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| − | Hey everyone! It's been 2 and a half months since I last wrote and much has happened since then! For one of those months I was at the the [[Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence in Information, Society & Technology]] at Drexel. While I was there I had lots of fun spending time with technical minded people. ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157606519874023/ Photos on Flickr]) I wrote [[My Experiences at Gov School|an article on what I learned there]] I lead a team which created [[Videre]], a proof of concept for how to improve online gradebooks. Check out the demo!
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| − | The month after Gov School, I had off. I relaxed at home and more importantly launched the [[GridView]] arrange feature! It was very long awaited, unfortunately. This was cool because it was the longest, largest, most expensive project I had ever designed and led. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F3YL0kIt3U Watch a 3 minute demo on YouTube] I am very proud of the design and the integration challenges we overcame.
| + | [[12th Grade]] is almost half over. This year has certainly been less work than previous years. I am enjoying my final year in high school with about half the workload of previous years. |
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| − | [[Tecker 911]] is up to 51 episodes online with 9 more coming in a few days (they are uploading as I type). Meanwhile enjoy: [http://911.tecker.net/?p=127 51: Podcasting], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=125 50: Taking a Break], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=120 49: TiVo], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=117 48: OLPC], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=115 47: PayPal Security Key], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=113 46: Bookmooch], and [http://911.tecker.net more on our website]!
| + | I've been using my tablet to take notes in school. Before the year started, I detailed my experiences in [[The Quest for the Perfect Notetaking Medium]], an essay I wrote for [[College Application|College Applications]]. It has certainly allowed me to be more organized while spending far less time organizing. Also, being in front of a computer allows me to accomplish tasks when I think of them, not at home. It makes the day feel like it lasts longer. As for notes on ThePlaz.com, I am now more aware of copyright concerns and I am developing my strategy for posting this years notes. |
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| − | On ThePlaz.com, I added my work from [[PreCalc]] (and there is a lot of it), [[AP Micro Econ]] and a few things I did in [[Biology]]. For [[11th Grade]], I only uploaded the notes from structured courses. Less structured courses I did not bother with, and I tried not to upload worksheets and teacher's papers.
| + | This also means I am deep into college applications. I have applied at about 5 or 6 schools. I am looking for a large university in an urban environment with an information science program. I would also like a minor in business. My final decision will come down to a decision between a number of alternative paths I am looking into. Financial concerns will also play a large part into choosing a school. |
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| − | I also wrote [[Laptops for Students and E-Note Taking]] over the summer which gives some of my experience using laptops in school, and I am branching off [[The Quest for the Perfect Notetaking Medium]] as a [[College Application]] essay.
| + | For the holidays, I have asked for a GPS tagger for a digital camera. I hope to look more into geotagging in the future. I have not found an application that can give you an overview of all of your geotagged photos...... |
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| − | In the last 2 weeks, I have started [[12th Grade]]. [[:Image:12th Grade Schedule.xls|This quarter]], I am taking [[Entrepreneurship]], [[English 12]], [[Business Law]], and [[Calculus]]. I have also started applying to colleges. I have look at more than 130 colleges and I have developed 3 "paths" I can follow. What I like best right now is an Information Science program at a school that keeps you in the real world like [[Drexel]] and [[Northeastern]]. A second choice is a more academically rigorous, less "practical" Computer Science program at a prestigious liberal arts school. A third choice is a school which is more geared for entrepreneurship. I would also like to minor in business.
| + | [[Tecker 911]] is up to 60 episodes online. I have about 7 which I have edited but are giving me a lot of trouble to render (or finalize). Also, we filmed 7 more last weekend. In the meantime you can enjoy: [http://911.tecker.net/?p=174 60: Cell Phone Internet], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=172 59: Digital Camera Workflow], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=170 58: Firefox 3], and [http://911.tecker.net more on our website]! We are hoping to make it to 100 episodes by the end of the school year. |
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| − | [[SeniorQuoter]] 2.0beta2 was released yesterday. Beta2 fixes almost 95% of the outstanding [http://bugzilla.theplaz.com/bugzilla-3.0.2/buglist.cgi?product=SeniorQuoter&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPEN bugs] in version 2.0. Check it out! | + | With [[SocialView]] we are working on 2 new products. I need to dedicate more time for this. After working on the outsourced GridView rearrange feature I need to find the passion for continuing to do interesting projects. I am finding it is hard to do a full day of school and homework and then come home and work. |
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| − | At [[Haverford High School|school]] this year, I am the CTO this year at the publications office. I am also a senior host at H-Vision which is further evolving this year.
| + | I am also using [http://delicious.com/theplaz Delicious] to "micro-blog" sites I find interesting. [http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/theplaz Subscribe to that RSS feed!] or watch the sidebar on every page. |
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| − | I am also using [http://delicious.com/theplaz Delicious] now and I am tagging and commenting pages I find interesting. [http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/theplaz Subscribe to that RSS feed!] or watch the sidebar on every page.
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| − | ''[http://theplaz.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:ThePlaz&action=edit§ion=new Leave Plaz a (public) message] [[Image:File_icon.gif]] or [[User:ThePlaz:E-mail me|send me a (private) e-mail.]][[Image:Mail_icon.gif]]''--[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] 22:20, 14 September 2008 (EDT) | + | ''[http://theplaz.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:ThePlaz&action=edit§ion=new Leave Plaz a (public) message] [[Image:File_icon.gif]] or [[User:ThePlaz:E-mail me|send me a (private) e-mail.]][[Image:Mail_icon.gif]]''--[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] 18:51, 17 December 2008 (EST) |
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I don't think there is anything worth posting from this class.--ThePlaz 11:07, 23 August 2008 (EDT)
Reserach Papers/Essays
Projects and Lessons
Book Centers
Homeworks
Projects
Outlines
Maps and Creative
Essays and Reports
Notebook
POWs
Programs for the TI-83+
Homework
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Michael Plasmeier
"ThePlaz"
My name is Michael Plasmeier, but almost everyone calls me Plaz. I am a Associate Product Manager at Yahoo - working on the Membership and Geo-related platforms teams. I graduated from MIT in 2013 in Computer Science and Management. I am halfway between the tech and the business world, doing both web development and product development. My interest in doing both started while I was working on GridView, an app I built after 10th Grade that reached 1.3 million users on Facebook.
Internships
Last IAP, I was a Software Development Extern doing testing in Ruby on the back end at CardSpring. Last summer, I was Product Manager at Disney Parks and Resorts Online where I worked on a project for Disney Cruise Line. Last January, I worked in management/strategy consulting at Altman Vilandrie & Company. The previous summer, I was a web developer at NextJump, an online affiliate advertising firm in New York. Prior to that, I was an extern in the Office of the Chief Scientist at State Street. My freshman summer I worked at Deutsche Bahn, the German national railroad, where I designed the smartphone version Touch&Travel, an app that lets you pay for the train with your phone.
MIT
At MIT I was heavily involved in classes, usually taking 7 classes a term, while being involved in student government. (I wrote about how I do it in Working out a System.) senior was dedicated to wrapping up requirements. Junior year at MIT I focused on EECS classes, as well as being elected president of Baker House. My second year at MIT focused on management classes. I was also involved in the vendor selection and implementation of the new dining plan. Freshman year, I took core classes and served on the Athena and Printing Committee. (I wrote about just hanging on freshmen year in Learning to Learn.)
Websites
I built a lot of web projects in high school. My most popular project, was GridView [1], an app for Facebook which lets you add the profile pics of all of you're friends to your Facebook profile. GridView had over 1.3 million users and made me some money.
I hosted and produced the video podcast Tecker 911 [2] along with some of my friends. Tecker 911 was a series of 100 5-15 minute shows each which covers a technology topic in a way which is relevant for ordinary people, with a focus towards students and our community. Tecker 911 was also shown on our local public access channel Channel 11.
I started SeniorQuoter, [3] an open-source web application for senior quotes collections for high school yearbooks. In 11th Grade, I lead a Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study at my high school. I helped 4 other students learn PHP and MySQL and then I project managed version 2 of SeniorQuoter, the administration interface.
Tecker and Conflicter were question and answer services I built in 10th Grade. They never really caught on, but they were the perfect way to learn PHP. Dictionary Robot is something I tarted last year, but abandoned later. In 10th Grade, I was a member of Team 484 and in 11th Grade I was their webmaster.
In 8th and 9th Grades I wrote bunch of programs for the TI-83+.
Tech
My first two years at MIT, I was a regular on The Weekly Spin, a weekly take on tech stories and tech policy.
On my Tech page I have had a few pages about Devices I own and other small things that I have built. For example, I also made some improvements for MediaWiki, the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia. I made a new skin for MediaWiki and a few MediaWiki extensions
Other Accounts
I also tag a lot of stories on Delicious. I also have over 70,000 photos on Flickr. I Tweet kinda regularly. I also post things to YouTube. And of course I have a Facebook. It all comes together on my FriendFeed.
A Collection of Tools I created to help students.
Templates
Skills
ThePlaz in often mentioned or interviewed in the news
MIT
MIT Dining
MITx/EdX
Baker Piano Drop
Tecker 911
GridView
ThePlaz.com Praise
- Sam's Praise about my site
- Baron Harkonnen's Thanks
- Thanks for uploading Flickr photos
- Uses Many ThePlaz.com Wiki features
- A Drexel professor told me on the first day of class that I take very good notes and I would graduate suma cum laude from Harvard due to the quality of my notes at Gov School
- Hi I saw your page about that download for the ferris wheel unit for IMP4, I didn't download it but even the info you had on the page helped me out. I have no idea what I'm doing and just started this year- i really get stuck on my homework EVERY night. Right now im working on HW 2 "As the ferris wheel turns" and i have no idea what I'm doing. But i just wanted to say thanks cause I'm gonna download that once I'm farther into the unit!--A Facebook user (J. S.)
- Just wanted to let you know: I stole your headline method of note taking from your website and it is completely saving my life in American Studies. -Rebecca C.
- Hey, you do have one of the best designed websites I have seen lately. Good job. A little flashy, but still functional. --Email comment 8/18/2010
Videos
Spoofs/School/Short Films
Tech/Reviews
Highlights
Trips/Vacations
Places/Events/Daytrips
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Tech/Unboxing/Products
Pictures on the Wikimedia Commons
Articles
Free Apps
Free Programs
Libraries:
Minor/Useless Programs:
I am a lot into technology. Here are links to some of my web sites as well as modifications and how-to articles about other software.
My Websites
Devices
MediaWiki Tweaks
Essays/Thoughts
Other
- You must register (for a free account) to edit pages.
- My site contains mostly my homework and projects as well as various stuff from my life. I am continually adding stuff. If you don't see what you need, ask me a question, or add it yourself. Just hit "Edit" at the top of the page.
- Check out the user pages! All site members get their own page too! So don't be afraid to change and add to your page. You can do anything you like! Your user page is at [[User:{{USERNAME}}]].
- New server (should be far faster and fix speed issues!!!) and URL scheme (should be shorter and easier to remember) Old links should still work and redirect you to the new site! --ThePlaz 23:58, 17 January 2009 (EST)
- Please note our General disclaimer
- Thank you to Michael Gdovin who came up with the domain name.
- Uploading now enabled for the following file types: 'png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'ogg', 'zip', 'doc', 'xls', 'ppt', 'pps', 'pdf', 'mp3', 'wav', 'wma', 'wma', 'txt' Please upload responsibly, any inappropriate uploads will be tracked and deleted.
- ImageMagick now installed for better thumbnails --ThePlaz 17:48, 5 May 2007 (EDT)
- For up-to-date info see Special:Statistics
There are 6,499 total pages in the database, including 1,578 pages in the main namespace and 5,000 files uploaded. These counts do not include OneNote notebooks on minisites or SkyDrive, and count multi-page files (PDF and Word) as one page.
There have been a total of 5,163,449 page views, and 16,470 page edits since ThePlaz.com was setup. That comes to 2.53 average edits per page, and 313.51 views per edit.
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or send me a (private) e-mail.
--ThePlaz 18:51, 17 December 2008 (EST)
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