User:Mbueno4602

I attend De Anza college and I am enrolled in CIS2. I have been enjoying my time here at De Anza and will transfer to San Jose State next year. Go Dons!

Midterm:

For the midterm I am focusing on the topic of how to provide access to clean water for everyone. I reviewed several articles to see what solutions were being thought up and used and I found a few that seem plausible to help with the problem. One of them is desalination of water that has high levels of salt in it. The process basically separates the salt from the water making it potable. Another possibility is the invention of a straw that filters bacteria out of the water so that it is drinkable. These technologies are a bit costly but they are providing solutions right now for some areas which is a step in the right direction. Recycable water is always a new area of exploit which has some really promising results so far also.

Final

1. Introductions
BEST This video is a great intro to what the class is about. How technology has affected us all and how it has transformed the world and morphed it into what it is today. The very first steps were small but as time developed we as a society we were able to achieve more and more. This article goes into great depth about  how technology has shaped the new way we think about social communities. It is a great intro to the class that helped me get an idea of what we would be going over in the weeks to come. It opened my mind to the perception of social media bring people together and not isolating them. This article to me was very helpful because it provided great examples through primary sources from the author. It went over behavioural changes that I could relate to and have had experience with so I connected with it on a very personal level which helped me understand the topic a lot better.
 * Selected media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o35ruCZ6S4&feature=youtu.be
 * Selected media: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/530566/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-society-a-global-perspective/
 * Discussion: http://www.csun.edu/~lic42878/computers.html

2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech
BEST When I first read this article it made me think about all the searches and postings I have done in the past. It never occurred to me fully how much I was being tracked. After reading this article it opened my eyes to how unprotected the internet really is and how we essentially barely have any privacy on there. This article only presented 5 topics also so it is scary to think that there's much more out there being done to track and monitor our every move on the internet. This site was very solid. It came from a great resource and provided some excellent tips that were right in line for what the topic was about. I therefore trusted the resource and applied the tips to my everyday useage on the internet. This blog was a fun way for me to reach out and share some of my interest which played into the freedom of speech aspect of the topic. The blog itself I thought was pretty cool and I wanted to share it with anybody who was likeminded about the blog's topic so I had fun working on this discussion.
 * Selected Media: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031908/the-5-biggest-online-privacy-threats-of-2013.html
 * Selected media: https://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud/internet_fraud
 * Discussion: http://www.mustangheaven.com/

3. Intellectual Property
BEST This was a really eye opening article for me which helped me grasp the idea of intellectual property. I knew somewhat of what the topic was about but this article definitely gave me a solid understanding of it and why copyright is so important. It also showed me how much we ignore it and abuse it. I definitely think that copyright infringement is committed more than we think but that is because we don’t know we are committing it. The cyberspace is very broad and copyright rules are very easy to cross which is what I got from this article. This article was great because it showed the side of somebody who felt they had their intellectual property stolen and after reading it, it got me thinking about how I would feel if a large corporation like facebook was ripping me off so to speak. The article was very strong in its arguments which helped me see why intellectual property is so valued and not just seen as a simple idea. Here I found another great article that was well written and presented. It went over online piracy and how it affects those who are harmed. IT gives a few examples which I thought really cemented what intellectual property means to those who have it illegally stolen from them.
 * Selected media: http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/student-copyright/
 * Discussion: https://medium.com/@hankgreen/theft-lies-and-facebook-video-656b0ffed369#.2u84gei1b
 * Discussion: http://www.ncpc.org/topics/intellectual-property-theft/pirated-products

4. Crime
Best Obviously there is going to be crime but this article really expanded my spectrum of how much crime goes on with technology and the cyber space. I really like when statistical data is presented to me so this article please me in that sense when I was reading it and it also went well with what the topic was about. It to me just went hand in hand with our topic of crime. Excellent article that related very well to the topic which went over how to protect yourself from cyber crimes and it listed the top ones to look out for. If you are not very tech savvy like I am with the internet and you just use it like any normal person would then this article might help you realize that you need to be more careful on the web. This article was something that I found to be very interesting because it was a hot topic at the time of the topic for the class. It provided information about the VW technology scam and I found it to be very helpful when giving examples about how technology crime can affect society.
 * Selected media: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/30/online-fraud-costs-more-than-100-billion-dollars
 * Discussion: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-five-computer-crimes-protect/
 * Discussion: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/upshot/how-many-deaths-did-volkswagens-deception-cause-in-us.html?_r=0

5. Employment, Education and Entertainment
This media gave me great insight and made me start to think about the preparations we are making before going into the real world to find jobs. It helped me think about employment and technology and how it is so intertwined with today's society. It also helped me link the possibilities of the future because of the insightful information it presented.
 * Selected media: http://blogs.workday.com/how-technology-can-build-the-bridge-from-education-to-employment/

BEST Really awesome article about how the market has changed and how it is shaped with education. The statistics in this article are very well gathered and presented. It had all three ideas in the topic as well from the week so it to me it went over really well. I enjoyed reading about the business aspect of the article because that is what I am majoring in so it please that side of me as well. This was a super in depth article that helped me think of new ways we need to perceive education and how to apply those perceptions to my everyday life. It involved the interactions with school life and technology as well as the job employment sector. Overall I felt that article was a great analysis on what the topic was based on.
 * Selected media: http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/8/data-technology-and-the-great-unbundling-of-higher-education
 * Discussion: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/14373/GrandChallengesBlog/7639.aspx

6. Midterm - Millennium Development Goals
BEST Well this video actually kicked everything off for me because I didn’t even know what the Grand Challenges were before watching this video. It was very insightful and provided enough detail to where I could see what was being asked of us and to why they were being asked. It made me think that I need to address these challenges myself because it helped me see the true meaning in them. Great source if you were interested in learning more about the grand challenge of how we can make access to clean drinking water universal. The questions being raised and resources being used are all relevant in this source and it provided me with enough information to feel like I was readily equipped to help the cause. This was another great selection where it went over the protection of clean drinking water and how we need to be constantly monitoring those who might not be as thoughtful. It goes over some historical facts which helped bring me from the past to the present and delivered the message strongly.
 * Selected Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GGupkdsX5E
 * Discussion: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/water.aspx
 * Discussion: http://www.nrdc.org/international/safewater.asp

7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology
This article was very helpful for me during this topic because it opened up my mind on how to learn. It presents 10 things to learn by the end of the school year and when I was reading it I found some things that I already follow and some things that I found I should start doing. Evaluating this article closely, I discovered that there are so many different ways to learn and technology can help get me more out of learning.
 * Selected media: http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2006/08/things-you-really-need-to-learn.html

BEST This selected media went hand in hand with the topic and helped me really engage what was being asked of me when discussing the topic. The ideas presented were somewhat already in my own mind so I was able to follow along on a personal level and that helped influence me to participate more interactively instead of just going through the motion. It is an important article because it is a big discussion today on whether or not we are in control of the technology that we are constantly using. In this article it presented a personal example of the author that I myself have a connection with so I was able to relate to it on a personal level. This made me enjoy reading it more even though it was a short post but still it presented some good questions about the topic that I feel should be addressed when dealing with such a topic about who is really controlling who in the technology discussion.
 * Selected media: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-idea-2015-you-controlling-meabh-quoirin
 * Discussion: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elisha-goldstein-phd/technology-vs-humans-whos_b_812305.html

8. Risks, Failures and Responsibilities
This was a very informative article about what brands of technology are the most and least reliable so it definitely was useful for the topic. It provided some good hard data that would help a consumer when picking a supplier for their technology.
 * Selected media: http://www.pcworld.com/article/187407/reliability_and_service_2009.html

BEST I can’t think of another article during the entire course that made me think as deeply as this one. It was well written and presented in a way that made me constantly think of how impossible is it to control technology because of it’s endless capabilities. It poses great questions about how one is suppose to have control over their innovations but really to me there is none. There are so many mutations done to works when it comes to technology and this article really opened my eyes to that so I thought it was fantastic. Eye opening article for me that reiterates the old saying, “to the little things right”. It was scary for me reading this article because it’s main topic of discussion is how these big companies fail to do the simple things when it comes to security and that's how they get breached. The article made me feel vulnerable as a person who uses the services or buys the products from basically any business who uses technology on a major scale.
 * Selected media: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/what-does-responsible-innovation-mean?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29
 * Discussion:  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/06/most-cyberattacks-come-through-simple-failures-security-specialist

 

9. Anytime, Anywhere
BEST One of my personal favorite articles from the course because it really went together well about the topic for the week. People are able to run pretty much their lives off of technology and are able to run their businesses from just their smartphones. These handheld devices have become so impactful that new businesses are popping up everyday and technology has helped with that. Really cool article bringing the new trend to life. This article brought to light online universities and gave me a better understanding of what they really are and how often they are being used. It demonstrated the topic of anytime, anywhere very well. I didn’t know what MOOC’s were before reading the article so I definitely learned something new from it which is another reason why I enjoyed it. The presenter in this video was very inspiring and motivated which I thought was great. It helped again with the idea of the topic and helped with the fact that technology was helping get her message out so that literally if you have a connection to the internet then you can help her cause, anytime anywhere.
 * Discussion: http://www.pcworld.com/article/236047/run_a_small_business_from_your_smartphone.html
 * Discussion: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/06/the-secret-power-of-moocs/396608/
 * Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWnQAFsy72s&index=3&list=PLyMV8Qi5zjsb3Cz5B9qKzsYI_UgP0Fcfl

10. Technology Advances, Social Trends
The data presented in this article was probably the most detailed out of all the articles I read over the course. It showed real proof of the social technology trends that are going on today and what are expected in the future so it tied in really well with the topic. I also am a figures type of guy so it sparked my interest when I started going over all the numbers on the topic.
 * Selected media: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Growth-of-Time-Spent-on-Mobile-Devices-Slows/1013072

BEST I really liked this article because it had some fun facts. It got away from the boring intellectual articles and instead was drawing from my fun side. I always like to read up on fun interesting facts and the fact that this article had to do with the topic I enjoyed it even more. This article really tied into the topic about technological advances. 3-D printing is huge right now and I think we haven’t even scratched the surface with it. It will change everything we know about manufacturing and will have an immense effect on society. It to me is probably going to be the biggest innovation for the next few decades to come because of how capable it is.
 * Discussion: http://didyouknow.org/fastfacts/technology/
 * Discussion: http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/10-awesome-things-people-are-doing-with-3d-printers-trustedreviews

 

My favorite topic to cover in this course was #10 Technology Advances and Social Trends. I enjoyed this topic because it basically reviewed all the advancement made by technology as well as the future of technology. It basically covered everything for me and also helped me look into the future. The social trends aspect of it was really fun for me because it gave me the opportunity to observe human behaviour when it comes to humans and technology. I can say that I learned the most from this topic and also had the most fun researching it as well.

 

The one resource that taught me the most about computers and society was http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/what-does-responsible-innovation-mean?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29. This article opened my mind to how uncontrollable technology is and how we have so much to learn about it. When I say technology I mainly mean the internet and computer based innovation. I learned so much from this resource because the questions asked were deep questions that should be thought of when innovating. There were many articles that I enjoyed and videos that I could watch again but this resource was definitely my favorite.