Stop Googling...Let's Talk

MIT professor Sherry Turkle penned an op-ed in the NY Times about a topic that affects each of us in many ways.

Please read and discuss your personal experiences on our blog.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Consider either of the following questions to consider for our blog.

1. What is empathy and how is technology impacting it in our society in your view? 
2. What are some solutions she suggests and are you capable of them?

I will be accepting posts without support references but they must be substantive. Do not just tell me you hate when you see people texting at the dinner table. I'm looking for evidence that you read the article and are aware of the content and how it affects your life.

Technology meets Fashion

For our first post I found an article that I thought might be interesting you. A company called Feetz is 3-D printing shoes and hopes to change how we buy them...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/business/smallbusiness/your-next-pair-of-shoes-could-come-from-a-3-d-printer.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F09%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fsmallbusiness%2Fyour-next-pair-of-shoes-could-come-from-a-3-d-printer.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=1

1) For our blog I please describe in a few sentences what was interesting about the article in your opinion and...
2) Then think about your future and what field you are interested in. Tell us about it and how you think technology may or may not affect it in the future.

Here we go

Hello Class of 2017. Welcome to Senior year and your Tech class blog. A blog, for anyone who doesn't know, is a web page that is updated and typically contains information about a specific subject. Blogger is free with your Google account and you can create your own to share what you are passionate about with the world.

A blog is a powerful tool because of the contributions of its followers. Commenting on our class blog will be part of your grade throughout the year.

Please follow these Guidelines:

• Write your comment as you would a letter. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. No acronyms ie: LOL 
• Never reveal personal information about yourself. No last names, addresses, screen names, email names. This is a public space so anything you say can be seen by anyone in the world.
• Never disrespect someone. "Do unto others as they would do unto you."  No matter what someone writes, respect their opinion and do not offend. 
• Don't just write your opinion. Include facts, from sources you find. Link to the sources but do not include something you have not analyzed first. 
• Be aware of copyright. Make sure what you use is copyright free. (Just because you found it online does not mean it is free for you to use without permission). 
• Stay on topic and keep it about education.  

We will go over in class what I expect of the blog. Please respond to this post to test that you can comment and you setup your blogger account correctly.