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media type="custom" key="3687825" Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Jean-Luc Picard, Bones McCoy; all of these characters from futuristic settings are members of an elite group of humanoids, all with the ability to access instantaneous information with the flick of the finger. Problems once thought to be impossible to solve are now simply shifted to a more advanced screen or page, then broken down, dissected and reconfigured, with that problem now becoming nothing more than a minor bump in the trail. Hey, Joe how is your classic car collection. It’s great. But, how did you know about my love for the classic car. I saw it on you’re AC/DC T- shirt. This is not the future but the world we live in today. The Sixth Sense envisions a world.

 __ Response to Sixth Sense Video __ Initially, impressed by the possible uses, the ease of access, I found myself wanting one as soon as they hit the market. The ways the film showed a person accessing information generated a lot of ideas for me. I could picture myself wanting to use the camera feature on vacation, or the product analysis feature while shopping. But as the video progressed, it moved to a strange area where people themselves were being analyzed, researched, and having information shared. The film made it look like a friendly exchange, but I then thought about security and privacy. While the technology itself is exciting, I would be lying to say I am not also alarmed at the realization of what has been up to now, science fiction nightmare. The way a government controls the people of a democracy is not with guns, or laws, but information. The idea that we would unleash so much information only impresses upon me the need to teach people how to manage, critically analyze, and decide what information they will use to guide their decisions. My fears aren’t enough to keep me from embracing opportunities, but are convincing me that the changes in education will need to be radical. The "sixth sense"; the eyes and ears of the future; access to relevant information anytime, anywhere. What does this new technology mean for our society? It opens up issues of personal safety and access by others to confidential information. On the other hand, it provides easy, on-demand access to pertinent information that can enhance productivity and efficiency in the work place. media type="file" key="reflection.mp3" Response to video “Sixth Sense”

Development of technology is off the [pp1]  to the point where it makes me wonder where the line when is when technology becomes so advanced that it turns from being positive to negative. The information shared in the video was creepy to me. Because of the easy access of information and the ease at which personal information finds its way on the internet, the risk of having our personal lives out there in the open is high. While this gadget would be fun to have and play with, and no doubt be convenient at times, I really don’t think it’s something that I would want. At this point, I don’t foresee this as something I would utilize in my classroom, either. The potential for distraction is high and it appears students can be very discreet in what they are doing. Being that this technology is new, my hope is that as changes are made and updated that the [pp2]  issues would become  [pp3].

 [pp1] What charts?  [pp2] What does this mean?  [pp3] Is anything really foolproof?

Reponse to Videomedia type="file" key="TED.mp3" Everything is moving so fast. Keep up, or you’ll be left behind. The TED video gave us insight on where technology is heading. True, there are great advantages: emergency situations, instant entertainment knowledge, immediate access to cameras, GPS, internet, etc. Yet imagine some of the [pp1]   a generation so hooked up to media that they forget to be human. Forgive my pessimism. I’m just afraid that “Stop and smell the flowers” will become “Stop, identify the flower by genus, climate, growth rate, season, and olfactory sense, and go on to the [pp2]   .”  [pp1] Good word choice.  [pp2] You mean, on the path of life?