Exam Review Hour 5

Exam Review Hour 4

Practice Hour 3

3D Printing

New Technology . . . watch the following video.  How do you think this will change our lives?

http://www.wimp.com/printingchange/  3D printing

Teacher Evaluation

PowerPoint Project - Germany

One way to upload your PowerPoint to the web is to save it as jpg file. It will save each slide as a jpg. You can then upload the jpg's to your post. Double click to see full view of a slide. Below are three jpg's from Sammie's Country Project.

Assignment:  Save your country project as a jpg.  Upload all jpg's in order to the same post.  

Work Ethic and Social Media

Professionalism 2.0

 

Most employees are aware that professionalism encompasses their appearance, manners, and conduct on the job. The way an employee looks and acts projects their personal image and reflects on their employer's brand. However, the advent of social media has created a new "frontier" for employee professionalism. Most employees mistakenly believe that their words and behavior on social media sites and other Internet forums have no bearing on their jobs. To the contrary, many employers are already examining applicants' social media profiles as a way of learning more about them.

Thanks to the advent of social media, everyone that has an opinion now has a platform to share it. This platform compels many people to post tasteless, thoughtless, and inappropriate comments and photos to sites like Facebook and Twitter. Some posts even openly criticize bosses or employers. In most cases, these comments and pictures are available for anyone to see, including employers and prospective employers, at the click of a mouse.

 

What's it worth? A 2011 Search Engine Journal survey showed that 53% of prospective employers checked applicant social media profiles before hiring. Those checks revealed that one third of applicants had misrepresented their backgrounds.

 

Employers, quite rightly, take offense when employees' online behaviors cross the line and affect the workplace and the company's image. This kind of unprofessional indiscretion has already cost many employees and applicants their jobs. To avoid this scenario, employees and job applicants need to consider their public social media activities as part of their professional appearance. Likewise, employers should have clear social media policies that outline what is acceptable and what is not for employees' public profiles; especially regarding comments, images, and activities that reflect on the company.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Online and social media behavior is now taken into account by employers as a measure of professionalism. Employees and applicants need to regulate their online behavior with the understanding that employers are watching. Employers should provide guidelines and policies that let employees know what is acceptable and what is not. 

The above except is taken from:

The Center for Work Ethic Development 2525 16th Street, Suite 214 Denver, Colorado 80211 United States (303) 433-3243

Assignment:  write your thoughts on this topic . . . here . . . due Feb. 27, 2013 no late posts accepted. 

QR Codes

1) Most of you have probably seen icons like the one above around but didn't know what they were. These little squares that contain black and white pixels are popping up everywhere. They are called  QR codes (Quick Response Codes). Earlier this year Jeff Utecht, claimed 2011 would be  "The year of the QR code".  This means it will be the latest technology that will explode in the mainstream.  He explains what QR are and how they are used at the following link - recent blog post.  Read his thoughts on QR and what others have posted. 

Can your phone decode these secret messages? 

2) I generated the QR code above that contains a secret message...so if you have a device that can read QR codes give it a whirl.  If you don't have a device, come to the teacher station and read my secret code with the iPhone. You can also create your own "secret code" using the following site -  Here is a site.  Create your own QR code - it's fun and easy to use. Think of a message you would like to create - post your QR code on your blog. (to post it you must first save it to your P drive as a jpg then upload it to your blog)

3) Record the following link in your Delicious Account - tag as QRcodes qr http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ 

4) Read through the comments people left on Jeff's post, some people are skeptical of QR codes but others have some pretty neat ideas of how they can be used. Either way, something to keep your eye on as we move forward into 2011.

Do you have any thoughts about QR codes?  What purpose or application for them in advertising, education, or other areas do you see?  Post your response to the above on your blog. 

The Amazing Car

New Technology - The Amazing Car

  http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=635469588001 . 

Do you think something like this would actually sell? 

What are your thoughts?

New Technology

This week’s personal blog post: find an article on new technology. Read your article and write a summary. Post your summary on your blog. Provide a link to the article you read on your blog and on teacher’s blog followed by your name. Due by Friday – you will get up to 30 minutes of class time, the rest is due for homework.

How to Work with ToonDoo Video

ID Theft Toondoo Sample

When you create your own ToonDoo on Identity Theft, your cartoon must tell a story and have a message the reader can walk away with.  Look at the cartoon below . . . . what is the story? . . . . what message (tip) does the audience walk away with?  Compare your thoughts to answer below the cartoon.

By langj | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

The Story:  The man in the story had some medical procedure.  When he got the bill he was charged for procedures that were not his.  He called to report the problem. 
Message to audience: check your monthly statements and report any problems.

You are to create a story about ID Theft - see S drive for details.  Have fun. 

Christmas Wordle