2 classes ago, our class experimented with using the advanced search on eBay and kijiji to find computers being sold from locations in Canada. On eBay, we clicked on the advanced search link and entered a key word. Every time we wanted to dis include a word we put a minus sign before the word (ex: computers -dell) or a plus sign if we wanted to include the word in the search (ex: computers -dell +sony). In order to find more than one computer being sold in a package we added the statement "+lot". The majority of results that came up were computers being sold in sets of 5. We were able to find all sorts of information for each result that was displayed, such as how old the product is (new/used), the price it is being sold for, the name/location of the seller, information on its features, and even a positive rating percentage! I personally found this site to be quite helpful in trying to find the perfect product online.
Kijiji is a little different from eBay, considering that it is a website containing local "classified" items. From the kijiji website, we tried to find a computer being sold in Vancouver. First, we clicked on the BC province on the map, clicked on "Vancouver" entered "computer" in the search box as well as "buy and sell" from the drop down menu. All in all, it was interesting to experiment with how so many people today shop online!
Every year, Notre Dame Regional Secondary holds a Balsa Bridge Building Contest for all Physics 11 and 12 students. Click here to go to the contest website and here to see photos from last year's contest!
Vancouver is a city with many interesting bridges, including the Burrard street bridge, the Granville Street bridge, and the Port-Mann Bridge. The Patullo Bridge in New Westminster is my favorite. Click on the photo for a closer lookClick Here for an interesting link to help kids build their own bridges from the Additional links section from BalsaBridge.com.
Skype is a text, voice, and video-chatting platform that works using your Internet connection. Like instant-messaging clients, Skype gives users a buddy list instead of a set of phone numbers.
Facebook is a popular social networking service. It gives users a place to make and explore personal profiles and interact with friends.
Flickr is a popular photo-sharing and hosting service owned by Yahoo. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos.
YouTube is the most well-known video service on the Internet. YouTube lets anyone share videos online, either from their hard drive or recorded using their computer's Web cam.
iLike is a music recommendation service that gives you 30-second clips of music tracks as well as links to buy them. It uses Google's Video search to pull up related videos of whatever song you're listening to, in case you want to listen to the whole song.
I then logged in and started playing around with the menu icons at the bottom of the screen. The "Journal" kept a history log of all the things I did with the laptop. For example, it says that 40 minutes ago, I recorded a video, and at the present time, I'm working out math problems with the calculator. This is quite handy for keeping track of past projects or just keeping track of progress in general.
Hello everyone! Recently our class has been working on several programs working with Java. So far, we have coded a standard "Hello World" test, simple calculation programs working with area/dog years, and experimenting with basic input and output. Below is the code and screen capture of the "Hello World" program./* Program to display the traditional Hello WOrld! message. */
/* Eliza Labrador */
/* March 2008 */
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main (String args[])
{
System.out.println ("Hello World!");
System.out.println ("by");
System.out.println ("Eliza Labrador");
}
}
Program Hello;
{ This program displays 'Hello, World!' near the centre of the screen.
Eliza Labrador
ICT 12 Block D
September 11 2007 }
Uses
NewDelay,
Crt;
Begin { Main }
ClrScr;
TextColor(Cyan);
GoToXY(35,9);
Writeln('Hello, World!');
GoToXY(20,13);
Writeln('I might like to become a medical imager.');
Writeln;
Writeln;
Writeln ('Press [Enter] to stop');
Readln;
End. { Main }
'Introductory Hello World Program
'By Eliza Labrador
'ICT 12 D
'October 22, 2007
'
Private Sub cmdQuit_Click()
Unload Me
End
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
imgND.Visible = True
lblHelloWorld.Visible = True
End Sub
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------// My First C++ Program
// February 2007
// Eliza Labrador
//
#include
using namespace std;
void main () //void means that this function (program)
//returns nothing after it has run
{
cout << "Hello world by Eliza Labrador";
cout << "My program runs" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << endl;
cout <<>
Dear Peter,
Please accept my apologies for the delay in receiving your XO laptop. Give One Get One was such a phenomenal success that we over-taxed our order processing and payment systems. Demand exceeded supply. Additional XO laptops are being built now and will be delivered in 45 to 60 days. If you wish to reconsider your contribution in the face of this delay, we will issue a refund to you. We have set up a dedicated phone line for these requests. The number is 1-800-883-8102. In the meanwhile, please know that laptops are in the process of going to Mongolia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Rwanda and Haiti as part of the "give one" side of the equation. Fortunately, OLPC's mission of getting laptops to the children in these countries has not been delayed. In Mongolia, the children are already enjoying themselves and learning new things with their XO laptops. Please see: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ulaanbaatar . Eliminating poverty through learning is gaining wider acceptance thanks to support like yours.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Negroponte
Chairman
OLPC Foundation
At the start of our disassembly, we received a tool case of all the tools we would need to take apart the computer. We then received a used, yet functional computer and photographed the front and back of it with our team name label in the photograph as well.
