14 Social Media and the News

Just a few years ago, people found out about major news events on the TV Nightly News.  If it was a major event, it may have appeared on all channels immediately.  The information was usually limited and most people waited until they read all about it in the newspaper the next morning.

1) There was a world wide tragic event recently.  What was it?  How did you find out about it?

2) Research a bit about how social media and technology changed the way we learn about and view events impacting our lives.  Comment on what you think about what you discovered by watching the video and reading a few links:

Internet News (Who uses these? Are any great?)

Teens Spend hours in Media  (Doing what?)

#scudlaunch(This is mind boggling if you think about it)

3) How do you find out about what's going on?  TV or radio?  An iphone app?  A news app?  Twitter?  Facebook?  Or?   Do you think your way is the best or most honest?

13. Presentation Week

This week you will be presenting your first big project

 here are some tips on how to make it great!

Presentation Tips 

(Think of your website when they say slides)

Giving Killer Presentations

(More resources to help you be successful)

Or research your own...  Ideas

This week take time perfecting and practice your presentation.  

Simple Homework: Write only a sentence or two about 

what you plan do to be successful in your presentation.

12. Born Digital

1.  Explore.  In your own words, share what have you found about digital citizenship.

2.  Visit:  Youth and Media  Watch a few movies.  Comment on one or two.  Name the title(s) and share your thoughts.

3.  What do you think of this:
You find a song you love, go to pirate bay and copy it.  It's yours.  Yeah.  A few weeks later,
you and a few friends jam and make the most awesome song ever.  So great that,  itunes/ Playstore both promote it for you to sell.  You could make some bank.  Anyone that downloads it you will make $1.00.  But very few buy it.  It's pirated everywhere though.

11. The Internet

As you signed on to this homework blog today, did you even consider how easy it is for you to access the Internet?  

Explore some interesting and informative insights about the web:

• The Internet Map - What's happening?
• The Web is Dead, Long Live the Internet - Possible?
• World Internet Users - Who are the world users?
• The Internet of Me - The Internet knows me!
• Digital Attack Map - Who is attacking who?
• Internet Censorship - Everyone has access? No.
• Google Transparency Report - A reluctant censor.

Take a look at each site.  Read some, skim others.  Interact.  Then elaborate on what interested you the most.


1.  Identify the two sites, from the links above, that you liked the best.

  
2.  Discuss two things you learned and how this information affects you personally.


3.  Think about what you read.  Intelligently share your thoughts.

10. Big Tech

Big tech companies in the news 

Check out the links below and critically think:

1. How are these companies merging together to help consumers navigate between their systems? (How are they alike?)

2. How are they differentiating themselves to rise above their competition? (How are they different?)

Microsoft Edge vs Chrome

Microsoft, Apple, Google

Apple Hot News

Mac vs PC?

Google vs Everyone

9. Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing?

1. In your own words, without looking anything up, explain what you know about cloud computing.
2. Do you use it?  If so, how?  
3. Pick a concept below.  Research and elaborate on how it specifically relates to cloud computing:

•  Safety             • Data Storage           •  Infrastructure            •  Adobe Cloud       • Cisco 
  

            •  Netflix               • Internet            •  Multiple/Concurrent Users      •  Microsoft 365

• Wi Fi         • Jump Drives            • 2040           • ios icloud          •  Chrome        •  Network

8. Tech Terms

Tech talk every...
     

     Photoshop

     Game Maker

     Music Production

     Flash Animation

...developer should know

Choose one of the links above.  Select 5 terms that you are most unfamiliar with and explain what the concept is in your own words.  Elaborate how you would use the skill it is defining.  

7. Innovators

35 Innovators under 35

Who do you think is the coolest?  Why?

There’s more than one way to read these stories. Sure, the subjects are inspiring and creative people. But these are not merely personality profiles. They also illustrate the most important emerging technologies of the moment.

A short blog for a short week.  

One question, but elaborate about why you chose the person that you did. 

Happy vacation this week and be inspired!

6. Tech Questions

Ten Common Tech Questions... 
and Their High Tech Explanations

1.  Read through the TECH ARTICLE.  Read all ten questions, all the answers.  Which answers did you know already?  Which answers had some new information for you?  (I'll be honest, I learned quite a bit from this article!)

2.  Think about technology today. Come up with two new questions, that "un-tech savvy" people might have about technology.  After you write your questions, describe how you would answer them. 

5. Mobile Phones

* Identify your enemy in your blog answer #2... but go attack them by replying to their post. First entries will have to wait a bit, until other warriors post their choices. Yeah, defend your phones when attacked too. 

Make sure your info is up to date!  Check this out: Smart Phones 2015 and this: Mobile Infographics 2015 

Let the wars begin...