The New iPad

Apple has come out with a new product called the iPad. It looks like an iPod only with a bigger screen and it can do a lot more. You can use it to go on the Internet, get email, watch videos, and even write down notes on it. It can even download music like an iPod and also books. Most people would think that it would cost more than $1000, but it only costs $499. There are six different versions of the iPad. The difference between them is that three versions are powered with wi-fi and the other three are powered with 3G. It has been released in the United States already and it will be released internationally on May 28. Many people have already said that this is one of the best things Apple has come out with yet.

Please Rob Me

Today, we found out about a new website called Please Rob Me. It is a website that is just like a post on Twitter that uses information from another website called Foursquare. The founders are using this website to show people that when they make a post about leaving home, a robber can easily find the house and steal from you. The founders say that it is dangerous to post where you are. Anyone can get information off of Please Rob Me. The founders of the site hope that people will become more aware of how much of a risk people are putting themselves into when they post where they are and maybe even get some people to only post things that won't give that kind of information away. I have never told anyone where I was because I don't have an account on any social network site.

Emotional Pictures

In Media class we had to find a picture that gave us a certain emotion. I chose one of a panda eating bamboo. Here is the link if you want to see the picture: http://www.pixcetera.com/news/good-news-photos/50816. It should be the sixth one under good news photos. I chose the panda picture because I felt happy seeing a panda eating and doing nothing else. I might have to choose a different picture to use in a project for later though, because I couldn't get the image off of the website.

Exercise and Homework

ABC News did a story on a new research that says kids learn more when they are moving around instead of just sitting. They showed two pictures of a brain. One was a brain with no exercise and had less energy and the other was of a brain with exercise that had more energy. Now more schools are letting kids sit on big bouncing balls or stand at their desks. I think this is a good idea because kids need to move around or else they will get bored and not want to learn or do anything in school. Our school meets the needs to fidget because we have things to squeeze in classrooms. I think that schools should stretch before class so they will be more awake.

Edmodo

There is a website called edmodo.com which is a website where you can post messages to different messages to people anywhere. It can be used in the classroom to send assignments to students that are home sick from school. It can also be used for students who are all done with their work to talk without making too much noise. It can help the class talk without disturbing people who are trying to work, but they could distract others who type on edmodo instead of doing their work. Edmodo would probably work in big classrooms so the teacher doesn't have to repeat what he or she has said in case other students aren't listening. I could use this when I can't remember an assignment and forgot to write it in my assignment book.

Blog of Interest

This week, we were supposed to find a blog that we were interested about and respond to it. I chose a blog that a writer on www.tmz.com wrote about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The author said that Olympic champion Brian Jenner is criticizing the Nobel Committee's decision to give the prize to Obama, believing that he did nothing to earn it. The author also put up a question on the blog asking readers if they think that Obama deserved the prize. There were many comments on the blog. Here is a link to the blog so you can read it for yourself and post your opinion:

http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/12/jenners-nobel-attack-obamas-done-nothing/

Future Blogs

Mrs. Thompson gave us blogs we did that she thought were good examples of how a blog should look. We read the blogs and they all had great word choice, they got right to the point of what they were talking about, and they kept your attention to keep reading. We then voted on which one we thought was the best one. I am going to make all of my other blogs that I write in the future to be like the ones that we read.