User:Thien Phan CIS02

Thien Phan, a student from De Anza College / SJSU, taking this CIS 02 class to fullfill my GE requirement.

Favorite quote: "Each one, teach one."

Introductions and Society
10 Lists Keep You Want Successful'''

This article focuses on the word that most people want to hear: "successful". Indeed, that such a click bait article, because I was so ready to read it. Overall, the article provides 10 lists that could potentially help you to be successful in the future, from keeping a contact lists to a list of creative ideas that you might have.

BEST Source: 15 fun things you can do on Google

As a college student, Google search has been my main tool to find information and help me learn all the college materials better than anything else. Though I use Google on daily basis, there are many cool features that Google offer which I didn't know about. This article provide 15 things that you might find them fun to play around with.

British Library

A free library of old images which collected from old books. Indeed, British Library transferred old manuscript that could be inconvenient for us to find and make them easy to access. These images are copyright-free and readily usable legally which allow users to collect more inputs for their purposes. For students, it is out of date to go to actual library and look for these rare images from over thousand books, instead, this library is more reliable and make a legit inference that one could able to use.

Privacy
Guide to student privacy

This is a guideline for state and local education to protect and preserve student information. This is based on federal laws, suggestions which provide parent to access to student records that used and maintained by the agency. This article also mentioned about how schools able to store and share student data, then able to analyze proactive steps to come up with ideas for future issues.

BEST Source: Finding out what Google know about you '''

This article provide you tools that you could explore from Google. From tracking places that you have been to ( base on times that you use Google Maps and navigator) to analyze your website. Many of us use Google daily and yet, there are so many tools that Google provide that we don't even know they exist. Personally, being aware and understanding what you are using and how to keep track of your personal data is a great way to maintain your professionalism, nowadays.

'''Copyright and Fair Use '''

It is important to know about Copyright and know how to use other people works. Giving credit to authors should be the first thing that any "netizen" need to do. This video provide a quick explaination and inform users to enact copyright laws. Thus, it introduced Fair Use where I could able to use copyrighted materials legally. These fair use include school works, education, news etc.

Intellectual Property
BEST Source: '''The Science of Motivation

AsapScience is one of the most popular channels on Youtube whose purpose is to educate viewers in short videos. Many of us might lose motivation at some point in life, whether it is going to gym, learning new instrument or achieve some goals, and yet, struggle to find the motivation back. In this video, they explain how our brain works based on several studies. And depends on who you are, you should choose a method that fit you and work on it. Finding motivation is one of the crucial keys to help you success in life. This source is interesting for me because at the time I watched this video, I feel lacking of motivation in many daily things such as in my schoolwork, in my dance career, and this help me boost my self confident and motivation again. This is the best source I found on this module.

Media Literacy Changing the World '''

Media plays have changed the way we interact not only in daily life but also in education. They allow information to flow quickly and precisely. For instance, TEDtalks is a platform where entrepreneurs, activists or artists are able to share their works, ideas and messages worldwide, and their goal is to educate, inspire and provide others people variety of resources. In addition, media plays are much more convenient and easy to access, hence students like me are much more interested in schoolwork. I like this source because it again reinform me that how important Media Plays is to my education path.

10 facts about Copyright   

 Everyone know what is copyright, however, there are many facts about copyright that seem not too obvious for many people, including me. This article answered many questions that I have regard to copyright. For instance, you can't not copyright an idea, it has to be an actual product from that idea. Thus, seeking other people ideas and make your own products is the best way to do and yet yes, it's legal. Also, if you currently working for a company for whom you are generating music, artwork. Then the copyrights belong to the company. It is important for me to know about copyright information because like many others, I often use other people copyright materials for my own purpose without acknowledge the fact that I had been violating the copyright laws.

Crime
BEST Source: What is Flow ?

What is flow ? This article define the state flow occurs when we completely immerse in an activity such as running in a race, dancing, playing jazz etc. Because each individual has their unique way to do things, hence, there are different ways to achieve their flows. According to the author, there are 10 factors that we might experience when we in the flow state. For instance, the feeling of timelessness, strong concentration, or feelings of personal controls over the activity. Furthermore, the article mentions the benefits from flow in such ways that could improve your performance through times because the act of achieve flow is endless learning. This article also answered my question on how some people achieve 100% focus when they are doing their work, which I found fascinating.

How to approach a complex problem 

When it comes to complex issues such as how to reduce the poverty population or how to attain free education, there need to be a good way to approach these issues. There are 6 steps from measuring the problem to making model based on the understanding of the problem, able to communicate, plan and taking action. Following these step will give you a better chance to have a positive outcome. In order to solve complex problem, one need to breakdown the problem and able to follow the process to create a reasonable solution. Problem solving skill is the most crucial skill that students need to have. Nowadays, with easy access to information, students need to know what to do with these data and how to use them to solve any problem, and this article definitely help me to clarify the steps to become a better problem solver.

| How to hacker-proof your life

In order to protect your online life, one needs to know how hackers are able to access his/her information. There are many methods of entry that allow hackers to access to these personal information. For instance, 47% of them using remote access to collect resources and data through a remote location; 26% using SQL injections which take advantage of improper coding from websites and steal data; Or they create public Hotspots that under airport or public names to lure users and then steal their data. Hence, knowing these methods would allow users to avoid being hack. This is important to me because I spend most of my time online and access to many online resources. After reading this, I am more aware of these scam online and able to change my actions online such as changing passwords and avoid public wifi.

Employment, Education and Entertainment
Zombies Run Game

Its pretty much a running track apps but with stories and missions to make you more motivate and active on your running. It could be pretty fun if you play with bunch of friends or with a good size family. This remind me of Pokemon GO. Personally, I have been playing a lots of games from different platforms but never thought about games that more toward education such as things like this, which I found very refreshing to see.

'''STEM Education Program

In recent years, the demand for STEM workers has been increasing significantly, hence, the demand for STEAM teachers moves in the same direction. In order for kids to develop their knowledge and creativity for colleges or work, a complete K-8 STEM program is necessary. Therefore, this program will allow teachers to have a better understand about the field but also about the materials of the courses to build upon these kids potential. These course activities include: small interactive groups, class participation or demonstration. After graduate from this program, K-8 teachers will able to communicate, demonstrate and providing professional development in STEAM education to helps students learn high quality STEAM kills and conceptual understanding.

BEST Source: '''Programming Languages: Applications and Interpretations

I always been interested in programming but never have a chance to take it more serious because of, again, no motivation. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of online textbooks, I prefer a hard copy. Even though, it is convenient and free, I found that It is hard to maintain focus while i'm on my computer. Also, some of my professors from San Jose State refer students to use open textbooks or any source free if we could find, which benefit students as well as instructors.

Grand Challenges
Future of Virtual Reality in daily life

A possible future of virtual reality in our daily life. With all the resources and technology that the world offers right now, VR would create a better way of living for people who has disabilities. For instance, virtual reality could provide subtitle for the deaf and translate language through applications. Furthermore, It could provide us maps, social medias on our screen. This video provide a future scenario where virtual reality is part of our daily routine.

Can Robot be creative ?

Artificial Intelligent/Creativity is one of the most interesting and controversial topic that have been discussing through many science forums. Indeed, the question of how do we define creativity in machines is much complex than we originally thought. According to Lovelace, an English mathematician, a machine must create original ideas to be consider as a creativity machine. Nonetheless, even though we able to create complex codes for machine to create ideas, they wouldn't know which ideas or products that are fit to what we consider as beautiful. Thus, scientists apply the evolution theory that mimic biological evolution so that machines are able to generate original artistic outcomes. This topic is fascinating because I'm a dancer, who love any creativity ideas and I have this question over years, and this video, perhaps, answer my question in the simplest way.

BEST Source: Bravemind, new treatment for PTSD

Virtual reality is getting more popular in our technology field, nowadays and It is a powerful tool for any social sectors. Virtual Reality can actually be used in more advance field such as treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder patients Bravemind, from University of Southern California, a therapy tool to treat PTSD by exposing the experience so patients can confront their trauma memories. I always interesting in Virtual Reality applications. Besides gaming, I know that we could apply virtual reality in many fields such as medical, military or education. This Bravemind program help me understand the important of applying new technology to help us solve complex problems that we could not imagine just decade ago.

New Approach to Prosthetics

Evaluating and Controlling Technology
BEST Source:Who you are, really ?

In this TedTalk, Brian Little explained why your personality may be easily influenced by environment and culture demands. He also debunk about the differences about introverts and extroverts. Moreover, according to psychologist Little, he said that there are 3 natures: biogenic nature, sociogenic and idiogenic nature. I have heard many people describe themselves either introvert or extrovert, and with that belief, they even enact traits that fit into what they consider as introvert/extrovert. Personally, after listening to this talk, it makes sense to me that we often make effort to fit in with society in order to achieve our goals. As an introvert, I always want to improve my social skills not because I like it but to able to gain mutual benefits for myself and for others.

Digital Divide - another gap between the rich and the poor

I didn't know that there such a word call " Digital Divide", it seems like a "Wealth gap"  on the Internet world. However, it makes sense to me that there are a vivid line between the rich and the poor. While the rich are benefits from the advantages of technologies, they still have to suffer with other issues that come from digital age such as privacy, media manipulates and such. Meanwhile, the poor will suffer from not able to catch up with these technologies nowadays, which, in my opinion, will create a wider "Digital Divide" in the future.

5 Reasons feedback may be an important skill

Since listening is one of the most foundation skills that each one of us must master, feedback is also a critical skill that benefit not only for people who got feedback but for the givers. The article focus on the important of feedback in communication. I gave this source 4/5 because it provide details reasoning about the important of feedback into 5 different sections. In addition, Cambridge.org is a reliable source. The only thing it lack is how is feedback relevant to technology field. This is the best source in module #7, because this will prepare me an important skill to apply for my career in the future.

Risks, Failures and Responsibilities
Learn how to code through mini games

Codecombat.com is a great website for learning to code for kids. I have spent 4 hours on this website and it is awesome. The main thing about this is allowing kids learning code without boring lecture. Instead, It is like an RPG game where you going to level up your character and get stronger through levels. However, in order to level up your character, you need to able to write codes, from basic to advance as level go higher up.

BEST Source: Laws and Ethics can't keep up with technology

With the rapid growth of technology, laws have not kept up with our modern society. Certainly, technology allows changes in a short period of time. A short time ago, no one could imagine that they could able to connect with most of people all over the world through smartphone and Facebook. Moreover, full human genome sequence, which cost hundred million in 2002, now can be done for $1,000. In contrast, we still haven't acknowledge of what is ethical in relation to technologies. One of the problem could be about our DNA, genome testing would become as common as blood test, hence protecting genomic data would be a huge issue to discuss. Moreover, there is question regard to what businesses do with genomic data and could they allow to use them and sell for third parties. Meanwhile, debating on autonomous cars is still going because of its security. With all of these examples, I wouldn't say that we will able to keep up with the advances that technology is developing.

Machine morality and Human reponsibility

Fast forward a century from 1900s, technology nowadays becomes responsible for controlling our services from finance to daily life. Indeed, It took over many of human challenges and difficulty such as planning military defense or even create new innovations. As human being, we seek for efficiency solutions, thus we would expect to be much more dependent on machine intelligent. Nevertheless, responsibilities is not just disappeared themselves, it changes as our society change. Yet, human beings seems to be increasingly irresponsible when it come to the way we interact with machines.

Mobile - Anytime, Anywhere
Uber App

Personally, Uber is such an innovative app that change how we commute recently, It outplays the taxi industry and allows people to work on their free time. It is faster, cheaper and easier than taxi.

BEST Source: More people, fewer cars

Uber firm attacks on pollution and provide a plan to get more people into fewer cars. It is interesting to hear Mr. Kalanick plan and how he blame that regulation has slow the process of making cities less pollution by putting the cap on commute charges. In my opinion, I agree with him because when government control any industry, things will get imbalance. Take finance crisis in 2008, or jitney in 1930 as examples. This Tedtalk is interesting and best source because it target the traffic issue that I have to deal with currently in the Bay.

Turning your smartphone into PC accessories

Last time when I broke my PC mouse, i found an alternative way to use my smartphone as a PC mouse through an app called Unified Remote. Besides, they provide many other cool applications such as control your TV or PC through your smartphones.

Political Platform

A website that tracks candidate policies in the 2016 elections so voters are informed. Even though it doesnt have attractive design, it is easy to use and provide solid information about each candidates. For instance, after select a candidate, you can see the summary of policies from each sector ( Crime, Environment, Foreign policies etc ). You can also make comments and see other comments. It gathers information from various news and sources.

Future
The World is changing

This Youtube video provided in depth- estimate statistic about population, investment and growth rate of not only countries but the Earth as a whole in overall. It is important to point out the estimate rate base on our current growth rate so that we can be aware of what is going to happen in the next decades.

BEST Source: The Future of Food

With the growth rate of economic and population, there will be an increase in food demand. While this is a good new, raising meat would impact the environment negatively. That lead us to challenge the idea of making food enough for billion of people without harming our limited resources. Indeed, new firms are taking this challenge and some are creating plant based alternative to beef, poultry that are more sustainable and taste great.

Deepmind

With the goal making its operation more efficient, Google introduced DeepMind technology to cut back on energy and water use at factories. Deepmind is able to build a predictive model that based on the self develop abilities which the program has. Thus, Google can apply this system to distribute electricity in data centers. In this case, Deepmind would able to find ways to converse power while keep Google data live 24/7. The cool thing about Deepmind is it able to adopt and change decisions while collecting all source of data through these centers.