Project – New Technology in Action
IS101 Computer Concepts and Applications Class Assignment
Our lives are radically affected by high-end gadgets that have finally become economical for the everyday user. For example with the advancing technology we see every year, there are new smart phones released annually. But is it cost effective to upgrade annually as well? Or is it better to keep the same phone for several years, depending on software support?
The product cycle is predictable. A new technology emerges, and it is very expensive, hard to find, and difficult to use. As the technology gains in popularity, its uses are expanded and the price begins to drop. Eventually the product becomes available for the general public or for general business use—everyone seems to have one.
For this project, choose a hot technology topic from the list below and explain what the technology is, how it is currently being used (or how it might be used in the future), and how it will affect consumers when it becomes widely accepted. You will need to do some research in order to create this presentation.
Topics:
- Nanotechnology
- RF ID tags (Radio Frequency ID Tags)
- Automated Homes – Gadgets
- Streaming vs. Cable or Theater-going
- Social Media Concerns
- Artificial Intelligence – consider a specific aspect in how it is being used to focus your research
- Other interesting and NEW technology not readily available or in stages of study- Please get teacher approval.
To complete this project you must create a power point master slide for a New Technology Presentation. You may NOT use themes from PowerPoint!
Using the master slide, create a presentation which is
- 3-5 minutes in length
- has at least 6 pages (including the title page)
- Includes images, text, and titles to explain your topic
- Includes MLA citations for all your research on the corresponding slides NOTES sections
- Provide substantial speaker notes (at least one fully developed, 5-7 sentence paragraph per slide)
- Grammatically and mechanically correct
You will present your technology findings in front of the class, so it is important that you rehearse your presentation.
Online Assignment – PowerPoint Research
This assignment is in conjunction with the
New Technologies (PowerPoint) Project . You must show evidence of researching the topics that are required for the project.
You will research one of the three topic choices for the PowerPoint assignment. You will print for the instructor five (5) resources you have found for the project assignment.
For this project, choose a hot technology topic from the list below and explain what the technology is, how it is currently being used (or how it might be used in the future), and how it will affect consumers when it becomes widely accepted.
You will need to do some research in order to create this presentation.
Topics:
- Nanotechnology
- RF ID tags (Radio Frequency ID Tags)
- Automated Homes
- Streaming vs. Cable or Theater-going
- Social Media Concerns
- Artificial Intelligence – consider a specific aspect in how it is being used to focus your research
- Other technologies
You will submit for the instructor:
- The five (5) website URLs on the topic you have chosen. Use a search engine to learn more about your topic. Be sure to highlight the entire URL for each site your find, Right click and COPY the URL – then Right click and PASTE the URL into the paper. Your link, when clicked, should take me right to your reference location.
- Following each link will be a brief description of what you found helpful on the website.
http://www.newgenius.org/nanotech.htm – this page explains in kid-terms what nanotechnology is and what it may mean to us in the future. (You can not use this one as one of your resources!!)
A total of five (5) links should be represented in the print up.
This assignment is scored on a rubric. All of the outlined areas must be covered in your response to receive at least 5 out of 6.