Tech Two Evaluation

Murally
http://beta.mural.ly/

What I like:

• Really easy to use
• A good way of sharing your ideas with others
• It helps people organize themselves 

What to Improve:

• More Fonts 
• More Stickers
• If you have less than 10 items you can't make a sequence (like a prezi) 

How could I use the tool:

• To organize ideas
• Share my ideas with friends and family 
• To create a presentation 

Desmos

https://www.desmos.com

What I like:

• You can draw 
• It is free, no downloads, and no hardware
• It is a very advanced graphing calculator 

What to improve:

•  Make it easier for everyone to use
• Give an explanation or instructions on how to use it 
• Give more tools 

How could I use the tool:

• Do math homework
• To draw
• Or when I don't have anything else to do 

Viruses

What I know:
 I know that a computer virus enter your computer because of the use of downloads and internet. This viruses can delete data form your computer, and cancel some of the functions of your computer.

What I wonder:

• How do viruses work?
• How to avoid viruses ?
• Is it true that Mac's can't have viruses?
• What to do if you have a computer virus? 
• What are some viruses? 

Useful links:

• http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/virus-whatis.aspx
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/129972
• http://www.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm
• http://www.runbox.com/email-school/what-are-computer-viruses-and-how-to-protect-against-them/
• http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/virus.html#virus
• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/macs/can-macs-get-viruses2.htm
• http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000737.htm
• http://antivirus-software.topchoicereviews.com/types-of-viruses.html

What I learned: 

• Computer viruses are often spread by emails, softwares, and other attachments 
• A worm is: this is a form of virus that spread within emails, then this "worm" takes information such as email addresses, and send other "infected" emails to your contacts. 
• A trojan horse is:  this virus hides inside real programs, then it enters a code inside the computer and lets hackers enter the information in the computer.
• A spyware: a virus that enters the computer and gets access to your personal information. It uses this information and can also change your actions in your own computer. 

I COULDN'T FINISH BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TO GYMNASTICS UNCOLI 

College Exploration on Naviance

Colleges I know:
Yale
Brown
Stanford
Columbia

Colleges I learned about:
University of North Texas
Parsons

	Columbia	University of Bridgeport	University of North Texas	Parsons
GPA	3.78	2.76	2.88	3.28
LOCATION	NYC	Bridgeport, Connecticut	DENTON, TEXAS	NYC/ PARIS
MAJOR IN DESIGN	NO	YES	YES	YES
COST	$45,290 / $45,290	$27,330 / $27,330	$7,989 / $15,501	$38,510 / $38,510
ROOM AND BOARD	$11,020	$11,700	$6,892	$13,500
SAT	2150	1290	1380	1513
SCHOOL TYPE	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	PUBLIC	PRIVATE

My GPA:
3.2

With the GPA of the colleges I found, I know I have an opportunity. Maybe not in the best or my dream colleges like Brown, Yale, Harvard, Stanford or Columbia. But if I work hard enough I can reach other great colleges.

I found many colleges that may interest me, and help my needs. But I also learned that I have to work harder on my low classes so my GPA goes up. If my GPA goes up I have more opportunities. Also the costs and locations of this universities, this helps to make up  my mind about things.

Google day 4

Goals:

1. Start filming 
2. Download songs
3. Start video editing 
4. Start our project

Goal 1: we will film with Isabel's camera.

Goal 2: we will download songs from this website: http://www.video2mp3.net/ which converts the videos of YouTube to an audio file. 

Goal 3: we will use the program Camtasia, a program downloaded on the computer that will helps us to create the video and edit it. 

Isabel and me went out to film our special effects for the video. we took several shots and now we will put them together in a movie.

Google day 3

Goals:

1. Find more online sites for video editing 
2. Find more techniques for special effects (tutorials, explanations) 
3. Find more skills 

Goal 1:

• https://www.magisto.com/
• http://www.wevideo.com/
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-tools-online-video-editing/
• http://www.creazaeducation.com/movieeditor/

Goal 2:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAvCAhwOGK0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tOpWB9I-2g
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DZrhnIPQLA&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTeqm0wOdE&feature=relmfu

Goal 3:

• http://shutha.org/node/707
• https://sites.google.com/a/gradschool.marlboro.edu/technology-integration-lab/tutorials/photo-video-basic-skills  
• http://www.ehow.com/info_8458336_skills-special-effects-technicians-need.html

Today I discovered new online sites to create videos. More skills I could use for my video, and how to work /do special effects. This will help me create and make better my video project. The techniques for video editing and special effects will help me with ideas for the video.

Gooogle day 2

Goals:
1. Create an easy video using one resource
2. Get ideas for cool effects
3. New skills

Goal 1:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joSVYnWTV40&hl=en_GB&fs=1

This video is created using search stories: https://searchstories-intl.appspot.com/en-us/creator/

It is an easy tool to create fast videos.

Goal 2:

• http://tlciscreative.com/special-effects/
• http://www.debugmode.com/wax/
• http://www.videoclipcreations.com/videoeditingSFX.htm

this are some sites for ideas or softwares that can help with video editing and special effects

Goal 3:

• http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/film-editor2.htm
• http://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/vem_UsefulEditingTechniques.aspx
• http://www.linkedin.com/skills/skill/Video_Editing

This are some techniques and skills for video editing

Stixy.com

Link: http://www.stixy.com/

The purpose of this site is for people to have an online bulletin board. This board can be shared with friends and family, could be used for work. or just to keep things organized. It a free page in which helps people share ideas and create new ones.

Step by Step to use Sixty.com:

1. Create an account
2. Create a new sixty board
3. Start creating your board: add widgets, such as photos, notes or documnets. 
4. Customize your board, you can change font, color, size etc. 
5. If you want invite your friends, or family to share the board
6. Customize, your personal information, access to the board and change board options 
7. Enjoy your board

This is a way people can use this site. To organize themselves and tell people new ideas.

Examples: 

1. Students could use this site as an agenda
2. To create a project for school
3. To share information with friends or family 
4. Use the site as a photo album 

Digital Nation

• I agree that teenagers don't use technology in a safe way, and are in front of many risks by looking at inappropriate  things.
• I also agree that technology make people distant from their family and friends.
• I agree that now technology is everyone's life, I agree that people are now dependent of technology, there is not a time in which people are away of any source of technology.
• I also agree that people now cant do a lot of things because they are worried about their social life in the technology, also they think they can multitask, maybe they can but they are not having the full concentration on classes or in the real life, not in their phones or computers. 
• I agree that people m, multitask and based on the video, there is not a possible way that people may multitask successfully. They could try but they wouldn't succeed fully in any of the tasks.
• They say its true that a multitasking is slower even though people think they are great at it. 
• I also agree that its consuming people, it is just a perfect way of distractions. 
• Kids are spending 50 hours on internet, the great question is what is going to happen to their brains? it cant be healthy for kids. 
• I agree that technology will eventually change the way the brain develops and works 
• Also how people think that technology is making us more intelligent and better at things like working, but in real life it is making us slower, and stupid in a way. Now on days people are dependent of this technology, people need it to live. 
• And thinking this technology abuse is addictive, people like teenagers, cant be away of their phones, their computers, even their video games. How can this even kill people? 
• I agree as a personal thinking that it is addictive, I cant do homework with out my Facebook open, my twitter, or my phone beside me. Its just a desperate need we all have to be connected every second of the day. 
• But the fact is that this technology offers so much, you can do whatever with the internet, watch movies, play games, chat, research, everything has to do with technology. So with something that offers everything needed obviously will end up as an addiction or a need for everyone.
• In the example of this kid who went to a camp for teenager addicted to their computers, he didnt concentrate in fighting his addiction the whole 2 weeks he was thinking in when he would go back home to play more games. 
• how can it be possible that in Korean schools kids are being thought how to go online at the same time they are thought to read,abuse of technology is crazy, out of control 
• The fact of using the technology is shrinking the mind. 

Internet Safety

I know about  internet safety before any research is that it is really  important to avoid failure and being hacked. I know that you should never give personal information on pages that doesn't seem safe or a well known website.

 Questions I have from this topic are:

• How do you know a website is safe?
• How do you know you can trust a website? 
• What is it exactly? 

Links:

Internet Safety fro children:

http://www.ivillage.com/10-rules-internet-safety-kids-0/6-a-128700?p=3

What is Internet Safety:

http://www.ehow.com/about_6577504_definition-internet-safety.html

http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/definitions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_safety

Things you can see on the internet:

Fraud

Crime

People with false identities

Sexual harassment

Hackers

Piracy

Social Networking chats

Spams

Viruses 

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_fraud
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_fraud

Cybebullying:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying

Possibilities of achieving Internet Safety:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_controls
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_security

Tips for safety internet use:

• http://www.unicri.it/site_map.php

What I learned new about Internet Safety is all the different ways it is possible to be "unsafe" on the internet, also more precautions to take when browsing on the internet. This topic relates to my life because I am an internet user, and can also fall for this Fraud and insecurity in the internet. All though I had an idea of the possibilities of insecurity on the internet i learned more ways that internet is dangerous. 

Google day 1

Goals:
1. Find useful site that will helps us learn about video editing
2. Learn basic facts
3. Start practicing and learning new skills
4. Find the best video editing software

Useful Sites:

Video Editing Software Reviews:

• http://www.mediacollege.com/video/editing/software/
• http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/free-video-editing-software/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software
• http://www.fastvideoindexer.com/blog/general/video-editing-software-reviews-free-for-windows-2012/

Useful Skills and information: 

• http://lifehacker.com/5785558/the-basics-of-video-editing-the-complete-guide
• http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-Unique-Facts-About-Video-Editing-Software&id=3166990

Video Software Free Downloads:

• http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html
• http://www.youtube.com/editor

IMovie Features:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtj1yTCPIU&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR22ELOe4mA&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=SnNuEf8nYvo&NR=1

What I learned today: 

I learned about different video editing software, and all of the feature. I learned to which video editing software is better and why. I also discovered about hidden features and powers on IMovie. I read a lot of reviews about different software in different companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Adobe etc. This reviews showed the differences between each of the programs for the different companies, the pros and cons of each of them. You can read what that program offers and what could be useful for your work. Then I learned how video editing helps my work, useful skills and tricks to create a great video. 

Google 20%

Me and my partner Isabel Botero, would like to lear how to video edit. I would like to learn how to control sounds and special effects. To learn how to control scenes in a video. How to create a good video with good sound effect that are perfectly clear. To take parts of videos with copyright. Also how to use IMovie. Mostly to unbderstand movies effects and sounds.

We would like to present two videos, comparing before and after. Also to show in the videos what we knew before the resaerch and what we learned after. We will like to show two videos practically the same but showing different effects and different sounds.

Link

C/C website