PLN 14-2

Mr.Fisch
I understand how this quote would stand out to you. You know, as well as I do, that textbooks are going to be a thing of the past. Technology has already grown to the point where schools, such as mine, have laptops in their classrooms. Using textbooks as "cover" is a great idea, they are thick, hard, and if they get ripped and ruined it doesn’t matter because their time is up and technology is taking there place. Computers can do everything a textbook can do except cover your head during a tornado. Also textbooks don’t change daily even if new idea or theories are made. Computers blow away textbooks on many levels and one day, textbooks will just be used as tornado protection.

PLN 13-2

This shows a lot about the technical the world, and how it is evolving. If a question is asked and no one has an answer there is no worry because to find it all you need to do in this case is grab your phone and search for the answer. On a broader basis, the internet is becoming more and more popular. Teachers and students alike need to be able to use the internet and be internet savvy. By doing this it opens up many doors on the learning level and personal level.
Most teachers disagree with having phones in class because they always assume they are texting. Some students, whether teachers like it or not, are interested in learning and will use their resources (such as phones) for good and not evil. My teacher insists on letting her older students, who do have Iphones let them use them during class since they don’t have laptops. This is great how technology is becoming more of a necessity than a thing that you can use if you want. Hopefully Steve keeps doing this and influences his other students to follow in his footsteps and join the tech age. Also he should continue using his Iphone for educational use and teach others how to do this as well. One day schools might relay on computers and gadgets such as Iphones. Great job Steve

PLN 12-2

I just read an article called Uncle sentenced in nephew's death in the Daily Sentinel. It was a short artcile and it talked about how An uncle killed his nephew and not he is going to jail. The uncles name was Jesus Hernandez de Jesus, 33, of Clifton and he murdered his nephew Ricardo Navarrete-Prudencio, of Acapulco, Mexico.
This relates to me beucase I have an uncle and I could never see him wanting or trying to kill me for any reason. I dont understand, even if Ricardo did do something outrageous, how someone could kill a family member. I would never do this and niether should anyone else. Killing in general is a horrible act and killing your own family member it taking it to the next level.
This relates to the world becuase these types of things happen everyday and murder happens every day also. If everyone would just be kind to eachother, know matter if you like the person or not just show respect to one another and maybe the murder rates will decrase as the years go on. Theres this thing called a "chain reaction" and it happens by one person doing something nice to another one. Then the person goes on and does something nice to someone else, this goes on and on and makes people feel good about themselves. This action, even though it is small and also opptional, could help towards the deacrease of murder around the world.

PLN 11-2

I recently read an article called Mom denied new trial in infant's beating death and it talked about just that. A moother in Boulder county was charged with child abuse for not taking her child to the hospital after a brutal beating. He was only 10 months old when this happened and he died becuase of her. She is now faceing up to 48 years in prisson and her husband who said he wasnt there remains free with a bond of 750,000.
This relates to me becuase I have a four year old sister and I cant even imagen neglecting her in a way to where she dies becuase of it. If she was beaten in any way I would take care of her right away. Also I dont see why someone espiecally a mother wouldnt take care of their child.
This relates to the world becuase child abuse is a growing problem in america and this is just one example of this horrible act. Also there are irresponsible parents out in this world that would do the same as this mother did and that is just unbelieveable.

PLN 9-2

I just read an article called Another teen 'fight club' in Boulder? and it talked about a group of teens at New Vista High School having organized brawls in the schools soccer field. The police were called after a girl called in and said that there was fights going on at the school. But by the time the police got there the kids ran away. The police did manage to catch 2 boys and 1 girl and one of the boys ommited to fighting in the fight club. The police are still looking for the other kids and hopefully this fight club will come to an end.
This relates to me becuase I think fighting is not fun and to think that teens would want to do it for fun is ridiculous. And also running from the police would get you into more trouble than letting them catch you. Fight clubs are not a good idea and I'm glad there isnt one at my school.
This relates to the world becuase there are many school all around the world and I'm sure that not only New Vista High is the only school with fight clubs. It even said in the article that Fairview High School had a fight club so that shows that there is others.

PLN 8-2

I just read an article called CU sets speed limit for bikes. Students disagreed with this new policy and said that the new speed limit for bikes (5mph) is too slow and is also hard to even ride a bike at that speed. The school thinks it would lead to a safer campus bt the students do not.
This relates to me becuase I see students at my school riding their bikes around campus and they dont get in the way. I understand that colleges have more students then high schools and that the students there just want to get to class on time, but they could do it in a safe way. I believe that if they want to make a 5 mph bike speed limit then they should add to the passiong period time as well. That is why students ride fast, so that they are on time to class.
This relates to the world becuase colleges all over the world have students riding their bikes around campus and speed limits are just made to make everthing safer for the students. Im sure no one likes to ride their bike slow but policies are like lawa and you have to follow them whether you like it or not.

PLN presentation 1 semester 2

During my presentation I thought I did good but also I could have done things during it to make it even better. I looked up the whole time becuase I didnt have a paper to read off of. I studdered during the presentation becuase I was nervous and also I was trying to do my best infront of Ms.Smith, Mr.Fisch, and the examener from Germany. I covered all my topics and just tryed to get over the fact that I had a man that came all the way from Germany just to see our PLN presentations. The things I need to work on is, I need to slow down and not studder and relax. Also I need to make sure I covered the whole PLN before I move on to the next one. By this I mean I need to cover the topic, how it relates to me and the classroom and also how it relates to the world. If I work and this I believe my next presentation will be even better.

PLN 7-2

I recently read an article called and it talked about how red light cameras are contriversale and that they are being put onto red lights in Colorado. Some people think it is just a government thing but others believe it is a great idea and it will lead to safer drivers and roads. There was a quote in this article and it went like this, "Collisions involving drivers who ran red lights killed 900 people nationally in 2006 and injured 144,000, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety". This makes me believe that these red light cameras will help and decrease these deaths becuase people will know not to run the red lights beucase they will be caught.
This relates to me becuase I see people all the time running red lights and it is very dangerous. An accident could accure at any moment on the road no matter what condition, espeically when people run red lights. I was in a car crash about two months ago becuase a man ran a red light. Even though he got the most injured it was still his fault and he got fined. If we did see him and stopped and he went through the red light without cameras he would have never been caught. This is why I belive we need to have these red light cameras in the area.
This relates to the world beucae all around the world there are people who do illgal things on the road and having cameras will stop these acts. Also even though in some countries there is no speed limit there is still stop lights and with cameras it will make even the most dangerous roads safe from reclass drivers.

PLN 6-2

I just read an article called Pregnant woman killed in Junction, baby delivered by C-section and it talked about just that. A women was shot in Junction and she happen to be pregnant. This is a very sad story and the police are still looking for the man who commited the crime. Luckily the baby was delivered by C-section but it's health is unknown. Unfortunatly the women dies later in the hospital. This is somthing no one wants to hear about and hopefully the police will catch him and lock him up for life. Murder is one thing but killing a pregnant women is another. The police said that the man and women knew eachother and this detail definatly means it was a planned shooting. It is a miracle that the baby was not killed and hopefully it lives a healthy life.

This relates to me becuase my mom was once pregnant with my sister and I would be devestated if someone were to kill her while pregnant. Also my cousin was very sick once and almost died and it is a miracle, like the baby in this story, that she lived and is now doing well.

This relates to the world becuase people are killed everyday and some are pregnant women. Even though people dont want to believe such a horrible thing it is true and police and other figures of athority have to step up to reduce the amount of murder each year.