Blog 13 - 11/29/10

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I want to explore emerging cooking and kitchen technology for a few weeks.

Back in the 1950's, Frigidaire (an appliance company) made a short film detailing how they expected the kitchen of the future to look. They had ovens that would somehow miraculously bake and frost the cake and out it would come complete with lit candles. They had a slot where you stick in a recipe card and out pops the recipe you chose, already made up and ready to eat.

To which I say . . . (!)

I don't know about YOUR kitchen, but mine's not doing any of that cool stuff.

So on Thursday we will watch the Frigidaire film and one more old film about how folks thought kitchens of "tomorrow" would work. We will be making fun of those folks, I can guarantee.

In the meantime, be thinking about what YOU would like in the kitchen of the future. On Thursday after we watch the films we will post our own vision for future kitchens.

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Blog 12 - 11/22/10

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This weeks directions:
1. Sign In.
2. Name at least one thing you're thankful for.
3. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.

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Blog 11 - 11/15/10

Hey do yall mind if we do Yanko one more week?

http://www.yankodesign.com/

This will be the ONLY time when I don't mind you blogging on Tuesday, by the way.

Follow these instructions:
1. Go to Yanko.
2. Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link after the page numbers that says "Inspire Me." Ask your neighbor to help you find it if you can't.
3. Tell me which page you landed on. You may not use the first five pages.
4. Pick a product and tell me WHY you like it or how you think it could change our lives.

I need you to be grown enough to follow directions and I want opinions with reasons!!! If you can't give me that much effort, then I can't give you enough effort to type a 100 in your grade book!

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EXTRA!!! For November 15th!

HOLA PEEPS!

Speak Up Tomorrow is a survey that Congress uses to determine how much you guys (as teenagers) are using / relating to Technology. They then use the results to figure out how to divide up money to schools to advance technology usage.

Let me say that again: Congress makes money decisions based on the Speak Up Tomorrow surveys!!!

Please go to:




Click Students

Choose Texas

Type in Nacogdoche (the S won't fit)

Choose Nacogdoches High School

Choose 9 - 12

Secret word is: technology

Please, please, please complete this survey thoroughly and seriously. It's anonymous, so you can be as honest as possible.

THANK YOU!

Blog 10 - 11/8/10

Hola peeps! Thanks for logging in.

I want to look at *sparkly* new technology. I have a favorite site for this: http://www.yankodesign.com/ Yanko is about the DESIGN of technology.

This will be the ONLY time when I don't mind you blogging on Tuesday, by the way.

Follow these instructions:

1. Go to Yanko.

2. Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link after the page numbers that says "Inspire Me." Ask your neighbor to help you find it if you can't.

3. Tell me which page you landed on. You may not use the first five pages.

4. Pick a product and tell me WHY you like it or how you think it could change our lives.

I need you to be grown enough to follow directions and I want opinions with reasons!!! If you can't give me that much effort, then I can't give you enough effort to type a 100 in your grade book!

Talk to me . . .