Top Universities

Links:
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012

I learned...
Most of the best universities in the world are located in the US. Most of the other good universities are located in English speaking countries, leading my thoughts on what classes or exams to take before graduating. If I were to look at universities near my country I can find some good ones in Chile and Brazil. I have to take in account that the best university in Latin America, University of Sao Paulo, is ranked 178 in the world. In Colombia, one of the best universities is La Universidad Nacional. Los Andes is in fourth place followed by El Rosario and La Sabana. These are all good universities that wouold guarantee a good future if I plan to live in Colombia.

New Questions:
If I don't want to study in  Colombia, what do I have to do in order to live in another place?

Nanotechnology

I know...
Nanotechnology is being used more and more each day. Nanotechnology is used in new devices to make them more efficient, lighter and smaller. This is a complex technology that is inside many of the things we use today such as iPods, phones or laptops.

I want to learn...
Two things I consider interesting learning regarding nanotechnology are what common things we use everyday contain them and what are the origins of this type of advance.

Links...

• http://www.utoronto.ca/~ecan/nanotech.origins.html
• http://www.crnano.org/whatis.htm
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology3.htm

I learned...

• This type of technology came form a Nobel Prize winner, Richard Feynman. He said that physics showed the possibility of working atom by atom in order for things to function. All of his ideas were expressed in his book. 
• Nanotechnology is basically building things from a molecular scale. It is building things from the bottom up.
• Some of the things that benefit from nanotechnology are sunscreens, clothing and even Antimicrobial bandages.
• Nanotechnology is measured in nanometers and a human hair contains around 24,000 nanometers. 
• Now a days, nanotechnology helps in medicine to create new cures and improves electronics.

It relates to me because...

Today my life is dependent to electronics. In the future, nanotechnologies will make everything I use easier. Today, I use a lot of things with nanotechnology and I don't realize it. Most of the things that make my life better have nanotechnology in them. 

In the Future...

I will like to learn more about the structure of something that contains nanotechnology. 

Google Day 1

Today I will...
-Learn how to upload a picture to Photoshop CS3
-How to change the background in the picture
-Convert a colored picture into a black and white one

This link is really helpful if you want to know how to open a file in Photoshop CS3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCD6wSC-0ec

In order to change the color go to the bottom left corner and click channels, choose the desired color.

This tutorial guided me to discover how to change the background in a picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHq1Kf2FONw

For next class I will like to learn how to edit imperfections in people's faces.

Google 20%

  For my Google 20% project I would like to learn photo editing. There are a lot of effects that photo editing programs like Photoshop can offer. One of the things I would like to learn is managing the light in the pictures such as focusing with lights and changing natural light in the background. I would also like to learn how to change physical features of a person in a picture such as the hair or eye color. Another thing that I would like to learn is mixing real pictures with cartoon images. I would also like to change backgrounds in pictures. Lastly, I would enjoy learning how to fix pictures and any imperfection in the images.

  In order to present my knowledge, I will create a blog. This blog will include the change between the original picture and the new one. We will also show the progress of how I improved my editing skills throughout the way. This blog will also show the effect I managed and some of the tutorials I used to get there. Lastly, my blog will work as a reference for anyone who would like to learn the same thing.

Link

C/C website