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| This is 10 years! Imagine 25! |
Homework: None
We are finished with the "The Stage is Yours" piece. The group and individual grades are in for the group work part of the assignment. I will be grading the pieces over the next two weeks.
We are going to do another group-based piece. We will be writing a science fiction short story. I will post the web page next week. The students are still in groups. The group is supposed to be their support system. I will be encouraging this more. I think the students are still in it for themselves. Group work can be challenging, but it is necessary.
The first responsibility for the group is to present their future communication device as described below. I think we will present Tuesday.
Design a future
communication/entertainment/??? Device
Twenty-five years ago, the most
portable entertainment device was a cassette Walkman by Sony. The portable video games were LCD at best,
LED at worst. There were no cell phones.
There were no portable video devices.
Who would have thought that 25 years later we would have the iPhone, a
device that is a phone, connects to the Internet, plays music, videos and
games, and contains an accelerometer, GPS, and a compass?
Assignment
Design the all-in-one device your
children will be using 25 or more years from now. What will they be carrying in their pockets
(or transporting some other way)?
First, think of a problem with
today’s iPhone like devices. What
limitations do they have? If you could
design one better with no limitations, what would it be like?
- Draw the device so we can see what it will look like. (on the back)
- Explain what it does and how it works. If you can, explain the technology behind it. Can you explain where you got the idea from? Is there a technology being developed now that has the possibility to do this?
- What problem does your device solve? Think about the iPhone and what it does. Why was the device created? People obviously think they need it. Why?
- How will the device help humanity in general? How everyone benefit from this invention?
- The opposite idea- What are some unforeseen harms of this device? Maybe the invention will not benefit humans. Instead, it will bring out something bad in us.
