Tamaki Technology

Every thursday half of Pt England Intermediate. Walk down to Tamaki College for technology. We are all put into groups and there are 3 groups. There are Food Tech, Hardware and Materials and Grips tech. Each term we change groupes. Her are so things we learnt.

Are you thinking of making a (metal) necklace for a friend. Well read this to have a good idea of how to do it. First you need to choose your metal. Here are a few choices.

Did you know that the metal Lead is poisonous. If you ever want to melt Lead, you need to reach 330 degrees. This metal also develops a dull dark gray color. So I suggest not using Lead, but if you do then don’t expect it to stay new and shiny forever.

Now Brass, first of all it will begin turning into a green color. You also need to reach 900 degrees to melt it, which is quite high. So I suggest not using Brass, but if you do then be very careful .

Finally Gold. It is good, but it is also very expensive. In able to melt it, you need to reach 1050 degrees, which is extremely high and dangerous! So if you ever use Gold, I suggest being very very careful! You also need to have a lot of money.  But remember there are still more others like pewter and silver.

If it is not smove you should also sand it with sand paper. There are different sandpaper grips and as you move up to a higher grips it gets smover. When you finish you should use metal polish to polish it. Do this until you see a mirror shine(Until you can see yourself in it).

Leaving A Smart Digital Footprint

Did you know that while you are surfing the net, you leave a digital footprint. It is sort of like when you walk through snow, you leave footprints. So leaving a smart footprint is really important. These footprints get saved, so you can’t delete them no matter what.

Whenever you enter or leave a site, you leave a footprint with your name on it. It is like a digital snail trail you leave as you are on the internet. So leaving a smart and positive one is best. It is also like taking a walk at a beach, you leave footprints in the sand.

Don't just think if you delete your history no one will knows what you were on. You leave a footprint on everything. So try leave a good one. Your digital footprint is the trail you leave about yourself when you’re on the net.

However, leaving an inappropriate digital footprint can come back to bite you, especially when people that you didn’t intend to know certain things about you, come across your footprint online.

Stay safe on the net everyone. You actions now on the internet can affect your future. I hope that after reading this you will always leave positive footprints not negative.

How To Leave Blog Comment

Example(Zion Keni’s Blog)

Leaving feedback can be really helpful. I will be writing an explanation about how to leave a comment on blogs. The first thing you need to do is read or watch the blog post. When you have finished, click comment, it will be at the bottom of the blog post.

Example(My Comment)

Once you click comment, scroll down until you see this picture above. The big box is where you write your comment. It is good to write one thing they should work to help them but the rest should be positive. So they know there work is special.

Example(Name/URL)

If you have a blog of your own you should add your Name/URL so they can visit your blog and leave feedback on your blog post. You need to click the box next to comment as. Then click Name/URL. There will be two box’s. One will say Name and the other will say URL. You need to write your name in the box that says name and you need to paste your blog URL into the box which say URL.

Example(My Comment)

Finally you can publish it. Leaving Comment can help the writer get better because he or she can learn from there mistakes. It can also help encourage them to continue. The blog that I used as an example was Zion Keni blog.

How to post blog post

The best way to share work, is through blogging. It is really easy. First, you sign into your google account. You have to do this or you can’t create the new post. At the top of the blog, there should be something saying new post. Click it.

Your screen will change. There will be a small box at the top which says, Post Title. This is where you name your blog post. Below that are the fonts and different sizes for your text. There is also a big text box. This is where you past your writing or write it.

On the right side, you will see your post settings. This is where you can add your labels, schedule, permalink, location and options. Above it is where you can Publish(Post), Save(make it a draft), Preview(check what it will look like before you post it) and close (cancel your post).

If you want to add a video into your post you need to click HTML next to Compose which then you can paste the embed code from the video into the big text box. If you want to add a photo, you just click the small picture of the mountain next to the word link. Then you choose file(picture) which then you can add what ever picture you want.

That is how you create a blog post. It may sound hard but it is really easy. It really is a great way to share work.

Home made instruments

Materials Needed:

• Jar (with a top)
• Rocks

Instructions for Homemade Instrument:

1. Take the lid off the jar
2. Fill the jar with rocks
3. Use the lid to close the jar. Make sure it is on tight
4. Once the jar is closed tightly, start shaking
5. You can now a

How to make a Shaker

Main reason:

As you shake the jar the rocks move around creating sound. The movements are also called vibrates. Vibrates create sound wave which enter your ear. If used right you can create amazing sounds.

Second reason:

As the sound waves enter your ear it make the eardrum vibrate. The vibrations turn into signals that your brain understand as sound

Third reason:

If you didn’t shake it, then you would not be able to hear anything. The reason to this is because the rocks are not moving around. If the rocks aren't moving around there is nothing that is creating sound.

Conclusion:

That is how shaker create sound. I told you it is really easy to understand and easy to make. It

Why Is Swimming Important:

Why Is Swimming Important:

One really important skill to learn in life is how to swim. It can save your life. If you don’t know how to swimming and you get lost at sea all alone you will die. You shouldn’t always rely on life jackets etc, what if there are no life jackets. How will you survive in the deep Blue sea?

A basics technique to learn is how to float. It is really easy. All you need to do is trust yourself and relax. This can be scary but you just need to have faith and believe in yourself. Another good technique to learn is how to hold your breath underwater for a long time.

Swimming is really important. If you ever get the chance to take swimming lessons I think you should, but it is up to you. Swimming can save your life.

Guitars

Musical instruments are amazing. We are really lucky to have them. Especially guitars. Guitars can make all sorts of sounds. Do you know how those sound are made?

The parts of a guitar are the neck, fret, tuning peg, 6 metal strings, head(top), sound hole, bridge and the hollow wooden body. All these parts help the guitar make sounds.

As you strum the strings they vibrate. The vibrations create sound wave. The sound waves enter the sound hole on the guitar. It bounces off the wood and comes out louder. That is how guitars create sound.

As you strum with your right hand your other hand will need to press down on the strings. Doing this changes the pitch that the guitar makes. As you move your hand closer to the sound hole the pitch becomes higher and as you move your hand closer so the tuning pegs the sound become lower.

Guitars are very fascinating aren't they. If you ever get the chance to take guitar lessons I think you should take it. The talent to be able to play the guitar is amazing.