Assignments

Assignments
- This section will be updated normally once a month with a new topic for students to reflect and discuss. Each student will add at least 2 posts to the thread pertaining to the topic in the Assignments Discussion board linked above.

Assignment DUE 5-12-11, Period 5
The following is a picture of any typical grocery store. What technology do you feel is responsible for making this possible and why do you think so? Post a 250 word response on the discussion board above with your responses.

Assignment! __Due 12-3-10__
IBM has developed a computer that can talk, interact with verbal language and even win in Jeopardy. Watch the video (youtube) and tell us what you think?! media type="youtube" key="FC3IryWr4c8?fs=1" height="385" width="640" ==

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Assignment! Due 11-5-10
Go HERE, watch video, be amazed. Then post responses to the following in the discussion board above.
 * Is this the coolest thing ever?
 * What other applications does this technology have?
 * Who else could benefit from such technology?

Assignment!! DUE 9-17-10
It seems the BP oil debacle is all but forgotten, howeverlets not forget about those affected by this huge corporate screw up. It is estimated that 25,000 barrels of oil were spilling out of the well EVERY DAY... but just how much //is// 25000 barrels? Using videogame physics we can actually watch as 25000 barrels are "spilled"

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After watching the video post your reactions and thoughts in the Discussion Board at the top of the page BEFORE the 17th. ===

Assignment!! DUE 9-7-10=== Send email to DHSSystemsOfTech@gmail.com Do this from an email you check on a regular basis!!

Assignment!! Due 4-23-10 Another awesome find with StumbleUpon... that thing is awesome. Anyway... this video will explain a little on why the rain we have been having lately is so dangerous! Essentially, what is happening is this- There is a drainage pipe that runs under the road. The pipe gets blocked by debris and all that water has to go somewhere, eventually washing out the land under the road, the asphalt AND the pipe... No Audio... but just watch!

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Assignment!! Due 3-31-10 (last day of the semester and last chance to get your grade up)
I found this video using StumbleUpon. I thought it was pretty interesting, but one part in particular really hit me. At 4min 30sec, the text scrolling across the bottom of the screen was a little disheartening (works best with audio). What are your thoughts? Watch the Video Here

New Assignment! -Due 3-5-10
Watch the video HERE
 * The video on this site, DigInfo.tv, is a new paper shredder machine that would not only destroy your sensitive documents, but then turn them into a useful product. In your responses to the video, you could mention other possible uses of this technology; other industries that could benefit from something like this, or some obvious drawbacks to the technology.


 * NEW Topic- Due 12-15-09**
 * The following video is of a new type of training wheel for a kids' bicycle. After watching the video, what other sales possibilities do you feel the wheel has? What other technologies could use a mechanism like this one? Can you think of any drawbacks to this device?

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Topic- Due 11-1-09
 * The following is a picture of any typical grocery store. What technology do you feel is responsible for making this possible and why do you think so?