Technology+In+the+Media

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This is a clipping that was taken from my Parish chruch Bulletin on January 10, 2010. This is an important article to me because it addresses technology from a faith based perspective. I believe this article can be interpreted as the Pope recognizing the presence of social networking tools and he feels that they can be used in a way that contributes to personal growth and development.

This article was taken from the Ottawa Sun on January 23, 2010 from page 33. This article explains that the International Space Station is now fully online and functioning with an internet connection. I believe this is a very large step for both society and technology, as it demonstrates the human developed technology of the internet being present in an area that does not support natural human life. Reading this article reminds me of of an IMAX video about the ISS where students in schools were able to communicate with the astronauts and ask them questions about their adventure. If such activity were to continue, an internet connection would make communication between students and astronauts even easier.

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Apple Introduces their new iPad tablet, which will have a huge influence on mobile technology as we know it. On January 27, 2010, Apple introduced a new tool that could revolutionize the educational world. The iPad is a tablet computer that allows for users to carry on the same uses of an iPod and computer. These could be used within the school setting as student response systems or as a portable database that can be used during learning activities. For a more indepth look into the uses and specifications of this tool please click here

This is an interesting article that demonstrates Google's continued growth. This article explains that Google will develop an increased number of "street view" photos to use within the Google Earth program. This would be useful to teach urban planning and other geographic issues. These programs can be used even in literature studies to explore the setting of a novel. For example you can explore rural south central American if you were teaching To Kill a Mockingbirb by Harper Lee
 * Google Mapping to Cover all of Canada: Article from the Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 2010**

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