Am I the only one?!

Today in a class that is a basic level math class. There are 25-30 students ranging in age from 18-lower 30's. A pop quiz is put up on the board at the end of class. Covering 4 questions from that day's topics which meant an easy A if those were paying attention and a bonus just in case you missed one. We had 12 minutes to take this pop quiz for that was the remaining time in the course, so no rush was apparent. Grades in the class are prob an average C due to those he calls out after he has finished grading the tests of a C or better. This bonus question had little to do with the topics of the day, however was a critical thinking question without the seriously critical part. The question goes as follows "A basket is full after 30 minutes. After each minute the basket doubles its eggs. For example 1st minute one egg, 2nd minute 2 eggs, 3rd minute 4 eggs and so on. The question was that if full at 30 minutes, when was the basket half full?" Once everyone finished we turned it in and had 3 minutes left to go over the questions. He went over the first four and was surprised to the bummed reactions of my fellow peers. I got 3 correct and was anxious for the bonus' answer. He asked allowed the question and everyone was silent. Someone said 15, he responded incorrect. Thus I spoke my answer of 29. He said correct! I then looked around and asked didn't anyone else put 29? Hoping I wasn't the only one. Then I realized that in today's time that that simple mere question may show that common smarts or critical thinking may have diminished. Yes this was a pop quiz and the bonus was a trick question. However no one decided to give it that few extra seconds of thought. Do we jump to conclusions and just guess if we don't know in the first 10 seconds after reading something? Do we decide to be wrong to get by? Just a thought, if you said 29 before reading my answers then maybe I am not the only one...

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Semiotics or Truth?

Semiotics are signs or new media telling you something through words or an image to represent the actual word or image trying to be displayed. For example a Pipe image and underneath saying "this is not a pipe", The wording is in fact true! The validation of a pipe is a actual pipe in ones hand. Not a picture of a pipe, or a picture of a picture of a pipe or even a painting of a pipe. A video or image of something doesn't represent that thing but rather replicate its visual simulation or stimuli.

The Beverly Hills Misinterpretations

Oil is a fuel substance. It is a liquid that powers machines and technology. It is highly flammable and very toxic to the body. It is as common as currency in modern time. 

Petroleum is a substance used to activate the fluxuator. A fluxuator is a triangle like light display that powers a mobile machine through time. Allowing the passengers of such a machine to experience different times per his or her liking.

A Telephone is an instrument for communication over great distances. You dial in a number specific to the person you are trying to reach and then a ringing noise happens. This device goes from the ear to the mouth so that you may listen as well as speak. You can speak for however long you would like.

An airfield is a vast empty spaced land with paved roads on it. A paved road is a flat concrete surface durable of several tons in weight. This field allows for air crafts to land smoothly and safely.

A Big Bird is a large cartoon like character. A cartoon character is a illustration of something for children. It is large Yellow and a educational bird for children.

A million dollars is a large quantity of currency. You have a Hundred, a Thousand, then tens of thousands, and Hundreds of thousands. After 999,999 is a Million!

Blog Conventions and Best Practices

The Everyday Carry is a blog about regular people and their everyday carry's. The things they bring with them everyday. The necessities on hand for survival so to speak.It is written by those that post the picture of their individual items and the reason for them. The reader is someone who may be interested to see what he or she isn't carrying that would help benefit themselves also. The language is English because it is the most universal towards the readers interested. The look of the blog is a very calm yet stylish to the point to keep the interest of the viewer. The average post is about a paragraph or two long and easy to read.  

The A Hamburger Today is a blog about hamburgers from different places. It shows burgers that are healthy for you, bad for you, and taste better or worse for the price. Fun facts and places to eat and enjoy a different tasting burger a day. Robyn Lee posts the majority of the posts on this blog. Several others post similar finds of the best burgers around. The reader is anyone interested in a tasty treat or healthy find of burger. English is used because the locations are all in North America. The look is one with several visuals to appeal to ones appetite and intrigue the reader to want to try one of the burgers. The posts are no longer than a half page including the images to describe such meals. The vocabulary is a very descriptive one to lure the reader in to the detail of the burgers.

Kevin Kelly & Lecture Material

Over time several different styles of communication have been established both in personal and in economical ways. Some are difficult at first as each time creates a new format in which people read from something other than their own thoughts. At first there was the Word. This was mainly just handwritten pieces of paper or tablet that could be presented to scribes or those of a higher caliber who could read such words.Once words became very well known and the majority of people could read or acquire such informational forms of it, then printed pages were created. This made things more clear and legible for a more universal text to be understood and mass produced. Usually in the format of paper to create books etc. Then these pages were applied to the screen of the modern new age of technology. These words that became print could now be typed and viewed through a screen or monitor presented before anyone who had television. This broadcast media quickly developed into several quicker and uniquely sized pieces of art such as an Tablet, or Phone, or Laptop. The new media has revolutionized the Word to fit any language, text, font, or even location in a blink of an eye.

Blog One, the Question

What is your experience with Digital Media?

My experience with Digital Media is a bit above par but not by much. Most people consider surfing the web, owning a Facebook account, and knowing how to buy things online an average knowledge of digital media. I know the basics and then certain side knowledge such as Graphic Design and Computer Formatting. The Graphic Design aspect ranges mainly in photo shop and how to manipulate images or create ones from scratch. Computer formatting is just a general knowledge of kb/s-tb/s and how to format NTFS to FAT32 and so on with the process of downloading and converting.