Evernote

I don't particularly use Evernote. I don't usually have group projects and I don't usually save things on the internet. But when I do projects I find Evernote very useful. You can use it in classes, so everyone in class can work on it and it will edit the work very quickly. It is very easy to use which in my opinion is very important. I also find it very useful as you can use it on other devices such as: Blackberrys, IPhones and other potable devices. It is also free. Not many websites do that. Usually sites offer very little for free versions. Another good point is that it has very advanced search software. You can search notes or you can search in greater detail such as the tags of videos that you have put in a single note. There is another point which is one of the main reasons why Evernote is better than other sites. When you make notes, you can record things. Amazingly you can record up to 90 minutes in one note, while you are writing. The other main reason is, although you must have the premium account for this: you can access things offline.This is very useful. If you go to the countryside or anywhere else with no/limited internet signal this is a very handy tool. You can download the note to the device that you are using. It also, very handily, syncs to your computer. For instance, if you have been offline and added to your notes, the next time you sync your mobile device into your computer, it will update and post any changes that you have made. Also it is compatible with any other operating software. Anyone with an old operating software can still access it. Evernote can also help are basic needs. When looking for something to buy on the inernet, you can store the information a specific list on evernote.
Overall I think Evernote is fantastic, although I don't use it much, I think it is one of the best for storing and sharing information.

I.C.T Homework on how to share, store and discover information.

Discovering Information- One of the ways to discover information is from the internet. Headlines from the news sometime is an advertisement on your email. Obviously the other ways to discover information is by newspapers or even from another person. On televisions you can get documentaries or the news channel to where you can discover info. On the internet you can use Google to search up and discover info as well.
Sharing information- There are many ways to store info. First is by Person to Person which is very obvious. Emails can be sent and you can talk to people on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Storing information- You can store information by many things. Google docs is one of the ways that you can do this. Documents will be saved on there and is safely on the internet. You can store information on phone and any other types of media as such.
There is also a site called "Evernote" which can use all three. It is a very good site in my opinion as not many sites can do this. For example Facebook's information can't be accessed when it's online. Evernote can do this and this is one of the reasons why it is very useful and can do all three things.

Book Stores

Book Stores
Book stores, today an important part of life for any keen reader, could be in danger of being outcompeted by the growing business in e-books. Currently, book stores serve as the middle men between publishers and the public. They make their money by selling the books for more than they originally cost but dwindling business could leave them unable to meet their overheads. The business relies on selling in bulk and making a small profit on each book sold. The introduction of e-books poses a serious threat to the business. The e-books are more convenient as they can be purchased directly from anywhere as long as you have a connection to the internet. Another advantage is that many books can be stored on one device. I think that e-books aren’t going anywhere and will in fact keep growing. There is evidence for this and ‘Amazon.com’ now sells more e-books than conventional books. I think that the bookstore business will survive, but only if they adapt. Perhaps they could explore internet sites and physical shops in an effort to make the best of both world or they could try and deliver books as this would help to counter the availability of the e-books. I think that a very important deciding factor will be the cost. At present, e-books are more expensive than regular books but theoretically there is no reason why they should be. If the price of e-books falls as I think it will, then maybe book stores will have to cut prices as well. So I think that bookstores will survive, but not as we know them. They will have to adapt to have a chance at competing against e-books. by Ashpen and Vishnu

What is the meaning of Copyright and Public Domain?

Copyright is the protection on an original object. This object can be in terms of many different types of media. Such as literary, music, artistic e.t.c Importantly a copyright cannot be on an idea which is made by a person. For instance the theme in a book where for example when a son is captured and the father goes out to save him. This cannot be copyrighted. If you copyright something you are allowed to reproduce that thing a lot of times. To copyright something, you do not need to register anything.By marking your creation with this symbol: © . It shows that you have copyrighted it. It lasts usually for 70 years or until the creator dies.
Public Domain:
This is when an item is ineligible for copyright protection, or whether the item has expired it's copyright protection.It means a object which isn't controlled by anybody. It is public property and can be utilized and copied by anyone.

Nintendo 3DS

I will be talking about the Nintendo 3DS. Above is a picture of what it looks like.
It is a very interesting device as it can make 3D effects without any glasses needed. It can play games which are meant for the DS as well. When viewed it has been said that it had such amazing processing power that succeeds the Wii. Also with the 3D glasses it could compare with the visual graphics of the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The big drawback I think on the Nintendo 3DS is that it only has 3 hours of game play if you left it on normal brightness which is extremely little as the Nintendo DS slim could go up to 15 hours of game play with the normal brightness. Also it has Wi-fi access which is a huge difference. There is also a Mii system on the 3DS where you can customize the player to what you look like (just like on the Wii). The 3DS has banned this product to children of 6 years and younger as it may possibly harm their vision). Overall I think it is quite amazing the way you can have WI-FI and 3D vision in games without glasses. Although there is many downsides which I have explained (battery life and that the 3D vision only works at a certain angle). IGN has said that it has 2.5 to 4hrs of game play. Here is the list of games:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_3DS_games  

Copyright homework- (Mashups and remixes which had to be taken down)

Favourite mashups/remixes-DJ Earworm-United State of Pop-He makes remixes off other songs and creates a really good remix.Here is his own website where is all of his videos:http://djearworm.com/

Hitler mashups which have been put on YouTube have been taken down.It contained Hitler over reacting to things. Due to Digital Millennium Copyright Act these have been taken down. Some of them have not been taken down such as the Kayne West incident. Here it is:

Another is the Sonic mashup which is an emerald hill montage.It was taken down due to copyright reasons, possibly by Sega. This is the Sonic mashup:

Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is the place where all my ancestors were born.

I will now talk about Sri Lanka in terms of : History, Food, Drink, Sports and information about the Tamil Tigers.

History 

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o    Used to be a important post of many things, such as: Spices,Clothes.

o     Was the first country to have a female ruler: Queen Anula.

o     Buddhism arrived from India in the 3rd Century.

o      On 4 February 1948 India received independence as the Dominion of Ceylon

o    Between 1983 and 2009, there was a civil war between the Sri lankan government and the Tamil Tigers.

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§  Here is a short clip to show the History of  Terroism in Sri Lanka.

Facts about Sri Lanka:

Here is a short prezzi presentation about some interesting facts about Sri Lanka.

Tamil Tigers-

• Known as the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) had a base in Northen Sri Lanka
• Velupillai Prabhakaran was the man who formed this terrorist group. The whole motive of this group was to create a separate group in the North and West of Sri Lanka full of Tamils only.
• They used all kinds of weapons to achieve this. One was the suicide belt. It was a belt filled with explosive and also filled with nuts and bolts to maximize any damage.

They assassinated many people, such as the former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Here is food and drink-

• Usually Sri Lankans have rice with a Main Curry which is usually: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Mutton.
• A typical Sri Lankan dish is Rice and Prawns.
• Sri Lanka is known for having most of their dishes with high Chilli content.
•  Sri Lankans usually have mango which is chopped in pieces and put in vanilla ice cream.
• Dodol is a traditional dish also, which is very sweet. Here is a picture:

Sri Lankans produce a lot of Tea, Sri Lankans drink a lot of tea, usually adults drink three cups per day.

This about Sri Lankan sports-

• Sri Lankans do many sports. The one that they are famous at is Cricket.
• They also play football within themselves. I think that Sri Lankans are not very good at football compared to the other countries.
• They are very good at Cricket as you can see below in this video.
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 Here is my presentation and I hoped you enjoyed it.