Umass Amherst

When I first time being searching school online for the college applications, I found Umass Amherst. After viewed its website, I thought that was a school where i want to go. Last week, when i got the letter from Umass Amherst i was so excited.
Here, i want to do some research about Umass Amherst.
first let's watch a video: Why UMass Amherst

The University was established in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, located in Amherst. It became known as the Massachusetts State College in 1932 and in 1947 became the University of Massachusetts. The Worcester and Boston campuses were established in 1962 and 1964, respectively. The Lowell and Dartmouth campuses (previously the University of Lowell and Southeastern Massachusetts University, respectively) were consolidated into the University under Chapter 142 of the acts of 1991.         
                                                                                                     --UMass Amherst website


UMass Amherst is the flagship of all the UMass. there are 25,000 students on the campus who are from fifty states and 100 countries. The campus offers ninety-three undergraduate programs.
Over all it is a large school.


Located on 1,463 acres in the scenic Pioneer Vally of Western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst provides great cultural environment in a rural placce. this is just a brief introduction of UMass, there are tons of the informations on its website. I can't wait to take a visit to Umass Amherst

My Tube Chop

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/146303

Yes, we should be taught Social Media

     I just read Why We Should Be Teaching Social Media. It was a great post. The writer's point is obvious. Instead of teaching students how to use blog, teachers should teach them how to use blog in a right way.  The four lessons that the writer found out were pretty impressive. like the first class in the web2.0 class, everyone in the social network has his/her footprint. Once you "send""submit"
something on the internet,  it is there, and you may not delete it. it is so important to think before "send".
yes it is easy to hide behind screen to say whatever you pleased. when we comment on something, we should imagine that the sentence we typed in is what you say to a person face to face. In that way, there will be less trash in our social network.  

Earthquake in Japan

Last friday, a tradedy happen in Japan. There was a 8.9 earthquake and tsunami happen in Japan. The tsunami was powerful that the waves smashed the boats over the sea walls. The cars in the water look like leaves in the river. This could only be seen in the movie now happens in the Japan. Here is a video that shows how powerful the tsunami is .

Check this links to find out the satellite photos show the difference before and after tsunami

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42052263/ns/technology_and_science-space

There were something worse than earthquake that caused by it. The earthquake caused the explosion from the  Fukushima Daiichi Plant. The explosion may lead to nuclear meltdown. Hurdreds of people left their home to the safe place and get the riditaion scan.

Glog: Express yourself

Glog is one of the most popular tools in web2.0. It is a tool that you can share the images and poster you've made with your friends. In the homepage of Glog you will find that it is a colorful website. There are rank of the most popular and some new made posters for you to check. The registration is simple and easy. After you enter your own dashboard, it looks like Blogger's dashboard. You can check your new message and view the poster and images. Different with Blogger where people use words to express themselves, Glogster allows you create images to show yourself.
To make a new image, you can click "create a Glogster", and then you will enter a new page where you can make use of your creativity. You can use the resource in this website, or you can also unload your loved picture or your own photos. You can make a poster about anything you like.
I believe there are more fun in this website, and right now I cannot wait to use it. So if you want to know more about Glog|Glogster, you can check out the video below. Thank you.

The iPad2 is coming

It is exciting that the new iPad is coming out. The 1st generation ipad is cool enough. I cannot imagine how much cooler the iPad2 will be. I've tried the iPad in apple store, and it was awesome. The big screen gives me a better vision. The figure is well designed. Over all it was the best device i had even seen. Now, iPad2 gives me more expectations. The iPad2 will have more new functions for learning, which is good for the students in BHS next year. Though I won't be here next year, I'm still looking forward to the ipad in school. New cover with iPad2 is also great. It will give us different angles for different needs. I believe that both iPad2 and ipad in school will be successful.