Day 1 - Listening

Welcome Back!

Let's ease back into things with a technology Warm Up activity and assignment to get reacquainted with things!

How good are your headphones?

We always have to be careful with "Brand Hype", like how everyone thinks "beats" headphones are the best, but you are paying a lot for the name and status of having that brand. Put some of your headphones to the test!


On a side note, you always have lots of options when looking to purchase technology. Use Google and the power of the web to get REAL user reviews, and opinions. Sites like www.rtings.com and www.avsforum.com are invaluable. Real Enthusiasts with Unbiased Opinons.

How good is your hearing?


It is inevitable, hearing loss comes with age, and darn it, for me it was accurate !!!
Have a pencil and paper ready to right down YOUR number !!!


What is a Word Cloud?

A WordCloud is a collection of words pertaining to a concept, topic, event, person etc.
I created the one to the left this week, you are going to make your own, but first, here are the brief instructions :

  1. Go to the following website www.wordclouds.com

  2. Click on WIZARD (far right)

  3. Click "Type or Paste Text"

  4. Enter in at least 20 words about anything you have learned or we have done with regards to learning / math in class so far this year

  5. After clicking Apply, Click the SHAPE button for the picture you want the words to form. Please note, you can even upload your own.

  6. Click FONT to change the type of lettering

  7. In the top left you might see a triangle with ! in the middle indicating the number of words not drawn.
    Slide the zero above the word window to the left to shrink the word size and fit them all in.

  8. You might need to add more words, or pick another shape

  9. Click FILE, then Save As Image, and select PNG for file format.

  10. When it is done, click DOWNLOAD and save it to your device.

To Submit Your Work

  1. Click one of the buttons below to download, complete and attach to an E-Mail

Let me know if you have any problems, chat with some friends/classmates. They are all trying to do similar things!