Almost Done

This is my last ACE class to work on my presentation. I will try my best to get as much as I can done. I was already lagging so much that I could not log in until I restarted and logged into the student account. I hate the lag on these Macs.

I might have to do some more work at home because of the lag.

It is 2:21 PM right now, ACE class started at 1:49 PM. Therefore, the laggy macs wasted 32 minutes logging in

More Time

I just found out that we have some more time to work on our presentations, so I have more time.

Too Slow

I did not finish my research and presentation. I have 8 non-print references and 1 print reference. I need 10 non-print (2 more) and 5 print (4 more) references. I will probably not get enough print references. I also have about 1/4 of my research to do.

Less Lag

Last class, I finished almost nothing. This class, I hope I will get more done and have it* lag less**.
*'it' would be the mac
** It took 5 seconds to save this post, when my PC can do it in 2 or less. Now, when I tried to go to Google, it lagged for a minute!

Look at our internet speed:

It keeps me wondering why I only download at 50 to 100 Kilobytes per second. Scaling the fastest it has ever been (100 KB/s) to Megabits per second is 100/1024/8 or 0.01220703125 Mb/s. I remember in elementary school with PCs when I get over 1.25 MB/s (10 Mb/s) which is at least 819.2 times faster.

The mac creates packet loss and loss of speed:

Think: The ping is (67+91/2)ms+91/2-91/2 = 112+46-45 or (112-45) to (112+46) = 67 to 158

Keep in mind that for Packet Loss, anything over 0% is concerning. I never tested this connection over PCs, but I bet the score will be a lot better.

Lag

Today the macs* are lagging as usual, so we all lagged almost as much as the mac* could lag and got pretty much nothing done!

*note that I didn't capitalize macs because they don't deserve the capital even though they are proper nouns (maybe they are common nouns and shouldn't be capitalized anyways**)
**The mac also said I spelt anyways wrong and only recognizes*** 'anyway'.
***I spelt it wrong at first, but Safari could not give me spelling suggestions! I used Blogger's spell checker because it could actually provide me with proper spellcheck and spelling suggestions. Probably it is able to do that because it was designed more for PCs.

I spent the first period and a half posting a link to my Prezi. I am trying to do more research but it is lagging!

In conclusion, I am sorry I finished no research, but the stupid macs made me finish almost nothing at all this class. In fact, I wrote the conclusion on my "way-faster-than-a-mac" 5-year old PC.

I am working on a Web 2.0 chat room to show the difference between Web 1.0 (http://example.net) and Web 2.0 (my chat room)

Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

I am still researching and working on my Prezi. I am about 30% complete the Prezi. I thought about adding a comparison between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. For Web 1.0, the example is http://example.net and for Web 2.0, I will make a basic chat room PHP script with AJAX, admin, claim status with password, support for other people to run their servers, etc.

The main difference is that Web 1.0 focuses on delivering information only and does not look as good as Web 2.0. Web 2.0 focuses on accessibility (very easy to use), usability (has a use or purpose) and aesthetics (making it look good).

Summary

This is a summary of what I will do in 6 paragraphs with five sentences each.

My presentation will be a Prezi about technology. It will have a title frame with the inquiry question. There will be another frame with the past. It has the history of computers, television and games. I am still working on my presentation.

This format fits my learning style and multiple intelligences. A presentation is visual which is my learning style. My multiple intelligences are visual and logical. Presentations also fit my multiple intelligences. I think this format is the best format for this presentation.

Currently, my presentation is almost empty. It has nothing but the titles. It has a title frame with the inquiry question. It also has 3 more frames; one of them has the references. The future frame will not have a lot of information because it's harder to find what they are progressing towards. I will fill out the presentation with information after I finish my research.

The past frame will have most of the information. It has 3 smaller frames inside it. There is one frame for television, games and computers. It will have a timeline and some pictures with it. This frame will have the most information because it is harder to find information for the future and the title and references do not have very much information.

The sources of information will be mostly from the Internet. I will look for 5 books for information. However, each book counts as only one reference. I will also find 10 sources of information from the Internet, which is very easy because each page counts as a reference. I am going to look in the library or go to the catalogue and find some books.

This is the conclusion paragraph. My presentation is a Prezi. This format fits my learning style. My presentation is currently empty, but I will add more into it when I get more research done. The past frame will have most of the information. This is what my presentation is going to be.

Prezi

I will probably use Prezi to make my presentation. It is a Web 2.0 application because it has CSS (stylesheets) and AJAX (used in the flash to save your presentation). Powerpoint is not a web application but it is simpler than Prezi. Prezi is a pay service unlike PowerPoint, but there is a free version.

Digital Citizenship

These are the questions:

1. Do computers give us more human connections or less human connections?


2. If you had to write 5 rules for internet ethics and manners what would they be?


3. Do you think teachers should encourage or discourage multitasking?


4. Write a 6 word story summarizing an experience that you've had "living" online.

My answers are:

1. Yes, because my old friend Brian Jeong moved to Toronto on June 27, 2009. He has Face-Book so I can talk to him. This is better than a long distance call or mailing him a letter.
2. The 5 rules we came up as a class is:
   • Don't swear
   • Don't spam (lol instead of lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol)
   • Be nice to others
   • Don't post personal identifiable information
   • Report people who are not nice
3. Teachers should encourage multi-tasking because if you listen to music while you work, it can help get more work done, by making you more relaxed and foucsed
4. A six word story summarizing "life online":
   I have fun playing games online.

First Post

This is my first post. My inquiry question is, "How did Technology change since the past and how will it continue to change and improve in the future?". This is important because Technology is being used more in out everyday lives.