Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
The Design Cycle
The Above image is a Design Cycle. It has 4 major parts which can be divided into 10 smaller parts. The process goes like this, Investigate, Plan, Create and then finally Evaluate. The Design Cycle reinforces and integrates skills, especially the presentation skills and handling data. By using the Design Cycle, Students also become more aware of how something is manufactured.
My Holiday
During my holiday i went to two countries, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. The trips were tiring because we drove all the way instead of flying. First we went to Saudi Arabia. I went to three cities, Riyadh, Mecca and Medina. I performed Umrah and i saw many historical places ; including the cities themselves were fascinating because i never been to Saudi Arabia before. We stayed there for a total of two weeks and then drove all the way back to Qatar. After my amazing experience in Saudi Arabia, i went to U.A.E a month after i came back from Saudi Arabia. Over there i met my Uncle, Aunt and my Grand-Parents. After the Trip to the U.A.E, i came back and that was the end of my summer holiday.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Script: Voicethread
1) This is the Macbook Air, an Ultra-portable notebook made from Apple. This laptop is 0.16 in at its thinnest and 0.76 in at its thickest. its so light, you can easily pick it up with one hand. This laptop still has everything your previous macs have, only better. Every thing has been streamlined or made small but the macbook air still delivers the same performance as any other mac.
2) The macbook air is very thin. It is a full notebook with a .4 - 1.94 in height and 32.7 cm long strong aluminum case and weighs a staggering 3 pounds or 1.36 kg. The macbook air is truly something out of this world.
3) The Macbook Air is amazing even before you have fully opened it. You'll be amazed to find a full sized keyboard in this really thin notebook, plus there is an oversized trackpad, so it's easier for the fingers. the crisp keys on the keyboard along with the added feature of back-lit key illumination make it easier to type in any place such as an airplane or just in your house. An ambient light sensor automatically detects the amount of light there is where ever you are, using that data, it adjusts the brightness of the display and the keyboard keys, giving you the best experience you might ever get while using a laptop.
4) There is an amazing 13.3 in widescreen led display which instantly goes to full brightness the moment you pull up the lid. that's due to the led backlit display which provides better images and an amazing quality but it uses less power or is less power consuming. so along with the 1280 by 800 resolution stunning led display, you can also obtain a much longer battery life span.
5) The oversized trackpad in company with multi touch technology can make everyday tasks a whole lot easier. you can pinch, swipe and rotate. these are all hand gestures that you can use in almost any program. it isn't the first time this gesture based image has been used, the iphone and ipod touch also have this easy to use software. it was so successful on them, that apple decided to put in on laptops too.
6) to save space, apple had to think out side the box and the macbook air is clearly one of the innovative breakthroughs they have made. instead of normal port on the side of the laptop, there wasting space, apple developed a new way to store all the ports we need. a port hatch is hidden inside the laptop and flips down to reveal a usb 2.0 port, a headphone jack, and a micro dvi port that supports dvi vga, composite.
7) Even the magsafe connection had to be redesigned to fit into the macbook air.
8) With 2GB of RAM integrated, you dont have to worry about running out of space while working with a lot of applications simultaneously. neither do you have to worry about over loading your memory since the macbook air comes with an 80 gb hard drive, plus you have the opinion of switching to a 64 gb state solid hard drive. it has no moving parts, that increases stability and durability.
9) even if the macbook air is thin, it doesnt mean it loses any of its performance. perhaps more remarkable than its dimensions and weight is how it reacts to your requests and how quickly it can make any type of calculations. this is all thanks to its 1.8 ghz intel core 2 duo processor. it even had to be specially made in order to fit into the macbook air.
10) the thinnest battery apple has ever made that the macbook air has doesnt lose any power. incredibly, you can access the internet for five consecutive hours, or five hours in a row.
11) with a built in isight camera, the macbook air is like no other portable notebook. its so stealthily hidden that you will barely notice its there. the camera, the microphone and the ichat software make video chatting with friends easy anywhere there is a wireless connection.
12) in this thin laptop, you wont expect any latest, state of the art technology, but your wrong. apple wanted to make macbook air for the wireless world. the wireless capabilities are countless due to the latest 802.11n wi fi and bluetooth 2.1 plus Edr built in.
13) during the development of the macbook air, you would expect it to lose some features and well it did lose one feature that is no longer needed, the optical drive. with the latest in wireless technology you can wirelessly rent movies from the itunes store instead of buying them and playing them using cds. and instead of backing up files to discs, now you can back them up to time capsule.
14) however when you do need to install a software from a c.d. of dvd, a new feature remote disk might help, it lets you wirelessly borrow or use a optical drive of a nearby mac or p.c. so you have full access to an optical drive without having to carry one and waste space. remote disk can work because of the fast wireless software on the macbook air.
15) getting a new macbook air would be exciting, but having to transport all of you files from you old computer would not. instead of getting cables, you can migrate every single file wirelessly when you turn on the macbook air, an assistant will guid you through the process, then all you have to do is install the software on the other computer and then let the two computers easily migrate.
16) mac os x leopard brought you time machine, and apple's latest release is time capsule the new hard drive plus wi fi base station, it lets time machine wirelessly back up files, its safe fast and secure.
17) with i tunes you can now watch and rent the most popular movies as well as classic ones. this can be much better than going to the cinema since you dont have to go anywhere and the video will be crisp and miraculous .
18) macbook air has leopard, the latest in the series of mac os x . leopard includes programs that can be of assistance in a number of tasks. some of the programs are safari, mail, address book and icall, i chat and boot camp.
19) safari is still the worlds best web browser today, (talk about safari)
20) (programs) will make you life easier. (talk about what they do)
21) talk about ilife.
22) Talk about how it helps in school. : Instead of the teacher passing papers around, the teacher can just e-mail you the assignment and then you can e-mail it back. This way you don't waste paper and it's also environmentally friendly. there is also an advantage in watching videos. Usually you would move all of your chairs towards a T.V and then watch the movie. The Mac Book Air can wirelessly rent videos from the apple store, or you can just watch the movie on your laptop by opening an e-mail sent to you by your teacher. The thing i like best about having the Mac Book Air in the classroom is that instead of reading books, you can look at websites and read from there. The websites can also have animated images that can demonstrate what will happen. The Mac Book Air is also very light and can easily be carried around from class to class, you can just put it in your bag without noticing a thing. The internet on the Mac Book Air is also very fast and also the range is quite wide so you can access the internet from anywhere in the school.
23) The programs on macbook air will also help you in many of the subjects. Garage band is an example. you could use it to create different compositions and various types of music.
24) Price.: The Mac Book Air might be a little pricey. It sells for 1799.99 USD in Best Buy, 1794 USD in Amazon, 1919 USD in @mpuDirect and 3098 USD at Apple.com, but every penny is worth it since the Mac Book Air really is an extraordinary laptop.
25) Conclusion
2) The macbook air is very thin. It is a full notebook with a .4 - 1.94 in height and 32.7 cm long strong aluminum case and weighs a staggering 3 pounds or 1.36 kg. The macbook air is truly something out of this world.
3) The Macbook Air is amazing even before you have fully opened it. You'll be amazed to find a full sized keyboard in this really thin notebook, plus there is an oversized trackpad, so it's easier for the fingers. the crisp keys on the keyboard along with the added feature of back-lit key illumination make it easier to type in any place such as an airplane or just in your house. An ambient light sensor automatically detects the amount of light there is where ever you are, using that data, it adjusts the brightness of the display and the keyboard keys, giving you the best experience you might ever get while using a laptop.
4) There is an amazing 13.3 in widescreen led display which instantly goes to full brightness the moment you pull up the lid. that's due to the led backlit display which provides better images and an amazing quality but it uses less power or is less power consuming. so along with the 1280 by 800 resolution stunning led display, you can also obtain a much longer battery life span.
5) The oversized trackpad in company with multi touch technology can make everyday tasks a whole lot easier. you can pinch, swipe and rotate. these are all hand gestures that you can use in almost any program. it isn't the first time this gesture based image has been used, the iphone and ipod touch also have this easy to use software. it was so successful on them, that apple decided to put in on laptops too.
6) to save space, apple had to think out side the box and the macbook air is clearly one of the innovative breakthroughs they have made. instead of normal port on the side of the laptop, there wasting space, apple developed a new way to store all the ports we need. a port hatch is hidden inside the laptop and flips down to reveal a usb 2.0 port, a headphone jack, and a micro dvi port that supports dvi vga, composite.
7) Even the magsafe connection had to be redesigned to fit into the macbook air.
8) With 2GB of RAM integrated, you dont have to worry about running out of space while working with a lot of applications simultaneously. neither do you have to worry about over loading your memory since the macbook air comes with an 80 gb hard drive, plus you have the opinion of switching to a 64 gb state solid hard drive. it has no moving parts, that increases stability and durability.
9) even if the macbook air is thin, it doesnt mean it loses any of its performance. perhaps more remarkable than its dimensions and weight is how it reacts to your requests and how quickly it can make any type of calculations. this is all thanks to its 1.8 ghz intel core 2 duo processor. it even had to be specially made in order to fit into the macbook air.
10) the thinnest battery apple has ever made that the macbook air has doesnt lose any power. incredibly, you can access the internet for five consecutive hours, or five hours in a row.
11) with a built in isight camera, the macbook air is like no other portable notebook. its so stealthily hidden that you will barely notice its there. the camera, the microphone and the ichat software make video chatting with friends easy anywhere there is a wireless connection.
12) in this thin laptop, you wont expect any latest, state of the art technology, but your wrong. apple wanted to make macbook air for the wireless world. the wireless capabilities are countless due to the latest 802.11n wi fi and bluetooth 2.1 plus Edr built in.
13) during the development of the macbook air, you would expect it to lose some features and well it did lose one feature that is no longer needed, the optical drive. with the latest in wireless technology you can wirelessly rent movies from the itunes store instead of buying them and playing them using cds. and instead of backing up files to discs, now you can back them up to time capsule.
14) however when you do need to install a software from a c.d. of dvd, a new feature remote disk might help, it lets you wirelessly borrow or use a optical drive of a nearby mac or p.c. so you have full access to an optical drive without having to carry one and waste space. remote disk can work because of the fast wireless software on the macbook air.
15) getting a new macbook air would be exciting, but having to transport all of you files from you old computer would not. instead of getting cables, you can migrate every single file wirelessly when you turn on the macbook air, an assistant will guid you through the process, then all you have to do is install the software on the other computer and then let the two computers easily migrate.
16) mac os x leopard brought you time machine, and apple's latest release is time capsule the new hard drive plus wi fi base station, it lets time machine wirelessly back up files, its safe fast and secure.
17) with i tunes you can now watch and rent the most popular movies as well as classic ones. this can be much better than going to the cinema since you dont have to go anywhere and the video will be crisp and miraculous .
18) macbook air has leopard, the latest in the series of mac os x . leopard includes programs that can be of assistance in a number of tasks. some of the programs are safari, mail, address book and icall, i chat and boot camp.
19) safari is still the worlds best web browser today, (talk about safari)
20) (programs) will make you life easier. (talk about what they do)
21) talk about ilife.
22) Talk about how it helps in school. : Instead of the teacher passing papers around, the teacher can just e-mail you the assignment and then you can e-mail it back. This way you don't waste paper and it's also environmentally friendly. there is also an advantage in watching videos. Usually you would move all of your chairs towards a T.V and then watch the movie. The Mac Book Air can wirelessly rent videos from the apple store, or you can just watch the movie on your laptop by opening an e-mail sent to you by your teacher. The thing i like best about having the Mac Book Air in the classroom is that instead of reading books, you can look at websites and read from there. The websites can also have animated images that can demonstrate what will happen. The Mac Book Air is also very light and can easily be carried around from class to class, you can just put it in your bag without noticing a thing. The internet on the Mac Book Air is also very fast and also the range is quite wide so you can access the internet from anywhere in the school.
23) The programs on macbook air will also help you in many of the subjects. Garage band is an example. you could use it to create different compositions and various types of music.
24) Price.: The Mac Book Air might be a little pricey. It sells for 1799.99 USD in Best Buy, 1794 USD in Amazon, 1919 USD in @mpuDirect and 3098 USD at Apple.com, but every penny is worth it since the Mac Book Air really is an extraordinary laptop.
25) Conclusion
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
5th Animoto
Here is probably my last Animoto... Dont like it as much as the last one... (Now my Fav.)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Animoto And Voice Thread
I tried to record my voice in the classroom but the people sitting next to me would not let me record! They would just continue talking in arabic and i think not let anyone record. My final outcome is to do the voice thread at home and make another animoto.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Sorry!
I just accidentally deleted my voice thread! things are going horrible for me! i started again and im going to put in as much effort as i can. voice thread is really getting me frustrated, the drawings dont come at the right time and my voice is so different when i try to record.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Voice Thread Update
Now im going to make an actual Voice Thread. Now that i know what to do, i can hope that it will turn out to be amazing.
This is the real Voice Thread!!!
The last one you might not be able to view. Use this modified version
Voice Thread
I am still new to Voice Thread. I made this Voice Thread and it turned out to be horrible. I forgot to record my voice and i didn't comment all of the pictures + i put too many pictures.
This Animoto i made for fun!
This was an Animoto i made to see if the pictures i put in Animoto actually come in high resolution.
My Third Animoto
Here is my third Animoto, I like this one the best! I wonder if you like this one best too...
My Animotos
I have been working on my Animotos. I made three of which two i liked. One didn't really have high detailed pictures. In my next three blogs, i will put all three of my Animotos.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Design-New Technology-Mac Book Air
Mac Book Air can Enhance many lessons at Qatar Academy but the one lesson i chose was Humanities. In Humanities you can use the Mac Book Air at your desk. Instead of the teacher passing papers around, the teacher can just e-mail you the assignment and then you can e-mail it back. This way you don't waste paper and it's also environmentally friendly. Using the Mac Book Air is also has an advantage in watching videos. Usually you would move all of your chairs towards a T.V and then watch the movie. The Mac Book Air can wirelessly rent videos from the apple store, or you can just watch the movie on your laptop by opening an e-mail sent to you by your teacher. The thing i like best about having the Mac Book Air in the classroom is that instead of reading books, you can look at websites and read from there. The websites can also have moving images that can tell you what will happen. The Mac Book Air is also very light and can easily be carried around from class to class, you can just put it in your bag without noticing a thing. The internet on the Mac Book Air is also very fast and also the range is quite wide so you can access the internet from anywhere in the school. The Mac Book Air also comes with amazing softwares such as garage band which can really help you a lot. All students don't need a Mac Book Air but it would really help them if they did have one. Since it is so light and takes so little space, it is very portable and you can just put it in your backpack easily. This way you can take your laptop to all subjects without having to hold extra stuff and carrying a lot of weight on your back.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Investigate Part 2
The Mac Book Air could be used for meetings, every day life in the office and can even be used for children. It comes with many features such as iWork and iLife. Thanks to its back lit keyboard, it can be used in dark conditions such as airplanes and meetings in which you can use the laptop for the source of the presentation. This laptop could be used in the school and can even make school work efficient for the students since the internet is so fast on the Mac Book Air. Since it is also is so light and is ultra portable, the students including the teachers can take this 3.0 pound laptop anywhere. Students can also access the internet anywhere from inside or outside the school. This laptop can also make students finish their projects or assignments quicker yet with higher quality since the laptop comes with amazing programs that are sure to increase your grades and the look of all your projects and assignments.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Investigate Part 1
The Mac Book Air is an ultra portable notebook made from Apple. This ultra thin laptop is 0.16 inches at its thinnest and 0.76 inches at its thickest. Weighing only 3 pounds, this laptop still has everything your previous macs have, only better. Every little detail that could be streamlined has been made so it is at its thinnest yet still giving maximum performance. Even if it is as thin as your index finger, it still has a 13.3 inch wide screen, LED display, a full size keyboard and a large multi touch track pad. Just because it is really thin and weighs nothing, it doesn't mean that it loses some of its features. From a slimmer hard drive to strategically hidden I/O ports and everything in between. Everything in the Mac Book Air has been considered and redesigned. Truly, Mac Book Air is built for the wireless world. Mac Book Air comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi which allows you to rent movies of the apple store and install software wirelessly from another computer or mac. This notebook comes with an isight built in camera with microphone, 2GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, and a Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 Cache. It also comes with a back lit keyboard with a built in light sensor so you wont have trouble working in the dark. The multi touch track pad allows you to rotate, zoom, swipe and scroll with just a flick of a pinch. It also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 and and Apple's new Remote Disc technology which allows you to access another mac's or pc's optical hard drive. The display is 1280-by-800 resolution so it gives crisp and bright images in its slimmest form. The full size keyboard has the same crisp keys like the one on mac book. But mac book air is better. The designers added a backlit key illumination. This makes the keys on the keyboard light up automatically when it gets dark using a light sensor. The Mac Book Air might be a little pricey. It sells for 1799.99 USD in Best Buy, 1794 USD in Amazon, 1919 USD in @mpuDirect and 3098 USD at Apple.com, but every penny is worth it since the Mac Book Air really is an extraordinary laptop.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
How I can use iGoogle to support my learning at QA
IGoogle is a very fun thing to play with. It can also help you a lot in your education too.
1) Just create an account on g-mail and you will have your own google account. then you can customize your page and make it organized with tabs, or just put a lot of gadgets on it and make it look weird.
2) You can put in a lot of tabs. in those tabs you can put as many gadgets as you want. the kind of gadgets are from games to videos to dictionary's to the countdown to the last day of school.
3) You can RSS feed to your blogs and delicious account along with many more things.
1) Just create an account on g-mail and you will have your own google account. then you can customize your page and make it organized with tabs, or just put a lot of gadgets on it and make it look weird.
2) You can put in a lot of tabs. in those tabs you can put as many gadgets as you want. the kind of gadgets are from games to videos to dictionary's to the countdown to the last day of school.
3) You can RSS feed to your blogs and delicious account along with many more things.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
5 ways you can use Twitter in the classroom or for education
Twitter is a micro-blogging and social networking service for friends, family and co-workers to stay in touch with each other. today i joined twitter and i found it quite fun! here are 5 ways i think it can be useful in the classroom or education.
1) Twitter can be a good way to spread a message around the whole classroom, to the teacher or even the whole school! If you want to tell someone something, you can just type it in and update it! The other people will get the message too and they can reply back!
2) This can also be fun because you can create stories and poems on twitter. Each person tells one part of the story and then the next person continues.
3) It is a great way to stay in touch with your friends, family and relatives. You can even stay in touch with your classmates and teachers!
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
New Technology
In my holidays my uncle got a new Plasma T.V made by Sony. is it 42 inches wide and is a flat T.V. To go to the Sony website and learn more about Sony, click here. If you want to see my uncle's 42 inch plasma flat screen T.V, click here, or here. to read a review about it click here. I think this is a great T.V and has interesting features. It has changed my uncle's life a lot because they have just moved to the U.A.E some time ago and there was nothing to do. Now that they have something to watch and enjoy. The only thing i don't like about it is that it is 1 megapixle. If it were 2 mp then it would be better but 2mp is only in the 46 inch one. If they release a newer version of this T.V, i would recommend that they put in a U.S.B slot so that they can play movies or anything straight from the usb. They should also make the 42 inch plasma T.V a 2 mp T.V for better resolution and crisper photos.
This T.V has a lot of features. To learn about them visit this page. I think everyone should have this T.V because you can do a lot of things like pause the program even is it is broadcasted and you can even pause it and then play back everything you missed. it is 1megapixel but the pictures are excellent, wonderful and crisp. i think everyone should have this t.v and i like it very much.
This T.V has a lot of features. To learn about them visit this page. I think everyone should have this T.V because you can do a lot of things like pause the program even is it is broadcasted and you can even pause it and then play back everything you missed. it is 1megapixel but the pictures are excellent, wonderful and crisp. i think everyone should have this t.v and i like it very much.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
My First Blog Post
5 Things i know about Web 2.0.
1.) You can create wiki pages on the internet. Wiki's are very useful because You can save as many pages you like on the internet, you can keep them very orginised and access them from anywhere in the world where you internet. If you want to learn more about Wikis, Click Here.
2.) You can also create an online diary. You can put in anything that you want the whole world to know about. This online diary is called a blog. It is a great way to express your feelings. But if you want people to look at your blog, you must tell them your URl. If you want to learn more about bloggs, Click Here.
3.) You can add your own personal videos or ones that you really like and share them to the whole world. The videos are called podcasts. If you want to learn more about Podcasts, Click Here.
4.) You can create your own RSS feeds too. RSS feeds are a simple, inexpensive way to deliver news and announcements to your constituents and supporters, helping them stay active and involved in your cause. If you want to learn more about what RSS is, Click Here.
5.) I know that web 2.0 is a great way to share information with the world. You can share anything from just a few sentences to videos.
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