Monday, December 7, 2015

Automobile Timeline

    1. The first thing I found interesting on the Automobile Timeline, was the electric starter.It was introduced in 1911 by Charles Kettering.I found this point interesting because in Canada, it would be difficult to start a car by using a hand crank especially during the winter months.
    2. The next thing I found interesting on the Automobile Timeline was not introduced until much later.I'm referring to first air conditioning system in an automobile.They introduced in 1939 which was done by the Nash Motor Company.I was surprised that an air conditioning system would be introduced much later in the timeline 
    3. Another thing I found interesting was the introduction of cruise control in 1950s .It was developed by Ralph Teeter.I found this interesting Ralph accomplished this feat while blind.He developed after hearing travel at uneven speed which he believed caused accidents.
    4. The last thing I found interesting on the automobile timeline was the introduction of the airbag in the 1970s. They first only available in the drivers side, but eventually they were available in the drivers side. I found this point interesting because I thought airbags would have been introduced earlier.                  

Sunday, December 6, 2015

My Video Selections

Tucker's Dream Impacts Auto Industry

  • Preston Tucker wished to start his own car company 
  • He designed the Tucker 48 with safety in mind
  • The Tucker 48 had a crush proof passenger compartment,a pop out windshield in case of collision, and a third light that moved with the steering wheel to constantly light the road ahead.     
  • However after an investigation by the government Tucker lost any new investment in his company.
  • Only around 50 Tuckers were ever produced 
The Assembly Line:Then and Now  
  • Before Henry Ford's assembly line in 1910 it took 16 hours to build a Model T( I added this point because it was related to the video about Henry Ford and his Model T).     
  • The assembly line became the mainstay of manufacturing any product after this point.
  • In the modern era of manufacturing,the assembly line has been replaced by robotic machinery  instead of using.   

Digital Literacy



Friday, December 4, 2015

Henry Ford and the Model T

1.The assembly line changed from being a workers moving from workplace to workplace, to a worker staying in one workplace and giving it another further on down the assembly line.
2. The reason for why workers stayed longer at the company and also why they were more committed to the company was because they were paid a fair wage by Henry Ford.
3. The first Model T costed around $1000.The Model T  was built and sold towards "the common man".
4.The Price of the Model T went down to $300 ($7000 today).Reasons for this could a faster rate of production,more Model T's becoming available on the market,gasoline becoming cheaper,and competitors to Ford in the market place.
5.When the Model T became the main source of transportation it offered people more freedom and made it easier to contact others.          

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Carl Benz

1. The automobile has been around for 120 years.
2.A patent a right given by a sovereign state to it's citizens in order to protect their intellectual property.
3. The title that Carl Benz gives to his new invention is "Vehicle Gas Machine"
4. The people of Carl Benz's  family that test the new automobile are his wife and his two eldest sons.The thing that arises after this is the first petrol station.
5.The Axial Pivot Steering System solves the problem of turning both wheels simultaneously.
6. After the 2 companies merged the new name was Mercedes-Benz. 
7. Benz witnessed something many pioneers never see,he lived to see his dream come to reality.      

Monday, November 16, 2015

Assignment #2: Cyberbullying and Privacy

 1. Non-Consensual Distribution of an Intimate Image: if someone has a sexual picture/video of you that was created in private circumstances, and that person knowingly posts it online or shares it with someone else knowing that you would not consent to that (or being reckless about whether you would consent to it), the person could be charged.
Voyeurism: secretly observing or recording a person who reasonably believes his/her actions are private and:
  • who is in a place where the person might be expected to change or remove clothing (e.g. bedroom, bathroom, change room, cabin, tent);
  • who is all or partially naked or engaged in sexual activity at the time; or
  • where the recording is done for sexual reasons.
2. Acts that Make Others Feel UnsafeHarassment: doing or saying something that makes someone else scared for themselves or someone else (e.g. making threats, stalking, repeatedly texting/emailing, constantly following).
Unwanted or Illegal Sexual ContactInvitation to Sexual Touching: encouraging a person under 16 to touch themselves or someone else for a sexual purpose (whether in person or online). It includes indirect touching (with an object, for example). When both people are close enough in age AND have lawfully consented, charges may not be laid.
3.  Police

     Cybertip.ca
     Options Other than Reporting
4. You should always include your age. You should always also say if it is you in the picture or not. You should also let them know if you sent the picture or video to someone so it does not cause trouble. To deal with peers you should never message back to a mean message. You could also delete the bully from your social networks.
5. What I found interesting about "Don't Let Others Write Your Story" is that everything they said was helpful, like sticking up for yourself.
6.  I could help promote the #changeyourstory is if they have a Facebook page I could share it.