Re: A Point in History

Jean Hoerni was born on this day in 1924. He grew up in Switzerland and went on to receive a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge and another from the University of Geneva in his hometown. He was silicon transistor pioneer and is famous for creating the Plantar Process.

In this process, pieces of a transistor are created separately and then placed together in a way that creates an integrated circuit. The use of silicon dioxide oxidation binds the transistor without the need to do it by hand. This is important because it allowed these transistors to be made out of silicon rather than germanium. Silicon can hold more information than the previously used germanium.

Jean Hoerni is important in today’s electronic era because the Plantar Process is still used today in the computers we use. It stores the information we need in a way that is smaller and more compact than what could’ve been imagined.


Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Hoerni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planar_process

Online Safety

Here are some important things to remember while you're online:
· Use COMMON SENSE. This is probably the most important thing you can do.
· Don’t put yourself in risky situations. Chat rooms pose the greatest risk for online predators.
· Remember that a person can be anyone. If you have everything in common with soeone and it's too good to be true...it probably is.
· If a person on the Internet asks you to keep them self a secret RED FLAG! A friend wouldn’t be asking you to keep themselves hidden.
· Never give out personal
information.
· Never post photos of
yourself.
· Never meet face to face.
· Never enter a website that charges for services without your parents
permission.
· Never download files from and unknown source.
· Never think that once something is deleted is gone forever.

Read this article to find out just how long photos can stay on facebook:
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-keeps-deleted-user-photos-for-years-20101013-16j1x.html

Re: QR Technology

I do not own a smart phone, but I'm sure we have all seen these around. Ms. Lang created one that said, "A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks." The above QR is mine. It reads my favorite lyrics, from my favorite song, from my favorite band. I think it is very cool the technology we have and the way we are using it today. I think it would be great if we expanded the QR codes to  include ways to teach in school. If we could put in apps into these codes and students can scan them and have all their coursework for the day, it would be very beneficial. Students who miss school could have all their work right there at home instead of having to make up work later on. This can save trees and wasted printing. The list can go on forever!

I can see QR technology expanding greatly. The possibilities are endless.

Paint Personality

This is a neuron. A neuron is an excitable cell that uses chemical messages to communicate to the rest of the body. I think a neuron represents myself because I feel like I take in information and process it and then bring that information to where it needs to be. I feel like I am the person that people go to for homework help. I love tutoring and one of the best things I like about myself is that I can take in information and understand it in a way I can; but not only that, I can change it to help others too.

Introduction

My name is Taylor and I am going to be a Pediatric Neurologist someday. I live with my mom, and a younger sister and brother, and my gecko, Jeremy. I like to read; I like to listen; I like to sing. I listen to Blue October far too often. And I'm working on changing what the world thinks.