PROJECT: 2015 CALENDAR (3r ESO)

And here you have our 2015 CALENDARS 

with British Traditions

3r ESO A

3r ESO C

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ( 2n BATX )

Our 2nd BATX students have been working with a project on Christmas Traditions these last classes. Here you have the result of their work and their wishes of a MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!!!

Dreaming about the future. David A. (1BATX B)

WE DON’T NEED TO DRIVE OUR CARS - COMPUTERS WILL DO IT FOR US.

It’s universally known that there’re some cars that can be driven by themselves only with a simple computer that calculate distances, velocity and other values, nevertheless, it isn’t very common and it seems to me that we’re a bit closed mind about this new reality. Undoubtedly, in the next few years people will be travelled by a car.

Many years ago, people said that cars will be able to “fly” in 2000, as a consequence, we’re in 2014 and cars don’t fly, on the contrary, there’re some companies such as Google that have developed a car completely self-sufficient. This is amazing, isn’t it? 

Every day, technology, is giving us lessons about how the future will be, all full-automatized, and with our mobile we will be able to control all the gadgets we have. It’s clear that there are already systems that do all those actions that I’ve said; the problem is that modern automation systems are very expensive and there aren’t available for everybody. 

The first computer that people could buy was only for very rich people because it was very expensive, and nowadays a computer is really “cheap” 

So… the same for those cars that are self-sufficient and environmentally friendly, only high-class people can have those cars at the moment, although, in a near future, cars with fossil fuels will be history, only we will see on our streets and roads, cars that are electric and of course a computer will drive them.

In short, in a near future buy a car controlled by a computer, will be easier, cheaper, and of course we will be more environmentally friendly, and we will reduce greenhouse emissions and of course greenhouse effect!

                                                                                                                                

David Almécija

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Narcís R. (1 BATX B)

 Computers will drive our cars for us

I predict that, in the future, we won’t need to drive our cars because computers and machines will do it for us. As a result I believe that there won’t be any accidents owing to completely reliable security systems.

Due to research in technology, I’m sure that cars will fly in some years, maybe not freely, but they will levitate over the road, such as advanced trains now. Without a doubt, they will also be fully electric and as a consequence, there will be no pollution and the climate change will be stopped and fixed.

Every car will have a GPS, and you will only need to select a location to go there. For instance, if you choose to go home, the car itself will drive you there without any danger or risk. Trips will be much quicker because with safety systems and computers driving cars, they will go faster and there won’t be any traffic jams, so nobody will be late and we will have time to do other things while the car drives. Probably, the only manual cars will be racing ones.

Narcís Rodas

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Diana B. (1 BATX B)

By 2050, robots will be working as teachers

It is not a secret that for people robots are a synonym of technology. There are lots of films about them. Some of them defend the idea that they are good, or also there is this type of film where there is one special robot which has human values and feelings, and the “bad” human people that want to kill it because they’re afraid that robots will turn up against human race.

Anyway, it is not the first time people imagine that in the future robots will be doing human work, not only as teachers, but doctors, etc. I honestly think it won’t happen. I mean, it’s one of these myths about future technology, like “cars will fly”. Since what year have people been talking about it? And really, will it ever happen?

What I would also like to explain is that robots might not be doing “directly” classes, but what exist are internet courses where you can log on. That means that you can already learn and graduate using technology resources, which are kind of what we’re talking about.

This is not directly related to the topic, but recently, scientists made an experiment with a baby monkey. Instead of the mother monkey feeding it, a monkey- shape robot did it (through a feeding bottle). What was interesting about this experiment is that the baby monkey also had a little teddy to play with. The results were that the baby monkey always preferred being with the teddy instead of the robot.

My conclusions are that, even if technology improves enough to build robot teachers, the student would feel intimidated by the cold character of the robots, and I don’t think that they would feel confident enough to ask for doubts or even if they feel sick, ask them to let the students go home.

Imagine a girl feels bad because she’s in her period. It’s weird, but it is totally possible. She feels so bad. Nowadays, this girl would go to a teacher and explain how she feels. But really, do you think she would be that comfortable with a robot? As a girl, I say no.

A teacher is more than just an information source. A teacher is a human being, who is always ready to help students, more than just teaching. There are, of course, some exceptions, but normally you can trust your teachers for everything.

I really think a robot could not do that. Maybe you can make a human shape robot and make it memorize lots of information. But, as I said before, what the robot would do is talking, and we have to take into account some points. What if a student doesn’t understand? What didactic activities (such as films or interesting videos) would the robot choose? (None, obviously).  And sometimes these materials are really necessary.

In conclusion, I would say values cannot be introduced into a “moving can” in form of long lines of numbers (like in the movies). I would like to add that even if I had the opportunity, what’s the point on working with a machine? Why does that suppose a great achievement? I don’t get it.

Finally what I just want to say is thank you to our teachers who, apart from the typical values, have enough patience to keep teaching us every day. 

DIANA BADIA

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Brittany W. ( 1 BATX B )

We won’t need to drive our cars in the future … Computers will do it for us

The world is advancing so quickly these days. Every single month there are new mobile phones being released, new cars being designed.

We cannot keep track of all the innovative developments in the world anymore.

Imagine waking up in the morning not having to search for car keys, jumping into your car and asking it to start the engine .Envisage that in the future, now imagine it in your future. Even though this idea may be difficult to conceive this is where humankind and the world is going.

Cars will no longer need a steering wheel. The car will contain a “brain” of its own and will make decisions by itself.  But a car will never have a soul or a spirit so it cannot replace our cognitive thinking . Personally I believe that this may be the root of some problems . Do we truly want to put all our trust  within a car not only that but  put other people’s lives at risks not just our own .

Is this fast-tracked development a positive or a negative? In my opinion I feel that it can be seen as both. On one side there are a lot of positives as it improves our knowledge of technology, science, nature and transport. It makes people contemplate what their purpose on the earth is and what they are going to contribute to the world.

But what would happen if we reversed all the progressions that we have made to before the Industrial revolution. People would provide for all their basic needs and have our priorities in line. We would supply for our essential necessities within Maslow’s triangle.

This is an ongoing debate and will continue for a very long time  People will continue to be free thinkers and be innovative and creative providing services that they feel people may need.

BRITTANY WINDVOGEL

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Anna M. (1 BATX B)

BY 2050, ROBOTS WILL BE WORKING AS TEACHERS

Hi students!

Can you imagine robots working as teachers?  Although you don’t believe it, in the future robots will be our teachers.

Due to the crisis, the schools will not have money to pay the teachers, for this reason they are going to want to buy the robots and don’t pay the salary for them.

In the future, scientistswill create a special robot that they work as teachers. Owing to the creation of this robot, the teachers will not find jobs. As a result, the people aren’t going to study Magisterium.

But the education won’t be like we know nowadays. The robots will only be able to do classes and they aren’t able to punish the bad students. Do you think it is better than now?

Consequently the students only will be the education of the family. In my opinion, the people have to be aware they will have to teach a good education to their children because of the schools aren’t going to do this.

Therefore, I believe that this progress will be so fast and they are going to like these.

Well, this is all. If you have any questions, this is the moment you can ask anything or you can enter to the website: www.robotswillbeworkingasteachers.com

Thanks for your attention.

ANNA MARSALVILLALÓN

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Gerard F. (1BATX A)

Extraterrestrials will visit the Earth

Dear boys and girls, 

I’m here to tell you about an amazing and probably terrifying event that will take place in the next fifty years, so probably many of you will be alive.

Scientists predict that extraterrestrials will visit our planet because their planet is dying. At first they will come here looking for energy, such as light and wind to keep themselves alive, they will take for granted that we would like to share our energy with them. But we won’t do it, they should pay taxes for being on our planet being extraterrestrials. So then, they will argue with us about the price of the taxes and as far as I know, they have better weapons than us so if there is a war between humans and extraterrestrials, the once who will lose will be humans. For this reason we might be careful with them if they someday come.

Even though they are not used to live in our planet they will learn English language faster than any other Spanish student has done ever.

Although these are the most probable options why extraterrestrials will come to visit the Earth, they could also come so as to knowing more about us and maybe they are friendly but that is not so probable, if they are peaceful and it is true that their planet is dying, we could search another planet among the earth and the sun where they could live.

I hope that if they one day come they will be peaceful and friendly so then we could learn a lot from each civilization and that would be a huge progress for the human race.

Gerard Ferreiro

1 BATX A

Dreaming about the future. Ru C. (1BATX B)

EXTRATERRESTRIALS WILL VISIT THE EARTH

As the universe is huge, humans can imagine that we are not alone in the space.

In the future, extraterrestrials might come to the Earth. We won’t know how, when or why… Maybe could be a war owning to extraterrestrials unknown interests. As they are strangers, we can not be sure if they will come here to know more about us or to invade our planet.

What will be our reaction? During our history, humans have been on the defensive about things that seemed strange to us. This is one of the reasons that convinces me that humans will protect ourselves and attack them. Consequently, it might be a deadly war between the known and the unknown.

Although we have spent a lot of money investigating, we still don’t have a clue about extraterrestrial life. For instance, how will we communicate with them? How do they look like? Where do they come from?

I would like to believe that when the day arrives, we will be more intelligent and we won’t fight, being able to be peaceful with each other and come to an agreement.

RU CÁRDENAS

1 BATX B

Dreaming about the future. Adrià H. (1 BATX A)

Computers will run our homes,  as a consequence, we won’t have as much work to do

  

       As a result of the last technological investigations and studies, life will be                        easier because in our houses there’ll be automated systems.

In a few years, we will say goodbye to having to get up to close lights, to open                the main door, to cook as a consequence of new proximately electronic and                       programmed home systems.

People in their houses will have an app for their phone to check what’s happening            inside. While they are having dinner and the sun is shining so much, they                            will only have to turn on their phones and close “Close blinds”.

On the other hand, everyone who has this technology will have to pay a litlle                    more of energy because this type of gadgets spend more electricity.

I believe that our lives are going to the “non-doing” way, for our personal                        lifestyle to be good. 

But there is the other part which is not really environmentally friendly,                            because it’s obvious that we’ll waste more energy. Energy that will finish one day            while we don’t definetly introduce renewable ones.

ADRIÀ HUGAS

1BATXA

Dreaming about the future! Marina P. (1 BATX B)

WE WON’T NEED TO DRIVE OUR CARS - COMPUTERS WILL DO IT FOR US

Due to advances in the area of automobile, our cars will be very different in a future time.

In the future, we will be using intelligent cars; this means computers will drive cars for us. Such as if you had a Ford, in the future it will be an intelligent Ford and you will be staying in your seat and you will relax. We will have to make traffic lights, in order to be sure the cars will detect the red and green lights. Owing to blind people, the cars will have an exclusive sound only these people will hear, because the cars wouldn’t do noise. As a result, there will be less noise.

Nobody will drive cars because the computers will drive them. Cars will be electric so they won't need gasoline. Consequently, people won’t spend money for the gasoline and electric cars won’t make noise.

During the time you will go by car, you will listen music, eat something, sleep or something that you will like to do. For instance, the car will have all kinds of music and you will choose the kind you like the most.

I predict that we will have an environment less polluted and the people will be more comfortable in their cars. Therefore, I believe the people and our planet will be better.

Marina Poza

1 BTX “B”