Yanomami INquiry

This is my Inquiry presentation. I created this with Shelford. It is about a tribe that lives in Venezuala and is called the Yanomami. Throughtout this presentation I learnt so many new things auch as why they were less clothes, what they eat and many more. I really enjoyed reasearching this tribe. It was such a fun expericence.

Poem : Darkness of Life

Our poem is about a family in darkness and poverty. They live in this abandoned home and fight for their survival. They have had to adapt to this awful lifestyle. 

Darkness of Life

Shattered glass across the floor

No one dares to open the door

Roof leaking

Drip drop drip drop

All you see is the mirror flop

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

All you see is the darkness thrive

The beds a mess

Nowhere to rest

Curtains closed almost there

Coldness seems to disappear

Warmness wraps the room like a teddy bear

With a life like there's

No one would dare

To even care

About this poor family in rags and rain

So help me now because there life is like a horror  

they need some means to fix their error

Our poem is about a family in darkness and poverty. They live in this abandoned home and fight for their survival. They have had to adapt to this awful lifestyle.

Extension Reflection

Extension Reflection 

Highlight of Extension for 2015:
1. The fact that I could make new friends through Extension. 
2. I could collaborate with others. 
3. All the fun trips to Tiritiri Matangi Island, Malama Honua visit at the Maritime museum, Google for Education summit in Hobsonville. 
4. The chance to extend my learning. 
5. The 20hr Famine that the extension took part in. 
6. All the google hangouts we did with Hawaii and South Africa + the Malama Honua Crew. 

Lowlights of Extension for 2015:
1. I didn't complete my tasks as well as I could have. 
2. We had to come to Extension on Monday which means that we had less time for our class Literacy. 

Apart from the lowlights, Extension 2015 was so amazing. I loved it. Huge Thankyou to Mrs Lagitupu for being an amazing extension teacher. 

Paige & Ariana Bioengineering extension

This is a presentation that I created with Ariana for our extension project. It talks about Bioengineering

We hope you enjoy

Amazing Race

Amazing race 2015  

“I wonder what we are doing after morning tea?” I said to myself dreamly. 1“RING RING RING” went the bell interrupting my thought. I shook my head as if I had just woken up from a deep sleep. I walked happily to Room 3 as I wanted find out what fun things we were doing this afternoon. I arrived at my class bay, seeing everyone sitting in two straight lines. I scattered into the girls line as Ms Misela was coming. I just got in the line and in a knick of time to. Ms Misela stood in front of us and we stood up knowing that he was waiting for us to stand up. We followed her inside in a two single file lines.

I jumped inside the class with enthusiasm as it was blazing hot outside and the class was nice and cool. I felt like I was in a cooler. I moved along as people were behind me. I sat on the mat, waiting patiently. Mrs Tele’a then told us that we had to get our P.E. gear on as some activities of our fun time may get a bit messy. I slowly walked to by bag to grab my fitness gear. I was thinking about what we may be doing. While thinking I wasn’t looking at where I was going leaving me to stub my toe on the table pole. My thoughts were interrupted again.

I continued on my way to get my P.E. gear. I grabbed my P.E. gear and went to the changing/green screen room. I threw on my gear and was out of the room in a flash. I made my way back to Room 3 and sat on the mat silently. The rest of the class came in and Ms Misela wrote on the whiteboard that we were doing an amazing race. I was so excited. She also wrote our teams up. I was in a team with Ariana, Melenoa, Taunese, April and Brooklyn.  I was so happy. Once everyone had found out their teams, each team received a pamphlet which had a sheet which had the activities and our team members.

Everyone then moved into the street where Mrs Tele’a would explain exactly what we were doing.  Class 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 were gathered in the street which was so stuffy and Mrs Tele’a announced that we were doing an amazing race. “YAHHHHHH” the senior block yelled.  Once the place was quiet Mrs Tele’a began to explain what we were doing. She included the station names. They were Photobooth which was placed in the street, Brainbusters in Room 1 & 2, Cookie face in the walkway, Pea pipes on the hard court and Fear factor in the breeze.

Everyone set off to their first stations. My group was in Brainbusters with Ms Fuamoto. We had 5 sheets of brain buster problems and we had to find the answer within 10 minutes. At the end of the given time my team came away with a win. We were so glad. We then realised that we had to move on to our next activity which was Photobooth with Mrs Tele’a. We walked silently as we wanted to earn more points for our arrival. We earned 20 points for our arrival. SCORE. We saw that the street had 4 other little sections. A boxing station, hats station, tutu station, and green screen props. I really wanted the hat station as I could really be creative with hats. “ Paige your group can be in the hat station”. “Thank you Mrs Tele’a”. I said happily. I darted over to the hat station as I wanted to get a headstart.  We grabbed an Ipad from the table and started taking photos. Our photos were so cool.  We finished our photos and came away with another win.

“Cookie face here we come” I said excitedly to the group. We raced over to the walkway where the activity was being held. We arrived and sat down. Mrs Flavelle demonstrated what we had to do. We all had heaps of fun trying to get a cookie from our forehead into our mouths. We finished  so quickly. The results were in and Room 4 came first. It didn’t matter that we didn’t win because it was really fun.

We headed off to Pea pipes which was right next to our last activity. We were told to sit behind a desk so we did that. We saw from the demonstration that we had to get a straw and inhale a pea from the white plastic bow and take it to the other side where another bowl for your team would be. I loved this activity as it was really funny especially when I would inhale a pea through the straw and then ran to the other bowl but my pea would fall out before I could make it. “ 3, 2, 1 and done. Time to pack up”. yelled Mrs Hockley. We all packed up and went back to class as it was home time. “ Thank you teachers” yelled all the students. “ Good bye have a great evening everyone” said Mrs Tele’a.

This was an amazing experience. I loved playing with my girls. They were so fun. we may not have won but this helped us come closer.

Recount Writing

My sister's birth

I have experienced many exciting things during my short lifetime such as bungee jumping it was an exhilarating experience, diving which was a frightening experience and many more . I have also missed out on things like going to Rainbows End, travelling out of New Zealand and many others, but one thing I’ve always been pleased about  was getting the opportunity to have a little sister. The moment that I saw her I knew that she was going to be an amazing little sister.

“Paige here is your new baby sister Mikyrah”. As my mum said that I felt joy jumping inside of me as if I had won the lottery!!!! I was given opportunity to hold my little sister who was sound asleep wrapped up in her silky white blanket. 5 minutes later mum took her off me and we had a family photo around her. After that we got to go home and enjoy Mikyrah for ourselves. Our journey home was bumpy as if we were driving  through a construction site which had large boulders. I looked out the tinted window to find that we were in fact driving on an uncompleted  road which was covered in rocks. I looked ahead to see a new smooth road. Within minutes we reached that new road. The rest of the ride home was peaceful as everybody had fallen asleep because the ride was long lasting.

2 hours later we finally reached our destination which was home. Our warm, cozy home. I jumped out of the back door of our black ford and darted to open the door as mum was holding baby. As I went to put the key in the door I was so unfocused had a liat I hit my head on the door is opened. I fell on the floor and my dad laughed which woke up Mikyrah.  She opened her big brown eyes and looked me straight in the eyes.

The next day we had thrown her a little party. Afterwards we left her to sleep. This experience was amazing

How to prevent yourself from contracting illness this winter

Nobody really likes being sick. I know I don’t because when I am sick I can’t do as many things as normal. Why do people get sick? How do people get sick? Where does sickness come from? Hopefully this explanation can provide you with some helpful tips on how to keep you well this Winter.

Getting sick can come in many different ways such as the flu, cold or sometimes it can be worse - a terminal illness. In cases of viruses travelling around your body you can be admitted to hospital as the virus can take over your body.  Contracting sickness mostly occurs during the season of winter as the temperature can drop to about 3 - 4 degrees celsius during the evening in Auckland.

To help keep yourself well you need to eat well. If your body has a balanced diet with all the nutrient that you're body needs  it will be unlikely that you would get sick. Also cut down on sugary treats like chocolate, ice cream, cake, cookies, and. Did you know that if kids don’t eat right for upto three months they will have to be admitted into hospital where they will be fed through a tube.

Another way to keep well this winter is to stay warm. As you may already know Winter can get super cold especially when it gets to the evening. During the night in Auckland the temperature can drop down to 3 - 4 degrees celsius.  Becoming cold in the night can lead to contracting a flu or a cold. To prevent this illness you can make sure that when you go to bed all the windows in the house are closed, you have warm clothes on and most importantly you cover up.

Also keeping yourself well can include making sure that you have had you're flu shot. Flu shots cause serum to develop in you're body about two weeks after your shot. This serum can provide protection against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine. The seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season.

In conclusion, preventing yourself from catching illness simply means that you need too make sure that you stay warm, eat the right food, have your flu shot and give your body a good exercise when need. These undemanding steps can be the keys to your wellbeing this winter.

Ms Uninverse coming to Pt England School

Yesterday at 1pm Pt England School had very special visitors come. They were the 20 finalist for Miss Universe New Zealand. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. We had these people come to our school because even though they are competing in a beauty pageant they are rasing money for kids that don't have everything that they need. Miss Universe contestants are helping out kiwi kids who are on the waiting list for a kiwi kids sponsership. 

They came with there manager who was Jack Yan. The visitors were escorted to the staffroom. I had the privellege of going with them and filming there visit. As the girls sat down I got to know some of them. They were really cool. Today they are travelling into Manila,Phillipines to compete. The girls finished there beverages and we moved out of the staffroom and into the Tusitala room where the year 6 ambassadors talked to to them. 

The year 6 ambassadors gave a mihimihi of welcome to our visitors. They then talked about things that we do at our school. They showed archives and recent movies from the Manaiakalani Film festival held at Sylvia park. After the year 6 ambassadors an amabassador from variety came and takled to the girls about what they are fundraising for. She showeed a movie that was made to tell people that the kiwi kids sponsership. 

When she finished talking we moved onto the senior block where 3 girls talked to our senior block about being entrepreneur. A entrepreneur person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.About 15 miutes later the girls split into groups of 3 - 4 and put themselves in a classroom to explain futher. 

At the end of the day, before the girls left they took photos with classes. 
This experience was truly ammazing as we were the first school that they had visited. I am so thankful for the things that they are doing as they are not just thinking about themselves they are thinking all about others that are in need. These girls are kind,giving, loving and pretty. A piece of wisdom that i would take away from this experience would have to be that "Be lose because when you are lose you are yourself". They inspied me to be the best me I can be.

Run, Jump,Throw - Kiwisport

This term we have been given the privellige to have a coach from Run,Jump,Throw to come to our school and take us for Kiwisport. Run, Jump, Throw is a organization which is all about getting young children involved in Athletics. It teaches young students running skills such as stances and how your feet should be when you are running. While we were learning High jumo and long jumo we picked up some skills like how to bend your legs and many more. In our last section we learnt Shot put and Discus.
We are doing athletics soon so we can out the skills that we learnt towards the events.

Thanks Run,Jump.Throw.

Reading presentation

This is my reading presentation. This is about an islander boy who searches for a job. Will he get a job and where?.

Comment below if you now the answer.

Kauri Island

This is my reading presentation. My book for this week was the Kauri Island.

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

This is my maths presentation that is related to fractions, decimals and percentages. My struggle for this presentation was the percentages. If you have any tips please comment below.

Inquiry Expedition

Today we had the opportunity to show off how much work we have done in the past few weeks. Our inquiry focus question was "How can we make it better". For this task each class went around the school in inquiry groups and look for something that we could make better or make for the school. 

My group was Mele and Brooklyn. Our group name was the Dynamic Trio. The problem that we saw was that the flags that were in the breeze looked really old and yuck. So we came up with a few main ideas that we could do also thinking about the cost. Some of these ideas were...

1. Taking them off and putting new ones - The new flags will just get ruined and the cost was high. 

2. Take them off and leave them blank - It would look more boring. 

3. Take them off and put the PT ENGLAND across it - YAY!

The last idea that we came up with was the one that we wanted to do and also wasn't high in cost. Once we had our plan and talked to Mrs Tele'a about it we started designing what it may look like. Our artist, Mele came up with the idea to bubble write the letters, half them and at the halfway mark put zigzags which will show that we would color it differently.

 Once we had got the papers we had started doing the letters. Since there were three of us we decided that one would draw (Mele), one would color (Brooklyn) and the last one would cut the letters out (Paige) because we would put them on a bigger piece of paper. 

We had color cut and pasted our work and then we had to set up our display for the expedition. We set up in the middle so that people would come to us more. We had to have two long tables because our work was too long for just one. 

A few of the problems we had today were...

1. That some kids didn't listen because they were either talking or wondering off. 

2. Some kids tried to rip the work. 

Some things that we thought were awesome were...

1. Most of the kids were polite. 

2. The tour guides were helpful by keeping the kids interested. 

3. The kids agreed with what we were doing. 

4. We had fun!!!!

At the end we packed up and went back to class. I can't wait for the morning when we do it again for the middle school students. 

P.S. Thanks to all the teachers that supported and helped with the expo. We really appreciated your support. B)

Why Pandas have black patches around their eyes.

This is my story about why pandas have black patches around their eyes.

In a land far far away, was a forest that was full of bamboo. A panda and a grasshopper were playing in the tall bamboo shoots. The grasshopper said to the panda “ Hey Panda, why do you have those black patches around your eyes”. “Here let me tell you a short story that comes from generations back about why I have these black patches” said Panda.

“Once upon a time in a far away land a white snowy animal was sleeping in an open space. Only a few rocks and trees were around. The snowy looking animal woke up and turned around to find a grasshopper right next to him. He jumped back, in surprise and hid behind a close by rock. He peeked out and the grasshopper was right on top off the rock. He squealed and then said “What are you doing here?” “I am just looking for a new home. My last home got damaged really badly.”

The grasshopper and ‘Polar Bear’ discussed places that the grasshopper could stay because the ‘Polar Bear’ didn’t want the grasshopper to stay. He didn’t want the grasshopper to stay because the one grasshopper might attract a whole swarm of grasshoppers. The ‘Polar Bear’ suggested that the grasshopper should stay over in the grass, but the grasshopper declined that suggestion because he wanted to stay in open spaces like the ‘Polar Bear’.

The grasshopper and ‘Polar Bear’ argued for twenty minutes until the grasshopper said “ I don’t want anymore of your suggestions as I’ve already made up my mind. I am staying right here because this is where I want to stay.” The ‘Polar Bear’ declared that the ‘Polar Bears’ and grasshoppers would fight for the area. They stated that the fight will take place the next day at 12:00 sharp. The ‘Polar Bear’ gathered all the fighters that he could. He gathered birds and lizards with a few tigers. While the grasshopper gathered lots of tigers and Bears.

The clock hit 12:00 and an Owl started the fight. The fight went on for 1 hour and then a grasshopper jumped up from behind a tiger and punched the ‘Polar Bear’ in the eyes. The fight had finished and all the animals that participated had been badly hurt. The ‘Polar Bear’ stood up and the grasshopper saw that the panda had black patches around his eyes.

The next day the ‘Polar Bear’ was sleeping and two hunters came along and saw that the animal was not a Polar bear and named it a Panda. The hunters realized all the badly hurt animals and rang animal hospitals to come and help them. The animals were ok once they were treated.”

“That is why pandas have black patches around their eyes.” said the Panda. “Thanks Panda, that was such a cool story. I am so happy that we can be friends.”

Pandas then moved to places with more bamboo. The population is now 1300 in the world excluding the pandas in the zoo.

Tiritiri Matangi Island

Tiritiri Matangi Island

Tiritiri Matangi Island also known as Tiri is a wildlife sanctuary managed by company named D.o.c. (Department Of Conservation). Tiri is located 30 km North East of Central Auckland and just 4 km from Whangaparaoa Peninsula.  A hundred and twenty years of farming had seen this 220-hectare island stripped of 94% of its native bush but between 1984 and 1994, volunteers planted between 250,000 and 300,000 trees. The Island is now 60% forested with the remaining 40% left as grassland for species preferring open habitat.

Tiri is a home to many endangered species such as the flightless Takahe, bellbird and the little spotted Kiwi. Tiri is mainly known for its birdlife it also has reptiles such as the tuatara and the Moko Skink. The Takahe is a very special bird. The island also has many different types of plants and native bushes. Some native bushes are the Makaka, Rewarewa and Annual Hibiscus.   

In the past the island had a couple of pests like the Kiore (Polynesian Rat) and the Argentine Ant. They had no choice but to get rid of them due to them eating the bird's eggs and taking over. The Kiore was known to be a threat for New Zealand's native birds. At one point there was 200 Kiore in the grass per hectare. When it was realised that kiore were having a major effect on the environment and with advances in technology eradication became possible. People checked the amount of bird losses and realised that there was way to many. This is was because of the pest Kiore.  A drop of an anticoagulant brodifacoum ( poison ) from a helicopter was carried out in 1993. Ninety percent of pukeko were killed after the poison drop and some ground feeding birds brown quail, blackbirds, sparrows and mynas were also killed. The Kiore that was hiding in the grass also got killed due to the poison.  

The other pest that has been eradicated from Tiritiri Matangi Island was the Argentine Ant. The vigilance of a DOC entomologist lead to the discovery of Argentine ants near the wharf in 2000. These ants arrived here from the wharf building material and the whole swarm was moved, not just one or two ants. They are one of the world’s most invasive species overtaking our native ants and so a 5 year eradication programme was set up. They eat a wide variety of foods, have been reported to attack nesting birds and kill nestlings, and invade native ecosystems and displace native ant species. They can also produce multiple queens and can form huge super-colonies that extend for thousands of kilometres. Luckily the ants were only discovered at two locations near the wharf and at Northwest Bay. The eradication involved hand laying bait at 2-3 m intervals on a grid.  This involved the help of many volunteers and favourable weather. By 2004 only two nests remained and these were spot treated to ensure their total eradication. This is the first time a total eradication of ants has been achieved in such a large area of New Zealand.

Tiritiri Matangi Island is a very special and safe place and I can’t wait to get the opportunity to see a flightless Takahe up close.

Perimeter and Area Presentation

 This is my presentation that is all about perimeter and area.The perimeter is the outline of a shape.The area is the area inside the shape.

Haunted Or Fake?

Haunted Or Fake?

$1 for a historic mansion may sound like a pretty good deal, but there is a catch…there are speculations that it may be haunted. The Ouerbacker-Clement House in Louisville Kentucky was built in the 1860s by Samuel Ouerbacker and was a magnificent building admired by many because the materials and the structure of the mansion. This mansion has been vacant for over 70 years because of the death of the owner . It has been used as a tax office before however  they decided to put the mansion up for sale.  It was then purchased by an architect, Scott Kremer. Ditching his plans to make this mansion  famous again he decided to leave it in ruins because it was to much work for him to do.

The real estate company were hoping that whoever was wanting to purchase the mansion would take the time and spend the money to restore its old features with the help of the tax company.  The Ouerbacker-Clement House is very ancient and was falling apart. There are speculations about the mansion and how it looks haunted because of the broken windows and parts of the floors are breaking and making holes.

Scott Kremer sold the mansion which was purchased by a company by the name of Oracle Design.  This company also bought many other properties from the neighborhood.  Oracle Design have had a plan for a while and when the mansion was getting auctioned they were hoping that they could get the mansion because it was a big part of their plan. Part of the plan is to tear down the mansion and make new apartment complex.   

They are still trying to figure out how they are going to make this mansion into an apartment complex and they still need to figure out the date and the length that this procedure will take.

~ Paige Te Tai

Maths Working Out

This is my working out for 3 word problems. The strategy that I used was partitioning. I partitioned the decimaled number.

Paige Zeal Zone - Anzac Food To Boost Spirits.

This is a presentation that I made in my Zeal Zone group today.  My Zeal Zone group was Cooking with Mrs Tele'a. It is about the biscuits that were made for the soldiers in WW1 and how they lifted the soldiers morale ( enthusiasm ). I discovered many things from doing this presentation.

100 Random Facts About Technology

1. A red panda is an animal native to the Himalayas and southwestern China. The English word for red panda is ‘Firefox’ which is where the browser gets its name from – so the Firefox logo is actually a red panda, not a fox!
2. Dragon Skin Body Armour is a newer invention that can withstand a grenade explosion at point-blank range.
3. The very first Apple logo featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting underneath a tree, with an apple about to hit his head.
4. Google rents out goats from a company called California Grazing to help cut down the amount of weeds and brush at Google HQ!
5. The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, was a college drop out.
6. Bill Gates house was designed using a Macintosh Computer.
7. The word robot comes from the Czech “robota“. This translates into forced labour, or work.
8. CD’s, or Compact discs read from the inside to the outside edge, which is the reverse of how records work.
9. A UFO is reported once every three minutes in the world.
10. The average computer user blinks seven times a minute, the normal rate is twenty times per minute.
11. The first ever VCR, which was made in 1956, was the size of a piano!
12. On an average work day, a typist’s fingers travel about 12.6 miles.
13. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4am.
14. The 30th of November is known as “Computer Security Day“.
15. On 1st April 2005, NASA pulled a prank telling the world that they had found water on Mars.
16. The radio took 38 years to reach a market audience of 50 million.
17. The television took 13 years to reach a market audience of 50 million.
18. The iPod took 3 years to reach a market audience of 50 million.
19. If you was to have your picture taken by the very first camera, you’d need to sit still for 8 hours.
20. A dentist named Alfred Southwick invented the electric chair.
21. The creators of the PNG file format wanted it to be pronounced as ‘ping’.
22. Skype is banned from the public in China.

Computer Facts

23. Alaska is the only state in America that can be typed on one row of a traditional English QWERTY keyboard.
24. The Apple II had a hard drive of only 5 megabytes when it was launched.
25. In general, people tend to read as much as 10% slower from a screen than from paper.
26. Ubuntu is one of the more popular distributions of Linux. The word Ubuntu comes from an African word meaning “I am because of you”.
27. The Name “Macintosh” Was Inspired by an Apple with the name “mcintosh”.
28. In 1932 Professor August Dvorak created the Dvorak keyboard, which was made to be superior to the standard QWERTY keyboard.
29. Doug Engelbart created the very first computer mouse from wood in 1964.
30. Christopher Sholes invented the QWERTY keyboard in 1868.
31. The Apple Lisa was the first commercial computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) and a mouse.
32. The Apple Lisa was released in June 1983.
33. In 1822, Charles Babbage created the first computer.
34. 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte.
35. 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte.
36. 1 Petabyte can hold 13.3 years of HD-TV video.
37. 86% of people try to plug their USB devices upside down.

Internet & Email Facts

38. Email has been around longer the world-wide web!
39. In 2004, the at symbol used in emails (@) became the first new character to be added to Morse code in several decades! The new character, known as the “Commat” consists of the signals for both A (dot-dash), and C (dash-dot-dash-dot) with no space or break in between.
40. The very first domain name registered was www.symbolics.com, on the 15th March, 1985.
41. According to the Message Anti-Abuse Working Group, between 88 and 92% of all emails that were sent in the first half of 2010 were spam!
42. Anthony Greco was the first man ever arrested for sending spam messages in 2005.
43. Marc Andreessen released “Netscape Navigator” in 1994, and during the height of its popularity almost 90% of all internet use was done via this browser!
44. All the letter combinations from aaa.com to zzz.com have already been registered.
45. On eBay, there is an average of $680 worth of transactions every second.
46. It is estimated that spammers only receive 1 reply for every 12 million emails that they send out.
47. The domain name www.YouTube.com was registered 14th February 2005.
48. Amazon now sells more eBooks than it does printed books!
49. Amazon.com was previously known as Cadabra.com.
50. The first ever Internet Service Provider (ISP) was a company named CompuServe.
51. The original URL for Yahoo was http://akebono.stanford.edu
52. The name Yahoo was created by Johnathan Swift for his book Gulliver’s Travels (1726) – which explained a yahoo to be a really ugly person.
53. Up until the 14th of September, 1995, domain registration was free.
54. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
55. In 1984, the number of internet devices reached 1000.
56. In 1992, the number of internet devices reached 1 million.
57. In 2008, the number of internet devices reached 1 billion!
58. In 1999, PayPal was voted as one of the top ten worst business ideas.
59. 97% of people type in random words on Google, just to see if they spelt it right.
60. There are over 35 billion Google searches every month.
61. An average of 60 billion emails are sent every day, 97% of which are spam.
62. Only 4% of Arab women use the internet.

Video Game Facts

63. The last game for the Sega Mega Drive was released in 2010 and was so popular it sold out before release.
64. Since 2008, video games have outsold DVD’s each year.
65. Microsoft’s third Xbox console is the Xbox One and was released on 22nd November 2013.
66. The average age of gamers in the United States is 35.
67. In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 Playstation 3’s to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. They used PS3’s because it was more cost efficient and “green”.
68. The Sega Dreamcast was the first 128-bit console in the market.
69. The Dreamcast was the first console which allowed real-time online play feature.
70. Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37% fewer mistakes.
71. Nintendo was started in 1889 as a playing card company.
72. The Xbox 360 was first released on 22nd November 2005 and is Microsoft’s second video games console.
73. In January 2007, the PS3 DualShock controller won an Emmy Award for ‘Peripheral Development and Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers’ by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
74. In Japan, the Nintendo Wii2 has been nicknamed the “Weenie” (Wii-ni) because the Japanese number for two is ‘ni’.
75. The Sony Playstation 4 was released on 29th November 2013 in Europe & Australia – two weeks after it lauched in North America.
76. The Atari 2600 was originally called “Atari Video Computer System”, or “VCS”.

Mobile Phone Facts

77. Phantom Vibration Syndrome is the name given when someone thinks their phone is vibrating but isn’t.
78. Headphones have magnets in them.
79. Only 25% of people can text well without looking at their keyboard.
80. Using your phone while it is on charge can damage the battery, this is why the leads for the chargers are so short.
81. In 1973, the very first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper, who was an employee of Motorola. The call was made from the streets of New York City.
82. Nokia was founded in 1865 and its primary business was manufacturing paper.
83. Nokia’s first mobile phones were released in the 1980s.
84. The first commercial text message was sent in December 1992.
85. Today, the number of text messages sent and received everyday, is more than the total population of the planet.
86. Almost half the world’s population have never made a phone call.
87. There are Braille accessories for smart phones.
88. The most expensive number ever sold was a mobile phone number, 666-6666, which was put up for auction and sold for $2.7 million!
89. Originally, the design for the first iPhone was literally the shape of an apple.

Social Networking Facts

90. Facebook has a blue colour scheme because the creator, Mark Zuckerberg cannot see the colours red & green.
91. Around 20% of all YouTube videos are music related.
92. If you find a security bug in Facebook’s code, they are willing to pay from $500 for you to tell them about it!
93. It is estimated that one in every eight couples in the US who went on to marry each other met online.
94. Someone on Twitter who has a million or more followers is known as a “Twillionaire”.
95. Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are banned in China.
96. Google’s first ever Tweet on Twitter was in February 2009, and reads”I’m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001 00001010.” Translating from binary into English, this tweet says “I’m feeling lucky.”
97. Google+ was developed under the code name ‘Emerald Sea’.
98. Remember MySpace? Well it has over 200 million registered users.
99. Facebook took 2 years to reach a market audience of 50 million.
100. 60% of LinkedIn members have clicked one of their adverts.