Introduction to Disaster!

Natural disasters are disasters caused by nature. Some of the most common and deadly disasters are earthquakes, volcanoes and typhoons. Earthquakes are caused by seismic waves which are made by a sudden release from the earth's crust. Earthquakes usually happen in Indonesia and they are known to destroy houses buildings and take away lives of people. Volcanoes occur when an opening in the Earth's crust allows hot molten rock to escape. Volcanoes can also cause alot of destruction they can do the same things as an earthquake. All natural disasters are known for their destructive power. These disasters destroy homes and kill people and puts them in dangers. The survivors and the people going through the disaster need help from people who are in other places. To do this they use internet features. They might email to one another through gmail, yahoo or hotmail, they might even use a blogpost, like the one I'm using right now. They might even use Skype which i think is the most important to communicate because you speak online with the person yuo are asking for help from so they can get information more accurately. We might want toi communicate during a natural disaster crisis because maybe if someone's house and supplies are destroyed during a disaster they won't have shelter or food so they'll need someone's else's help so they can come rescue them like if the person in the crisis contacts a police officer through internet they police officer cans send over a helicopter for a rescue. Even if the person contacted is not a police officer the person who receives can contact a near by rescue/police station him/herself and tell them to rescue the person in the crisis.

Design Cycle- Investigation

Investigate:
Investigation is doing research to give you an idea of the subject. So in our unit we have to research about Disasters which is the subject. To do the investigation we have to go online and search for information about the subject. We can also do this by looking into books and doing observations. For e.g. we can go onto a website about disasters and learn about different types of disasters like volcanoes, thunder storms, blizzards, etc. To make an investigation easier we use a guiding question. We answer the guiding question while we are doing the research on the subject.

Plan:
The second part is the plan where we have to plan the project. plans can be done by analysis of the subject and can also be done by drawing diagrams and brains storming ideas. In the end we have so many ideas that we have to choose one and stick with it. We call this the final design.

Create:
the third part of the design cycle is the create where you have to create the product/solution according to plan. You also have to use the right equipment/resources which you should have wrote in the plan.

Evaluate:
The last part of the design cycle is the evaluation where you have to evaluate your product/solution. You do this by writing what you did when you created the solution/product. You also have to conclude, so you have to say what the product/solution tells you and you also have to tell how you can improve.

Evaluation for New technology

We finally did a well presenation on the presentation day. It wasn't what we really expected but it turned out well. WE wanted to make the animoto and the voicethread into 1 video but it didn't work. We were also going to choose a Nintendo Wii for our project but since a Nintendo DS has more 'studying for school' features we chose the Nintendo DS.


By seeing other people's ideas we could've also brought in a real Nintendo DS which we could use for our presentation to show how a Nintendo Ds could be used in school for those who prefer to see its features visually. Our plan wasn't really a proper plan. We just had a rough idea of what we are going to do. Without the plan we thought we were finished. But soon we found these sites which showed us how our new technology can be used in school and soon we pulled through. I think this project should be used next year as well. To improve it they can really bring Dr. Hedger into the classroom (because this project is to convice Dr. Hedger to allow the new technology in school) so he can see for himself what the technology can be used in school.

My voicethread

Our Animoto and Voice Thread about the NINTENDO DS

My partner and I have split the work. He did the animoto while I did the voicethread. He got the Ds pictures and pictures showing how The DS can help in school. While i got some evidence proofing how the Ds can help in school.

INVESTIGATE

Nintendo DS & Nintendo wii can be quite amusing and fun in playing video games but we can also use these as useful tools in education. Nintendo DS can wirelessly connect to nintendo wii so they both make a good combination. A Nintendo DS can be useful because you can take notes in side it so you can copy something educational inside it like a homework diary and like a math working book. So you see you can even use fun in technology. I chose The Ds for another reason because it only costs 400QR. The brands available now are the Nintendo DS and The Nintendo Ds lite which is a smaller version of a DS.http://http//www.play-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/nintendo-ds-lite-black-europe.jpg

What the Nintendo Ds can be used for in School?

The Nintendo DS can be mostly used for math & science. For math it can be used for workings on its touch screen. Instead of using your paper notebook use the Ds notebook in which you can finish your work faster. In science when you are watching a educational video you can take notes in the ds notebook. I'm sure it would be OK if each student had 1 because it only costs 400 QR.

New Technology

The technology category I like is the game sides. The games I like are with new technology. They are: PS2(playstation 2), nintendo DS, The newest technology:nintendo wii, gameboy advanced SP. My most favorite is the new Nintendo wii. I like nintendo wii is my favorite because you can play it by waving your own two arms and kicking with your own legs which is reqally cool. Plus you can play my favorite game on it Pokemon BattleRevolution. I think these technology is super cool. I can't wait for more cool technology games to come out!

How can blogging help in education?

Blogging can be helpful in our everyday life. How? Well thats easy. Like I said in the paragraph"what is a blog?' and the paragraph about focusing it on one theme. When you are studying for an exam or anything. If you go on a site so you can get help on your exam. you can save them on blogger.

How can the Nintendo Ds help in studying?

Nintendo DS & Nintendo wii can be quite amusing and fun in playing video games but we can also use these as useful tools in education. Nintendo DS can wirelessly connect to nintendo wii so they both make a good combination. A Nintendo DS can be useful because you can take notes in side it so you can copy something educational inside it like a homework diary and like a math working book. So you see you can even use fun in technologynintendos

How Igoogle helps in studies?

Igoogle can be helpful in many ways. In studies you can save useful information for a research. In communication you can get or create your own gadget. the main things igoogle helps is in studies, homework,research and communication. Igoogle in studiezs you can search for gadgets like math methods and more. You should really try igoogle which is really useful in your studies.