IT Article (again)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/31/robotic.fish.mit/index.html?iref=newssearch

New robotic fish are created by MIT egineers to map the ocean world and to be used as surveillance cameras to screen what's going on and whether or not there's pollution in the ocean. The whole idea is to have these robotic fish do things that we can't. Maybe we can't reach the bottom or maybe we can't go in certain areas only fish can go to. So, this should be a way to help us not only better understand the ocean and see what it's really like, but also to make it easier for us to find the problems and fix them.

IT Article-->link and summary

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/27/online.portrait.avatar/index.html

Because so many people use Networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and such, they obviously use pictures or icons to represent themselves on their own profiles. Some people even pay artists to paint their profile pictures and icons. Some websites have their own cartoon pictures of people when they want to use it in social media. It's just the whole idea of putting art back into the modern life. Art, which was used a very long time ago is now "finding new life with the masses online."

Computers: How I Feel About Them

I feel that computers are helpful and distracting. Computers come in handy when I need to search something up on the web for homework or type up a paper. Some times I just like to search online for recipes or even just to look up random information and learning new things. Some games are a lot more fun on the computer, too, or when you don't have a buddy to play the game with.
Computers can also be distracting for me, and I'm sure it's the same with many other students, when homework needs to get finished up. Also, some times I'll go on the internet to do something, and once I get on I go to something totally different. I get side-tracked is what it is.
And...
so much more.

IT Triangle Approach: It's My Turn!

Technology:
* Cellphones

Section 1: Social and Ethical Issues
* Control: School administrators don't allow students to have their phones turned on during school hours, but they don't have control over what the students do.

Section 2: IT Systems in a Social Context
* Communication Systems: Students use their cell phones to call their parents or just to have it around with them in case of emergencies. Some do, some don't. Who knows? Maybe one student is using it to text/call and get answers for one of his/her tests.

Section 3: Area of Impact
* Education: It can distract students when they are supposed to be concentrating on doing their homework (even at home). If the phone rings in class, other students (even the teacher) can lose their train of thought, get distracted in class, or even annoyed. But it can also be helpful because if a student needs to search something up on the internet and there's no internet access they can easily use their phone for it (if it has internet on it).

5 Communities

5 Communities:

* Blogger.com (blogspot)
* Myspace.com
* Facebook.com
* Hi5.com
* Yahoo.com

These five communities tie in with 1.7, Equality of Access, because no matter what your religion, race (or some times age) is, you can always get access to it or sign up for either one. Everyone can get access to any website, but not everyone can have an account on it. Some "communities" require money. If one can't pay for it, obviously they can't be a part of it. So it all depends on what is required. But for the most part, almost anyone can join or at least view the site.

Bubbl.us page

Section 1: Social and Ethical Issues --> Star Wars: Death Star

1.4 Privacy and anonymity

Death Star:

• It was able to get their information and have them pulled into it. They had no idea where they were going, so they thought they were heading towards a moon.

People and Machines:

• People are more dominant when it comes to machines since they "create" them.

Computer and interaction in my daily life.

Some ways I interact with the computer in my daily life is by:

1) Staying connected with friends and family (relatives in Egypt) by chatting or e-mailing

2) Researching for homework or just for my own constant and intense thirst for knowledge

3) Doing things like I am now: blogging and answering questions teachers give us.

4) Searching for recipes or just surfing the net and getting random information

5) Checking out the latest news (around the world and local)

6) Typing papers (if needed for homework)


7) Finding phone numbers and/or directions to a place that I know exists but have no idea where or how to contact them.


8) Reading comics on Yahoo! like "Pearls Before Swine", "Garfield", and a few more that I actually really like.


9) So much more that I can't really think of off the top of my head right now. =)