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By: Omar L. Gallaga (Austin American Statesman – April 10, 2010) B.J. Heinley, an Austin graphic designer, had wanted an Apple iPad for 10 years, since long before it existed or had a name. He saw a device just like it on an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” being used by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. “Picard is talking to someone on something just like an iPad,” Heinley said, “I thought, ‘That’s what the world needs!’ A cheap window about this big that you can pull up stuff on, make the ship fly, show someone a little graph and then toss it on the table and it’s not even a worry.” Heinley got his iPad delivered a week ago, having pre-ordered it after he got over his reservations about the price. “My wife said, ‘You’ve been talking about this thing for about 10 years. I think you ought to get one.’ “ Heinley was among about 300,000 Apple fans, early adopters, app developers and others who stood in line or waited at home for delivery of Apple’s latest creation, an Internet device with a 9.7-inch screen that looks like a large, squarish iPod Touch. The Wi-Fi version of the iPad (a 3G-Internet-enabled model is due in about a month) launched April 3 and, in the Apple universe, fits in between the ubiquitous iPhone and Apple’s line of laptops. The Wi-Fi versions come in 16-, 32-and 64-gigabyte sizes and cost $499, $599 and $699, respectively. The 3G versions will be $629, $729 and $829 in those sizes. So far, despite a backlash from people who think it’s an overpriced toy, reviews have been positive, and buyers say they expect the iPad to change the way they surf the Web and, in some cases, the way they work. We spoke to five iPad owners, and all said they love their new devices and have no plans to return them. Caroline Tang waited for seven hours at the Apple Store at the Domain with her husband, along with hundreds of others, to buy one. It was her husband’s birthday, but by the time they got to the front of the line, they decided to buy two. “After our time investment, we wanted to have the return,” Tang said. She plans to use her iPad to play video games such as her favorite, “Plants vs. Zombies,” use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and to look up things on Wikipedia while she watches TV or lies in bed. It won’t replace her Amazon Kindle for e-book reading, though. “I tried using the Kindle App on the iPad. It’s tougher on your eyes with the glare. When you use a Kindle, it really feels like it’s just a book.” The iPad plays video, has a full Web browser and can operate the large library of iPhone apps that already exist, as well as new, more-full-featured apps built for the iPad. But it’s not quite a laptop and lacks a camera and the portability of the iPhone. Many iPad owners bought the device before figuring out how exactly it’ll fit into their life. (That’s part of Apple’s magic: The name and reputation alone can cause many to open up their wallets.) Charlie Wood, a software developer, got the iPad as a family gift but found that a Web-based service that his company, Spanning Sync, has been working on worked poorly on the iPad. He plans to create an iPad app version to address those concerns. But, mostly, he plans to use the iPad as part of his morning routine, sitting outside on his deck with a cup of coffee and reading the news. “I had what I think is the seminal iPad experience. If it doesn’t do anything other than that, I’m happy,” he said. He says that naysayers of the iPad may be too jaded. “It’s really easy to be cynical about technology these days. Earth-shattering breakthroughs are like an everyday occurrence,” Wood said. “I get a distinct impression holding this that I’m holding an artifact from the future.” Cole Huggins, a civil engineer, doesn’t expect to get any work use out of his iPad, but he sees it as easier to travel with than a laptop because it’s lighter and smaller when carried along with the digital SLR cameras he and his wife use. His first impression of the iPad was that it’s speedier than the iPhones he and his wife frequently use. “I couldn’t believe how fast everything seemed,” he said. His favorite app so far is Junecloud Deliveries, which tracks packages from a variety of online stores and shipping companies and shows them to you on a map. John Oeffinger likes his iPad so much that he plans to get another one, probably the 3G version, when it’s available. He’s been an Apple user since the Apple II computer in the late ’70s and sees the iPad as yet another transition in the way we compute

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Introduction: Did you know the Popsicle® was invented by accident? An 11 year old boy named, Frank Epperson left his soda with a stirring stick in it on his porch overnight. That night was really cold and his soda froze with the stirring stick in it. (and you think its cold in Katikati!?!) Eighteen years later in 1923, Frank started his own business with his new invention.

Have you ever wondered who invented the telephone, the teddy bear, or even the pencil you use everyday? During the webquest you will get the chance to research famous inventors and their inventions. Throughout the webquest you might just become a famous inventor yourself! Good luck on your journey!

Task: In this webquest you will complete the following tasks.

Ø Choose inventors to research. Ø Write a mini biography on an inventor. Ø Complete a Patent form Ø Create an invention of your own.

Success Criteria:

Students have learned to... ... investigate about the lives and inventions of famous inventors ... use knowledge gained to write a mini biography

Students have shared... ... their biographies with the class and taught others about an inventor. ... their newly created inventions with the class.

Throughout this webquest process, students use their creativity, thinking skills, and presentation expertise to present their new ideas. Who knows... maybe one of these new inventions might be the new product you see at a Katikati store shelf!

Process: 1. First you must choose 3 inventors that you would like to study. Your choices are:

¨ Alexander Graham Bell ¨ Thomas Alva Edison ¨ Douglas Engelbart ¨ Benjamin Franklin ¨ Johannes Gutenberg ¨ Edwin Land ¨ Tim Berners-Lee ¨ Blaise Pascal ¨ Earl Tupper ¨ Louis Braille ¨ Chester Carlson ¨ Philo Farnsworth ¨ Ruth Handler ¨ Charles Schulz ¨ Steve Jobs ¨ William and Keith Kellog ¨ John Britten (New Zealander) ¨ Bill Gallagher (New Zealander) ¨ Bill Hamilton (New Zealander) ¨ A J Hackett (New Zealander)

//*** To find information use this inventor research site:**//
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2. Fill out an Inventors History Sheet for three inventors. Download here [|Inventor’s History Sheet.pdf]

3. Out of those 3 inventors, choose the one that you find is most interesting.

4. Write a mini biography on the inventor that you chose. Your biography must be at least five paragraphs long. You will present this biography to the class.

5. After all the class biographies are finished, your teacher will show you a United Streaming® video on Inventors and Inventions©.

6. It is now your turn to become an inventor yourself! You may create any kind of invention that you can think of. Some ideas might be inventing a new toy, a product that will solve a problem, or an invention that might make life a little easier.

I. The first step will be to BRAINSTORM for ideas.

II. For the second step you will need to PLAN out your invention in your “Inqiury Book” or on your ePortfolio page.

III. The next part you will create a PROTOTYPE of your invention. - You can do this by anyway you choose. - You may choose create your prototype by drawing it on a poster, making it out of paper, or make a model. - Your prototype must have an explanation of what it is and step by step directions on how to use it or how it works.  Charles M.schulz. ** Charels M.shculz Born in [|Minneapolis, Minnesota], Schulz grew up in [|Saint Paul]. He was the only child of Carl Schulz, who was [|German], and Dena Halverson, who was [|Norwegian] .[|[2]] His uncle nicknamed him "Sparky" after the horse Spark Plug in the //[|Barney Google]// comic strip. Schulz loved drawing and sometimes drew his family dog, Spike, who ate unusual things, such as pins and tacks. Schulz drew a picture of Spike and sent it to //[|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]//; In 1943, he was drafted into the [|United States Army] and served as a sergeant with the [|U.S. 20th Armored Division] in Europe. The unit saw combat only at the very end of the war. Years later, he proudly spoke of his wartime service. After discharge in late 1945, he returned to Minneapolis where he took a job as an art teacher. Schulz's first regular cartoons, //[|Li'l Folks]//, were published from 1947 to 1950 by the //[|St. Paul Pioneer Press]//; he first used the name //[|Charlie Brown]// for a character there, although he applied the name in four gags to three different boys and one buried in sand. The series also had a dog that looked much like [|Snoopy]. In 1948, Schulz sold a cartoon to the //[|Saturday Evening Post]//; the first of seventeen single-panel cartoons by Schulz that would be published there. In 1948, Schulz tried to have //Li'l Folks// syndicated through the Newspaper Enterprise Association. **

==== By Thanksgiving 1970 it was clear that Schulz's first marriage was in trouble,[|[14]] and their divorce was final in 1972. Schulz married Jean Forsyth Clyde in 1973; they met when Jean brought her daughter to Schulz's hockey rink. Schulz had a long association with ice sports, and both [|figure skating] and [|ice hockey] featured prominently in his cartoons. In Santa Rosa, he was the owner of the [|Redwood Empire Ice Arena], which opened in 1969 and featured a snack bar called "The Warm Puppy".[|[6]] Schulz's daughter Amy served as a model for the figure skating in the 1980.finaly he past-away in february 12 ====
 * Charles m.shculz he was a great cartoonist. ** whose [|comic strip] //[|Peanuts]// proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.[[image:http://www.salem-news.com/stimg/february062008/schulz.350.jpg width="350" height="250"]]