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 WEEK 1

 TECHNOLOGY AT HOME

OVERVIEW OF WEEK 1

 

 

 

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE STAGVILLE HOUSE. IT WAS PART OF A PLANTATION. THE FIRST PART OF THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE 1700'S. THE SECOND PART WAS BUILT IN THE 1800'S. THERE WAS NOT MUCH TECHNOLOGY HERE.

 

THIS IS A SOLAR POWER HOUSE. THE PANELS ON THE TOP OF THE HOUSE COLLECT THE SUN FOR LIGHT AND HEAT.

 

 

THIS IS THE GAME SECTION OF CIRCUIT CITY. WE LEARNED ABOUT A NEW INVENTION CALLED A MEMORY STICK. IT CAN HOLDS 1,000 PICTURES AND 3 CDS. TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER.

 

WEEK 2

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY

OVERVIEW OF WEEK 2

 

THIS IS AN IBM COMPUTER WE SAW AT IBM. WE LEARNED HOW THEY MAKE COMPUTERS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.

 

Nicasio asks Angille Jenkins, an IBM computer programmer, "How long does it take to write a computer program?":

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WE WENT TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE. ALL THEIR CLASSES ARE RUN BY COMPUTERS. THEY HAVE 3 STUDIOS. THE TEACHERS TEACH FROM THE STUDIOS WHILE THE STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR CLSSES. THEY HAVE TWO GRADES. ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH. THIS IS A BILDING THAT WASHINGTON DUKE MADE FOR MAKING CIGARETTES. NOW THEY HAVE NEW TECHNOLGY FO MAKE CIGARETTES FASTER.

WEEK 3

TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE

OVERVIEW OF WEEK 3

THIS IS WHERE WE WHENT TO DO OUR BIO PAGES WITH DAWN DREYER.SHE TAUGHT US THE HTML CODES.  THIS IS A PICURE AT THE BUILKING WHERE WE MADE OUR WEB SITE WE WERE MAKING WITH MR. CHAHINE AT MIDDLE EAST NEWS ONINE   THESE STUDENTS TOOK THESE PICTURES AND THEY ALSO INTERVIEWED PEOPLE.

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