PLN 4-Maryland is the richest state; Mississippi is the poorest

            The text Maryland is the richest state; Mississippi is the poorest by By Michael Sauter, Samuel Weigley, Alexander E.M. Hess, Brian Zajac, expalins why Mississippi is the poorest state and why Maryland is the richest state. Mississippi is the poorest state because of poverty and the tragedies also because of there small population. Maryland is one of the wealthiest countries because it has a larger population and because more poeple in Maryland have high oaying jobs.
               The text Maryland is the richest state; Mississippi is the poorest by By Michael Sauter, Samuel Weigley, Alexander E.M. Hess, Brian Zajac, is suprising becuase, its intresting to see that a smaller state could be more wealthy then a larger state, also that Mississippi is the poorest state out of fifty states. It was amazing to see the small differences in the states that makes one the richest and one the poorest. Health insurace made a difference in each of the states and the amount of money in the average family, and the employment rate and number of jobs available. It doesnt matter the size of the state but the little things in the state that can make one state the richest and the poorest.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206395/Maryland-ranked-richest-state-U-S--Mississippi-place-poorest.html

High school, only shorter

The text "High School, Only Shorter" by Sue Shellenbrager explains how a kid graduates high school early by doing extra work. in this text Sue talks about how Nicolas Myers graduated high school early because he took required seniors classes when he didn't need to. She also talks about how he felt graduating early and what sacrifices he had to make by getting his credits early. Nicolas Myers had to skip his senior prom a a trip to new York because he had graduated early, but those are the sacrifices he had to make to get to college when he was 18.  Nicolas Myers sacrificed a lot but said it was worth it and that high schoolers should get as much college credits as they can.  Getting all those college credits and graduating high school so early got him very far in life.
              "High School, Only Shorter" by Sue Shellenbrager was interesting, because doing extra work and making time to do all that takes patience because you have to sacrifice a lot. I could not believe that someone put all that time and effort into getting all of his college credits. Also another thing that surprised me was that he was willing to sacrifice so much to do classes that were required for seniors. He got so much and so far in life because he took the responsibility to do more then he needed to and that encouraged me to do more things that and to put more effort into what i do even if it means to sacrifice things. I should do more then I'm asked it will get me farther in life.

The text "Is Google Making Us Stupid," by Nicholas Carr is about somebody who feels very strongly about the internet and how it is being used today. He feels like google or the internet in gerneral is creating problems such as reading issuse. He also beleives that most of the people in this world today rely to much on using the internet for simple things or questions. Google or the internet in general makes people lazy, he thinks we are to reliable on the internet and that it is making us not use our minds but google or the internet. He also thinks simple things such as emails or vidoes are just other ways to link us to the internet. There are also many people who can relate to how he feels about how the internet is being used.
                When I first read the article "Is Google Making Us Stupid," by Nicholas Carr I could tell it was written by someone who had a very strong opinion about why Google or the internet is making us lazy. I also thought the writer had some interesting facts that supported why he thought we rely on the internet to much. I thought it was interesting that he got some many people to give there opinion on why we use the internet to much and I was suprised that mosst people supported him. I would have thought that most people would go against him since most people use the internet everyday and most jobs and everyday life rely on it.

PLN #1

     The video "A Vision of Students Today," by Michael Wesch was interesting to me because it was about students/ people like me so it was easy for me to relate to them and how they use technology. I think technology is a good thing to use and most people prefer using technology over regular texts books or other things used to learn. I think its interesting to see how other people use technology and how much they use it while they learn. It makes me think about what other ways people can use technology besides in schools and in academic atmospheres. I thought another interesting thing about the video was how much students used technology by themselves for other things besides school work, like emails.
          The video ''A Vision of Students Today,'' was about different students using technology in different ways. Many students didn't use technology for academic reasons but some did. Most students like using technology over texts books because they have technology around them everyday and most of the things they have like, cellphones is a good way to stay involved with school and having a fun time learning.