Cell Phone Risk for Pedestrians

You have probably heard about the increased risk that comes from using a cell phone while driving. This week’s article focuses on a different group using cell phones in a different situation. The information may surprise you. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

What do you think about the statistics that were presented at the beginning of the article? If the study were conducted with older children or adults, what do you think the results would be? What is your response to the following quote: "Younger peoples' brains are wired differently and are better able to multitask than older people, but they still have diminished attention to whatever primary task they're supposed to be doing."

Cell Phone Article

Watch Out Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a popular resource on the Web. In fact, it is one of the world’s top-10 most visited websites. Now someone else is trying to take Wikipedia on by imitating it. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

What do you think about Mr Cauz’s remarks about Google’s ranking of Wikipedia? Mr Cauz also made comments about Wikipedia itself. To what degree do you agree or disagree with his comments about Wikipedia and the people who use it? How successful will Encyclopedia Britannica be with this new ploy? What would you recommend Encyclopedia Britannica do to be more successful?

Watch Out Wikipedia Article

Is the Web a Dangerous Place for Kids?

This week’s article looks at a report from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force that assessed technologies for protecting children from unwanted contact online. Their findings did not please everyone. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

Do you know anyone who has been approached online by a predator? How reliable are age-verification technologies? The report said that "Parents, teachers, mentors, social services, law enforcement and minors themselves all have crucial roles to play in ensuring online safety for all minors." How should these groups be involved?

Task Force Report Article

Changes in the iTunes Store

You probably have an MP3 player. Millions of people use iTunes to purchase songs that they play on their computer and/or MP3 player. Apple recently announced changes in the copy protection and pricing of the songs that it sells. This week’s article explains the details of Apple’s announcement. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

Have you ever purchased music that you downloaded? Have you ever downloaded music that you did not purchase? What do you think about the changes described in the article that Apple is making? How do you feel about the pricing changes? What is your opinion about DRM? Apple has been campaigning against DRM at least since February 2007. Why has it taken this long to remove it? What should be done to motivate people to legally purchase music?

iTunes Article

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