Poster Mania and Using Twitter

I know you have heard me talk a lot about my Com 435 class where I learn about new emerging technologies, while for the past week we have had presentations in that class to learn about all different kinds of technologies. On Monday, 50 students displayed their presentation posters and the other students in the class looked at them and today,Friday, the other 50 students displayed their technology posters. It was a lot of fun to see all of the different emerging technologies. I saw everything from vertical farming technology to using sea sponges to build skyscrapers. It was a very interesting and interactive way to learn about a lot of different technologies. The only thing I really didnt like is on my day to present I really didnt get a chance to see the other posters except for the ones right area me. Also during the presentations the viewers had to use twitter to update the class on what posters they thought were interesting. I like the idea that I could use twitter for class. If you would like to see what everyone wrote about the posters please visit twitter and search for #Com435. You will learn a lot.

Here is the link: http://twitter.com/

Technology Saved my Weekend in Chicago

This weekend I had an amazing mini vacation to Chicago with my boyfriend. We planned on doing a lot of different activities while we were there: walking around downtown, eating deep-dish pizza, shopping, going to the Shedd aquarium, and ice skating in the park. I knew that I had been to downtown Chi-Town a number of times but I knew that I still might need help finding all of these locations. I then remembered about a cool IPhone application that was presented to me in my Communication 435 class. It is called the Monacle Yelp. It is a augmented reality for a mobile device meaning that it adds information and meaning to a real object or place. Monacle Yelp lays a map system over a GPS camera application so one can see where they are going on a map in real time. I immediately told my boyfriend to download this application to his phone before we left on our trip. When we got there we used the application to find our hotel and then used it to find a place to eat for dinner. This application made my life so much easier this weekend! I can't wait to get a IPhone and download this application myself, I am not very good at directions.

If you would like to see more about how this application works please visit this website:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZyOZBqI8FM

Here is an example of what you might see: