Month: October 2016

digital footprint

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Digital footprint
Kennedy

1. Your digital footprint can effect your future in many ways. if you had ever posted something rude or inappropriate that can offend some people and you afterwards delete it, that doesn’t always mean it was deleted and it can still be roaming the internet somewhere. If you apply for an important job the manager of the company could easily find a photo you tried to hide or thought, you deleted it could offend the manager and you wont get that job possibly. My second reason is if you apply for college and a photo is found by the dean of the school, you might get declined from that college or any other colleges you apply to and if your dream job was to be a lawyer or doctor you wouldn’t be able to become one because of your digital footprint.

2. Three ways you can keep your digital footprint safe is by, being careful about what you post, don’t post anything if you know its bad or offensive. Another way is to not download social media apps, just talk to your friends in person or on text or even on the phone. My final reason is to make your account private so only your friends can view your posts.

3. After learning about my digital footprint I found out many facts that I was unaware of before. I found out that if you delete a photo on the web it is never actually gone and can be surfing the web somewhere. Also if you ever post something inappropriate or offensive it could effect your whole future. What I learned from doing this project is to be careful about what I post.

science app review

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Science app review

There are multiple problems that can be solved by apps but one problem in particular that I noticed is that some students that want to test experiments at home to get a better understanding cant because they don’t have some of the ingredients or tools needed. Also some students are better visual learners so if they are just told something they might not understand, and in order for them to understand they need a demonstration but don’t have proper equipment or ingredients. I feel like the best solution to this problem would be an app that lets you digitally interact and do they experiments on your very own device, the app could go through steps and let you put it together and figure out how it works. After I had searched the app store and found an app called “Kids Fun Science Experiments.” There were many categories to do and it also pronounced everything we did and gave an explanation for the science experiment. For example, one experiment I did was putting ice on a string and covered it in salt, that gave me a better understanding on melting points and gave me a bunch of information on the subject. I also saw how to transfer electricity through a car motor. In the app you tap and drag objects and it will tell you instructions on what to do next. One thing I think would make the app better would be a more descriptive explanation that tells us what the overall result is and not just how it happens. Another thing that could improve the app would be making the voice that illustrates what you are doing a little bit clearer because it is very digital and robotic and a little hard to understand. Overall I think the app was easy to use and it was free to download and other then a few changes I would make I find it a great app to help students understanding in science.

by Kennedy