Screencast powerpoint reflection

    1.   How do you think you did?

- I think my recording went very well and I was able to clearly describe how to demonstrate the tasks.

    2. Do you think your audience will be able to complete that tasks given based on your tutorial?

                - Yes, they should be able to understand how to do it because the instructions were very simple.

    3. What was easy and what did you have trouble with? 

                - I thought it was easy and I had no trouble with it. However when I used screencast-o-matic to record AutoCAD it slowed the program down tremendously and made it difficult to explain what I was doing.

    4. How could you use this web 2.0 tool in the future?

                - I could use this tool to make a tutorial for friends, or family. I could also make a video to post on YouTube is I needed to.

    5. Other thoughts . . .

Screencast Project

Screencast PowerPoint tutorial

5 Jobs

Aerospace Engineer:
National avg. $104,810
Michigan- $87,440

Computer hardware engineer:
National avg. $103,980
Michigan- $119,240

 Software Developers and programmers:
National avg. $90,470
Michigan- $78,730

Software developers, applications:
National avg. $93,280
Michigan- $78,730

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers:
National avg. $111,960
Michigan- Not listed

I thought it was interesting how the Michigan wages are significantly lower than national averages. The case in which this is not true is computer hardware engineers. However it is unlikely that I will choose that occupation. My main choice, aerospace engineer, makes almost $13,000 more nationally than it does in Michigan.

Digital Story- Igor Sikorsky

Parent interview

My Mom:
Where do you work?
-Maumee Center for Eyecare
What is your position?
-Vision Therapist and Scribe
What kind of work do they do?
-I work with children who have reading and learning difficulties due to a binocular dysfunction, oculomotor dysfunction, accommodative dsyfunction and convergence insufficiency.
What type of education was needed?
-All the Vision Therapists are former teachers. We were trained by Thomas Cable, O.D., a behavioral optometrist specializing in Vision Therapy. I personally hold a BS in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Reading.
Do you enjoy your job?
-Yes everyday is challenging and exciting.

My Dad:
Where do you work?
-Monroe Mold and Machine
What is your position?
-Mold Maker
What kind of work do they do?
-I work with plastic injection and blow molds.
What type of education was needed?
-A High School Diploma and a 4 year Apprenticeship
Do you enjoy your job?
-Yes most days.

Emerging Technologies Part 1

Adam Audet

3-20-13

5^th hour

Emerging Technologies: Intel Processors

            The article I read covered the discovery of using 3D transistors in a computer processor. A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electrical signals and currents. They are used in computer processors to transfer and convert information for the computer. In older processors the electric current flows through deep channels, under gates causing the electrical current to only enter through one side of the gate. This caused a great amount of electricity to leak out of the processor. This made the computer require more power than it was using. With Intel’s 3D transistors they are able to transfer the electrical current through all sides of the gates creating virtually no leakage current. It also allows them to pack more transistors per square millimeter (8.75 million) as opposed to 4.87 million in the older chips. This greatly reduces the amount of power needed to operate the chips which is why Intel stated that they would first be implemented into tablets and mobile devices. Intel stated that by 2017 there may be over 30 million transistors per square millimeter.

            In my opinion the future of advanced development in computer components is only going to grow faster. Every year there is a new device with greatly upgraded technology than its predecessor. Computers are beginning to become out of date within only a few years and there are smaller and more powerful smartphones every year. In the future I see personal devices becoming more powerful and smaller, allowing them to accessible to everybody and being used for almost everything in life. This is a definite possibility because Intel was able to double the amount of transistors on its processors by a simple change in their design.

            Looking back at the articles from 2009 I discovered an article that highlighted the first appearance of virtual assistants. The article I read focused on the development of SRI, or Siri. Siri is a virtual assistant that analyzes the users input and helps them with internet searches. The company stated that their first place to implement Siri was into the mobile world. Back four years ago when this article was written this was the next new thing and was still in its infancy. Now Siri has been implemented into almost all of Apple’s devices. Not only has Siri grown and continued to grow, but there are numerous other virtual assistants for mobile devices and PCs. This proves how fast technology can change over the course of time if it has enough supporters.