Educational Technology and Copyright Law

After reading this article, I can see that the copyright law is a huge topic in today's world.  Not many teenagers know what the term copyright means to start off with.  For example, people might wonder, "Can I use this picture from the Internet for my project?"  In most cases, the answer is 'Yes'. If you are writing or drawing random things in a notebook or something, it is automatically yours.  You might say it's even copyrighted.  With the copyright privelege, you can now continue the random work you just created, show the piece of work to others, and even create more to give to your peers.
When talking about the Copyright Law itself,  no one can use your piece of workthat you created without your permission.  You created the piece of work and you choose what you want to do with it.  The same situation goes for images.  Mostly all the images you encounter in the Internet has its' own kind of license.  This does not mean you cannot use the image but it means you must give full credit to the owner of the image even if it's a global app or a singular person.  In other words, to sum this entire article, most of the pictures you find in the Internet can be used for your own satisfatcion.

Tech Article 2/26

 Google's new robot is now even more human

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/24/technology/google-robot/index.html

• Due to new updates Google has given to their 'famous robot', the robot is acting even more human than before. 
• Atlas - the robot- can now: open doors, walk through snow, place objects on shelfs, and pick up knoecked over objects 
• New version of Atlas was put together witht the help of seven computer research teams
• It uses sensors placed inside the body and legs for balance 
• Also uses lasers in the head to help navigate, and avoid obstacles

Do Now 2/22

After reading this letter, I believe the privacy of any customer should be taken seriously.  With our world today, who knows what could happen to our world.  Hackers everyday our stealing important private information from people that could lead to financial problems and more.  I believe we should not take our privacy lightely since it is a huge impact on our lifes.  There is no dount that the FBI is trying to capture these terrorists/hackers but no one really knows what the outcome could be if our phones could be easy unlocked with what we had to deal with these couple of years.  We have our rights and freedom plays a bigimpact to our lives.

Tech Article 2/19

Sole power: New battery technology can charge your smartphone as you walk
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/connectedworld/sole-power-new-battery-technology-can-charge-your-smartphone-as-you-walk/ar-BBpyQg4

• Students in the Universtiy of Wisconsin created a new charging technology that is accessible by movement
• You can insert the technology into footwear and have the option to charge your phone
• The only prototype out there shows that as much as 10 watts of power can be stored per squate metre 
• People beleive this piece of equipment can be used by the military to power equipment up
• Others belive this could help people that live in underdeveloped countries
• Mechanics will not release this battery until it could generate anything up to 10 kW of power

Tech Current Event 2/16

Why your iPhone battery dies with 50% lefthttp://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/technology/iphone-battery/index.html

• The new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have shown signs of battery dying before it hits 0%. 
• Apple acknowledged the problem last week when several customers began to complain with the same problem.
• Apple believe this is a bug the phone is experincing and are trying to fix
• Apple beleives the battery indicator freezes when people manully change the time.
• As of now, the only way to fix this problem is to restart the phone, and make sure the date and time is set to automatic
• If this does not help, Apple advises owner to contact Apple Support

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

            One of the classes I take this year is US History I.  This class is taught by Ms. Garvin.  Ms. Garvin is a really fun teacher that does not mind expressing herself to her students. She attended Purdue and is a fan of the New York Mets, and Jets.  Before I took this class, I expected to learn more about our history in this country.  As a freshman, I spent the entire year talking about the history of every country except for this one.  As expeted, we have learned about our history such as our Founding Fathers, immigration, and the Bill of Rights.  Her grading policy is quite similar to other teachers.  40% for tests, another 40% for quizes, and 10% for both classwork and homework.
              One of the best parts about this class are the projects Ms.Garvin assigns.  My favorite project was one we did most recent, the Immigration Project.  We had to interview one of our family members and asked them specific questions about how they got to America.  I learned a lot from my parents while completing this project.  Ms.Garvin planed a field trip with the entire grade to the tenement museum in New York.  This museum features pictures and statues of events and people that lived through the immigration experience.  Unfortunately, the trip got cancelled since the weather was horrible that day.
               In this class, we learn a handful amount of the technology that was used back in the day.  For example, before we had the standard printer we have today, people used a printing press.  This printer was first created by Bi Sheng who eventually brought his design to America and other places.  Most of our in class are assignments are used with the Chrome Books.  Ms. Garvin loves using websites such as Prezi, Wikispace, and VoiceThread so she can teach us about different sites so we can complete any assignment in her class and more.  I hope
I get to see Ms.Garvin again once this year comes to an end.

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Welcome to my blog

          Hello, my name is Brian Argueta.  I live in Moonachie, New Jersey with both my parents who are both Salvadorian and my sister.  I attend Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr Highschool and currently in the 10th grade.  I play soccer for the school team as the goalkeeper and enjoy it a lot.  I love playing sports and hanging out with my friends in my free time.  Most of all, I love pizza.  I don't know what I would do with my life without pizza.  During the summer, I usually go on vacation with my family and watch Netflix the entire day.  My favorite sports teams are: Real Madrid, the New York Yankees, and the Los Angeles Lakers.  I hope to graduate highschool and attend college in the next few years.  I hope you enjoy my blog.

2/5 Tech Article

EasyJet unveils plan for 'hybrid' planes using hydrogen fuel cells

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/02/aviation/easyjet-hybrid-plane-hydrogen-fuel-cell/index.html

• February 2nd EasyJet revieled plans to test a plane using hydrogen fuel cells
• Main concept is to change from their ordinary planes to hybrids to reduce the use of fuel
• This would decrease the amount of money used to buy new
  aircraft
• About 50,00 tons of fuel every year
• Since the pilots will have total control of how fast the aircraft will be going, it shows that this methodis in fact safe.
• The hydrogen fuel cell will only give up clean water which could be used for their own water system
• Trial will most likely begin this year