1.+Assignment+&+Overview

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Before we begin this project, how much about technology do you really know?

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= Does using technology mean that you actually know what is happening as systems operate and function for your use and service? When a text message is rapidly sent from one friend to another do you know 'how' it happened how how the text was translated? Do you know what the line in online means or how you are able to click on this wiki and begin technological learning? How does it all happen? When you take a digital photo and pixilate do you ever wonder what really takes place? = = = = If we use it, it being TECHNOLOGY, wouldn't we be better off knowing how it works? =

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= The goal of this ARTFUL SCIENCE PRESENTATION is to inform and enlighten your understanding of technology through the use of technology itself. This will incorporate your creative and artistic abilities into shaping both an educational experience and a science minded technological display of knowledge. =

= = =By the end of this unit you will have:=


 * =A fuller understanding of ONLINE PRESENTATION TOOLS and the skills necessary to create your very own presentation.=
 * =A defined sense of TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY available to you as students for educational pursuit and the ways in which they are used to serve.=
 * =Applied practical application in intertwining arts and sciences in learning.=
 * =A continued extension into research and discovery through problem-based and project driven lessons.=
 * =A finalized and graded product explaining your technology/area of interest and demonstrating mastery of the presentation tools explained.=
 * **A mutual exchange of information toward learning between groups, individuals, and instructors in developing advanced technological competency.**

= While we have a great understanding that technology is [|EVERYWHERE AND GROWING], we are not always as informed as to what technology is. While it is debatable based on need and requirement, it is important that you have some notion of what YOU believe as to the purpose and personal [|definition of technology]. You should be able to answer the question, "[|What is Technology?]." =

= = = It probably does not shock you, but the technology we have now will be obsolete sooner than you think. What's more, technology is growing not in predictable patterns but in exponential leaps. We are involved in a race where knowledge on the technological frontier is more vital than ever before. Beyond the use of professional and business ventures, the 'gadget' enterprise is vastly approaching every aspect of human capability. Technology is personal! =

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= = = = = [|TECHNOLOGY NEWS - IT'S EVERYWHERE] =