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Sweatin' Outside My Comfort Zone

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For this assignment, we were to find a workout that was outside our comfort zone. This was difficult for me, as I make difficult workouts a part of my routine. My Crossfit Gym, CSquared Fitness in downtown Prattville, uses an app for CrossFit WODs (Workout of the Day) to communicate to gym members what the class with consist of on that particular day. The only workouts I avoid are workouts that include movements that have caused me injury or pain in the past. I have included screenshot of SugarWOD, our daily workout app. Today's workout will be challenging for me. I normally shy from double unders, as I have a tendency to slap myself with the jump rope. I will always workout to a point that is challenging for me without causing injury. I wouldn't recommend CrossFit to people who want to start working out. The movements require a lot of training, which the CrossFit trainers in the gym are not educated to train people in. The workouts are great for people who understand compl...
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Sweatin' While I Work

As an athlete in the past, I have integrated regular physical activity into my lifestyle. I usually wake up on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 4:00 a.m. to attend a CrossFit class at 5:00 a.m. I also run, swim, and lift weight during the week if I feel up to it. Working out regularly has increased my energy levels and general life satisfaction. I am able to lift and move things when I need to and I can go up and down stairs without much difficulty. If I stop regular exercise, I find that I gain weight quickly and I experience aches, pains, and tightness that aren't normally there. Working out often increases my hunger level, but it also elevates my mood. I will continue to work out in the future. I feel that regular exercise is a necessity to health and longevity.
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iBooks and iAuthor

iBooks and iAuthor created by Apple is an amazing tool for creating and sharing books. With this program, anyone can create a book or textbook and share it. Authors can select a template, pictures, and much more to customize and design their books. When finished, authors can publish and share their books online. This has great potential in classroom environments. Students could use the technology to create projects where they can work together or on their own. Teachers can also create their own textbooks to use in their classrooms. Students can follow along in interactive and engaging lessons created with iBooks and iAuthor. The program also allows authors to create interactive quizzes and lessons in the digital book. Teachers can create their own content to give students a more personalized and individualized learning experience. Companies can also use this program to create brochures, handbooks, and manuals. The program can also be used for personal use. There are resources on the si...
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Prezi

As an educator, I often use Prezi to create presentations for lessons in class. Prezi is a platform similar to PowerPoint, but is free to use. Prezi uses flash to create slide presentations with animated transitions and each topic flows from one slide to another. Prezi is also easy to share with a link which makes it very accessible. As an online platform, you don't have to worry about carrying a file with you. Prezi saves your work in an account, where you can access your work at any time. This is important as a teacher, where technology consistently fails in the classroom. Here is a link to one of my presentations created with Prezi: https://prezi.com/nmq4rm2yheoy/surrealism/
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Future of Genetics

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In the video Michio Kaku: The Key to Immortality, he discusses how technology will affect biology in the future. He states that every 18 months, computer power doubles. Specifically for genomics, this technology will allow people to purchase their entire gene sequence in a digital format. This information will be the basis of for personal medical treatments. This will also change how we analyze genes. This technology will allow scientists to pinpoint which genes are damaged in the aging process. In the future, this will allow scientists to repair the damaged mitochondria and genes that are damaged in the aging process, allowing human to live longer and healthier lives. Biology will become computer science.
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Emerging Technology

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In the video Michio Kaku: Inventions of the Future, he discusses the possibilities of "programmable matter" and how small computer chips can emulate changing states of matter. Intelligent computer chips, or Katims - about the size of the head on a pin, can rearrange themselves to create different shapes and creations. All of this can be controlled and changed according to the needs of the user.
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Scratch for the Curriculum

Scratch can be an invaluable tool in education. Using Scratch, students can learn to make movies, games and much more, all while applying practical programming skills that will engage them in the learning process. Scratch can be used in many subject areas. Lesson Review http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources Scratch Class Handbook - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J4VllFn5daSP2bWYcGB9cWSjeTQ17h3Q/view This lesson is a basic programming lesson for children. Parents are encouraged to work with their children on this lesson. Using Scratch, students are directed step-by-step on how to make their own animated .gif. It's a basic programming lesson, so there is a four variable limit in this lesson. At the end of the lesson, students will upload their own animated .gif files to download for their own use. Valentine's Scratch Lesson - Hearts and Arrows https://www.createcodeload.com/valentines-scratch-lesson/ This Scratch lesson...
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