Tech Article 5/1

This Master Chef-trained robot kitchen will cook for you

The chef/kitchen has been produced in collaboration with BBC MasterChef winner Tim Anderson. The robotic arms can cook a variety of programmed recipes while you look on from outside. Chef Anderson himself programs the robot to make crab bisque - a tough enough dish for an actual human to whip up - and is pleasantly surprised by the results. It's not cheap, though. The MK1001 robot kitchen costs US $100 to reserve and US $72,000 to buy outright, though creator Moley does have a range of models available, starting from US $15,000. The kitchens are expected to be available from 2017.

Tech Article 4/17

A better way to type on your smartphone

Laptop keyboards are more cramped and flatter than desktop keyboards. BlackBerry keyboards force you to type with your thumbs. Smartphone keyboards make you to type on glass. If you're holding a tablet with one hand, it's even harder to type on than a phone. And smartwatches are so tiny that most have given up on keyboards altogether. So there are a couple ways of typing faster: 

• Handwriting- Google this week unveiled a new app, Google Handwriting Input, that replaces your Android keyboard with handwriting. 
• Using your voice- Most smartphones, tablets and smartwatches come equipped with some kind of voice dictation software. The primary tools from Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Google (GOOGL, Tech30) and Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) are fairly accurate and zippy.

• Predictive text- Smartphones have gotten pretty good at guessing what you're going to type. Just enter a few letters, and you'll get three options listed above your keyboard that your smartphone thinks you might be trying to say. Over time, as your smartphone gets to know you, it will get even better at predicting.

• Swiping- Over time, as your smartphone gets to know you, it will get even better at predicting. Instead of typing each letter, Swype and other similar smartphone keyboards allow you to drag your finger across the keys to form words. It saves you time from lifting your thumbs.
• Turning your phone sideways- An easy way to make your keyboard larger is to hold your phone in "landscape" mode. Larger keys give your thumbs much more room for error.
  
  

Wiki Dissection OS

What is the purpose of this Wiki?
It gives you information about disruptive technology and examples of disruptive technologies used in the classroom.

When was the last post?
The last revision was October 31, 2006

How was this Wiki created?
This wiki was created by a group of people creating an account where they can share information to benefit the topic on wikispaces.com

What would you add to it?
 I would add images and also a section where the information is simpler and easy.

What did you learn from it?
I learned that there are a lot of technologies where you can get information that can be useful and helpful to students; however, it can be disruptive in the classroom.

If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
My specific topic would have to be about anything relating to medicine and the medical field.

How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?
It can be used to search up historic topics that can be used for a research paper.

Wikipedia

I think Wikipedia was a reliable source because it gives you simple information and citations about the topic that you are searching up. There are pros and cons to Wikipedia such as that it can be edited and that it is an easy and quick website to look up things. Teachers don't approve Wikipedia because they say that it is not reliable and that they know that some students would just copy and paste the information and turn it in as their own work. The video was interesting because it shows how people would think that its reliable or not. However, it is ironic that the teachers use Wikipedia and tell there students that Wikipedia is false and not reliable. Overall, I think that Wikipedia is reliable and easy to find.

Spring Break

      Over spring break I just spent time with my family and friends, and went to track. My friends and I went to the movies and saw "Insurgent" which is a pretty good movie. I liked "Insurgent" because it had a lot of action and it was interesting. It is based off of "Divergent" which is a best selling novel. And at the mall I bought new sneakers for track. On Easter, I went to church with my family. After my sister and my cousins dyed eggs, while I was hiding other eggs with my parents for a scavenger hunt. My dad also bought a trampoline because my sister has been wanting one for a long time.
      During spring break I had to go to track meets and practices. Track is a way that I can prepare for volleyball rather than procrastinate at home whether to workout or not. I
signed up for track because I thought it would be fun considering that my friends are in it. Track is pretty hard because there are a lot events that challenge your skills in running. At one track meet it was really cold that we had to all huddle up for warmth. I had to borrow my friend's blanket because I didn't think that it was going to be that cold. In conclusion, I had a great spring break and I think that it was fun.

Reflection About an Article

I think that this article is very helpful to those people who like social media. This article provides a well detailed advice for people to consider when their on any social media. It gives great advice because some people don't really think before they put something on the internet. For example, people develop their own online reputation based on the information that they put on their social media. Privacy is another consideration from the article that says how social media is not always 100% private. For instance, when you are applying for a job, they can go through your social media easily. The article also points out that your freedom of speech shouldn't lead to people offending needlessly. Another tip to remember is not to curse on social media because it just promotes profanity. People should handle negativity in an appropriate manner. In conclusion, career minded students should take this advice.