.

Tech article 3/14

3-D printed canal house in Amsterdam.

 
If you think 3D printing is only good for making flimsy paperweights, then you're pretty much right. A group of audacious Dutch architects, however, have just begun 3D printing an entire canal house in Amsterdam. Just a few weeks ago, KamerMaker began printing plastic furniture and walls at an empty canal-side lot in northern Amsterdam. Smaller versions of the unusual honeycomb walls have been tested on normal desktop printers, and everyone just needed to be scaled up.

Tech article 3/7

What is Li-Fi?

Devices that use blinking lights to transmit data could provide the wireless Internet of the future. U.S. Navy-funded researchers are developing a form of visible light-based communication that transmits data using fast-blinking LEDs rather than Wi-Fi's familiar radio waves. A paper published earlier this year in Nature Nanotechnology could help Li-Fi take a step forward.Its authors have fabricated an artificial material with a quirky response to light that may eventually speed up light-based data transmission. Li-Fi works a like Morse code, with LED blinks corresponding to the zeros and ones of computer language.An LED light transmits flashes of light to a light detector lodged in a computing device, which translates the signal into digital data. The blinks are so rapid that the human eye cannot detect them. The faster the LED blinks, the faster it's possible to transmit data.

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Spreadsheets can be used in many classes. It can be used in math to make graphs and for in class votes. It can also be used to organize students and grades. Spreadsheets can also be useful in organizing formulas to calculate different situations. These situations can vary from measuring rainfall, to organizing grades and assignments.