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Raiders Idol

It has been heard that this year St.Albans city school will he holding Raiders Idol! This is a time where people who usually sit quietly in a corner can come out and shine. We had a Raiders Idol two years ago and it was a success. We are hoping many other students will join in this great event. I don't have the date yet but I'll write as soon as get the information hope you come and watch.
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The school has raiders idol for fun. It is fun for kids to sing so being able to do it in school is awesome

Verizon Samsung

March 18, 2008
Learning Lab
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My phone is a Samsung. A lot of cool things about it are that you can insert a memory card to hold more songs, pictures etc. It is slim short and almost has no weight to it. Some of the tools on it are calculator, calendar, notepad etc. It also has a built in voice command thing. You could say, “Go to my songs.” And it would go right to your songs.

Ipod Video

Pros- you can listen to music, watch videos, and look at pictures. It fits in your pocket. You can also get it in black or white. You can choose form a 80 GB or a 160 GB.
Cons- sometimes when you want music videos of pictures form another computer itunes deletes everything that you already have on it.

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NEO

The Neo is a very small computer. There are many good things about it and some irritating things. So here they are…

Pros…
It is good for kids to have instead of Microsoft word. They can bring it anywhere and type an essay etc and then the next day hook it up and press print.
It has a calculator for math.
At night teachers could type the in the assignment for the students to do.
It’s not dangerous. Students couldn’t use it in the wrong way.
Easy to carry (not heavy)
Runs on batteries
It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet.
It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet. (Good for sending to a teacher)
Teachers can create a quiz

Cons…
If you hold the backspace /it won’t delete them all. You have to click it over and over until it’s gone.
It can only hold up to 8 files
Doesn’t have internet
Runs on batteries
It has a thing called the beamer, which can send messages from one NEO to another NEO within 3 feet. (Not good for sending harassing messages.
the picture at the top is a NEO it was found at this site... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vancefry.com/wp-content/uploads/alphasmart-neo-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vancefry.com/projects/red-neo/&h=351&w=555&sz=78&hl=en&start=21&um=1&tbnid=5CNJtexqZQ4l8M:&tbnh=84&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3DNEO.%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

You cannot go online with a NEO and I have not yet found out the price for one when I do I will inform you.

MP3 Player

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This is a RCA Pearl MP3 player with 1GB Flash memory. It includes an LCD screen with 7 backlights, and takes 1 AAA battery for 7-15 hours of music. It can hold over 100songs, and voice recordings with a built in microphone. This device can be plugged into a computer’s USB port directly, or with an extension cable to download and upload songs onto it. The backlight shows what’s playing along with other information, and comes on when a button is pushed. The price is of this MP3 is $34.88. This isn’t too bad for how good it works! It is small, space saving, and easy to use.
I really like this MP3 Player!! It is easy to use and can store a lot of songs. I’ve had it for a few months now, and I’m still happy with it. If I had to buy another,(which I did because I lost it) I would!

Silver iPod Nano 2GB

http://www.google.com/products?q=silver+Ipod+nano+2gb&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8

Price: About $150.00
With an “iPod” you can download/buy songs. But you can also download speeches. But with a Nano your can get pictures. You could take a pick and put it on the computer and then put the pick on to your “iPod”.

Zune

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I have the original zune 30. It works really well. I like that it has a radio, so if I don’t feel like listening to my songs I can listen to the radio. I like how you can store pictures on the zune. I like the big screen of the zune. It’s cool that you can connect to other zunes and share songs.
What I don’t like about the zune 30 is that I don’t know if you can download videos from you tube. Sometimes when you are trying to scroll down a list it sticks. It gets scratched if you drop it.

I have the newer zune. It works well. The newer zune has many of the same qualities that the original older version has. You are able to download music, listen to the radio, they have pod casts, and you can download pictures. On the new zune you can also down load music videos. I like the radio on the zune so I can listen to other songs besides the ones that I had already. What I don’t like about my zune is that it comes with songs on it and they are in a different language. I also don’t like that when you download a song you can’t delete it.

The i-Pod Touch

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This is the i-Pod Touch. It is an awesome electronic device. On the i-Pod Touch, you can listen to music (duh!), watch movies, look at some of your favorite pics, and even go on the Internet! The only issue for some people is price range. For the 8 GB, it costs $299.00. For the 16 GB, it costs $399.00. Last but not least, for the 32 GB, $499.00. Even though it may take some moolah out of your pocket, it is simply the best! The pro of this device is the awesome features, and the con of this device is basically, the price. I suggest you stop looking at this computer screen, drooling, and get out to your nearest electronics store and buy one!

I think that the i-Pod Touch has a lot of educational value to it. Not only do you learn how to use it, but you can also fetch information – for say, a project, or something like that – on the Internet. You could also watch educational videos, or listen to music while you work. That is how I think the i-Pod Touch has educational value.

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xbox 360

Xbox 360, the new gaming system from Microsoft is full of new fetchers. Xbox live, music, games, and pictures. These are all things you can do with xbox 360. The graphics are amazing and it has an HG TV option.
Xbox 360 has a ton of only on xobx 360 games. The games are great my fav is rock band. In rock band you can play guitar or drums or even sing. There are gun games, car games, music games and a lot more.

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Lg 9400

Lg 9400

I think the Lg 9400 is a very good phone for a teenager. It flips up like a capital T. It is music compatible. It has all the features of most phones but more. You check your email, you can watch TV. It is v cast compatible. You can also go onto the Internet. It has 1.3-mega pixel camera that you can take pictures and videos with.


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iPods!!!!!

Ipods are very cool things. The new ipods and old ipods are very different. For example more fetchers, space, and new colors. You can go to:http://www.apple.com/itunes/

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Fly Fusion Pens!

Fly Fusion Pentop Computers

I LOVE SANTA! He gave me just what i asked for... a fly fusion pen! My family's computer didn't have Windows XP but this is what i know about it:
Fly fusion pens (The computer tutors!) are able to take anything you write and understand it. These pens are able to have upgrades (sold separately) like Spanish, French, Music Studio, Fast comp math, Algebra, multiplication and division, journal, writing and even games including Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and more!
Just by buying the actual pen you get an instillation cord and CD, and a notebook (you have to have special notebooks so that the pen can read what you say. Each notebook comes with helpful tools, including a calculator, MP3 player, Music Studio, games and more!). So as long as your computer has Windows XP your ready yo go!
If you still want know more go to http://www.flyworld.com/ you can go to accessories and actually buy items like blue, green, or red ink, notebooks, a case and memory expansions for your pen! I believe that people should buy fly fusion pens because they make learning and even homework fun and easy!
Please note: this product cannot run without Windows XP, and this product costs $79.99! ~Llamagirl

Hardware Review

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This awesome tech toy is a motherboard for when I build my computer.
This product is a motherboard from an enthusiastic manufacturer called ASRock. The board is full of features and utilizes a single Nvidia Chip set.

The Ge Force 6100/ N force 430 provides a lot of features like 4 Sata Ports, 4 DDR2 memory slots, a PCI-e x16 slot for video cards, and socket AM2 for AMD's Athlon 64/64X2/ Sempron processors. It also, with a Bios update will be compatible with AMD's newest quad core Phenom processors.

The board is a Micro Atx form factor board. The package includes IDE, floppy, and SATA cables, a Serial/Com bracket, driver CD, and manuals. The board is compatible with Windows right off the bat.

The boards packaging is wonderful and the board is a nice color, it is clearly labeled, and the manual is detailed for all languages. The cables are firm and bendable, and it will be easy to set up. The cables are long, but the ATX power connector is in an odd place (right above the PCI-e x16 slot.) The board also has 1 PCI-e 1x slot, 2 PCI and one HDMR modem slot for dial-up. The company is somewhat new, and I hope my board will work correctly. Note: This product costs different at different stores, which is the only way to get it.

-linuxguy

Pandora Music

Pandora Music

(“All gifted” in Greek)
I currently discovered a website that allows you to find you're favorite bands or songs and listen to them for free. No download needed! This new website only had one mission and that is to find and play your favorite music. This website was fist started in 2000. When you log onto the website a window on the site pops up and you are able to search for any genre of music and any length of the song. You can search for Pop, Rock, RnB, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Oldies, Holiday Classics, and much much more! People are lately trying to illegally download songs off of illegal websites, but if the world just knew about this website and how your able to listen to any song for free they wouldn't need illegal website usage as much.

When you enter in your favorite bands or favorite singers, Pandora comes up with a “station” of that music and other bands or singers from the same genre. This comes in handy to find out about more bands that produce the same type of music you like. When Pandora comes up with the station you ask for there is about 7-8 songs on that station. You are able to add 5-6 stations at a time. You are also able to create a profile, of your own and save certain band/singer names. You are aloud to create a profile if you are 13 and older.

More Information

I hope that after you readers read my blog, you visit this site and become more familiar with Pandora.com!

~LuLu~

FreeRice 4 Fun

FreeRice
“What if just knowing what a word meant could help feed hungry people around the world? Well, at FreeRice it does... the totals have grown exponentially.”- The Washington Post

FreeRice is a new website that started on October 7, 2007. FreeRice is an non-profit organization with a mission: help end world hunger. “For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger,”-FreeRice.

As of January , 2008 FreeRice has donated a total of grains of rice.
And, even though it's only grains it still makes a huge difference. “The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen.” - FreeRice.

FreeRice, for its first seven weeks, donated 10 grains of rice for every word you got right, but they were able to increase the amount to 20 grains of rice on November 28, 2007 and they hope to increase again in the future. “Here is how we look at it: Your part is to play and donate the rice. Our part is to increase the amount you can donate!” - FreeRice.

http://www.freerice.com/

~GlossGirl38