User:Cyndyyb

I'm a De Anza International student and my major is Global Studies.

Contents
 * 1) Introduction to CIS
 * 2) Privacy and Freedom of Speech
 * 3) Intellectual Property
 * 4) Crime
 * 5) Employment, Education and Entertainment
 * 6) Grand Challenges
 * 7) Evaluating and Controlling Technologies
 * 8) Risks, Failures and Responsibilities
 * 9) Anytime, Anywhere
 * 10)  Technologies Advances, Social Trends

1. INTRODUCTION TO CIS
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-and-sanitation/  (5/5)

From the 17 Sustainable Development Goals listed on the United Nations I decided to share with you the Goal 6 which is to ensure access to water and sanitation for all. Have clean water to drink is essential to all of us. Water is the only resource that help us out to maintain our planet to breath or sustain our life.

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/15/digital-literacy-in-universities    (5/5)

Digital literacy is the ability to use data and communication technologies in order to find, evaluate, create and communicate these information which requires both cognitive and technical skills. This article shows that today with the technologies we can feel and touch everything that can teach us to use it more often in real life or will be useful when need it.

2. PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/08/when-it-comes-to-internet-privacy-be-very-afraid-analyst-suggests/   (5/5)

This article is focused on the topic of privacy online, it gave us advice and tips in order to protect our personal information online. Those tips are given by two analysts, the tips are simple to understand and don't need to bring your computer to a technician so everybody can do it to assure a better protection online.

https://www.extremetech.com/internet/180485-the-ultimate-guide-to-staying-anonymous-and-protecting-your-privacy-online    (4/5)

This online article is also about the security online, it provides different tips that are efficient to preserve your privacy online. This article is basically a reminder of how our online privacy is at risk now and that we really need to be aware of that.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
www.alllaw.com/topics/intellectual_property    (4/5)

This website gives a pretty accurate definition of Intellectual property, it also gives an example of what can be described as part of intellectual property. For those who does not know what intellectual property is, it is a good website to start and familiarize with the topic.

https://www.copyrightuser.org/understand/rights-permissions/protecting/    (4/5)

This article provides advises about how to protect your work, the expression copyright might be common but not so many people understand its real meaning. Through to this website you can have the possibility to understand what is copyright about but also know how to protect your works with it. This article provides few steps to follow in order to claim your ownership.

4. CRIME
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber     (5/5)

This online article belongs to the FBI especially the branch that treats about cyber criminality. Because cyber attacks are becoming commonplace more dangerous and sophisticated, the FBI had take some actions in order to stop the cyber criminality.

https://www.thestreet.com/slideshow/14205477/1/top-10-ways-to-avoid-being-hacked.html    (5/5)

The website's article provides 10 ways to avoid being hacked, because hackers are constantly seeking new victims, internet users have to be more careful about their actions online. These 10 steps can be very useful and are not easy to apply. From install security update to use Virtual Private Network, this article give you the basic moves that can secure you electronic belongings.

5. EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
http://www.elac.edu/online/     (4/5)

This article is about how Distance Education a program at East Los Angeles College provides comprehensives services and helps the faculty to enrich the learning process by using technology. This Distance Education program is much more based on Canvas where students can take online classes.

https://www.usdla.org/      (4/5)

USDLA stand for United States Distance Learning Association, it is the first non profit distance learning association in the United States. It was created to support distance learning research, they are addressed to every education level from pre K-12 to higher education, they even do military and government training

6. GRAND CHALLENGES
https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/oceans/coral-reefs/ways-to-help-coral-reefs/index.htm    (5/5)

This article is about different ways of saving and protecting Coral Reefs. Coral Reefs are an important biodiversity, a lot of living beings depends on them and also the climate and the environment. Their destruction is a disaster and has a huge negative impact on the environment so in order to stop their destruction we can follow those advises provided by this website because they are really accurate.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/  (5/5)

As the human population is expanding dramatically and will reach 9 billion in 2050, this national geography article provides some new ideas to produce food. In fact this increase of the population brings a huge issue in the way that we will need more resources in order to feed those people.

7. EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGIES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus  (5/5)

As an international student, English is not my first language I'm still learning and improving my English skills. The thesaurus Merriam Webster is a precious tool for me because I can learn new expressions and extend my vocabulary.

https://docs.google.com/document/      (5/5)

Google Docs is an essential tool for students because it helps them to create their assignments, it is an easy study tool.

8. RISKS, FAILURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/smartphones-changed-our-lives-lets-think-before-we-invite-the-robots-in/2017/02/03/0b31ef50-e8b7-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76a8984f8bae    (5/5)

This article is focused on Wikipedia's liability, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia maintained by the people who use it, it is a free encyclopedia and everybody who have access to internet can be free to add some modifications to the topic that they want. This freedom is one of the main reason why Wikipedia can not be a reliable source because the information contained are not totally accurate most of the time.

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/10-ways-computers-are-used-in-medicine   (4/5)

This article is about the different ways computers are used in medicine. Since their creation computers have become mainstream appliances, they have found their way into virtually all aspects of human endeavors and medicine is no exception, so this article shows 10 possible ways of their use in medicine.

9. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
https://psychcentral.com/lib/how-do-smartphones-affect-childhood-psychology/   (4/5)

Nowadays it is true that smartphones are widespread and are easy to have, this availability is creating an addiction to the majority of the smartphone's owners. This case affects children much more than the adults and have an impact on them psychologically.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/smartphones-changed-our-lives-lets-think-before-we-invite-the-robots-in/2017/02/03/0b31ef50-e8b7-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76a8984f8bae    (5/5)

This article is much more focused on the Iphone, it is more like an opinion about how the Iphone changed the life of its users since its creation. This article is a little summary of the negative and positive effects  of the I phone on the society and moreover their impacts on people.

10. TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCES, SOCIAL TRENDS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2017/12/27/7-social-media-trends-that-will-dominate-2018/#13c676a725fb    (5/5)

Due to the changes and updates in our favorite social media we tend to underestimate our future and underappreciate the progress of technologies.

In 2018 we assist at the expansion of those social trends, live streaming is always popular while augmented reality is off now, Ad growth will accelerate, gaming will extend to social media apps and other more things.

https://www.useoftechnology.com/technological-advancements-effects-humanity/  (4/5)

The technology is the subject which advances dramatically, this article treats of the technological advancement and their effects on the humanity. In fact technologies can be found in almost all the sectors nowadays,they are a part of our personal life but also they can be found in medicine and heath care, communication obviously and agriculture. Even if they have a lo of positive impacts they can still cause an addiction and have some side effects.