Happy Summer!
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Sunday, May 8, 2016
S 14 Prepare for Battle
Microsoft Office vs Google Drive
Prepare for battle! Check these out:
1. Compare a feature of Microsoft Office and Google Drive where "Google Apps" is the winner.
2. Compare a feature of Microsoft Office and Google Drive where "Microsoft" is the winner.
READ ALL THE ENTRIES BEFORE YOU
No credit will be given for any repeat features!
Make sure your entry is original.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
S 13 Open Source and AI
In 2015 there was an explosion in Artificial Intelligence research and development. Facebook and Google have open-sourced both A.I. software and hardware. Since the iPhone, there have been personal digital assistants that are used in our everyday lives such as Siri, Google NOW, and Cortana. But along with all of this innovation there is controversy on the potential of A.I. and how to stop it if it reaches a point of intelligence higher than humans.
1. What is "Open Source?" What does it mean for you?
2. What do you know about AI? What does it mean? What are the implications of its wide spread development?
3. Read the article. Link at top. What parts of the article did you find most interesting? Why?
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
GenYES and CTSO
GenYES becomes a different experience for everyone.
"GenYES is what you make of it" because there are many opportunities and options that you can choose from and there is a strong mission to allow GenYES students leadership opportunities to participate in the organization and content structure of the class and student organization.
We will be having our end of the year CTSO meeting next week. Your homework this week will be to reflect on this program and offer your input, comment on the events and structure of the class and what you would like to see in the future. Complete the link below.
GenYES - CTSO Meeting Wednesday
May 3 ~ After School 2:30 to 4:00
Talk all about GenYES • Next Year Plans
New things • Biz Stuff • GenYES Recap
FOOD and FUN!
Talk all about GenYES • Next Year Plans
New things • Biz Stuff • GenYES Recap
FOOD and FUN!
Click here: GenYES Recap Link
Sunday, April 17, 2016
S12 Office Productivity Technologies
Office, iWork, Drive, and OpenOffice:
Which office apps are right for you?
1. How would you decide which application is best for your business? (Personal opinion)
2. Discover an online tool or app to improve any business's operations. (Research. No repeats)
Sunday, April 10, 2016
S11 Workforce Robotics
Robotics in the Workforce
Welcome to the robot-based workforce
1) Read. Cite your article. Comment on what you read. How are robotics affecting jobs, economics, the future of work or life as we know it? Is this … Good? ... Bad?
2) How does this affect you personally in your future quest for a job or career?
Monday, April 4, 2016
S10 Technology Effects on Human Evolution
How Has Technology Affected Human Evolution?
Give three examples
of how technology has affected human evolution
based on what you read and watched.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
S9 Social Media
Weighing in on Social Media
1. Each year more social media platforms are created. Some become wildly popular. Which social media sites do you think are cool or have unique features that are trending now? Or do you dislike the new social media venues? Like / dislike social media in general? BEFORE you answer open the link above. Read. Then informally cite information that you read* along with your personal opinions.
2. What is one downside (bad thing) about social media, other than privacy breach? (Think beyond the obvious answer here)
3. What is one attribute (good thing) about social media, other than just the ability to share events? (Think beyond the obvious answer here)
4. What social media do you engage in? How often?
*Note: Informally cite like this: From the article "5 Pros and Cons of Social Media in the Classroom" that I read I discovered ...
Sunday, March 20, 2016
S8 Crowdfunding
Raising money for a Project
Crowdfunding has changed the way innovators can bring their products to the public by appealing directly to the public for funding. No longer do creators need to beg to huge corporations to fund and back their project. Anyone with an idea has the opportunity to make it a reality.
Kickstarter Tech
Use these ^ links to find technology projects
1. List your favorite 2 projects with a comment why you liked it.
2. Now what do you think that inventor would have had to do to get their product to the public before crowdfunding?
Use these ^ links to answer these questions:
3. What are the benefits to crowdfunding? Any disadvantages?
4. Should companies like Kickstarter or Indiegogo take percentages of profits from projects on their sites? Why or Why Not?
5. Lastly give your opinion on crowdfunding and its impact on technology. Does it free inventors to use their full creative potential or does it only offer a medium for people to promote stupid projects? (Think Potato Salad Project...if you don't know about this look it up...pretty funny).
Sunday, March 6, 2016
S7 Gamification
...is a trend of turning tasks like work and school into funner, more immersive experiences by mixing them with gaming and gaming fragments, like levels and achievements
Read or watch at least two (including Sesame Credit) of these sources:
Then answer these questions:
1) Have you used a program, game or gamified system before? What was your experience?
2) Are there some things that should be gamified? Never be gamified? School?
3) Do you see Sesame Credit as something to worry about? Or just an interesting and possibly useful social experiment? Could this happen in the US?
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