By Georgia Peever and Samantha McIntyre
By Georgia Peever and Samantha McIntyre
I wanted an app that would help me memorize the periodic table.
I was hoping that it would be fast and simple, with the element name, atomic number, and atomic mass.
The app I chose is called K-12 periodic table. It has the options of showing classification, melting point, boiling point,outermost orbital, radius, ion radius, electronegativity, and ionization energy. There is also the option of the temperatures in the app being shown in Celsius, Fahrenheit, or Kelvin. This makes it user-friendly to both Canadian and US citizens.
I found that although the app has its uses, it often lags and is generally slow. It doesn’t have any particularly intuitive or creative features, and is more complicated than it needs to be. Many of the options in this app are unnecessary for the understanding level of a ninth grade student. So, for all the above reasons I wouldn’t recommend this app for learning about the periodic table.
Question 1: How might your digital footprint affect your future job opportunities?
Answer: Employers check your digital footprint before they hire you. If your digital footprint shows you doing something illegal, or an Instagram post has a comment such as “skipping school today to goof off!”, then your potential employer may choose to not hire you, as he/she would want employees that are reliable, and aren’t law breakers.
Question 2: Describe at least 3 strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe.
Answer: 1: Keep your profile completely private on all social media sites. 2: Think twice before posting anything. 3: Use a good password on all accounts online to prevent your account from being hacked and things being said/done in your name that you didn’t authorize.
Question 3: What information did you learn that you would pass on to other students and how would you go about telling them?
Answer: Once you put something on the internet, it’s set in stone. I would tell others this by putting it on my edublog, where people can see it.