SEARCH ENGINES

WE DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF SEARCH ENGINES IN THE CLASSROOM DURING RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR THE STUDENTS. WE POINTED OUT GOOGLE, YAHOO, BING, ASK JEEVESM , ALTA VISTA AND OTHERS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE REASON FOR USING CERTAIN ENGINES FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SEARCHES AND THE VALIDITY OF THE FINDINGS.

VISION TECHNOLOGY

WE INVESTIGATED THE ASPECTS ON THE NEW VISION TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT COULD BE USED IN THE EDUCATIONAL SITE AT WYANDOTTE HIGH SCHOOL. MR MURRAY WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF VISION TECHNOLOGY AND FOUND THAT WE STILL HAD A LICENSE STILL AND WERE ABLE TO JUST PURCHASE THE UPGRADE FOR ALL CLASSROOMS FOR UNDER $2000.00. HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT IT WOULD ONLY WORK ON DESKTOP COMPUTERS AS OF THIS MOMENT. IT IS PROJECTED THAT THE COMPANY WILL RELEASE THE SOFTWARE FOR LAPTOPS UTILIZING BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY SOMETIME THIS SUMMER AND BE READY FOR US BY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY MIGHT SEND US A BETA TESTING SAMPLE TO TRY THIS YEAR TO HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT. MR. WEBBER AND MS GLADDIS AS WELL AS MR. MURRAY SAID THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE THE BETA AND RUN WITH IT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. MR. MURRAY SAID IF IT TOOK UNTIL SUMMER HE WOULD WORK ON IT OVER THE SUMMER AND GET IT APPROVED FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.