Google cars are cars that automatically drive themselves. They can drive, stop, turn, pretty much do anything that you tell them to do! They sense when cars and people are around them. I think that Google cars could be good and bad. Cars that drive themselves are more aware of their surroundings and they aren't worried about the radio or talking on the phone, but in the future cars that drive themselves might eventually replace people. What will happen to truck drivers or people that have to travel for a living? They won't be necessary anymore, they'll be replaced! So i'm not sure if Google cars will be a good thing or a bad thing, but than again what about price? If these cars are going to cost $300,000 who's going to be able to afford that? What about the cost of insurance? You tell me.
Today social media is used in a different way than it was intended to be used when it was designed. To think about technology and how much different it is when it is in your hands at every minute of the day. If you were to unblock facebook, twitter, instagram or any other social media websites I think that you would have some students that would respect the rules given and than you would have other students who would do something wrong and ruin it for everyone. I think that if you were to talk to all of the students before you handed them their ipads and told them that there would be a consequence for everyone if something bad were to happen on their social media websites. Having facebook and all of your social media websites available during the day kids would be more excited about learning with their new technology. If an incident were to happen involving social media and students about bullying there should be a consequence for that student.
A lot of people don't pay attention to tests, especially big ones like the ACT. I think that the ACT and Plan test should be taken more seriously and I believe that ALL of the teachers should help the students prepare for the tests. A couple weeks in advance you should go online and start practicing for the ACT, you can't just show up the day of the test and expect to get a good score, you need time to prepare. There are a ton of resources online, including sample test questions. You should prepare for the ACT, to get into college a lot of colleges look at your ACT score and they look at every part of your test. I think that if you prepare for the ACT you'll get a better score than if you don't prepare for it. I think that reading over the materials that they give you online will give you an idea of what the actual test will be like.
I think that social media plays a huge roll in our community. A lot of the things on TV and the radio are celebrity's just pulling publicity stunts and I for one think it's the most annoying thing ever. I don't want to hear about all of the stupid things that you're doing to try and get attention. Social media to me is all publicity stunts, do you ever hear about the good things that celebrity's do? No, all you hear about is the drama. Facebook is a HUGE social website, anyone can share pictures, statuses, and pretty much whatever they feel like. Facebook to me plays a huge roll in getting and obtaining a job, say you decide one night to do something stupid and go out to a party. That party you just went to I can guarantee you will more than likely see "drunk" pictures of yourself on Facebook. How does that look to big businesses that are looking at your resume? Even when you delete those pictures of yourself business owners can still find it with the right technology. I think that having your own website is a great way for employers to see what you are involved in and how you spend your time. Employers can find out anything about you from your own website. I for one have put a lot of time and effort into my website to make it look presentable, but more importantly make it something of my own that resembles myself. I think that I could do a lot more to make the "best me" on all my social media networks. I hope to one day have a job where all of my qualities can be shown through my work and that I will be able to put the things I love about my work online for people to see.
| Leah MattsonSenior at Norway High School. 18 years young and ready to take on the world. ArchivesJanuary 2014 Categories |
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