Final Posts & Projects

Today is our last day of class, crazy how fast the semester flies by!

Final post - How did you cope without power for the weekend? What technology did you miss most? How significant of a role does technology play in your life? (5 sentence answer)

Final Project - Write a two-page, size 12, double spaces, 1" margin paper on "How Technology Affects My Life".  Please use specific examples as well as broad statements. Our exam is scheduled for WEDNESDAY, May 11th at 9:00AM so you can come writte it during those two hours or simply drop it off at that time. EVERYONE MUST BE PRESENT AT 9AM.

Evaluations - If you missed class on Wednesday please log on to the following site and complete the short survey, your answers really do matter!!! www.surveymonkey.com/s/8ykm2b3

Hot Topics

You have the first 20 minutes of class to complete the following tasks.

Get in a group.  Chose one of the topics listed below.  Post your group and topic choice to this blog.  Read 2 to 3 articles and give the class an update on current technology advances and how they have impacted society.  Do not read any article that is over 5 weeks old.  Post the links to the articles you reviewed.

Hacking
Royal wedding
Sales & stocks
Computer worms
Smart phones
Facebook
Social networking
Google
Technology unvieling
Twitter

Tablet Take-over

Tablets are the hot item in electronics right now and are currently taking over the technology industry.  Read the following article about just how fast their popularity is growing.  Also, tablets are so small and user friendly it has been suggested that they will be popping up in unfamiliar places before we know it.  The second article is about one such example.  Read both articles.  What do you think? Do you own a tablet already? If so, what kind and what do you think about it? If not, do you plan on getting one in the near future and what is appealing about tablets? What are some other uses you can think of for tablets? What are some pros and cons to the current technology boom?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/19/technology/tablet_forecasts/index.htm

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/20/server.tablet.mashable/index.html

Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel?

This is something your parents and driver ed teachers have been telling you for years but are you really taking their advice?  Read the following article about how car manufacturers are trying to keep up with the latest trends in technology.  Do you you think this is a good idea?  What are some of the pros and cons to their new ideas and integrated car technology?  What does your vehicle currently have factory installed and what other technology do you regularly use that is not "part" of your car?

 

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/21/smartphones-high-tech-cars-onstar/

What's on your mind?

So we've been talking about things I have found on random websites and thought were interesting and applicable to our class for the last few days and now its your turn.  Go to CNN, FOX News, Yahoo, or a similar website and find a technology related article that interests you.  Be creative, it does not have to directly be about computers but has to incorporate technology in some way.  Post the link to this blog then write about why you found it interesting and how it relates to technology.  Also, include one question or thought that you are wondering about regarding the article.  You can use a similar format that I use to start our daily blogs.  After you are done this you must respond to someone's post....start off by stating their name and then share your thoughts! Have fun and find something that interests you!

GOOGLE

What did you find out?

Career Ambitions

Everyone has been asked the cliche question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" a hundred times but have you ever stopped to really consider your options?  The job market is limitless and often the "secret", unconsidered jobs are the ones that have opportunities to make millions.  Read the following articles.  Have you ever considered these jobs? What did you find interesting about these articles?

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/04/04/job.facebook.mashable/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/05/silicon.valley.job.market/index.html