Class Evaluation

              The things I liked about this class is that we were experienced to new computer programs. I liked how we used scratch to help us create a game. This class taught me a lot of the computer science principles, which is why I enjoyed the class.

             Some things I did not like about the class is that we would do the same things everyday, which got a bit frustrating sometimes.

             Some recommendations I suggest are that we do different activities each time so we will not get tired of the same things.

             The highlight for me was being able to create my own game, having group work with people so we can help one another.

            I did do my best in this class, but I feel like I could've put more effort in it.

            I am reading my life planning goals everyday, because I want to pursue the goals I have written down on my journal.

           I am committed to being a CTR person because I have aspired to always be an Arete person.

Senior Camping Trip

I had a good experience in my senior camping trip, I did activities that I never thought I would do. It was tiring this whole weekend. I rarely got any sleep, but it was very fun overall. I am glad I had the opportunity to go to camp because it was a memorable experience.

1.0 Hr Report Page
   Computer Programming and Performance Task Reading and Practice for 1.0 Hour Daily

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Class Evaluation

1. What I liked about this class is that we did a lot of activities. And these activities were to be done in class  so I really liked that. The reason I liked that was because if we had a question or we did not understand something, we could always ask him.

2. The things I did not like about the class was that sometimes when the assignments were difficult we would not go over them as a class before we started, so when it would be time to work on it on our own, everyone would be lost on what to do because the assignment would not be explained to the class. 

3.Some recommendations for the class to be improved would be to let us have a little but more free timed, we always work on our assignments since the moment we walked in to class to until the last minute to leave, so everyone would be tired of doing work nonstop. 

4.The highlight for me in this class is that I actually learned things I never knew about, such as coding and all of that.

5. I actually did do my best in this class, I always tried my best on every assignment we had to do. I know I could still have done better, but I did try in the class.

6. What I am doing to qualify for college credit is to start practicing for my final AP exam for the class. So I can pass it and receive the college credit for this class.

7.I am reading my Life Planning Goals daily, although I have not reported because I sometimes forget especially now since we have been busy with college applications and other stuff, but I will begin to report.

8.I am committed to being a CTR person , because I want to do the best in life and I know with being an arete person, I can accomplish anything.

Bomb-Sniffing Bionic Plants Could Look for Pollution

Bionic plants can detect explosives in real time and could be the future of environmental monitoring and urban farming. The spinach plants have carbon-nano tube-based nano particles in their leaves that give off infrared light and are sensitive to the presence of nitro aromatics, key components of several explosives. If these chemicals are present in groundwater, they are absorbed by the roots and transported to the leaves, where they cause the infrared emissions of the so-called "nano-sensor" to decrease. A detector that is similar in complexity to a smartphone can register this change in emissions, the researchers said. In tests with the nitro-aromatic picric acid, this dip was detected within 10 minutes of the roots taking up the chemical, according to the study. The researchers said their "nano-bionic" approach is much faster than previous genetic engineering methods that rely on monitoring changes like wilting or de-greening that can take hours or days and aren't easy to detect electronically. The scientists also used a wild breed of spinach rather than special lab-grown varieties. The researchers said they are confident they can replicate the method with a broad range of plant species that are well-adapted to their environments. This innovation is cool, because I like how they can detect pollution by a plant.

Explore Performance Task

I actually like this performance task, because I learned more things i did not know about the internet, like i learned more about net neutrality, and internet censorship. Although I wish we had more topics to choose from because I kept on hearing the same thing from my group because we all kind of did the same ones, so i kind of already knew what they were supposed to teach us about. But since I did not have the topic of net neutrality, I learned a little on that topic. But it was a good practice activity because we all communicated with each other, and taught each other what we knew about the topic we chose for ourselves. 

Internet Innovations

The smallest internet connecting devices need battery or power cord, but technology lets gadgets work and communicate using only energy harvested from nearby TV, radio, cell-phone, or Wi-Fi signals is headed toward commercialization. Researchers who developed the technique have demonstrated internet -connected temperature and motion sensors, and even a camera, powered that way. Getting a device without a conventional power source to communicate is harder, because generating radio signals is very power-intensive and the airwaves harvested from radio, TV, and other telecommunication technologies hold little energy. This will impact people who live in their devices, and need to be constantly plugging it into the power for battery. It will solve some problems, for example not much power will be used up. I think this innovation is good because many people have plugging in their devices to charge and now you will not need too. 

Technology Innovation

BMW says that the new motorcycle of the future will balance on it's own. The Motorrad Vision Next 100 would have a self-balancing system that keeps the bike upright both in motion and when still. BMW touted the motorbike's futuristic features, saying it would allow for riders of all skill levels to enjoy the sensation of absolute freedom. Another feature was also missing from the concept: a control panel. Instead, helmetless riders would wear a visor that acts as a smart display. This spans the rider's entire field of view and provides not only wind protection but also relevant information, which it projects straight into the line of sight as and when it is needed. This will impact the people who love to ride motorcycles, but in a positive way. It might solve accidents that can occur. I think this innovation is cool, because it's not the usual things we see. 

Ben Carson

Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon, graduated from Yale University. He has received more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees, dozens of national merit citations, and written over 100 neurosurgical publications. When it came to politics, He suspended his campaign on March 4 and announced he would be the new national chairman of My Faith Votes, a group that encourages Christians to exercise their civic duty to vote. On March 11, 2016, Carson endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump and at the press conference stated that Trump, known for his outspokenness, had a cerebral side. Carson, who had been registered as a Republican, changed his registration to independent in the 1990s after watching Republicans impeach President Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice regarding an extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky. "I just saw so much hypocrisy in both parties." This excellence was achieved by him not giving up and going after what he wanted. Technology impacted this because without it, he wouldn't be able to go out and been seen by others. I learned to always follow your dreams whether it be easy or difficult. This also taught me that the only thing that will determine whether you'll end up in the future is yourself. 

Technology Innovation

The innovation I found was electric clothing. Physicists at Wake Forest University have developed a fabric that doubles as a spare outlet. When used to line your shirt, or even your pillowcase or office chair, it converts subtle differences in temperature across the span of the clothing into electricity. And because the different parts of your shirt can vary by about 10 degrees, you could power up your MP3 player just by sitting still. According to the fabric creator, David Carroll, a cell phone case lined with the material could boost the phone’s battery charge by 10 to 15 percent over eight hours, using the heat absorbed from your pants pocket. I really do not think this will impact anybody. Nor will it solve any problems. I don't find this innovation very interesting, I feel like electric clothes is too much.

Technology Innovations

The sprouting ankle band turns baby monitors into wearable tech. It tracks Heart rate, breathing, movement, and body position. An app alerts parents if something is awry. Company co-founder Mathew Spolin came up with the idea because his son would always sleep face-down: “As soon as he flipped over, the device would’ve pushed right to my phone.” Sproutling learns babies’ behaviors, such as nap lengths, to help parents better plan. The charging station tracks light, noise, and temperature too. This will solve parents problems who are busy while their child is sleeping they could keep them on check with this specific monitor. This innovation is good, because it keeps track of different things while the baby is asleep.

"The Internet Giveaway"

Obama administration announced its plan to give up U.S protection of the internet. It also promised the United Nations it would never take control.  But because of the administration’s naivete or arrogance, U.N. control is the likely result if the U.S. gives up internet stewardship as planned at midnight on Sept. 30. Americans for Limited Government received a response to its Freedom of Information Act request for all records relating to legal and policy analysis  concerning antitrust issues for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers if the U.S. gives up oversight. The administration admits it has no plan for how Icann retains its antitrust exemption. The reason Icann can operate the entire World Wide Web root zone is that it has the status of a legal monopolist, stemming from its contract with the Commerce Department that makes Icann an instrumentality of government.Without the U.S. contract, Icann would seek to be overseen by another governmental group so as to keep its antitrust exemption. Authoritarian regimes have already proposed Icann become part of the U.N. to make it easier for them to censor the internet globally. So much for the Obama pledge that the U.S. would never be replaced by a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution.

Roger Bannister 

Roger Bannister is an english former middle distance athlete. He ran the first mile in just 4 minutes. He was a physician as well. In the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 meters but finished fourth. This strengthened his resolve to be the first 4-minute miler. He achieved this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. The cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 min 59.4 sec. Technology impacted this because without it they wouldn't be able to keep track of time. This excellence is something for roger to be proud of, because not just anyone can run a mile in 4 minutes. 

Technology Innovation

The innovation I chose, is a handheld device that tells you whether fruit is ripe or not. Scientists at MIT have developed a handheld device that can evaluate how ripe an apple is by measuring the glow of chlorophyll in the fruit's skin under ultraviolet light. This will impact people whom grow apples, and want to pick them to send them out, with this device they will know whether the fruit is ripe or not. This will solve problems from when you're also at the grocery store and want to know what apples to pick out. I think this innovation is helpful, because many people do not know how to pick out fruit. 

Mikaele Oloa

 He began dancing at a young age and is most known for his accomplishement of becoming the 2005 and 2006 World Fire Knife Dance Champion in Laie, HI. At the age of 15, he is still the youngest competitor to have ever won the title and has capabilities of dancing with up to four fire knives! This is an ability he has picked up at the age of 5 when he began training with his father,Isitolo, another competitive fire knife dancer. He has also performed exhibitions for many Polynesian events such as the "Heiva i Orlando," the "Hura Tahiti" in Garden Grove, CA, the Kaua'i Polynesian Festival as well as the Polynesian Cultural Center for their show, "Horizons."He currently assists Kalena's Polynesian 'Ohana in Polynesian dance instruction, choreography, music and is a lead in Tahitian music and composition. Technology impacted this, because without it he wouldn't been able to share his talent with others. I think this excellence is pretty cool, because not many people are able to fire dance with knifes. 

Innovations

There is an anti-slouch screen, that can help you fix your posture. Located in the top of the display where a standard camera would usually be found, the ErgoSensor is able to track the user's position and distance from the monitor and provide feedback if the person is not in a correct position, for example, if someone is sitting too close to the screen or their neck posture is incorrect. When such feedback occurs, the user can reposition him or herself. This will impact people that have a poor posture and have difficulties sitting up straight. It will solve problems for people that have back difficulties. This innovation is kind of creepy, but I guess at the same time helpful for some people. 

Nathan Sawaya 

Nathan is an award winning artists who creates inspiring work of art out of Lego's.  Sawaya is the first artist to ever take LEGO into the art world and is the author of two best selling books. His art creations are commissioned by companies, charities, individuals, museums and galleries all over the world. He first came to national attention in 2004, when he left his job as an attorney to work full-time as a LEGO artist.Sawaya's art creations include a 7-footlong replica of the Brooklyn Bridge, a life-size tyrannosaurus rex, a 6-foot tall Han Solo frozen in carbonite. His signature pieces include human form sculptures titled Yellow, Red and Blue. "Blue" sold for an undisclosed sum at the Agora Gallery in 2010. Technology impacted this because he porbably looked online for an exact picture of the objects to recreate it. This excellence is interesting, because it is different but cool. 

Computer/ Technology Innovation

I chose vein recognition because it really interested me. Vein recognition systems are amongst the newest biometric technologies to have emerged in the recent past. Vein authentication uses the vascular patterns of an individual's palm/finger/back of the hand as personal identification data. It will impact many people, in many different ways. The problems it will solve will be if you need to identify someone, but have no other way in doing it, then vein recognition can solve it. I think this innovation is different, because the main things you hear now is thumb prints and stuff like that, but now it went to vein recognition. 

Blown to bits Chapter 3 Summary

In this chapter of blown to bits I learned that there is many hidden information in many documents in a computer. It pretty much says in the chapter how this can affect us in many ways, due to which kind of information is stored in the computer and the documents. Of course it might not always affect us in a bad way, it can sometimes help us with other things that will only benefit us too but that also depends what kind of documents you have stored in that certain computer.  Companies apparently have made mistakes with the information hidden in the documents, and the chapter explains some examples these companies made. It is important to be smart and keep every document safe. 

Alex Hattori

The excellence that Alex aachieved was that he is a yoyo player, and he has won many tournaments. He was only 15 when he become the "yoyo king" He has been crowned the double yoyo player of the nation. Alex says he yo-yo's everywhere he goes. He has won many contests because of his skills with the yoyo, he doesn't do just any trick, he knows many of them. Technology impacted this because he probably learned and seen a lot of tricks for the yoyo in the interent. This arete excellence is pretty cool, because not many people take an interest in the yoyo. It is important to take an interest in other things than just the regular stuff, because it may open many opportunities for you.