TALLAHASSEE, FL - Apple released their new version of iTunes, iTunes 11. The modern music library has changed over the years since 2001. iTunes have also managed iPhones, iPods and other advices. The major change in the update will be the all new layout.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - In A Glen Ridge N.J. high school some students are very
distracted in classrooms, or are they. Some of their teachers and college
graduates who assist them are changing their titles to “Brain Trainers.”
The trainers’ strategies are to improve cognitive skills among young adults by
teaching them to solve problems during everyday distractions.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the United States, ads are squeezing their way into mobile apps. App developers are looking to place more advertisements within their apps and using your locations to track where you. Meanwhile many developers are looking to cash-in with ads.
distracted in classrooms, or are they. Some of their teachers and college
graduates who assist them are changing their titles to “Brain Trainers.”
The trainers’ strategies are to improve cognitive skills among young adults by
teaching them to solve problems during everyday distractions.
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| Students toss bean bags while doing a spelling exercise. Photo by Marcus Yam. |
"Distractions can be valuable learning tools due to predictable nature of said distractions," said IT Instructor Samuael Pyne at Florida A&M University.
While playing educational card games, number games and puzzles the students
While playing educational card games, number games and puzzles the students
simultaneously go through a series of distractions while trying to solve problems. The tasks are administered by college graduates better known as” Brain Trainers.”
Shouting from brain trainers, classmates, cell phones noises and televisions are all
a part of A strategy to teach the students to stay focused on their problem
solving objectives.
LearningRx, a company dedicated to effectively help students stay ahead in the
LearningRx, a company dedicated to effectively help students stay ahead in the
classroom, has approximately 83 “ Brain Training” franchises nationwide. Some of
LearningRx’s higher level programs are being questioned by some who wonder
if the programs raise I.Q. levels. But results have shown improvements in cognitive
performance.
"The fact that students check their twitter and Facebook updates several times per minute may be used to the educator's advantage," said Pyne. "For example, the educator may require that in-class content be completed via Facebook or Twitter. This technique will only work if a proactive approach is taken and that it is incorporated in the daily classroom activities," said Pyne.
"The fact that students check their twitter and Facebook updates several times per minute may be used to the educator's advantage," said Pyne. "For example, the educator may require that in-class content be completed via Facebook or Twitter. This technique will only work if a proactive approach is taken and that it is incorporated in the daily classroom activities," said Pyne.
Some doctors have also seen improvements in this area. They say these types
of programS are effectively pin-pointing students’ Abilities to do an important task
under extreme measures.
To become a brain trainer a college degree is required. No other requirements or skills
are required. The trainers in N.J. both have B.A.’s in psychology.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the United States, ads are squeezing their way into mobile apps. App developers are looking to place more advertisements within their apps and using your locations to track where you. Meanwhile many developers are looking to cash-in with ads.
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| Angry Birds use personal data. Photo by Angry Birds.com |
Mobile apps such as Angry Birds have been downloaded by users more than a billion times. For instance, while riding in the passenger seat of a friend’s car, you could experience such a mobile app as you pass by a car dealership. Between levels five a six you might get interrupted by an advertisement for a new car. These are examples of the type of tactics that app developers are integrating into their apps.
Obtaining personal data is an advertising company’s dream come true. Various locations, companies you like on Facebook, and even checking-in with Foursquare at a pizza parlor are forms of personal data that are captured.
Even apps that turn your phone into a flashlight and the Bible app can use global positioning to activate pop up ads related to your location.
Privacy concerns raised eyebrows when Facebook automatically allowed people to search for other people on Facebook through search engines. The only way to turn off the setting was to go through a series of clicks found in the privacy settings. Users stated that disabling this option wasn’t easy to find.
While apps can be used to kill time or find an Asian restaurant, apps that broadcast your GPS location can be worrisome, especially for parents who have children with smartphones.
"They just have to be careful. At the end of the day it falls back on the parents being able to monitor that stuff. There're different settings on the iPhone that restrict you from even downloading apps," said Rivest.
While apps can be used to kill time or find an Asian restaurant, apps that broadcast your GPS location can be worrisome, especially for parents who have children with smartphones.
"They just have to be careful. At the end of the day it falls back on the parents being able to monitor that stuff. There're different settings on the iPhone that restrict you from even downloading apps," said Rivest.
Europe lawmakers are buckling down on these privacy issues by working to implement laws that can gives consumers power to protect their privacy. However, technology companies are supporting their reasons that allow them to store personal data in certain apps.
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Students using computers at P-Tech.
Photo by Michael Appleton.
Photo by Michael Appleton.
“With a paper test you have to use more and more sheets of paper if you keep getting it wrong,” said Brienden Wilson, student at Godby High School. “On an iPad, if you get it wrong, you can keep doing it on the same thing.”
In Tallahassee, students at Godby High School are getting familiar with some new technology as well. Students like the fact that an Apple iPad can replace paper to help the environment.
The Classrooms look like battlefields with peeling paint on the wall and desks patched up with tape. As beautiful as brownstone buildings can be Crown Heights, Brooklyn has rows of boarded-up homes. This tunnel may seem dark but there is light at the end.
P-Tech, Pathways in Technology Early College High School, will be exposed to opportunities that can land students college credit and even an associate degree. By 2017 I.B.M. is merging with the high school to offer computer science programs that will extend after a high school diploma.
Students are excited to about the opportunity to able to do college work in the 10th grade at P-Tech. Even with a four-year degree graduates are finding it difficult to land careers in their respected majors. Industries are now requiring more skills and experience from internships and job related skills and less classroom scenarios.
Other schools, in places like Chicago are also getting involved with corporate partners to take advantage of teaching students at young ages so they will better know the fields when they finish school. Along with I.B.M, Microsoft is sending their engineers to local schools teaching kids how they can make money in the computer science industry.
Some teachers in Tallahassee thinks that technology is changing the traditional classroom.
"I think just because it's technology, they become a little more engaged," said Joe Ducan, math teacher at Godby High School. " In a sense it's not traditional. It's not paper and pen."
The Obama administration is looking to invest in programs that I.B.M. and Microsoft has started. Schools in Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee have already committed to these programs.
The objective of these partnerships is to prepare students for entry-level technology jobs paying $40,000 a year. These jobs can consist of software specialists, customer tech support and other opportunities to grow.
Students at P-Tech say the program is giving them a fresh start in the academy.
By Brandon McMullen
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