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8/24/2007
Find an web article from a reputable news website that contains information about any type of projectile. The article must relate to some science topic this could include something having to do with the projectile of bullets or weapons but should not focus on killing!Write a short (1 paragraph) summary of the article and then describe how anything you have learned in the past week about projectile motion might relate to it (second short paragraph). Finish with a citation to the web article. Enter all of this under "Entry" below.

//Entry:// Have you ever heard of a car that shoots GPS tracking darts out of a license plate? This car is one of the smartest cars in the world. It can shoot darts at a criminal trying to get away. Right now, this car is being used for the John Downs housing project. Which is highly filled with criminals and crime. The darts angle can be changed. There is a military grade green laser that helps mark the target when the system is armed. There are also cameras on board that help find out-of state license plates. What a car!

This relates to what happened this week. The darts velocity is really high, so it can go farther than a normal dart. The darts can also be shot at different angles to hit the criminal. The reason they have to change the angles to hit the criminals, is because of gravity and the parabolic motion. It’s good that the darts can be shot at different angles because they come out of the license plate, which is lower to the ground. This is a perfect example of projectiles and science.

Citations: Cheung, Humphrey. "TG Daily: LAPD's dart firing, license plate reading, video streaming car." __TG Daily: LAPD's dart firing, license plate reading, video streaming car__. August 22. 26 Aug 2007 [|http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33491/113/.]

//Comment 1: This blog is well written. You talked in 3rd person, and you wrote two decent paragraphs. Your vocab is fine. You used words that all of us know, and when I looked back at the article, I saw that you changed some words into your own words so we could understand them. However, you might want to use some better words too. You use a lot of simple words and your writing will sound better if you use more difficult words. On paragraph 1, sentence 4, you mention the John Downs housing project. That is unclear. You need to either include another sentence or two explaining what that is, or if it isn't that important, you can just leave it out. In paragraph 1, sentence 5, it is an incomplete sentence and there is no subject. You did a good job summarizing the article. You included enough information without using too much information. When I read the article I didn't even really need to look at the actual article because your summary described it all clearly. You also did a good job explaining what your article had to do with Science. Everything you wrote made good sense. Everything you wrote was scientifically correct and corresponded with what we discussed last week. Overall, a very good blog entry.//

-Megan H.

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 * 9/24/07**

Reflect upon the mystery density cube experiment. You may write in first person. Create a long paragraph addressing these questions:

1.) Was the scientific method necessary in this experiment? If not, why? If so, why? 2.) What made this experiment difficult? or was it easy? 3.) Is density very important in finding the identity of an unknown substance? . //Entry://

In this experiment the scientific method was necessary. It was very organized, and helped to keep us focused on our objective. For example we defined the problem. Then we made our hypotheses. Then we observed and experimented. We also interpreted our data. Then we drew conclusions. When we did this we made everything into tables. This made it clearer and easier to understand. Some things that made this experiment difficult was not understanding and not knowing what the choices for the cubes looked like, and felt like. Density is very important in finding the identity of an unknown substance. If you find the density of all the cubes then you find the density of all of the possibilities for the cubes you can compare and find their identities.

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 * 10/16/2007**

What is a flame test in your own words? How does this relate to the use of chemicals in fireworks? Make sure to include your MLA citations you may not use Wikipedia! . //Entry://

A flame test is when you burn certain chemicals to see what color the flame turns into. For example when sodium is burned the color turns a bright orange which is used in firewoks street lamps and other things that emit orange light. This could help to find out which metals or chemicals are which and maybe even to find out unknown substances.1 How do you think fireworks turn different colors? Well the answer is that when the powder is put into the fireworks they mix it with chemicals that they know emit this color2. So if you put sodium in it it will a make an orange color.

1=Helmenstine, Anne. "Qualitative Analysis - Flame Tests." __Qualitative Analysis - Chemistry Flame Tests__. 16 Oct 2007 <[|http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa110401a.htm>.] 2=Brain, Marshall. "How Fireworks Work." __Howstuffworks "How Fireworks Work"__. 16 Oct 2007 <[|http://www.howstuffworks.com/fireworks.htm>.]

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11/1/2007
Go to this site: [|http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=55 .]Click on "Watch the Reaction with Sodium and Chlorine" In your own words and in third person, create a blog entry describing the reaction and explaining what is happening in terms of the bonding. Write a long paragraph. Explain in detail.

//Entry: In the reaction between sodium and chlorine and ionic bond forms. Sodium is an alkali metal which means its a metal and has one electron in its an outer energy level. Chlorine is a halogen, so it has 7 electrons in it's outer energy level. This means that eight is the magic number for a stable atomso sodium needs to gains seven or lose 1, and chlorine needs to gain one or lose 7. The elements go the way and lose 1 ang gain 1 since that uses the smalelr amount of energy. So sodium no has 8 electrons but lost an energy level, and is now stable. Chlorine has gained 1 electron and has a total of 8 electrons, and Chlorine is now stable. you can also tel lthis is an inonic bond because sodium is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal. which tells that is an ionic bond. When these two elements react with each other it is a chemical reaction. The sodium reacts so vigorously that the sodium burns into little pellets. This then forms the compound NaCl (salt).//

Comment 1: Overall the paragraph is good, but some parts are really confusing (awkward sentences) and you misspelled some words. First, look at it and change all the spelling mistakes, "//and lose 1 ang gain 1 since that uses the smalelr amount of energy",// there's some work to do. Second, there are some sentences where you just left out some words, "//The elements go the way and lose 1 ang gain 1 since that uses the smalelr amount of energy"//, The elements go the way?? What way? Fix those few things. You described very well the ionic bond that happens when sodium is dropped into chlorine and you have a nice length for your paragraph, but you should have described the reaction a bit more. Describe what happens when the sodium is dropped into the chlorine. I'd give it an A-. //Commented by: Alexandre//

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REVISED ENTRY: //In the reaction between sodium and chlorine an ionic bond forms. Sodium has a total of one electron in it outer energy level which means it's an alkali earth metal. Chlorine is a halogen, so it has seven electrons in it's outer energy level. Since eight is the magic number for a stable atom, sodium needs to lose one electron, and chlorine needs to gain one. The elements go the way that use the smallest amount of energy and lose one and gain one electron. So sodium has eight electrons but lost an energy level and looks like the noble gas neon but isn't really, and is now stable. Chlorine has gained one electron and has a total of eight electrons, and now looks like the noble gas argon, which makes it more stable. You can also tell this is an ionic bond because sodium is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal. When these two elements react with each other it is a exothermic chemical reaction. The sodium reacts so vigorously that the sodium starts to burn with a golden color. The product of this reaction is little sodium pellets mixed with chlorine to make NaCl (salt). This is used every day for you to survive.

// Carpi, Anthony. "Chemical Bonding." __Vision Learning-Chemical Bonding__. 5 Nov 2007 <[|http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=55>.]

11/08/2007
What was your favorite project, experiment or topic this trimester and why? (projectile motion, density cube experiment, podcasts, chemical reactions, flame tests, etc.) You can also comment about the snakes. What do you think that you excelled at this trimester? How could you have improved your performance in Science 7? (Make sure to check your spelling and grammar).

//Entry:// My favorite project this year was the rap video we did. We got to learn about Sulfur and other elements in a fun creative way. I think something i excelled in this trimester was tests. The first test we did horrible but then i learned my lesson and started studying better which made me excel in all of my classes. Something i could improve on in Science 7 would to be listen better in the class. I sometimes zone out in my classes.

//Comment 1:// John is cool, he is one of my best friends. He is also very smart and a ton of help. Overall john is a good friend and a good student.

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12/18/07

Our next unit is about electricity and electronics. In first person write a long paragraph about what you know about electricity and what questions you might like to have answered in our electricity unit. If you could investigate any subject area related to energy in the home, electricity, electronics, computers, etc. what would you like to research or investigate?

Entry: I dont know a lot about electricity but i do know that electricity is the static from two things rubbing together. Electricity is a type of energy that runs a lot of things such as a TV or a clock. It is also the cause of lightning. Something that i would like to learn about electricity is how it works. How does electricity get that charge and is able to run things with it. Could you make electricity at your house and use it? I would also like to learn how electricity travels to house to house, I know it travels through telephone poles but how does it get there. If I could research one thing about electricity it would be how electronic control the amount of electricity used and how it converts the electricity to run things.

Comment 1: John, overall you did an excellent job on your blog entry. In the first paragraph, I would recomend using dates and mroe examples. Instead of saying "In the beginning of the graph" you might want to say "in the 1950's." The second paragraph is very well written. You used specific examples, and you show that you really understand what you are writing. Your third paragraph is also written very well. You used examples from the graph to show that you know what is going on and you understand the material that you are describing. Great job writing in third person, and providing at least five sentences for each paragraph. Great Job John! -Kjersti

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__1/3/2008__
__Our next unit is about electricity and electronics. Observe the following graph, Graph 1 and write an analytical paragraph describing what it means. Make sure to address what trends are observed; how things change over time, etc. Write at least five sentences for the following questions. Write in third person. Directly cite data and identify the graph (1). 1.) Which electricity source in the US has increased the greatest amount over the time period shown in the graph? 2.) Which of the sources listed below directly contribute to global warming? Provide evidence and explain using the Internet (MLA citation). 3.) Describe the overall trends from 1972 to 1985 regarding the US's sources of electricity. [|This graph can also be seen at this LINK.]

Entry: 1. Over an amount of time in the U.S. different types of electricity have decreased in trillion kilowatthours and have increased in trillion kilowatthours. In the beginning of the graph, coal was as low as the other sources of electricity. Instead of rising and falling between decades all it did was rise. For an example, after 25 years, coal raised about 1 trillion kilowatthours of usage. Coal has its problems for electricity, but it has to be a great source if it is used so much. Over the past 50 years coal has increased in usage by 2.0 trillion kilowatthours which means that every 25 years coal will raise its usage by 1 trillion kilowatthours in usage. It will continue to increase in unless there is a shortage of coal.__ __2. The biggest thing that effects global warming is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide basically burns a hole through the ozone layer, which lets the sun light rays through to heat the earth. This causes the Earth to warm up, and ice caps to melt, etc. So the source that releases the most carbon dioxide when used is the biggest contributor to global warming. On this website it says that coal burning power plants are the largest source of carbon dioxide pollution in the U.S.1__ __3. The overall trends of major sources for U.S. electricity changed a lot from 1972 to 1985. Coal in this case started out pretty high in 1972, with 0.9 trillion kilowatthours of usage, but was close to the usage of Petroleum and Natural gas with 0.7 trillion kilowatthours of usage. At the end of 1985, Coal was raised to 1.5 trillion kilowatthours of usage. Petroleum and Natural gas usage for electricity decreased in trillion kilowatthours in 1978, after 6 years of going up and down. At the end of 1985 it ended up at 0.5 trillion kilowatthours of usage. Nuclear Electric power started off with 0.1 trillion kilowatthours of usage in 1972. Then increased to 0.7 trillion kilowatthours of usage at the end of 1985. At the beginning of 1972, Hydroelectric Power was at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours of usage. After going up and down by little bits, it ended back where it was in 1972, at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours of usage.__ __1."NRDC: Global Warming Basics."__ Issues: Global Warming__. February 9, 2007. 4 Jan 2008 <[|http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/f101.asp>.]

Comment 1: Good job John. You wrote in third person and you wrote with good understandable english. One thing you didn't do correctly was specifically identify the graph. You wrote five sentences and referenced data well. You also followed the blog prompt well and answered it's question throughly. Everything you said made sense and you drew your conclusion well. Overall you did a terrific job! Keep up the good work!

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__1/8/2008__
__ Please read the paragraph below about energy use to create electricity from 1972-1985 in the US. Observe that the graph is referred to, there is an introductory statement, supporting statements are backed up with data, and that their is a concluding sentence. This would have been a well written paragraph for question 3 in our previous blog entry.

"As seen in Graph 1, there were four sources of electricity production in the US from 1972-1985. These sources were coal, petroleum/natural gas, nuclear electric power, and hydroelectric power. From 1972-1985, the US needed greater and greater production of electricity from these combined resources. This best example of this is that during these years, coal increased from 0.5 trillion kilowatthours to roughly 1.5 trillion kilowatthours. During this same time period hydroelectric sources remained approximately the same at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours. There was a slight increase in nuclear electric power sources from 0.1 trillion kilowatthours to 0.3 trillion kilowatthours during this same time period. Finally, petroleum and natural gas showed the greatest amount of fluctuation during this time period staying about the same from 1972-1980 at 0.4 trillion kilowatthours but then deceasing to 0.3 trillion kilowattthours by 1985. Thus, although greater and greater amounts of resources were needed to produce electricity during this time period, coal accounted for the greatest increase in use." - JT

//**Using the above paragraph as a model, describe the changes in electricity production sources from 2000-2005. Make sure that you reference the graph (Graph 1). Make sure all statements are backed up with data. Make sure you have an introductory sentence and a concluding sentence that provide an overall summary/statement.**//

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In graph one, it shows that there are four main electricity sources in the U.S. They are Coal, Petroleum and Natural gas, Nuclear Electric power, and Hydroelectric power. At the beginning of 2000 Coal was pretty high in usage at about 2.0 trillion kilowatthours. In the span of 5 years coal increases to 2.1 trillion kilowatthours of usage. Hydroelectric power began at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours of usage. During five years, Hrdoelectricity fell to 0.2 trillion kilowatthours, but at the end of 2005 it was at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours. In 2000 Petroleum and Natural gas usage for electricty was at 0.8 trillion kilowatthours. In the five year span Petroleum and Natural gas increased in the amount of usage to 1.1 trillion kilowatthours. The last out of the four main electricity sources is Nuclear Electric power, which is very similar to Petroleum and Natural gasses, amount of usage. In year 2000 Nuclear Electricity was used at about 0.8 trillion kilowatthours. At the end of 2005 it was at 1.2 trillion kilowatthours of usage, and increased by 0.4 trillion kilowatthhours. Over the next 20 years i hope a new source is found so global warming will decrease and major things won't happen to our Earth.

Comment 1: You did a very good job! you referred to the Ms. Todd's paragraph and the graph which was very good. Some things you could improve on are your spelling such as electricity and gases. Also you had a couple grammar mistakes. There aren't many mistakes and overall you did a good job on describing the different sources. Great job!

Comment 2: Terrific job John! The blog was five sentences long and it was well written and it stayed on subject. The only problems you had was spelling in a couple spots in "Petroleum and Natural gasses, amount of usage." gases is spelled wrong and in "Natural gas usage for electricity was at 0.8 trillion kilowatthours..." electricity is spelled wrong. Other than that it was a great blog with great information. Keep up the good work!

Re-Entry: In graph one, there are four main electricity sources in the U.S. They are Coal, Petroleum and Natural gas, Nuclear Electric power, and Hydroelectric power. At the beginning of 2000 Coal was high in usage at about 2.0 trillion kilowatthours. In the span of 5 years coal increases to 2.1 trillion kilowatthours of usage. Hydroelectric power began at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours of usage. During five years, Hydroelectricity fell to 0.2 trillion kilowatthours, but at the end of 2005 it was at 0.3 trillion kilowatthours. In 2000 Petroleum and Natural gas usage for electricity was at 0.8 trillion kilowatthours. In the five year span Petroleum and Natural gas increased in the amount of usage to 1.1 trillion kilowatthours. The last of the four main electricity sources is Nuclear Electric power, which is very similar to Petroleum and Natural gases, amount of usage. In year 2000 Nuclear electricity was used at about 0.8 trillion kilowatthours. At the end of 2005 it was at 1.2 trillion kilowatthours of usage, and increased by 0.4 trillion kilowatthours. Over the next 20 years i hope a new source is found so global warming will decrease and major things won't happen to our planet SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN THIRD PERSON FINAL SENTENCE SHOULD BE A SUMMARY SENTENCE FOR THE ENTIRE PARAGRAPH. PRETTY GOOD JOB- JT__

__2/05/2008__
__What is a watt? How do you calculate the amount of electrical power that is used in a circuit? Finally, if a lamp with a 200 watt lightbulb burned for 24 hours straight (you forgot and left it turned on), how many kilowatt hours would it use? Make sure to write in complete sentences and in third person. Explain how you calculated the amount of kilowatt hours that would be used in the question above.

Entry: A watt is the measure for the amount of power traveling through the circuit. To calculate the amount of power used in the electricity the equation would look like P = I x V. If a lamp with a 200 watt light bulb burned for 24 hours straight you would have 4.8 kilowatt hours. this was found out by multiplying 200 (the number of watts for the light bulb) by 24 which is the amount of hours it ran for. Once the answer 4,800, showed up the next step would be to divide by 1,000 because kilowatt hours means 1,000 kilowatts. that means the amount of kilowatt hours used was 4.8 kilowatt hours.

Comment 1: Great job! you did a good job on writing in third person. You also explained the process very well. Something you could work on are your grammar, because the wikispace doesnt capitalize the letters and help fix your sentences. But overall you did a great job on your entry and I thought it was awesome. - Neal

Comment 2: John, great job on your overall blog entry. You did a great job writing in third person, as well as completing each question thoroughly. Your calculations are correct, and you stayed on topic with each of the questions. You explained and backed up your answers very well. Great job buddy! - Jordan__

__2/28/2008__
__This trimester we started by finishing up our chemistry unit by doing an acid/base experiment. After this, we started our electricity/electronics unit in which we first made basic series and parallel circuits with buzzers, speakers, motors, and lights. We applied ohm's law to these experiments. Following this, we started working on the Radioshack Electronics Kits where we made complex circuits that had a variety of functions- blinking LEDs, screeching speakers, analog to digital converters, etc. The technology we used this trimester included the pH probes that we connected to our computers to get the pH of household chemicals, using the wiki to create an class test review sheet, the Radioshack Electronic Kits, and creating collaborative lab reports in the wiki for our electronics unit (instead of a formal lab report).__

//In this blog prompt, please write a paragraph long entry (5-6 sentences with a intro and concluding sentence) that addresses what you enjoyed during this trimester and what you have learned. You can also comment on what you would like to improve upon for next trimester or what was difficult for you. Feel free to comment on our snakes- Peppermint and Diablo if you would like to as well as the technology that you enjoyed this trimester. Please check your spelling and grammar as this blog entry may appear in your end of trimester comment. You may want to write it in Microsoft Word to check the spelling, etc. and then copy it in the blog.__//

Entry: I have enjoyed this trimester very much. I liked learning about new technology, and how to upload videos, and pictures in are recent project. The unit I liked the best this trimester, would have to be circuitry. I would think making a circuit would be hard, but I never knew that it could get this complicated, which we found out eventually. A difficulty during this trimester could be how I had trouble at the beginning of each lesson. I would find myself totally lost, and asking many questions. Next trimester, I can work on how I listen and keep on taking many good notes. I am proud of how I have kept an A, in one of the most challenging subjects for me. This trimester was excellent, and I am looking forward to the next trimester.

Comment 1: Great job John! This is a great entry. You told of your strengths and your weaknesses openly and without hesitation. I think this is a great entry because though you have kept your A, you still tell how you need to improve on some things. Great job ~griffin

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 * 1) Go to the video on [|YouTube.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Look for the **"Embed"** field on the video page
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the video or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the video on [|video.google.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Click the **"Email - Blog - Post to MySpace"** button on the video page
 * 1) Click the **"Embed HTML"** link
 * 1) Copy the text from the shown box into the box below
 * 1) Click **Preview** to preview the video or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the video on [|video.search.yahoo.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Look for the **"Add to Site"** field on the video page
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the video or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the video on [|TeacherTube.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Look for the **"Embeddable"** field on the video page
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the video or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the video on [|blip.tv] that you want to embed
 * 2) Click the **"Share"** button at the bottom of the video
 * 1) Click the **"embed"** tab at the bottom of the dialog box
 * 1) Copy the text fro the shown box into the box below
 * 1) Click **Preview** to preview the video or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the recording on [|odeo.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Click the **"Embeddable Player"** link on the recording page
 * 1) Copy the text from the box next to the player you want to use into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the recording or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to the playlest on [|imeem.com] that you want to embed
 * 2) Look for the **"Embed in your Blog, Website, etc:"** field on the playlist page
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the playlist or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to your [|Google Calendar]
 * 2) Click **"Manage calendars"**
 * 1) Click **"Share this calendar"** next to the name of the calendar that you want to share
 * 1) Ensure that your calendar is being shared
 * 1) Click **"Calendar Details"**
 * 1) Copy the text next to **"Calendar ID"** into the box below
 * 1) Click **Preview** to preview the calendar or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|Airset] group calendar
 * 2) Under the **"Calendar"** menu, select **"Publish..."**
 * 1) Click **"Publish this Calendar"** and follow the instructions to publish
 * 2) Under the **"Calendar"** menu, select **"Publish..."** again
 * 3) Look for the text field under **"Embed this Calendar in your own Web Page"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the calendar or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|30 Boxes] calendar
 * 2) Under the **"SHARE"** menu, select **"Add To Blog"**
 * 1) Look for the text field under **"EMBED CALENDAR (WIDE: 800px)"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the calendar or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|NumSum] spreadsheet
 * 2) Under the **"File"** menu, select **"Publish to my blog"**
 * 1) Look for the text field on the page shown
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the spreadsheet or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|EditGrid] spreadsheet
 * 2) Under the **"Publish"** menu, select **"Post to Blog / Webpage..."**
 * 1) Set your options to suit your needs
 * 2) Look for the text field next to **"Copy the Code Segment"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the spreadsheet or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|Google Spreadsheet]
 * 2) Click **"Publish"** tab at the upper-right of the spreadsheet edit page
 * 1) Click **"Publish now."**
 * 1) Click **"More publishing options.."**
 * 1) In the new window select **"HTML to embed in a webpage"** in the **"File formats"** dropdown menu
 * 1) Click **"Generate URL"**
 * 1) Copy the text under **"Here's the code:"** into the box below
 * 1) Click **Preview** to preview the spreadsheet or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|scribd.com] document
 * 2) Look for the **"Embed"** text box
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the document or click **Save**

=Survey Gizmo= > > > =RSS Feed= **About RSS Feeds** A feed is a specially formatted web page that lists a summary of each change on a site, sorted by date. Sometimes you'll see feeds called syndication, XML, or RSS - they're all the same thing. || Feed URL || || =Skype=
 * 1) Go to any [|Survey Gizmo] survey
 * 2) Click the **"Publishing"** tab
 * 1) If you have not published your survey, click **"Launch Your Survey Now"**
 * 1) Look for the text box under **"Option 1 - the iFrame Option:"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the document or click **Save**
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> =Gabbly= =YackPack= Your Walkie Talkie Web Channel: =Meebo= > > > =Slide= > =Flickr= > Feed URL: =Del.icio.us= > =Google Maps= > > Add your favorite media clips and applications to your Wikispace in three easy steps:
 * 1) Go to the [|Skype button page]
 * 2) Enter your Skype Name and select your button style
 * 3) Look for the text box under **"Copy & paste this code"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the chat or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to [|meebome.com]
 * 2) Fill out the form and click **"next"**
 * 1) Login to your meebo account or create a new meebo account and click **"next"**
 * 1) Look for the text box under **"Congratulations! Here's the code you need..."**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the chat or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|Slide] slideshow
 * 2) Look for the text box next to **"Embed"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the chat or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to any [|Flickr] user or tag page
 * 2) Copy the URL pointed to by the **"Latest"** link next to **"Subscribe to"** at the bottom of the page
 * 1) Paste that URL into that box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the slideshow or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to your [|del.icio.us] account
 * 2) Click **"settings"** at the top right
 * 3) Click **"link rolls"** under the **"Blogging"** menu at the right
 * 4) Look for the text box under **"Linkrolls"**>
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the chat or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to your [|Google Map]
 * 2) Click **"Link to this page"**
 * 1) Look for the text box under **"Paste HTML to embed in website"**
 * 1) Copy the text from that box into the box below
 * 2) Click **Preview** to preview the map or click **Save**
 * 1) Go to your favorite video clip, podcast, or embedded application. Anything from **Google Calendar** to **Odeo** to **YouTube**!
 * 2) Find the HTML code to paste into your site. This will be found in a text box labeled "Embed", "Embed HTML", "Add to My Site/Blog", "Link to this page", or similar.
 * 3) Paste in the HTML below and click "Preview" to see how it will look. When you save your changes by clicking the "Save" button, your media clip or application will appear in your Wikispaces page.

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4/22/2008
Go to: [|The Tech Museum: Robotics]. Spend 10 minutes browsing the information and museum. Answer the following blog prompt in complete sentences and in third person. Create a full paragraph. If in the future machines have the ability to reason, be self-aware and have feelings, then what makes a human being a human being, and a robot a robot? Explain. Are there any kind of robots that shouldn't be created? Or that you wouldn't want to see created? Why?

Entry: If in the future machines start to have feelings, are self-aware, and have the ability to reason, a robot is still a robot, they are not humans. Humans have a soul and that is something that cannot be made by technology. Robots also do not die, and they do not or probably will never be able to have creativity like humans do. I think robots that reduce chores for humans, and make humans even lazier shouldn’t be invented. I think the robots that reduce the risk of people’s lives at work such as firemen should be created. The robots that do chores and would make people even lazier will increase the rate of heart attack and other diseases such as Diabetes that will ruin our society.

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