Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Check out the Most Desirable Holiday Gift. Do you agree with this list? What would be on the top of your list? What gift do you think is missing?

I personally agree with this list. An iPhone 4s would be at the top of my list.

Will multitasking make you become less good at focusing on one task, of being able to do one thing really well?

I don't think multitasking will make me become less good at focusing on one task.

What do yo think is the main purpose of a computer?

I think the main purpose of a computer is to gain information, socialize, and have fun.

How much do you think we are “attached” to our technology gadgets…?!

I think we are way too attached to our technology gadgets.

Do you think Technology is Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains or just creating digital addicts? Why?

Yes, I believe technology is wiring teens to have better brains because multitasking is a great thing and not many people can actually do it.

Monday, December 19, 2011

7 HTML Entities

  1. What do you have to do to display a special character in such as (<) in an HTML document? &
  2. What are the three parts of a character entity? Description, Entity Name, and Entity Number
  3. What is an entity name? What is an entity number? 
  4. What is better to use an entity name or an entity number? Entity Name
  5. What is the most common character entity in HTML? Non-breaking space
  6. Continue to make a list of HTML entity tags.
  7. Check out the HTML Entities Reference tags.

Tell us what you think about the possibility of taking courses online. What are the trade-offs between this approach to education and an experience complete with classrooms and in-person interactions? What are the benefits and drawbacks? Have you ever taken an online course or used an instructional video like those from Vi Hart or Khan Academy? If so, what did you think? Can you see video and online instruction replacing traditional classes? Do you think it is the wave of the future?

The possibility of taking courses online for college isn't an option for me. It isn't an option because I have to have a teacher to explain what I'm learning and break it down for me. I can't even imagine trying to learn something in college without a teacher. It seems like it would be really hard to try to comprehend something without a teacher unless you were just some genius.
Although courses online isn't an option for me, it does have a few benefits right along with drawbacks. One of the benefits is that you can do the work on your own time. Another benefit of online courses is if you're not a people person, you don't have to interact with others. A drawback of these types of course is if you can not grasp what you are learning, you can't go to the teacher and ask for help, you have to just learn on your own.
I can personally say I've never taken an online course before, but I have used an instructional video. Although the video became helpful in the end, in the beginning, I had a very hard time grasping how to do what the video was trying to teach me. I couldn't ask them to help me because I was just another viewer trying to figure out how to do it on my own. I don't think online instructions will ever replace traditional classes because most of our generation are visual and kinesthetic learners, so I don't think online classes will be the wave of the future.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Do you think all the Googling people do is affecting our memories in a negative or positive way? Why?

I think all the Googling people do affects our memory in a positive way because we remember the stuff we Google, we just have a more modern way of remembering it.

Do you think you should Google your significant other? What would you do if you found out some negative information? Why?

I think you should Google your significant other because you just never know who you're dating. If I fount some negative information about him, I would just ask him about it.

How does HTML Formatting work?

It gives a website individuality.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Will iPads drive the cars of the future? What other aspects of your life do you think iPads or similar devices will influence? Why?

iPads might drive the cars of the future. I don't think it's the brightest idea though because this generation is easily distracted by technology and a lot of people could die in car accidents because of the iPad being  in the car.