March 27th: Hundreds of ISIS social media accounts shut down

Hacking group Anonymous claimed responsibility for targeting nearly 800 Twitter accounts, 12 Facebook pages and over 50 email addresses because of their links with ISIS. Anonymous declared war against Islamic extremists last month, saying in a YouTube video that they would track down their websites and social media networks and take them down. Anonymous sent another warning to ISIS: "You will be treated like a virus, and we are the cure. We own the Internet." 

March 13th: Amazon’s Apple Watch App Will Let You Shop From Your Wrist!

Though online retailer Amazon wasn’t among one of the many applications Apple introduced this week as coming soon to its new wearable device, the Apple Watch, the company does have an Apple Watch version of its mobile shopping app in the works. The shopping app will allow consumers to search for products and even buy them from their wrist using Amazon’s 1-Click ordering system. A company spokesperson said the only statement they’re offering for now is as follows: 
“Amazon is constantly innovating on behalf of our customers. We are committed to being anywhere customers want to shop. That includes watches. We have an Amazon shopping app for Android Wear and will look to expand to other devices.”

March 6th: A SECURITY EXPERT JUST PUBLISHED 10 MILLION PASSWORDS AND USERNAMES

Security consultant Mark Burnett released 10 million passwords and corresponding usernames. He promises it's for the greater good. Burnett says he had to write a blog post explaining why he gave out this information, to prevent the FBI coming after him. In his defense, he wrote, “The sole intent is to further research with the goal of making authentication more secure and therefore protect from fraud and unauthorized access.” He says he wanted to make the information accessible for academic and research pursuits.

February 20th: Test of Strength: Fitness Apps vs. Personal Trainers

You can find anything and everything on the internet now a days. So why spend time at the gym when you can simply download a workout app and do it in the comfort of your own home? But does it work as well? Molly Wood wanted to test this and see if using a work out app is giving you as intense of a work out as a personal trainer would. What do you think? Watch what Molly thinks below.

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Pre-Posting

English

For English class I have Ms. Hunter, she teaches most of our grade. Her website is full of helpful resources we can use to help us study, and check to make sure everything is being done correctly. It is extremely helpful and i'm so glad it is available for us to use. Here are some of her helpful websites!

Grading Policy For English I : 

 40% Formal Assessments

This includes tests and quizzes.

 40% Performance Based Assessments

This includes essays, projects, and presentations.

 10% Homework

I give homework for a reason—not to keep you busy or drive you crazy, but to reinforce and expand what we do in class.

 10% Informal Assessment

This portion of your grade covers class work and class participation.

Technology is used a lot in English! We use computers to practice for the PARCC test, to STAR test, and even to just write essays! Recently we had to do a PSA commercial on the computer. That was probably my favorite project we had to do! We made a poster, slide show and video all about how drinking and driving is a terrible thing to do!  

We are currently in the process of reading Romeo and Juliet. It is really good so far, but I don't think anything will beat Speak. Even though it was the only book we read this year it is definitely one of my favorites.

                               

February 12th: It’s Time To Rethink Our Smart Things

After announcing some new technology, someone would stand on stage and talk about how "smart" everything would soon become thanks to the Smart Appliance Framework. Soon, the television would be able to talk to the fridge which would then tell the washing machine to turn on. You would be able to connect your watch to the coffee machine and then send music from your lawnmower to a speaker in your pool. Because of this Smart Appliance your electronics could talk to each other, and you. Does that mean that your TV can see what you're doing or your Xbox can hear your conversations? 

February 10: Volleyball

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