To start off class we discussed one of our past topics on the discussion board: Always being plugged in. The opinions on this topic still vary, and I still maintain that always being plugged in via mobile devices isn't healthy for anyone. We then went over how well our submission of Project B went, the general consesus being that most people were able to turn in their projects with little difficulty.
Then our discussion turned to the topic of eBooks, which I am actually a fan of, as my kindle is one of my most prized possessions. According to the professor eBooks are becoming more and more popular, with the notion of textbooks potentially being available in an eBook in the future as well as kindle now having a "rent" option instead of bying the book. I think that this is a good change because it will make information even more accesible, and I must admit I think my life would be a bit easier if I could access my heavy mathbook on my unassuming kindle. Another student also shared a benefit of using eBooks, which is that students that are lower readers can use a kindle or other device to read a book at their level, without being embarrassed that they are unable to read the chapter books that their other classmates can read. Furthermore potential authors can publish their book into an eBook directly, instead of most likely getting rejected by several different book publishers. I think that this is beneficial especially for good writers who don't have the connections to get a publisher, but it also means that there is potentially a lot of crap authors out there who can also easily get their writing circulated as well.
After this we discussed our upcoming assignment: Project C. I am actually looking forward to developing and presenting this because I think it will be fun to create on the smartboard, and it will be a good chance to show what I have learned.
We concluded class with some work time, which I used to start working on my Project C presentation.
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