4/22/16

To Ong, now 26, the situation was deplorable. And although the hospital staff said that there was nothing to be done, he refused to believe them. Instead, he recruited a few of his fellow students to build a solution: GyroGlove.

Worn on the hand, the device stabilizes tremors with a gyroscope. This spinning disc—used in both aerospace technology and children’s toys—maintains an upright position, even when pushed. So when the hand shakes, tilting the gyroscope, the disc will resist the force attempting to knock it over. This creates a sensation wearers compared to moving their hands through syrup. Early GyroGlove tests reduced significant tremors by more than 80 percent.

Wiki Dissection

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki? It is to inform you about disruptive technology in the classroom.
2. When was the last post? October 11, 2007
3. How was this Wiki created/designed? Someone made an account and posted this topic. 
4. What would you add to this particular wiki? I would say that phones have changed a lot since this time.
5. What did you learn after reading this wiki? That you could put up a topic and make an argument about it.
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)? Whats the best NFL football team and why.
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education? there could be a class related subject that everyone could talk about.

W-R Wiki Findings Page

1:There isn't boys tennis team anymore.
2:The principal should be Mr.Petrocelli.
3:The grades are 7-12 not 9-10.
4: It is Wood-Ridge Jr Sr High School not Wood-Ridge High School.
5: There is 55 faculty members not 37.
6: Ratio 23:1
7: No golf
8: There is no more Cross Country Team 
9: Outdated picture
10: There isn't a girl's tennis team anymore

Do Now 4/7/16

Snapchat is maturing by playing catch up.

The company unloaded half a dozen new features on Tuesday to make its app more useful, instead of just more entertaining.

For starters, Snapchat now allows people to make voice calls, send audio messages, and send video messages.

There's also a way to conduct a video call that works like a private livestream: You choose the people you want to chat with and start shooting your video. Your guests can join with their own video or audio, or watch and text back. But unlike other forms of video messaging on the app, whatever you film can't be saved to your phone.

In addition to the chat features, Snapchat also introduced a kind of auto-play function for Stories, letting people view multiple videos in succession. Snapchat also unveiled a new set of stickers that can be used when sending messages through the app.