User:Vtaylor/CIS2 Computers and Society/CIS2 Group Projects - Fall 2015/Group C

Individual Lists

Mary Humphreys- http://wikieducator.org/User:MHumphreys

Kimleang Nao - http://wikieducator.org/User:KimleangN

Jeremiah Montejo - http://wikieducator.org/User:JMont

Sundeep Ali - http://wikieducator.org/User:Sonnyali

Alexander Saba - http://wikieducator.org/User:Sabex08

Anne Asual - http://wikieducator.org/User:AnneAsual

1. Introductions

Writen by: Kimleang Nao

• Internet impact on society - Selected Media
  • This article, written by Manuel Castells, is very informative with a good explanation on how much the internet impacts society. The article is well organized and written, making it easy to follow and understand the topic. It prompts an interesting question, what will happen if the internet stops working?
• Basic rule for digital citizen - Discussion thread
  • The writer said “Treat others they way you want to be treated,” “Don’t forget the human behind the screen,” this article lists everything people on the net should know. The article's format is easy to understand and has clear lines on what to do and what not to dot. As the writer says, people should have good manners on the net and in real life.

2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech

Writen by: Kimleang Nao

• Digital Tattoo - Selected Media
  • This is a good article about how to protect yourself on the internet. It's a very informative article that is easy to follow and understand. Everyone should know what they're getting themselves into when using the internet, and this article explains from how to get rid of your digital footprint on the net and protect yourself.
• AT&T Whistle-blower's Evidence - Discussion thread
  • This article explains how AT&T illegally installs spy gear on the internet so they can collect information from their users and use it for their profit; they claimed it to be a massive data collection. This article talks about one of the truths about internet providers, that they spy on their customer's daily activities and their secrets. This is very important information that everyone should know and be careful about, because it can happen to anyone who is not aware of their situation.

3. Intellectual Property

Written by Sundeep Ali

• About - Creative Commons - Discussion thread
  • Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright, but work alongside copyright and enable you to modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs. This site has everything you need to know about Creative Commons and how it works. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. To achieve the vision of universal access, someone needed to provide a free, public, and standardized infrastructure that creates a balance between the reality of the Internet, and the reality of copyright laws. That someone is Creative Commons.
• 10 Copyright Laws You Have To Know - Discussion thread
  • It is important to know exactly what copyright is in order to understand how it is to be used or applied in a legal setting. Copyright laws in the United States state that copyrights are legally exclusive rights that are granted to the author or creator of a creative work. This site does an exceptional job covering some of the important things about copyright. Among these rights are the rights to copy, distribute, adapt, and amend the work.

4. Crime

Written by Jeremiah Montejo

• FBI - Internet Fraud -- Selected Media
  • This page, written by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, is useful in that it both lists common ways internet fraud/scams occur, and many tips to combat or avoid them. The information is very in-depth, well written, and well organized, making it easy to read and understand. Even though it is primarily written for practical purposes, the information is still very thought provoking. It makes one really contemplate what risks they are taking when going online.
• The most important security question to ask users -- Selected Media
  • This article states that the most important defense against online risk is user education; people should be educated on what risks they take when going online and what they should do to prevent/avoid them. The author says that more corporations should enforce computer security training to fight against these risks, and believes that all employees should be able to answer the question: "What are our top threats and what can you do to prevent them?".

5. Employment, Education and Entertainment

Written by Jeremiah Montejo

• Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data -- Discussion Thread
  • This article presents an optimistic view of technology and its effect on employment. It supports this with examples of different types of jobs and historical data. It states that "Hard, dangerous and dull jobs have declined", using agricultural jobs as an example (nearly 8% of total work force in 1871, less than 1% in 2011). This is contrasted by "Technology has boosted jobs in knowledge-intensive sectors", with accounting used as an example. With its use of facts and well-designed graphs, the author's optimistic view is comprehensible and greatly supported by the evidence presented.
• Khan Academy: The man who wants to teach the world -- Selected Media
  • This page gives an insight into the mind of Salman Khan, the founder of the online education website Khan Academy. The article quotes his statements of his beliefs for the most effective forms of education, and what parents and teachers should do to improve education for students. He believes that we need to move on from traditional education, and that parents should be more involved in their kids' school work. "In 500 years, I hope people look back and say, 'Imagine, kids had to learn in classrooms that were like factories and it was unheard of for an eight-year-old to truly deeply understand quantum physics. Isn’t that strange?”’ he states.

6. Midterm - Grand Challenges

Written by Alexander Saba

• Midomo Water Purifier - Own research
  • This article is important as it shows a much more effective way to purify water than the "Life Straw". This company used the fact that people in third world countries will walk miles to get pure water. While on this journey to get clean water, this "jug on wheels" purifies the water.This idea is noteworthy because the inventors of this device analyzed peoples daily lives and found a way to make there lives just a little bit easier. We need to invent more things in this way to better everyone's lives. Having someone analyze peoples daily lives and finding where they need the most help is a great way to come up with an invention.
• Corporate Social Responsibility - Selected media
  • This is the social responsibility section of the company,Vestergaard, which created a great water purifier called the life straw. To give a little background information, the life straw is a "straw" that you can use to drink unpurified water,i.e. while hiking. Another more effective use of this product is to use it where there is no clean water, like in third world countries. Reading this section of their website made shows that not all companies are interested in only making money. This company realizes that they have a very valuable resource and they want to help spread it to help other people in other countries.

7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology

Written by Alexander Saba

• Hank vs. Hank: The Net Neutrality Debate in 3 Minutes - Selected Media
  • This video is very informative and entertaining, partially due to the formatting. Many people may not know that internet providers were slowing down internet speeds for there competitors such as Netflix. The way that this video was put together lets viewers see this issue from both sides of the playing field. This video also explains why, from an economic standpoint, internet providers would slow internet speeds as they have. It also gives great points to the consumer's side, not just the argument of "I want faster internet."
• Cellphones Can Be Addictive - Selected Media
  • This visual map is useful as it sheds light on the fact that cell phones can be very addicting, and may even show people that they are addicted themselves. Many people do not realize this because the addiction slowly grows as people use their phones more and more. This map shows some positives and many negatives that come with over using your cell phone, and it is clear that the negatives outweigh the positive aspects of using your phone. Many people believe that smart phones are the way of the future due to how helpful they are.However, due to the isolation that has come with using these devices when people are around you, are they really helpful?

8. Risks, Failures and Responsibilities

Written by Sundeep Ali

• Consequences of Uses of Computing: Emerging technologies - Selected Media
  • This article shows how the history of computing is short and spectacular. Technological advancements come with tons of consequences, and usually the positive always seem to out weigh the negative. The consequences of technology have touched on almost every part of our lives, simplifying or automating much of what we do. Cars are more fuel efficient and safer, food is cheaper to produce, and you can buy products from the other side of the world. To live without a mobile phones or the internet would be unthinkable for some. What consequences the future holds and how lives will change is an unknown, but it is likely our lives will become ever more intertwined with technology.
• How Can I Tell if a Website is Reliable? - Discussion Thread
  • How can you tell if a website is a reliable source? The Internet contains some high quality sources as well as some very unreliable, biased sources of information. That is its nature. Anyone can post on the internet and that puts a higher burden on you as a researcher to evaluate the quality of each website you use whether it’s for a class assignment or your personal use. Sometimes, Internet sources can be more accurate than print sources. Other times, it is better to stick with the print sources. Different courses may require research of different levels of academic rigor. This article is designed as a guide to help one evaluate whether a particular site is appropriate for your purposes.

9. Anytime, Anywhere

Edited by: Anne Asual

• College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All - Discussion Thread
  • This article gives great insight on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It gives positive feedback from both students and professors who attend and teach these courses. It also lists the universities that are starting to carry these courses for free to help students earn credit, although it does cost money to receive a certificate. This is an important article, especially in this economy. School tuition keeps rising, and in order to keep up in this economy, one has to be educated. Because the economy is getting more expensive, a lot of people have to work unusual or excessive hours. With MOOCs, people can get a free, flexible education, and since it's online they're able to study anywhere with access to the internet, and finish the assignments anytime before the due date.

• How Virtualization and BYOD Help Students Learn Anywhere, Anytime - Own Research/Discussion Thread
  • This article describes the program "Bring Your Own Device" in school (K-12) classrooms. How it works is each student and teacher will be able to bring their own laptop, tablet or smartphone to take notes and do projects on, allowing them to save it on their own technology devices. Usually at this grade level, you can only access the internet in the school classrooms by using desktops. By allowing students to bring their own devices, students won't have an excuse to not study because, by using their own technology devices in school, they can study anytime, anywhere. This is an important subject and article because it helps teachers and students become more functional in the classroom. By using their own devices in the classroom, it may be able to improve the school system so that there will be room to add more lesson plans to the class agendas.

10. Technology Advances, Social Trends

Edited by: Anne Asual

• 15 Ways The World Will Be Awesome In 2050 - Selected Media
  • This article lists the predicted achievements society will have made by 2050 with the help of technology. These predictions include: relying almost exclusively on renewable energy, smarter, safer and clean energy cars, having the internet reach every corner of the world, artificial intelligence, and many more achievements due to the advances in technology. This article is an important article to point out because it's a list of hope for the future. As of now, based on what's out there in the media, the world is falling apart with global warming and war, just to name a few. To know that people are working on these goals brings hope for our future.

• Poll: Today’s Society Too Dependent on Gadgets - Selected Media
  • Even though this article is dated from 2009, it is still fairly accurate. Harris Interactive took a pool about the public’s view on electronic devices and found that nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans think that today’s society is too dependent upon electronic gadgets, and 39% do not think technology (such as mobile phones, Wi-Fi networks and GPS) really makes people more productive. This is still trues as society is still reliant on technoly, but a good amount of people don’t really use it to be productive.Today, it is common to see people use technology to take selfies, post useless videos, play video games, watch endless amounts of TV, and so on. In a way, it has gotten worst since 2009, as it is changing people’s overall way of living for the worst. Face to face communication is becoming extinct, and there are social trends, with the help of technology, that are more of a distraction than a way of being productive.