2/28/14

                                                               Smart Microwave

The Westinghouse Smart Microwave is the start of a new type of microwave.

• it can perfectly cook your food based on the barcode.
• has built-in barcode scanner. 
• it can store previous cook times for certain foods.
• allows you to cook your food faster and easier.

2/24/14

                                              Sphero 2b

The Sphero 2b is an app controlled robotic toy. The Sphero 2b can:

• be navigated on different types of terrain
• has a top speed of 11 mph
• the sphero is a next gen robot created to use as a game
• You can change the color of the sphero and the wheels are interchangeable

2/14/14

                                                                 Goji Smart Lock
The Goji Smart Lock is a new type of lock for your door. It is known as the "electronic deadbolt".  The Goji Smart Lock allows you to:

• Manage your front or back door access while you're away from home.
• Send out an unlimited number of virtual keys, which can be restricted by time and date
• When someone knocks at the door, the built-in 1 megapixel camera captures a picture of whoever is at your door, and directly notifies you. 
• It also allows you to lock and unlock your door via smartphone, so you no longer need keys. 
• If you are unable to use a smartphone when you need to unlock it, you can use an actual key to unlock it, too. 
• The Goji Smart Lock also operates during power outages.

2/10/14

US History II is one of my favorite classes. We learn history, obviously. My teacher for this class is Mrs. Gaven. We learn a lot of interesting things everyday. Mrs.Gaven always keeps the class under control and enforces an environment that is needed to learn properly. We learn about a lot of things, such as the post war boom, past presidential elections, the Cold War, the Kennedy years, the Civil Rights Movement, the Great Society and Vietnam.



We have learned a lot of things in US History II. This class is much more interesting than previous years. So far this year, we have learned about John F. Kennedy's death, and all the conspiracies surrounding it.








We have also learned about Malcom X, and how he changed his views on how racism should be handled after his trip to Mecca.


US History II has taught me a lot. I enjoy the projects we do, because I learn more about the past from completing them. I only expected to learn history and I expected it to be boring, but it is definitely not boring. We use technology when doing voice threads, web quests, and watching videos relating to what we are currently learning in class.

2/7/14

Nest - The Learning Thermostat 

The Nest Thermostat is an entirely new type of thermostat. 

• Nest has the ability to learn your schedule based on your usage.
• The nest thermostat can program itself and can be run off an iPhone, iPod, or iPad.
• Has an auto-away feature which turns itself down when you leave.
• Has it's own app available on the App Store, which you can monitor energy usage and savings on.
• The nest has hidden temperature, humidity, activity, and light sensors hidden inside it's sensor window.
• Allows you to obtain information based on your usage.
• Allows you to control the temperature from anywhere that you have an internet connection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TkhHgkBsg