Tuesday, September 29, 2015

This Ring Vibrates When Uber Arrives

  • Christina Mercando d’Avignon is the founder of the new smart jewelry startup called Ringly.
  • The ring connects to the Ringly app where women can customize which phone calls, texts and app alerts filter through to the ring.
  • They can be notified by vibrations from the ring or it lighting up.
  • So far, Ringly has raised 6.1 million.
  • The device connects to 50 apps including Uber, Tinder, and eBay.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Best Improvements in iOS 9


  •  Easier App Switching- when you launch the App Switcher, it opens apps to the left in a carousel-like view, which you can flip through until you find the app that you want.

  •  Battery Saver- warnings pop up when your losing battery, and it lets you switch to Low Power Mode.

  •  A More Conversational Siri- Siri can now bring up photos keyed to specific times and places


  •  Better Navigation Via Back Buttons- a handy software-based Back is available in certain situations


  •  A Place for Your Selfies-iOS 9's photo app will create a special place for them; a Selfie Album



Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

      This year, I am taking U.S. history honors with Mrs.Gaven. She has been a teacher here for awhile now, and enjoys U.S. presidents and basketball. She attends games with her husband, and was even interviewed on television one time. When I first arrived in the class, I expected to learn the same things in history every year. For example, the presidents and states, etc. However, it is only the third week into school and I learned many useful things and new websites to use.
     Mrs. Gaven uses 45%  for summative assessments, 65% for tests and 35% DBQ Essays, 45% for performance based assessments, 20% in class assessments and 80 % from projects, and 10% classwork (including participation) and homework. We are expected to be prepared and ready to learn. An interesting aspect is when we use google classroom for projects. The whole class can edit one page and we can all help each other. We regularly use computers to work with everyone in the class, including Mrs. Gaven. 
       I expect to have a good, but busy time throughout the year. All that is asked of us is to be on time, be prepared for class, bring binders, make sure your punctual with homework, and be respectful. Those are things we have been taught for years now, so it shouldn't be too hard. Mrs. Gaven is also nice enough to offer extra help after school at any time. 

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