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Month: October 2016
Recipe Hunt
The assignment is to find a recipe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with eggs as the central aspect.
Breakfast; Omlette aux fines herbes
A vegetarian morning meal that is quick and easy to make. A simple omelette with a flavorful kick from added herbs.
Lunch; Provençal egg bateaux
A baked baguette with a creamy filling consisting of eggs, herbs, and spices, with a tasteful side dip.
Dinner; Asparagus with poached eggs over grits
A poached egg covered with boiled asparagus, charred spring onions, and garlic, over grits
Science App Review
Problem:
Written Periodic Tables can be hard to read at times, the writing can be small. Also, finding elements can be difficult when the writing is so small. Periodic Tables can be hard to keep handy and near you when doing a task, it would be nice to have something on a iPhone or iPad that is more convenient.
Possible solutions:
Questions to ask while brainstorming is;
Is this app easy to use? Is it practical in a classroom?
Is it accessible to everyone?
Does it help your learning in your chemistry unit?
Looking for an app with reliable information, I searched online and in the app stores. The Period Tables I found and tried were;
K12 Periodic Table of the Elements
iElements – Periodic Table
Khan Academy Chemistry 1
After going through the apps and playing around with them a little more, I picked out which of the three answered my problem. I decided that K12 Periodic Table was able to fulfill the dream.
The app
The app itself is quite practical. It’s a Periodic Table in your pocket and small enough to carry around with you in the
lab/science room. It has the layout of a traditional Periodic Table, all the elements present, ordered, and in their groups/periods. The elements are colour coded and they are in their families. They also include a legend and settings to change the grouping, if you instead would like the colors to represent the outermost orbitals instead of the families. It shows the elements by their symbol.
One click on an element cell shows you the symbol enlarged with the atomic number and atomic mass number. The second click shows you a better description of the element, including the Lewis Dots, outermost orbital, and much more. It’s much more helpful than a printed Periodic Table. Easy to read and understand.
The little problem was that the application doesn’t include the charge of an element, even when you click on it to see a better description. This is
quite a downer because those charges are needed when doing element bonds. It is especially critical for multivalent elements, other elements can be easier to figure out their charge.
How does the app help users build skills or learn content?
It helps user find their element faster on a Periodic Table when looking for symbols of the element, which when studying elements can be a big advantage. It has necessary information for the element(except the charge), which can help the student work with the element.
How intuitive is the app? Is it self explanatory or does it take a long time to figure out?
This app is very simple and self explanatory. It only has one page to understand.
This page includes the Periodic Table and three buttons in the bottom corner. One is a setting button for you to change the color organization of the Periodic Table. The question marks explains how to use the app and the “i” talks about the idea of the app. The writing is clear and big enough to read quickly. Everything is easy to find and not complicated at all.
What innovative elements does the app utilize?
This app provides with colour coding to group the elements differently to your preference.
Debrief?
This app is good quality and very easy to use. Some problems include that it doesn’t include charges, especially for multivalent elements. The app helps me find elements quick because of the colour coding, the big letters that are easy to read, and function of the app. I would’ve prefered to find an app that is as simple as this K12 Periodic Table, but that included the charges.
Digital Footprint
How might your digital footprint affect your future opportunities?
After searching my name on google, I was shocked to find my named linked to multiple sites and accounts. Most of these accounts I made in elementary. It was, honestly, quite embarrassing to scroll through. I had google accounts, a WordPress account, and social media accounts, like vine, showing up. Also visible were things I completely forgot I had accounts for, like SoundCloud. I spent a good 45 minutes going through all these accounts to remove any childish information such as “My name is Nighina, I like to play soccer, and my favourite colour is blue.”
Under images, I could only find one photo of myself that, again, I forgot I even took. You could also find my google+ background images and jokes I liked when I was 9. There was also photos of my friends, photos of band members, and album and 8tracks playlist covers that I used to listen to. I couldn’t find anything inappropriate or that could affect my future. Yet, my digital footprint isn’t very supportive. Since I made most accounts that show up when I was younger, they all were barely used and didn’t have that much information on them. You won’t find any information that describe what kind of a person I am, my thoughts or beliefs, and proof of extracurricular activities. 
This could possibly be because I barely do use the internet, only do I use a couple of sites that didn’t show up after searching my name. So after adding a key word in the search box, I did find more social media sites such as Tumblr and Twitter. These are social media sites I do use often and update. They would not have a negative impact to my future education or career. What I post on these sites do represent most of my beliefs, such as my re-blogged posts about equality, feminism, political views, and injustices in third world countries. This can help people understand my judgement of world problems, know my personality a little more, and how I might react in situations. It shows a little more about me that I might not be able to include or show in an application or interview.
Strategies to help keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe.
Before joining a social media account, be sure to check their privacy settings first. This is to assure that the site doesn’t take advantage of your information. It is a way of knowing if your private info will be safe or not.
Leave your personal life private. You can always have two accounts. One for school or jobs, where you can post things such as proof for your qualifications. You can have account for you and your friends/family to see where you keep it private, yet appropriate. An account for you to be able to share about your life and not have to sound professional.
Never share your password. Be very careful with your password, with that being said, also log off of any account when using a computer/laptop that is shared. Generally, don’t let others have control of your account. You can never be sure what they will do with your information/account. They can post something inappropriate, use something against you, or gain information.
Think before you post! I think this could be the most important thing to be aware of when using online sites. Whatever you post online, no matter if you delete it, will always be there. It never really disappears, and there are ways to find them again. Think, is it necessary to post this? Could what I want to post harm someone else? How will this look in five years? Will it affect my future, will I later on be proud of it? You don’t want a silly comment follow you around for years on your digital portfolio and have it affect your chances of a university/job acceptance.
What I learned.
I have learned that it is probably a good idea to keep track of your social media accounts, such as a list of them. You don’t need them being the first thing to pop up when you search your name, such as it did when I searched mine. Also, understand that whatever you post is forever, it’s really good to pay attention to what you post. The internet can seem very risky, and it may sound like a digital footprint isn’t a good thing to have. Well, of course, if your footprint is bad it can possibly ruin your future. It is also bad to not have a digital footprint. If used wisely, you can use the internet as a way to express yourself, prove qualifications, and give a good view of who you are. This is a type of digital footprint that is good to have and to be proud of, it may also help you in the future as a way of presenting who you are.