Google 20% Project Day Two

Goals:

Knowing what aspect of journalism attracts me, and how I would have to work to apply it
Knowing what kind of journalism I can minor in
Possibly finding out more details about this career

Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmMweBwUS0
This link was helpful because it gave me a lot of information on what a journalist does, although it was set in Poland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTIOIt_hes&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Good career advice on becoming a journalist by a journalist

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Journalist

This was great stuff on the interests which you should have (or develop) if you want to be a journalist

Evidence:

I'm now a lot more sure about being interested in journalism as a career, because I know that I have the interests already built up to become one.

Next class, I really would like to answer what type of journalism I'm interested in, and whether it matters.

Google Day 20% Project Day One

Goals

To find out more about the career of journalism.

To find out more about career options in journalism

To find out more about universities to study journalism

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_school

This link was super important not just because it gave me an introduction, but also I found out that journalism doesn't exist as a career in Colombia, since in the 90s the High Court ruled that journalism was "not a profession, but a human right". Two universities have minor programs on specific journalisms, such as public opinion.

http://collegemediamatters.com/2012/01/30/best-journalism-schools-at-u-s-colleges-and-universities/

This is a good article because after finding out about the difficulty in studying journalism in Colombia, I figured the best option was to study in the U.S. This is a good site about good universities, and tells in detail why they are good.

http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_02.htm

A good article giving detail about the career on journalism, including things such as different types of journalism, among other things. 

Evidence:

I have read and learned about journalism, and if anyone happened to ask me about my career or my specific interests in it, I could talk about it with some security.

One thing I want to learn next Google Day is how I can use a journalism degree, or how it is like to be a journalist.

Amazon Project

For my Amazon project, I used the online program bitstrips

First page: http://bitstrips.com/user/8138508/read.php?comic_id=W8HR1&sc=1

Second Page: http://bitstrips.com/user/8138508/read.php?comic_id=94HR1&sc=1

Green Computing

1. I don't know anything about the topic, I've never even heard of the topic, I'm assuming it has something to do with ecology or environmental protection though.
2. My questions about the topic are basically this: If it is about the environment, how exactly is the environment helped or used in their computing? If not, what is the origin of the name "Green Computing"?
3. http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/green-computing
http://www.explainingcomputers.com/green.html
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/14753/green-computing
http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Computing
4. Things I learned about the topic

1. The name "green" actually does come from ecology, since green computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers
2. Mostly, their goals are reducing the consumption of energy and other resources, and disposing of e waste in responsible ways
3. The origins of green computing originate in Energy Star, founded by the EPA in 1992 to promote efficient energy consumption
4. It takes about 1.8 tons of chemicals, water, and fossil fuels to produce one single desktop computer
5. Over 1 billion PCs have been sold worldwide
6. It is estimated that by 2020, computers in the UK will amount to two-thirds of its energy consumption

This topic connects with my life because although I don't put so much importance to environmental stuff normally, I do use my laptop a lot, and that entails also charging it.

What actions could I take, I wonder, to reduce energy consumption in terms of buying hardware?