Future+Technology+May+1

  Future Technology - May 1    I worked with Jake Johnson.  … Requirements: Create a new page on your wikispace, and name it "Future Technology". Copy and past the information in blue to your wikispace and answer the questions:

Video 1: The UK’s Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel have teamed up for a groundbreaking documentary on air safety, ironically crashing a Boeing 727 in the middle of a Mexican desert in the name of the cause. List three pros about crashing the plane on purpose: It tells the people how tough the plane is. It might help with better plane designs. It makes for a better plane. List three cons about this idea: It would be expensive. Other planes might not benefit from a new design. The new design still might not prevent crashes. List one pro from another group: It allows for public safety. List one con from another group: Nothing might be helped by just destroying stuff.

Link 2: When you picture fighting off pirates in the open sea, you most likely get a Pirates of the Caribbean vision of cannons and sword play, but as Popular Science points out, commercial ships do not carry weapons leaving themselves with little defense. Two Japanese companies have devised a system they’re calling the Anti-Piracy Curtain, which makes use of the most abundant resource commercial ships have while at sea: water. List three pros about the "super-soaker": It deters pirates, it is easy to use, and it makes ships safe. List three cons: It could use a lot of water, pirates might find their way around it, and it might be expensive for widespread use. List one pro from another group: It is creative and new. List one con from another group: Pirates could think of a new way to attack ships.

Link 3: List three pros about this robot: It can carry a lot, it can walk on hard terrain, and it is very stable. List three cons about this robot: It is really creepy, it could break, and it might not be as effective as a soldier. List one pro from another group: It could bring soldiers home. List one con from another group: It is loud.

Video 4: List three pros about future cell phones: They have a new variety of uses, they are being made smaller, and they can be made from useful materials. List three cons: They could be expensive, they could break easily, and they might not be cheap enough to replace today's phones. List one pro from another group: They are able to be used for a lot more than just texting and talking. List one con from another group: They might not be practical for everyday use.

- Choose one video you want to write about: The big dog. - Are you for the new technology or against it? I am against it. - Write a TV public service announcement explaining why we should continue or discontinue with this technology. - Create the PSA on PhotoBooth. - Upload the PSA to your wikispace. - I want this to be fun and I want you to think! . media type="file" key="Movie on 2012-05-01 at 08.12.mov"