Tech Article 11/21

Livescribe Echo Smartpen

• The Livescribe Echo Smartpen allows you to record audio while you’re taking notes
• You can then play the notes back later
• You can save and share interactive notes to your computer
• They can also be saved to an iPad or iPhone via a micro-USB connector 
• The USB connector also allows you to recharge your pen 
• The memory storage holds 400 or 800 hours of recorded audio (depending on the model)
• Includes an OLED display that makes it easy to navigate smartpen apps
• The pen's price starts at $169.95

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Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in a current class on your schedule (not this course)? Pick a class and be specific how the class could create and use a Wiki on a regular basis (tip: Use the Internet, here is a good source).
• A wiki can be used in many classes that I have throughout the day, but the best one is probably World History. Wikis are good to use for history because it makes it a lot easier to share and look up information about historical figures and events. Each student of my class could log on and each add their own bit of information and answer questions that someone else in their class may not be able to answer.
2. What are the benefits of using a wiki in class?
• The benefits of using a wiki in class are that everyone can be informed on the same thing, as long as ONE person writes it into the wiki. Another benefit is that it is easy access for all students to get to and log on. It also makes it a lot easier to keep everyone on the same topic as they all add their own personal opinion/knowledge during the class discussion on wiki.
3. How can we create a wiki in this class, what would we contribute to it and how would we utilize it on an on-going basis?
• We can create a wiki by having one person create a page and sending the link to everyone. Then, we can split apart the positions each person would have on the account. For example, whatever the topic is the classmates could each answer specific questions about the topic, giving us all the answered questions at the end. We could use wikis on an on-going basis because it makes it much each to share our tech articles or important links/videos that we find.
4. What experience do you have using or creating wikis?
• I have a lot of experience using wikis because I use them all the time for history projects. Our class separates into groups and then each group uploads their topic of research. It works great because in the end everyone in the class can go on the wiki and study from all the information other groups wrote about.

Tech Post 11/14

• This is a power adaptor which provides it's  own plugs.
•  It also has mini wire connections for phones
• You can use it as an AC output
• You can charge two USB devices at the same time
• It's also easy for transport because it folds up into a flat sided box 
• It's around 3.5" small

Do Now 11/10/14

      Over the weekend I did one main thing, watch Gossip Girl. Gossip Girl is a show on Netflix, that no longer airs on TV. The show is extremely entertaining and I am obsessed with it. The characters are all so creative and the actors are amazing. I enjoy watching Netflix because it relaxes me and it is much better than sitting around doing nothing all day. Although, I probably should have done something more productive, I just could not turn my laptop off; I regret nothing.