Week 6

Another week has come and gone and I am not disappointed with my (not so costly ;) investment in Feedly. All of the articles I see with new technology astound me. This week, while panning through Feedly, this picture caught my eye! Wondering what this heart had to do with technology, of course I had to read on!

Efimov, I. (CC) 2014 Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/1mZ66ev

In this article I read that Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have made a 3D elastic member that can fit around a heart. This member can have the same function as a pacemaker to stimulate a heart but will work more effectively with more evenly distributed stimulation. The fitting is made by scanning the heart to create a 3D model, then using this to create a custom fit member to go around the outer surface of the heart. This membrane has the potential to be equipped with sensors to monitor the heart. This new technology could be used on other organs too for various purposes. I don’t know about you, but I would have never imagined little “computer chips” combined with plastic to go around one of my organs. Who knows, maybe someday it will be a standard to have them inside of us to insure that our organs stay healthy. Time will only tell! In the meantime, I am going to tell you about my experience with technology that I ACTUALLY understand. J

This week we explored a tool called Evernote. I had never heard about it before, but thinking back I remember seeing the logo. This tool allows you to gather data from the internet in various forms, organize it and access the information from work, home school, mobile phone…pretty much anywhere you have an internet connection. A blog article we were asked to read for class summed it up pretty nicely. “No transferring of files, no remembering to save documents, no multiple copies with varying edits.“ Now, just because I hadn’t heard of it doesn’t mean I wasn’t excited about it! I started asking my friends if they have it of it. Much to my demise, it seems that I was the only one that hasn’t been using it… at least I am with the times now though, right?

I really love the concept of Evernote. I have always been hesitant to do research for classes anywhere but home because I don’t want to waste time and have to deal with making sure I save all of the information I find or e-mail it to myself to access from home. This eliminates that problem. So I guess I have no excuses now! A good or bad thing, I’m not sure.

As for adding it to my PLE (which I most definitely will!), it would fit in the category of “create” best. It is a catalyst in my ability to create masterpiece of work! I do not search through it, and I can share it but I wouldn’t consider it communication and although I am right now finding it entertaining, I don’t think it would TECHNICALLY be considered entertainment. Create it is J

Until next time!

TTFN