I felt very honored to be in the presence of so many talented individuals. I appreciated everything that I learned from the presenters, the comments made by learners, and my group that I collaborated with for our Tech-Tools presentation. I even won an award for being a Provocateur. This basically means that I was nominated by 10 people as a presenter that caused people to talk about and be interested in a particular topic. I felt like I won an Academy Award:)
Here are some of the presentations that I attended:
Laureen Kodani - Information Literacy for Electronic Resources
Mari Zelenik - Developing a Mobile App to Learn French
John P Coney - Teaching Marine Species Identification Using Web Based Learning Modules
Kehau Souza, Kahea Nae'ole, and Kalewa Correa - The Hawaiian Archipelago
I also had the honor of participating in the TCC Conference as a presenter with my cohorts Gayle Anbe, Ross Uedoi, and Susan St. John. Our topic was creating a course that teaches how to use specific technology tools. Our tools were categorized into 3 types:
1) Screencasts
- Jing
- Screencast-O-Matic
2) Presentations
- Prezi
- Voicethread
3) Animations
- Animoto
- GoAnimate
It was fun and I would definitely attend these conferences after I graduate. I learned so much from everyone.
Our group decided on several objectives during this year's TCC conference:
1) Active participation
2) Come prepared with questions
3) Find projects that are relevant to what we will do for our final projects
4) Take notes
For me I feel that my final project needs a lot of fine tuning. My project is based on the need for working professional in Hawaii to learn Japanese language. In order to create a narrow scope, my project will focus on COUNTING IN JAPANESE for 10 different types of objects. Something fun, engaging, and relevant will make for a useful tool. There will audio and graphics so pronunciation of the Japanese will be learned.
I am looking forward to TCC tomorrow.
Here is an example of some learning objects for my topic on youtube. Enjoy!!!
After reading about the Internet of Things, I have a lot of concerns about security issues. Imagine grabbing a library book that has some sort of biometrics that read your vital signs to determine your identity and track you so the book can be traced as well. What if your financial information could be read? Who gets to access that information?
Are we not just endangering our lives by trying to make our lives more convenient? There needs to be a balance between digital convenience and human nature.
If objects can access my information by a simple touch, how much security do I have? What are the checks and balances here? Who determines the standards for these security protocols.
The growing popularity of smart objects embedded in everyday items is a very good marketing idea. New inventions are providing information to users that are based on location and interaction with the environment.
The article I read here http://thehammersmithgroup.com/images/reports/networked_objects.pdf discusses some of the ingenious inventions that are already out for the public to consume. There are BOTANICALLS which are tracking devices placed in soil for plants. They measure the amount of water moisture in the soil and then send a tweet or message to your twitter or Facebook account saying "Water me ... I am thirsty!"
There are Nike+iPhones that embed smart devices in the soles of shoes that keep track of how many steps you've walked and then configure the estimated amount of calories burned.
Glowcaps are sensor caps on medicine bottles that help remind consumers that they need to take their medicine.
Check out this article for more information about the Internet of things, its history, and what benefits that have for our lifestyle.
