December 7, 2012

Winter Break is creeping up on us.  Only ten school days remain for 2012.  Only two blog posts remain for 2012!  Be sure to answer all the questions this week.  I will not be going back to reread your blog once it is published and graded!!!  This week you are asked to answer the following:

This week you watched a short video titled "Searching by file type" which is less than five minutes long.  When done with the video you need to answer these questions:

1.  What is a .kml file type?  Search for and open a kml file in Google Maps and tell us what you learned.

2.  You want to find a sound file that will teach you Morse Code for "I love you". Your friend told you that Wikimedia has all these audio files of people saying things in different languages, in a format called .OGG. Which of the following queries can you use to most easily find the file you want?

[i love you morse code ogg:filetype]

[i love you file morse code type:ogg]
[i love you morse code filetype:ogg
[i love you morse code filetype: ogg]
All of the above

3.  Your teacher is going to Japan, where she will be taken to see a Kabuki play. She asks you for a bit of background on Kabuki. You know that she prefers to read on paper. What would your search look like to find a PDF to print for her?

4.  Give an example of a time when this search technique could be useful or could have been useful to you.

We watched a variety of presentations this week, if you could give advice to the presenters (no names please) what would it be?  What stands out in your mind regarding the presentations?  

Of the four video tools we checked out, which would you use for personal use and why?  

Tell me about your week!  As always, I like reading about how things are going for you both in and outside of school.  Take a paragraph to reflect upon your week.