4th Wikipedia Edit

I've made my first edit to the article Eastern High School (New Jersey). I attended Eastern Regional for all 4 years of high school and realized that the article did not inclue how many students are enrolled at the high school. Therefore, I added the following: "There are over 1,000 students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 at Eastern Senior High School. Eastern Intermediate High School has approximately 1,150 students enrolled in grades 9 and 10." I think it is important for people to know how many children attend this school.

Required Blog List Post 2

The second required blog list article I found was also from Slashdot. The article is titled "Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Piracy". According to the article, two dogs from Northern Ireland have been trained to sniff out chemicals that are manufactured in optical discs. The dogs are doing a good job of sniffing out discs that are not claimed in customs and "are doing so much faster than human inspection of the cargo can do." I thought this was particularly interesting because I never thought that dogs could be trained to do this type of thing. Although there are some risks with this, it may be good in helping to detect pirated material faster.

Required BLog List Post 1

After browsing through our required blog list, I found an article on SlashDot that peaked my interest. The article was called "Ask Sony's Phil Harrison About PS3 and Games". I found this to be interesting because I just did a presentation on Sony's new game, Home, that is expected to be launched in the fall of 2007. Home is similar to "The Sims" blended with "Second Life." This virtual community lets players interact with other players using PS3 within the PlayStation Network. I picked the article to present to the class because the children I babysit are play "The Sims" and PlayStation games everytime I'm at their house. Although I'm not a gamer, I did have some interest in the article and Sony's new product because of the children I babysit. It also interested me because I don't understand who would want to play this new game, Home.

Class Material Post 2

I did a vanity search on my name, "Brenna Christensen", through Google. The first thing that came up as a result was the blog for this class! The 6th result was for a contest I won with NASA in 8th grade, "Space Settlement Contest 1999 Results". I thought it was interesting that on the first page there were 3 entries that actually were about me-- that is probably because I don't have a common name.

Class Material Comment 1

Today in class we briefly discussed the VALS survey (Value and Lifestyles Survey). I took the survey and was told I am an Experiencer/Innovator. The results stated the following, "Your primary VALS type is Experiencer, and your secondary type is Innovator. The primary VALS type represents your dominant approach to life. The secondary classification represents a particular emphasis you give to your dominant approach. Experiencers are motivated by self-expression. As young, enthusiastic, and compulsive consumers, Experiencers quickly become enthusiastic about new possibilities but are equally quick to cool. They seek variety and excitement, savoring the new, the offbeat, and the risky. Their energy finds an outlet in exercise, sports, outdoor, creation, and social activities. Experiencers are avid consumers and spend a comparatively high proportion of their income on fashion, entertainment, and socializing. Their purchases reflect the emphasis they place on looking good and having "cool" stuff. Innovators (formerly Actualizers) are successful, sophisticated, take charge people with high self-esteem. Because they have such abundant resources, they exhibit all three primary motivations and are the most receptive to new ideas and technologies. Innovators are very active consumers, and their purchases reflect cultivated tastes for upscale, niche products and services. Image is important to Innovators, not as evidence status or power bust as an expression, and personality. Innovators are among the established and emerging leaders in business and government, yet they continue to seek challenges. Their lives are characterized by variety. Their possessions and recreation reflect a cultivated taste for the finer things in life." I don't know if I would consider myself to be an Experiencer or Innovator based on the definitions given after the survey.

3rd Wikipedia Edit to Berlin, NJ

I have completed my third and final wikipedia edit to the Berlin, NJ article. When I attended Berlin Community School, there were CER programs for students. This was not mentioned in the article so I added the sentence, "Many Community Education and Recreation (CER) programs are held at Berlin Community School, including preschool and after school programs" under the Education section. Please check it out!

2nd Wikipedia Edit to Berlin, NJ

I have made my second wikipedia edit to the Berlin, NJ article. I attended Berlin Community School from 3rd grade through 8th grade. The population in Berlin has steadily grown over the past since I attended the elementary school because new developments have been popping up over the town. Therefore, I thought that maybe the number of students might have grown and the number on wikipedia could possibly be inaccurate. After conducting the research, I found that I was right. Therefore, I changed the number from 772 to 788 students. You can check out my edit of Berlin, NJ!

Commenting on Nicole's Blog

After reading through my teammate, Nicole's, blog, I was impressed that she was able to figure out how to create a new article on Wikipedia. She needed to do more research, post more information, and figured out how to edit using html codes. She also created an article that is of interest to many of the students in our class, Deer Park Tavern. I think Nicole is off to a great start with this article.