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In reality, I don't think I would be able to participate in this campaign because I could not last a day with out technology or tv or even my ipod because I love listening to music. If I don't have my music I don't know how I would feel. Also, my computer. I need my computer because I haveprojects to do, research, and honestly when I'm curious about a certain topic I do research on it so to not use my computer, watch tv, not use my ipod or listen to music is a drag and I would not be apart of that. Now, I could spend all the time in the world with my family, also go outside and enjoy the fresh air, however, sometimes a teenager needs her space.

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I wouldn't mind not using technology for a whole week because I'll sleep and I could devote most of my time to my writing and try to go outside to enjoy nature

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Being without technology for a day would be very challenging for me, but devoting my time to family and other services would be worth it. I wouldn't want to be forced into a situation like this however, like the Ice storm we had but I would definitely do it for my family.

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Honestly I wouldn't mind doing this campaign. Other than losing my video games for a week it would not be much of a bother since I find great entertainment in reading, writing and creating art. For my family I could not speak for because their jobs sometimes require technological use. So in turn its all come down to a final agreement.

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Being completly honest, i would not want to participate in this! i know that i probably SHOULD, but i am way to attached to my phone. Now i would not mind doing community service or spending time with family at all. I do it all the time but as far as letting go of the phone for a week that would be a struggle.

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Well, I believe I have better things to do with my time, like homework, using my electronics. My education is very important to me, because i would like to be sucessful in life. I would promote these things if I did not have other things to do.

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I do not think I would want to be involved in this campaign, although I agree people could spend a little more time off of electronic devices, I do not think I would be able to deal without anything electronic for an entire week. I would promote this to people but say to try to spend a little less time on their phones instead of not using their phones at all.

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Week 20 People have been touching the one dollar bill since it was invented so of course there is going to be some kind of bacteria on it, but being exposed to those bacteria actually may help strengthen our immune system by like I said exposing ourselves to bacteria when it is the weakest can help strengthen our immune system

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This week you will have the opportunity once again to get unplugged!!! There is a committee promoting a campaign of Children Against Commercialism where children will not use TV's, Ipods, Ipads, or other electronic devices for one week and instead devote their time and energy to service, family, community projects, etc. Is this a campaign you would want to get involved in? Is this a promotion you would commit to for your family or would want your child to experience? Share your views and enjoy the video.

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Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (Trailer)

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WOW!!!! That piece of information is amazing!! You would think that some scientist don't pay attention to every spec of detail, but hey, you're wrong!!! 3000 strands of bacteria on a dollar bill ?? That's astonishng. I would prefer to use plastic money because in my perspective, money is money. As long as it has Benjamin Franklin or George Washington on it, or any of the formal presidents, it's worth alot. It's not the material that matters it's the value.

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Money bills or changewill always be dirty because of the previous uers and owners of that bill or coin. I feel as though there is no way to get rid of dirty money becaue there is so much of it in circulation. Also I think our country should look into going paperless for the most part and start giving people credits to use on a card or chip instead of having to dig for money i a purse, pocket etc. The Japanese have for the most part always been on top of the technology and it would't surprise me at all that they are already trying to adapt to being paperless.

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II think that the Idea of electronic money is a good idea. We already use credit and debit cards, but I think the idea of using finger prints as a way to transact would be safer for people to shop. <br>

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That's nasty..! but I don't think there's any way to completely 100% get rid of all the germs on money. Bacteria is everywhere and Not all people can get credit cards and bacteria is going to get spread anyway. We can always evolve to faster ways of obtaining money, but the green dollars are here to stay.

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Well money was always super dirty that's just common sense. The real question is how the change from our half and half currency to a full digital currency will effect our economy as a whole. How would we handle our over amazing dept. How would the value of our money change. This is not something that should be handled in a complete manner and should not taken lightly. Also I LOVE JAPAN!!!

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I would suggest using plastic money, because if the statistics are true, then we quite literally have dirty money. Either we use credit cards or we could just find a way to gain immunity against all types of diseases, but that would be very expensive. Japan's way of using money is very unique and personally I believe that it is a good idea that maybe we should adopt.

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I believe instead of using money when working what we earn should be put in an account, and everyone should be given a card like a debit card that they can use in place of money, I think that would be the best way to get rid of "dirty money

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Scientists have noted and found that there are over 3000 strands of bacteria on a dollar bill which can cause acne, pneumonia, staph infections, and viruses. How can we clean up our money? Would you suggest only "plastic money"? What about no cash being used for monetary transactions in your or your children's future? Our society is already adapting to a "less paper" and "more electronic" way of thinking and communicating. What do you think? Research what is now being used in  Japan...you may find it interesting!

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I enjoyed the trip very much and loved all of the information. I actually might try and get a job at Peddinghaus over the summer!!!!

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Mrs. Dekine! That picture :( lol but my experience at both these locations was very educational, although I enjoyed the airport more than peddinghaus. Honestly that kind of bored me, but the airport was neat because of the fact that one, i did'nt even know we had one and two, the airplanes that we got to see. It was a great experience and i had a great time.

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I didn't have the oppurtunity to attend the trip because of my track meet that day, but I heard alot of great things. I did pretty well at my track meet; placing first in the 100 Meter Dash and setting a personal record in 200 Meter Dash with a 22.1.

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My feild trip to Carolina was a very good learning experience to me, i learned about the different ROTC programs there and what it takes to recieve a scholarship for ROTC there. My most meaningful experience was touring the facilities there. One thing I learned is that you can still attend ROTC there if you do not have a scholarship but its like being a walk-on athlete, if you do well enough you can recieve a scholarship

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Well I had a great time touring both areas and learning about them. My most meaningful experience was learning about the welding and other contruction things at Peddinghaus. I leanred at the airport that a runway has to be 5000 feet or more, because if not the insurance company for the plane will not cover it.

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My experience at Peddinghaus was great. I liked the fact that he took us around to examine the different type of machines and what they were worth. Also i liked the fact that when we went outside he showed us what the machines were used for and where they are shipped from. I had a wonderful time

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What a great time and experience on both of the tours at Peddinghaus and Georgetown Airport!!! Let me hear about your experience. What was your most meaningful experience? Tell me one thing you learned through this experience. Enjoy the pic!!! We will watch the others this week.

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I believe the parents are still raising their kids but they are not doing it very efficiently. Kids in the next generation are going to keep on acting out for attention, but once that generation becomes parents they are going to be better parents for their kids because they do not want their kids acting the same way they did

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I think..in teens it wont be as big of a deal because the teens are just as engaged in their phones as parents are, so it wouldn't be THAT big of a problem for that particular age group, but in children 10 and younger, parents should not be neglecting their children for the sake of a phone...EVER and not saying parents of teens should either but its worse when you have younger children. I believe if this trend keeps up, children of the future generations will not have any source of leadership, independence and wont know how to act

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Its actually kind of sad that parents cant take the time off their cell phones to give their child the attention they need. I mean i understand that you want to check your emails, or your business calls, or even messages, but if its not that important put the phone down and listen to your child(ren). If you dont give them the attention now, then one day they will end up being an attention seeker and for all the wrong reasons. They will end up smoking or as for girls, leaving the house looking very inappropriate just to get their parents attention. If they are still young and they still live with you, my advice to the parents are to give them all the attention you can give them as possible because when they leave you to go off to college you will miss them dearly and will regret not spending time with them. Think about it. What would you do if you had a child ??????? :)

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Hmmm.... Well i would like to say that the parents might have been really busy and needed their phone, but i know thats not true. Parents should take care of their children even if they are busy or just raise them not to act up in such situations. I know my mom raised me to know better. Thus meaning that parents are no longer caring for their children as they should. I can tell that this upcoming generation will act just like th children and act up for attention.

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As technology develops and continues to grow the more the parents will ignore their children. Then in turn the children begin to ignore their parents or misbehaving in public places and behind closed doors just for some parent time.

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You know who is raising the children?!? FREAKNG TECHNOLOGY BRO!!!!!! I foresee robots and other technology raising these kids....

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It was recently in the news that parents of young children have been seen in restaurants spending more time on their cell phones or other electronic devices other than talking or paying attention to their child(ren). One restaurant noted 40 out of the 55 families being guilty of this. In turn, the children would "act out" and misbehave as if they were trying to get the parent's attention.  So, who's raising the children these days with all of these distractions around us? What do you forsee happening with this new generation of children developing?

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Turning off my phone for a day would be hard but I believe that I could do it (If all my friends and family also turn theirs off). As long as National Unplugged day was for a day, I would be fine I guess.

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um...! I  admit, that the day the power went out and i had no wifi, electricity or anything that could power or entertain me with my phone, i about DIED of boredom!!!!!!! i wouldnt say i'm addidicted but i am definatly attatched to tv and my cell phone, I do try not to use them so much around family though. But as for participating...its something i would TRY, but dont think i would last !

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Yes I would give my electronics for day or two because I feel that family is an important part of everyones life and mine. Sometimes though i'd rather be wrapped up in an online game then hanging out with them.

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Not because it's just me and my mother in the house and we spend all day together because she works at night plus I can't go through the day without going on the internet

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Well I did not know that was a real day and I can't use my phone at the moment anyways so I do believe I get to have plenty of time with them. Although had I known it was a real day I might would have spent more time with them than normally.

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First I had no idea that National Unplugged Day was a real thing, but I would not of participated, I feel like I spend enough time with my family I already try not to use my cell phone around my family anyways so I would find this day kind of pointless to me.

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I wouldn't mind participating mainly because me and my family don't allow electronic devices to rule our everyday life. But with that said I do play plenty of video games and would be slightly annoyed but this could give me time to read some books I have stacked. Also, not attending school,because of the high electronical influence, that day will be an excellent addition to the cause. Overall I think it would be a highly amusing experiance.

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Most definitely !!!! I would participate because I do feel that nowadays people are so much interested in the technology today with phones and computers and television that they don t even recognize that electronics is not the most important aspect of life, family is. Growing up I didn't see much of television nor listened to a lot of music because my mom thought that it was important for us to spend time with each other and today, so many people especially teens hardly ever pay attention to their family because their too busy playing games, texting,, watching tv, or even on the computer/ web. However, I do understand NATIONAL UNPLUGGED DAY is for, to get those to realize that family is important. Which it is

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On the NBC Broadcast of the Today show it was noted that March 7 - 8th was declared "National Unplugged Day", where all electronic devices including cell phones will not be used. The purpose of this day is to signify the importance of getting back in tune with what's most important----family. Would you have been a participant in this great event? Why or why not?

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Jessica is such an inspirational person. I hope that one day I will be able to be successful just like her. I think that yes, it does start off with math and science and I am not a fan of math and science however, I do continue to progress in the subject. To be honest I never thought of how robotics dealt with medicine, the food industry, etc. So watching this video reminded me of how these days we have high tech gear or machines that make our lives easier.

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in the years to come robots will be able to do human task as good or better than humans do, due to this robot will eventually take over the working industry because they are able to work without receiving any pay or extra benefits

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i had to do this post from a shcool computer..none of my home devices wroked...but as far as rovotics...i find them unsettling. Her job to me doesnt seem intresting lol. but a far as robots in the fututre, i dont think they should be allowed.

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I find it extremely fascinating how robots are able to do such complex work. I think that robots will someday take over most jobs in the world leaving humans to do nothing but update them once and a while.

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Due to our technological increases that we are experiencing I believe we will become even more dependent on robots to do things for us. I'm afraid we will become extremely dependent on these robots and become very lazy and idiots. THE ROBOTS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD.....

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I believe that in the coming years robots will take over most job as they are now. People have done extremely well in programming robots to do human activity, good or bad, who knows

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We will visit the First Robotics competition on Friday at the Myrtle Beach Convention center!!!! Please view the video posted on robotics engineering and the aspects of what our future holds in reference to this fast paced technological advance. Please respond to any aspects of the video.

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that idea is horrible yet amazing at the same time because if the robots can remember your last purchase then whats stopping a hacker from hacking the robot and taking you credit information and spending all you hard earn money that's the most plausible outcome but some people would go further and give them a higher AI system and the robots start to grew more evil that's the least plausible outcome

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Robots are beast mode and all but I think they should stay in for commercial uses. Building something like robots to take the jobs of what we can do with our on hand just feels disrespectful to an AI system for some odd reason. Yeah I know they don't have feelings, but I feel as though humanity will not have the means to control this kind of production

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Wow ! That's pretty cool but it's true if we have robots it could help but at the same time could cause problems and not to mention malfunctions. Robots could be used to greet n help with future ideas and that's great but you can't predict what could happen for future references .

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The option of having robots in the US is a productive idea, things can be done faster, jobs can be done easier,,assistance can be given...BUT I've seen way to many movies in which robots TAKE OVER THE WORLD and enslave humans..so no...England can have that!

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Of course this idea has its pros and cons. Some pros of course would be that companies save money instead of paying employers. The robots have memory units that could keep track of people more efficiently, however these robots would take the place of people and would lead to more job loss.

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Pros- It could save businesses money, would not have give them benefits for the job, would not have to worry about them being rude or disrespectful

Cons- Take peoples jobs, some people do not like robots and things like that, also it is scary to think that robot will be able to think like that and remember what you purchased, they can also malfunction

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According to a recent news report, robots are being used as greeters, etc. to replace people in various businesses. Right now it is prominent in England at a cost to purchase of $90,000. They are programmed to sing, respond to individuals, remember your last visit and what you even purchased. I say, this idea for the US can have it pros and cons. Please respond by Feb. 14th.

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My experience using Weebly was okay however I did find making my own website fun and simple more with the computer than using the tablet. I agree with Damontre' on the program being useful for both beginner and veteran website designers. After playing around with the different tools that Weebly has, I would be comfortable going back to it to make another site.

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well, as we already know, I've had prior experience with this site..lol so it was a breeze for me to create my website, although this time when I created this site, a lot more thought went into it because it was a site all about ME! :) I had no problems, no glitches. it was fun!

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I really liked using Weebly, it was a very interesting website. I liked how it gave us the ability to add anything we wanted to our website. The only thing I didn't like was trying to use it on the tablets. I experienced no glitches while using it. I would recommend it to people.

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Hmmmm... well about the worst thing with making the website was trying to work with the tablets. The tablets were hard to work with, because of the touch screen. With the labtops it was way easier to work with. The Weebly site was working well with the labtop, but trying to upload pictures from the internet took awhile to do. But altogether the experience was good and a great learning experience.

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Creating a weebly website was fun for the most part. The hardest part for me was actually profiling myself and talking about myself. I enjoyed uploading pictures the most because it helped me describe myself rather than writing about everything which would be boring.

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My experience using Weebly was, how do I put this, efficient. It is a very useful program for beginner and veteran web designers alike. Over all I fully enjoyed the experienc.

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My experience using weebly was exciting. I liked the fact that i could design my website the way i wanted to because it gave choices and background settings and other options to help or add to the style i wanted my website to be like. This project was quite easy because writing about myself is easy. However, adding my singing video to my website was difficult because in order to do that i had to go to youtube.com and add the video from there onto my website. I couldn't just upload it from my ipod. Moreover, I hope to use Weebly again soon.

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Well My experience with weebly for the first time was cool. I liked the fact that I could design it my way to the point where I was comfortable with my work. It was exciting also to put my singing video up there ! 👌👌 I hope to use weebly again !

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We have spent the last two weeks creating website designs using Weebly; give me some feedback on your experience. What was the most interesting or difficult part of this project? What glitches did you face or extra help you needed to make things happen? Share your website's name as well so others can enjoy your design.

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Wow, after watching this video, it made me think of the fascinating game inventions. That new controller he showed looked pretty cool and i would like to have a 4k tv in my room!! I mean all these inventions that are being created just minimizes the different creations because so many of the ideas are already thought of. I'm not much of a gamer, but it would be really cool if i could create a game where when you sit on your chair it moves like a race car and a dirt bike say if the game was a dirt bike racing game. that would be cool because all the stunts you do you can feel, its like when you go to chuckee cheeses and you go on the roller coaster ride and you feel the vibrations on it. That's awesome!!!

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Well I would create a type of server that would allow cross platform gaming. So this way the systems could be connected without out this annoying console war thing. This won't eliminate this but its a start.

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Well given that the website was an epic fail and if I was old enough to purchase my own health care, it would not be on any website anyway. All website can be hacked with enough know-how and time, but just based on the technical difficulties alone I would not use the website because i would become infuriated at the glitching and freezing. Plus they should have never released it if it was not 100% in working condition, they should have known people would have been flocking to the website to join and they should have had it ready

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Blog #11

I would not feel safe with giving this website my information after it required maintenance so quickly, I would think it would be very easy to hack into it and take my information. I would not trust this website at all, I would take my business to another site that I would feel safer leaving my personal information woth

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If I could invent a universal gaming controller. This controller would be able to work on any gaming system people wish to play. The controller would also have cool LED lights that would give it a cool appearance. It would also have a voice recognition system in case your console has voice recognition technology. It would also be wireless.

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I would invent glasses or goggles that would have the game on the lens that way it would be much more convenient to carry around and you would be able to connect with other players to be able to play multiplier. You would download games from a place such as the apple store these glasses would be internet accessible as well making it easier to download games.

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i couldn't watch the video :( computer issues, but honestly i'm not that into gaming! So..i dont really know how to answer this!

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Now that break is over, time to start blogging again!!! Interested in Gaming Technology? Calling all Gamers!!!! If you could invent a new gaming technology item, what would it be for 2014? Watch the video to see what was cool for 2013

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After completing the Hour of code tutorial I came to the conclusion that computer technology is a very crucial component in todays world. By this point, it may be very strategic to allow students to learn in this field from elementary school on up and should be taught with the same standard as math and English, because like these subjects, it is something that will take time to learn and will be close to impossible to pick this field up without prior knowledge and understanding of the matter.

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First off, I enjoyed doing the hour of code because it was fun and it took some thinking and some common sense. I think that computer technology is very important because its not just working with computers and knowing their structures. Its all about the logic behind it all and it helps with the knowledge of knowing what to do with these certain things. its all just a way of life.

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I believe that computer science should be a course that is mandatory in school today. No matter who you are you will run into technology of any kind almost everyday and you need to know how to use it. Also courses like that will open up many career paths for students. Students can enhance their knowledge and learn skills to use in everyday life if they take a computer technology class.

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Computer science technology week should be exposed to every school because it show people how much work goes into the apps and games everyone in the world enjoys and some people want to make video games as a career so if they knew how to code their jobs might be a little easier on them, while children might find it fun and they might get an idea of what they want to do in their future, and in the end if more people take jobs in computer science technology they would get a lot of money which they can spend and help the economy and the unemployment rate might also drop severely

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Computer science technology week should be exposed to every school. This allows kids who are not sure of their future job choices and may help them find a future in computer technology. Computer technology is even becoming more important as our society's need for computers increases. With computer technology classes we can learn more about the mechanics of are future of our future life.

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The importance of having computer technology in schools is vital. this generation that we are in now, is practically RUN by technology, and in schools i believe it makes things better. Computers for essays instead of paper and pencil, and the internet instead of lugging around encyclopedias or more books than necessary to get information. So i believe technology in school is VERY important!

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Happy Computer Technology Week!!!

Computer Science is considered a liberal art course and though it is crucial to our society today in reference to demanding jobs, our schools in SC are not offering it as a required course but as an elective, nor are they making sure all students are exposed to it. Our class is participating in the Hour of CODE this week during class. Once you have participated in the tutorial and found out some interesting data and facts, please share your views on the importance of computer technology being taught in our schools.

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Like the previous person said, if a website needs maintenance constantly, it obviously has some imperfections and cannot be trusted. I wouldn't want to use something that constantly keep having problems, its just a waste of my time period. It could also cause some viruses.

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Most likely, if a website constantly needs maintenance, it cannot be trusted and therefore i'd be reluctant to use it. i see it as pointless, because if its always having problems, it may cause some problems woth the device im using to get on that paticular website.

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Honestly, I'm not sure how to feel about this because I haven't yet experienced using my own healthcare service. I don't think I could have a legitimate opinion until I graduate highschool.

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Well the website most likely shutdown because the server probably could not handle the bum rush of users and crashed. I would not trust anything this important to a website, I would feel more comfortable if it is in paper.

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According to NBC News.com, the ObamaCare website HealthCare.com had to undergo maintenance and was out of commission until the federal gov't regulated components of it involving the sign in process, freezing up, etc. An efficient website is crucial to consumers choice and use of your information. How do you feel about the merit of a website that requires maintenance so quickly? As a consumer would you trust the use of their product?

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Week 10 Schools should teach kids math, science, social studies, and ELA as so as possible because the faster the kids learn these things the less course they have to take in school. Kids should learn math in this order: Kindergarten- Adding and Subtracting, First Grade- Multiplying and Dividing, Second Grade- Adding and Subtracting Multiplying and Dividing Decimals and Fractions, Third Grade- Integers, Fourth Grade- Pre-Algebra, Fifth Grade- Algebra 1, Sixth Grade- Geometry, Seventh Grade- Algebra 2, Eighth Grade- Pre-Calculus, Ninth Grade- Calculus

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Week 9 I think children should not be allowed on social media because they are to you to worry or even have those kind of things there are also many other dangers of being on a social media site for example most don't even use actual words they just put letters together that sound like the word they want to spell- YOUR how they ur, and they don't use correct grammar

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Week 8 STEM is impotant if you want a caree in teaching, technology, all the different kinds of science.

STEM can get you a scholarship and a better chance of getting a high paying job that is the least danderous possible

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Week 7 I would not download this app because it takes away the main reason for homework,I would not download this for my child because it would make them lazy and they wouldn't want to do any classwork at school and wouldn't learn anythin, I think this app would ruin society because everyone in the next generation would only have common sense not a college level intellegencts

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Week 6 What would you do to get more schools in american to do more STEM related activities,would you stress education more on the parents or on the teachers or on the state officals themselves

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Week 5 The later our youths start to use social media the more they can focus on school and education, and in 5-10 years there might be more doctors and scientist helping the world one person at a time

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Week 4 I think that the high the security in technology the easy it is to be targeted by hackers and thieves, adding fingerprint recognition make hackers think that the user have important information that can get them quick mon

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Week 3 I think that people should stop using violent video games as a scapegoat when they can't solve a problem likes this and the reason these this happen is in the psyche of the person doing the crime

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I do not suffer from math anxiety, if anything I suffer from timed test and that's about it. Math is interesting to me, because you can do so many different things with just a few numbers and its interesting to figure these things out. However, the more advanced in math you are the harder the math gets. Math is just something you are naturally good at or interested in I guess. I know a lot of people who struggle with math I can comprehend easy and I don't understand why that it, but I do believe that hard work can accomplish almost anything.

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I personally do not have math anxiety. I've never had a problem with doing math or understanding math. I actually enjoy math and test. The only way someone freaks out at a math test is if they have not paid attention in class or not studied. The only real way to overcome math anxiety is to prepare for the test.

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Being a student who has done fairly well in math courses, I feel as though students are beginning to dislike math more and more just because they feel as though subjects like algebra and Calculus aren't relevant to the real world. I agree; I think most subjects taught in high school aren't needed for me in the real world, especially higher level math classes.

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Yes I suffer from math anxiety . I have an immense dislike for the subject. I just simply do not understand it and on tests I lose my mind because I know that I have not retained any info for anything on the test. And the thing about it...its not just a high school thing..I've struggled since I was small. With math only. Yes I realize the importance of the subject, but my views will never change. The word math literally scares me.

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I think I struggle more with math than I do with the other struggles. I'm not a math genius but its too many numbers and too many methods on how to solve one problem. I like math now but I struggle alto!! Math test trigger my math test anxiety. Math makes me nervous and sometimes its frustrating when I don't get it. I can understand it once its taught to me but when I take a test I just blank out. I think what bothers young kids is that mathematics requires you to think outside the box and use what you were taught and its so many numbers and equations, shapes, sizes etc. But what I do appreciate it is the math itself. Math is all around us. Remember that! 😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏

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Well from personal view, I love math even though I'm not that great at it. Math seems to get the most slack because it is the subject that is most prone to actually applying what you've learned to the class. So instead of just remembering something you must be able to regurgitate information without forgetting. So in turn if its not done correctly your answer most likely will become a reflection of this. This is why I believe that most students complain and end up in remedial classes. I also do not believe that it is just math that gets anxiety results from timed test. I mean who wouldn't get anxiety from something timed. Me personally will not allow myself math anxiety because math is also an important subject so I must treat it like other important or any other outside subject.

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My views of this is that taking timed tests are that they shouldn't bee allowed to be given. My reason for this is that not everyone can work problems the same and\or figure them exactly like everyone else. And I feel that timing a test for math where every person or child doesn't learn or work the problems the same or need to take the extra step in solving the problems. Also I feel that everyone should be given the time that they require for taking these tests.

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Timed Tests and the Development of Math Anxiety   By Jo Boaler
Mathematics education is in crisis: A third of all schoolchildren end up in remedial math courses, and the level of interest in the subject is at an all-time low. This is a result, in part, of schools in the United States heading down a fast-moving track in which the purpose of math has been reduced to the ranking of children and their schools. Math has become a performance subject. Children of all ages are more likely to tell you that the reason for learning math is to show whether they “get it” instead of whether they appreciate the beauty of the subject or the way it piques their interest. The damage starts early in this country, with school districts requiring young children to take timed math tests from the age of 5. This is despite research that has shown that timed tests are the direct cause of the early onset of math anxiety. What are your views? Do you suffer from math anxiety?

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I spend less than an hour on social media. However, I used to be on Facebook for hours back in 8th and 9th grade, but now things are different and I don't really feel the need to hear about other peoples drama.