Introducing TedEd!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation

 

Take a look at the new YouTube Channel created by the wizards at TED.com

 

You'll find a number of interesting videos that directly relate to you as a student. Go through the Channel and post a video with a summary in the comments box.

How early is too early?

Take a look at this TED Talk to see one perspective on how babies acquire language and how giving a baby a computer might actually slow down their development.

http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies.html

 

When do you think kids should start using technology? Create a post on your blog examining the pros and cons of starting early. Then, come to a conclusion.

More TED!

Here's one you guys can analyze with the Triangle quite easily. Post a response on your blog (include the link to this video, so people know what you're responding to).

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/avi_rubin_all_your_devices_can_be_hacked.html

 

Secondly, I realize that a lot of 'predicting' we do about the future seems to be cynical, negative, and sort of depressing. Let's look at the other side. In the same post on your blog, tell me if you think the future will more more utopian ('good') or dystopian ('bad').

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html

TED Talk on Innovation

Take a look at this TED Talk on Business innovations.

http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation.html

And this one on what the Amazon CEO thought the next Web innovation would be (back in 2003).

http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_bezos_on_the_next_web_innovation.html

 

Your homework is to search around the TED website and find an interesting video. Post it as a comment to this post and give us a brief summary of what it's about.

Sensory Overload!

Computers might not have emotions, but can they measure them? http://itgsonline.com/?p=134 Read the article linked.

There are many types of sensors. They are used to measure and/or detect a huge variety of conditions including: temperature, pressure, level, humidity, speed, motion, distance, light or the presence/absence of an object and many other types. There are many versions of each type which may use a different sensing principle or may be designed to operate within different ranges.

What are the five senses?

How many technological devices can you think of that measure these senses? When might they be used? Why would we used them rather than our own bodies? What are some things that machines can measure that we can't?

What about a Sixth Sense?

Take a look at this link for a picture of what the future of mobile phone sensors might hold. Analyze it with the ITGS Triangle and post it on your blog.