Do Now 2/25 :)

During my educational Do Now I learned that you always need to know different criteria before reposting or reusing a photo, document or name. First of all you need a copyright. But what is a copyright? 

Copyright- Copyright is a United States federal law that protects original “works of authorship” which include literary, written, dramatic, artistic, musical and certain other types of works. {definition found at Education Technology.com} 


 Before you can do a project with photos or videos ,or even a company name, you need copyright. A FAQ is how? Here is how to copyright anything.

1. Reproduce the copyrighted work
2. Display the copyrighted work publicly
3. Prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work
4. Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public by sale, rental or lending, and or to display the image, video etc.

  
I hope you found everything you need to know to copyright and if you didnt here is my source of information

  Education Technology Copyright Law

Blog Post 2/22

The “Talking Angela” app has been the subject of a number of fake viral rumors this week, with some saying that “pedophiles” are behind the app.

The messages aren’t true, however, and the hoax has been heavily debunked by mainstream media outlets in the past week. But the game does have some odd quirks to it.

Security firm Sophos did a write-up on the game, saying that it has a “child mode” that’s hard to tell if it’s on or not

“Users are given the option to play the Talking Angela app in child mode, a function specifically designed to safeguard young players. Within child mode, the chat bot feature is disabled so Angela can respond only to touch and repeat what she hears over the microphone. Child mode can be selected at any point within the app’s settings,” reads a statement by the                                                                   game’s maker, OutFit7.

“Talking Angela” features a talking cartoon cat that converses with players. Writers with Sophos attempted to engage in “dirty” talk with the app, but nothing happened.

“There is no explicit Adult mode so just who this cartoon cat is aimed at when it’s not in Child mode is unclear. Whoever they are, they need to be able to type because the app answers to written questions,” Sophos says.

The game is widely available for Google Play and iOS–with hundreds of thousands of downloads and a four- out of five-star rating. This week, the game’s popularity surged over the e-mail hoaxes

Tech Article, 2;12

        Flappy Bird fans are questioning why on earth its mysterious developer would pull the wildly successful game after it became an instantaneous success, rising to the top of Apple’s App Store and pulling in an estimated $50,000 a day from advertising. But for Dong Nygun, the 29-year-old game maker, the fact that it had people so hooked is exactly why it had to be deleted.

        “Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed,” Nygun told Forbes which noted that the creator seemed stressed and smoked several cigarettes during the 45-minute interview. “But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever.”

Tech Article 2/7

Apple iPhone 6 news

The rumor as spread about Apple's next phone, called the iPhone 6. Theyre collecting every rumor, whether untrue or accurate,

Apple hasn't confirmed it's even working on a new iPhone, let alone what it will be called, but following  the company has used to name its previous phones, we are guessing it will the iPhone 6.
This early in 2014, we don't know much about what Apple has in plan for the next iPhone. That said, some trends are already popping up in the rumors. Analysts and sources claim that Apple will give us two phones this year, just like it did in September 2013 with the 5S and 5C There will be a large iPhone model, likely with a 5-inch or larger screen, and also a smaller, possibly lower-end, device closer in size to the iPhone 5S.

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