Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap

 Why I dislike it...

1. It's so loud....
2. Marrissa and Summer play with it in class.
3. I think it should  be outlawed.
4. Causes so much stress.
5. Reminds me of guns.
6. Gets me in trouble.

This is why I, Devon despise bubble wrap.

Thank You

My Technology I Want

Board Interactive Display Overlay

I want the Smart Technologies Interactive display over lay for a TV to turn it touch screen. Because I have a iPad2, iPhone4, 2Laptops, 46" Desktop TV, and it's all that I really want.

Touch system

DViT technology lets you use your finger as a mouse and to write on the screen - without special tools or reduction in image quality. DViT technology uses cameras to track contact on the screen.

SMART Pen Tray

Sensors detect when a pen or eraser tool is picked up from the SMART Pen Tray. Buttons on the tray also let you to choose an On-Screen Keyboard or right mouse button.

Digital ink

Simply pick up a pen to write in digital ink. You can even use your finger to write. No special tools are required, and you don’t have to launch any software. Just walk up to the interactive whiteboard and start writing.

Save function

Capture your work to Notebook software as a screen shot that you can edit, or save your notes directly into several software applications, including Windows versions of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel, or into AutoCAD software and Mac OS.

Flexible design

With a protective glass layer, the SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard fits on select soft and hard-screen flat-panel displays ranging from 40" to 65" (101.6 to 165.1 cm), including Panasonic and Samsung. View a complete list.

SMART Board interactive whiteboard tools

Add even more features and flexibility to your interactive whiteboard session. Customize settings, type with the On-Screen Keyboard, write over digital video and much more. Features include LinQ software, Start Center, SMART Video Player, SMART Recorder, Floating Tools and Spotlight.

Protective surface

The touch-friendly surface (chemical and scratch resistant) reduces glare and protects your display.

Display control strip

Control your panel setting from the interactive overlay.

When I Grow Up...

When I Grow Up

by

Devon

When  I grow up I want to be a Pharmacist. This would require me to go to school for a long time. Although I believe this job would be challenging, I believe I could be up to the task. The pay would be good, but the job would be enjoyable knowing that I'm helping people, and making a greater tomorrow. 

Natural Disaster Japan

Natural Disaster Japan

As we all are sadly  aware of the earth quake and tsunami that hit Japan on March the 11th of 2011 at 2:46pm est. This earth quake was a 8.9 causing several after shocks also registering on the richter scale. The earth quake and after shocks done sever damage to the highly over populated nation. This earthquake also caused a tsunami which hit the nation of Japan,  Hawaii, California, and many other surrounding countries suffered mild damages. This earthquake along with the tsunami damaged much of Japans internal and external communications networks. Along with there nuclear power plants, and other important systems and factories. We wish the Japanese people the best. 

This is a link showing the devastation in Japan

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/new-tsunami-rushes-through-downtown-20002

The Hand

The Hand 

by 

Devon 

My team and I the Touchables recently filmed our game prototype. My partner filmed as I moved pages so I am the hand you will see on our game prototypes film. I enjoyed the filming process,except for my voice when I speaking.  

Reasons People Should Take Globaloria

Top Ten Reasons Students Should Take The Globaloria Course 

Challenging goals set for students.

1. Provides an intriguing hands on learning experience. 
2. Allows students to tap into their inner creativity.
3. Quality of the educational staff provided to assist us in the educational process.
4. Experience using professional grade software.
5. Providing experience in the flash discovering whether you may want to take a similar course in college.
6. Develop skills by working in groups.
7. Ability to use new technology as it is obtained for us.
8. Not using a text book daily like majority of our courses daily.
9. Increased decision making skills.
10. Freedom to develop your own game idea and make it the way you want.

These are the top ten reasons I would recommend this class to my fellow students.

Wiki Surfing (Stalking)

Natalie *****

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/crhswiki/index.php/User:Natalie

http://www.myglife.org/usa/wv/crhswiki/index.php/Team:One_Man_Army


Likes

1. Color Usage
2. Videos

Improvement

1. Lacks Pictures
2. Context
3. Personal Picture
4. More Detailed Descriptions

Ideas Received

1. Multi-Color Home Page
2. To use videos to illustrate my ideas

No I did not see something in there game that I could use for my game design. Other then ideas upon methods of organization.

Snows Affect

Snow and Gloabloria

The Snow has caused the pace of Globaloria to slow down. This means that we have lost 10-3/4 days of school already this year due to snow days, early releases, and two-hour delays. Due to these issues with snow it has caused us to miss school and not be as far ahead as we could and probably should be at this point in time.

This has also had an affect on other things that we have tried to do this year. Such as moving the dates of ball games that we have had schedualed. It has also messed with field trips and other special events that we had planned.

This the reasoning that I can not wait till sumer our county have received massive ammounts of snow such as yesterday and refused to give a delay I beleive that LCBOE is endangering the students, but I understand there out look. The state breathing down there backs. 

Sincerely


Devon  

What they sent us to school in today, Wilma refuses to cancel school.

Wonderful Weather We are Having :)

My Favorite Technology

My Favorite Technology

My favorite piece of technology is my iPhone4. Made by Apple corporation.My iPhone 4 is my favorite piece of technology because there is not anything that you can not do from it. You can do anything you want  from it as long as you have an app for that. Such as playing your favorite games, writing a paper for class, sending texts, video chatting, taking pictures. There is literally endless possibilities to what you can do with your iPhone 4 and I would recommend it to anybody. 

My iPhone 4

Art Institute

Earlier in this month we had a guest speaker, from the art institute. She was head of the culinary department yet knew quiet a bit on the technology design courses avlaible.  She gave a 45minute presentation. Her presentation was extremely use full showing the different courses avalible at the Art Institute of Pittsburg. Her influences made me consider the possiblity of attending  college there. Yet I they do not carry the degree I wish to achieve, which is a degree in science education 5-adult with a masters in education administration. While someone interested in getting a degree in one of the arts may attend there because of there various degrees in the arts.

Thinking about game design and creation.

I play video games often in my spare time. These games are often war video games, such as MW2 and games like that. These games would probably conisdered action-adventure games. Which would be a diffuclt catagory to do and do well.
 Making the mini game gives me a new perspective on the ammount of work that goes in to making games. This is a difficult but rewarding process and in the end everybody will think why didn't you do this well they haven't ever made a game and if they would have they would also have a differnt perspective on the work that goes into games such as MW2.

So in my oppinion all of the people who fail to notice the ammount of work to make a game should just go in one time and try to make one them selves and then they would respect the work then. Game making even in a Mini Game designed to be easy is a difficult process and verry time consuming.

Somthing I learned in Globaloria.

In Globaloria over the year I have learned and researched many things in globaloria. Our class is in the social issue bracket.  My group is creating a game around the topic of child abuse. Which is a social issue that people need to be aware of.

My group is going to create a game targeting child abuse. The way this game will work is you will answer questions on the social issue of child abuse. For each correct answer you will win fuel. After you earn enough fuel with out failing you will send me (devon) to the gods. If you fail to get enough fuel to send me to the gods. I will come back down and crash and land on your screen.

I found out all sorts of info researching information about my topic. Like the statisic of the number of kids abused which is a alarming amount. So I beleive this social issue needs to be adressed so my group and I are adressing the issue.


TRY THIS LINK:

http://api.ning.com/files/5f6Rm*9uUkl9oSvaA*bdzMY7OqVhn-bp7eY6klGyAfh1TYiiUQjS8WGfmVfrhgREI5JT3IJBje0Rpm1VdO3o4h*KJOpzs6ua/ChildAbuseT.jpg

Team Touchables

In our class we are doing social issue games. My team consists of me, Cody, and Alex, we are the touchables. For our game we are going to send me to the gods if you win. You may have to answer questions about numerous social issues to earn fuel to send me to the gods. If you dont earn enough fuel i wont make it to the gods, and will squash you. So this is what were going to do for our game basicly.

Social Issue Genre

The genre that I am most interested in for my game is action. Because this genre has a wide varriaty of things you can do with it. such as these games comprise a very wide variety of activities with some basic similarities of gameplay. Action games usually require fast reflexes and timing to overcome challenges include combat as a main theme. Example types of action games include platformers and fighting games. So this will be appropriate type of game play for my idea.

Importance of Internet Safety

Internet Safety is extremely important and should not be taken lightly. When using the internet you should always be careful of things that will comprimise your safty on the internet. A few things of that nature are putting private or persoanl information on the internet. You should never reveal your full name, your adress, and/or other contactinfo.

While using the internet be aware of pop-ups, these can give your virsus. It is important to practice internet safty skills at all times. Because you can get your identity stole. If you reveal your full name on the internet people can find your adress and show up at your home or place of work with intent to do harm. So always be aware of people you do not know and of revealing your information on the internet

Globaloria In the Beggining.

    In Globaloria so far this year we have covered alot of information. Such as we have learned how to set up our wiki,blog, and email.

First, thing we learned this year, was how to set up our wiki which is Devon's Wiki. We learned to use HTML code, to add pictures change font colors, and back grounds. We added pictures to our wiki. Also used differnt fonts and back ground colors.

Secondly, we learned how to set up a blog. After that we sat up a blog we learned to follow our class mates. Then we added gadgets to it such as, pictures, a poll, and about me.

Also, actualy first thing we did was set up a email. Which is very easy, but it took some time.