Wiki 3/31

Wiki is a website that allows people to collaborate information about a topic into one source. I have only ever used Wikipedia. Wiki can be used in education, as a great beginner's source of research. It offers a wide variety of information, including topics used in school. However, because anyone can edit the information, students/educators should double check the information they want to use from it, as some might be incorrect.

App for Avoiding or Stalking?

Cloak

- a free anti-social networking app

• designed to allow you to avoid certain people by tracking where they 

  are

• detects your friend's locations by connecting to your buddy lists on 

   Instagram and Foursquare

• might access Facebook buddy lists soon, as well

• downside: can be used for people to stalk others, or find someone

  who is avoiding them

• avoid being tracked by turning off location services on Instagram and

  Foursquare

*As a side note, this app reminds people to be careful with how much

  information they are putting out there.

What makes you join or buy a product?

Marketers use many different tactics to get people to use their products. One is by associating popular figures or items with the product. Personally, I'm not influenced by seeing a celebrity in commercials. I'm more influenced, if a lot of people I know are using the product, which is another huge tactic to marketing. Overall though, I would really have to like the product to buy or continue using it.

Invisible for One Day

I always told myself, "If I was invisible for one day, I would do as many good deeds as I could." Well, little did I know that today Mr. M would give me his new invisible cloak to test out. After helping out by running a few of his own tests, I was allowed to use the cloak for the rest of the day. While I was just happily walking around town, I heard Ms. E, the pizza parlor owner, yelling. Curiously, I ran over to see what had happened.

It was all real quick, but I realized that Mr. Pizza was being robbed. Then, I realized this is the perfect opportunity to use the invisible cloak. Stealthily I creeped behind the robber a hit him over the head. He was really confused, since he couldn't see I was there. Although Ms. E was frightened by me, I yelled to her to call the police. I punched and kicked the robber only a few more times. It was a real easy fight, because I was able to dodge everything he tried doing. Eventually the police showed up, and the robber quickly gave up, as he was already startled by me. All the money was returned to the shop owner, and the robber was arrested. Walking back to Mr. M's lab to return the cloak I thought about the whole situation. In a way I was one of those secret super heroes.

National Unplug Day

Although most people are always connected to social media and news with the newer uses of technology, not too many know about the existence of National Unplug Day. Friday, March 7th will mark the holiday's fifth anniversary. Since the first unplugging day, organizers have acquired over 200 groups as partners, such as the Ad Council, Digital Detox, and Google. National Unplug Day is dedicated to not using phones, tablets, laptops, and other electronic devices. With their no electronics free time, previous participants have reported to quietly reflect, enjoy nature, reconnect with family or friends, focus on projects, and catch up on sleep. The holiday was originally introduced by the nonprofit organization Reboot. At first is was created to show more respect for the Jewish Sabbath. However, many people now celebrate National Unplug Day, as concern for our dependence on electronic devices grows.
For more information and some tips to help with National Unplug Day click here.