Current Event #3.

The topic I choose to write about is a company wanting and planning on making the first metal printer.


Quick, Darren. "Amaze Project Aims To Put First 3D Metal Printer On The ISS." Gizmag. Gizmag, 17 Oct. 2013. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. <http://www.gizmag.com/esa-amaze-project-3d-printer-iss/29447/>
 
 
In this article it is about the creation of a printer printing out a metal 3d object. It's explaining the how this would be possible and who's supplying all the stuff. Also, throughout this article it talks about the new technology that could lead to this printer.
 
 
After reading this article it makes me wonder. If we make this printer then how could it affect different lifestyle. I think it's a pretty cool idea but on the other hand very expensive. All of the materials you'd need would just be outrageous. This would mainly affect my government with all the cost of this going us.
 
This will impact the would greatly, good and bad. We could start to conserve trees more but we'd change the metal business. This is bettering the technology increase though the world. “We need high quality, we need it to be repeatable, and we need a supply chain." says John Meyer, about the higher demand in advances in technology. People will start moving towards this printer instead of what we currently have now.
 

"Amaze Project Aims To Put First 3D Metal Printer On The ISS." Photograph. Gizmag. Darren, 17 Oct. 2013. Media. 25 Oct. 2013.
 <http://www.gizmag.com/esa-amaze-project-3d-printer-iss/29447/pictures> 

Bi Weekly Blog Post #3.

Dear Readers,

     The past two weeks have been great! We have been doing really cool stuff in all our class. I got my report card yesterday and I had really good grades on it. The new terms we learned about was online predator, stereotypes, manipulating. Online predator is somebody that goes on the internet to have a relationship with a teenager or child. Stereotype is what our view of different stuff is without knowing the proper things. Then manipulating is just the proper word for being pressured into stuff for only one's benefit.
    
     The terms we learned tied into our digital literacy components of "Oops, I broadcasted!", and "Risky Relationships." This is teaching us the positive and negative interactions with people on the internet. It's explaining were stuff is okay and stuff that goes way over the line of being alright.
   
     Our new Web 2.0's are Chogger, and Animoto. Chogger is a online comic maker that is free. We used it to make a story about something that ever happen in our life that was broadcast on the internet that wasn't suppose to. Then Animoto is a free 30 sec music video you can make yourself. We had to make 2 different ones, first was "Avoiding Risky Relationships," and "Responsible Online Relationships."

     Our new web 2.o's have some really good and bad aspects about Animoto. One good thing would be that you can make short videos about anything. A cool example would be, it could serve as a virtual scrapbook put into a video. The bad things about it is that for the video to be longer you have a pay for it. With Chogger its completely free, fun and really cool. The bad things is that some of the stuff doesn't work sometimes.
   
    Throughout the two weeks of learning all this stuff it's changed my personal life the most. I now know how by hitting send on one little text message could change your life.  Also, I've learned that somebody you trust you've meet online might not be who you think they are. All of this stuff could possibly change anybodies life no matter what the situation is. Now I know that our stereotypes aren't always what you should look for. One other thing would be how to have a good relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend with online without doing inappropriate things. 

Charm2010. "Holding Hands." Photograph. Flickr. Charm2010, 26 Sept. 2012. Media. 5 Oct. 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/46326024@N06/8027841260/>


Make a video of your own at Animoto.