Tech Chapter 7 Blog Post

1. The textbook discusses assistive devices for PCs to help individuals with visual impairment. Research and post apps that Google and other developers are creating to help visually-impaired users use smartphones.

2. The textbook gives the example of the OLPC project as one method used to lessen the digital divide. Post examples of other products and ideas that are emerging that could help lessen the global digital divide.32. The EPA estimates that the e-waste generated by digital devices produces more than 2.5 million tons every year. Research and post "green" initiatives to promote sustainability and reduce the amount of e-waste.

 1.) Various apps that can aid those with visual impairment are Voice Over (in Os X & iOS), BrailleTouch(iOs), List Recorder(free), Audible(free), and Audio Exam player(iOs). Voice Over reads out everything on the screen of your phone - icons, the menus, the features, the emails, the Twitter feed, as well as any Web pages loaded. It's "rotor" allows users to give a number of commands such as skim through Web pages or spellcheck documents. BrailleTouch is allows the visual impaired to type on their phone using iPhone or touch screen using Braille, with some reports of typing speed of 30 WPM or more, List Recorder features help students organize any kind of information they want. Regardless of being taught, all information can be split down into lists to aid mnemonic memorizing. Audible aids those who want to listen to full-length books, etc. Audio Exam Player helps students formulate best answers instead of trying to pronounce out words (http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/excellent-tools-help-visually-impaired-students-mobile-technology/). 

2.) "Green" initiatives to promote sustainability and reduce the amount of e-waste is Reevaluate what's necessary, Extend the life of electronics by avoiding breakage and overcharging battery life, buy environmental friendly electronics, donate used electronics you don't need to help those that are unfortunate, reuse large electronics and recycle electronics and batteries in e-waste recycling bins around your vicinity.  

Tech Chapter 5 Blog Post

1.  The Arab Spring has been called the bloggers revolution.  What role did social media play in this revolution?
2.  Lindsey Stone was fired over a picture she posted on her Facebook page.  Is it fair for 30,000 individuals, most of them probably strangers, to have the power to determine the course of an individual's life and livelihood based on one poor choice made on a social networking site?
 3.  Your online reputation can make or break you.  In fact, college admissions officers and prospective employers look at your digital presence.  Do you monitor your digital presence?  Can you get rid of your digital footprint?  Research and provide tips for managing your online reputation.



1.) The role that social media played in the Arab Springs revolution is that it played a key-role in advancing the events because of the rate at which communications were passed on (http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/Public/focus/essay0611_social_media.html).
2.) It isn't rather lack of common sense since the majority of photos can be publicly shown and if there's a sign of hand gestures, mannerisms or verbal language that exhibits disrespect, the person is accountable for their actions and the consequences that come with it (http://gawker.com/5962796/happy-now-good-employee-lindsey-stone-fired-over-facebook-photo).
3. Yes and No, I monitor my digital presence sometimes because evidence that pertains to you can be used against used you and terminate the opportunity of getting future employment by a top-tier company, but I'm not paranoid cause I don't really post that much on social media.

Globalization Blog post May 5

There are 3 ways that I.T. has transformed health care. One way is that an inflation in accessibility of treatment has opened up many more approaches of exploration and research, which allows experts to make healthcare more propelled and effective.

Second way is the usage of information technology has made patient care safer and more reliable. Being able to accumulate lab results, records of important signs and other precise patient data into one centralized area has changed the level of care and efficiency a patient can expect to receive when they enter the healthcare system. An inclined level of efficiency in data collection means that a colossal online resource of patient history is available to scientists, who are finding new ways to examine trends and make medical developments at a faster rate. 

The third way is the software improves health care and disease control. The development of specialized programs means that, for example, the WHO(World Health Organization) has been able to classify illnesses, causes and symptoms into a massive database that encompasses more than 14,000 codes. This resort allows medical experts and researchers to track, retrieve, and utilize valuable data in the fight to control disease and provide better healthcare results in general. Software also plays a central role in tracking procedures and using billing methods that not only reduces paperwork level, but also enrolls practitioners to utilize their data to improve quality care and all around efficiency. 

Link used ( http://healthinformatics.uic.edu/resources/articles/3-ways-technology-has-changed-healthcare/)

Health officials can use technology to study the impact of health interventions and disease prevent programs in a numerous amount of ways. Within the field of public health, technology can be utilized as a tool for researchers, public health professionals, communities and individuals. The universal nature of computers and their technologies can play a key role in implementing and delivering health promotion and prevention programs. Social media is an unfolding and rapidly technology that imparts itself to key areas of public health, particularly those that involve the sharing of information, such as health literacy and surveillance (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2014/tech-eng.php). 

Countries in Africa, South America, Central America, and certain Asian Countries can benefit from distance learning because it can be used as a medium to deliver knowledge to the poorest countries and can be used as a new learning paradigm. Since education is viewed as an important priority for the world's poorest countries, Distance Learning can perhaps be a significant method for accomplishing a miraculous, leapfrogging transformation (http://www.techknowlogia.org/TKL_active_pages2/CurrentArticles/main.asp?IssueNumber=11&FileType=HTML&ArticleID=276). 

Chapter 3 Blog post

In this social experiment, one group of eye color were discriminated, were treated unfair, segregated and prejudiced. The other eye color group were treated with superiority, privileged, entitled, and treated the different eye color people with a narrow of them. After the social experiment was held, the teacher taught the children that you shouldn't discriminate a person based on the color of their skin, eye color, ethnicity, and show love equally. This experiment also pictured the reality of American society back then and how discrimination it was - which is still rampant today.

Diversity Chapter 1 Blog Post

What does it mean to be an American? Being an American means having to freedom and autonomy to decide which academic institution you want to visit, travel in the country without limitations, tune it to any radio or TV stations free of choice, and achieve scholastic and profession goals without the impact of any government or military. Since the U.S. is a diverse country, it means accepting others, being receptive to new suggestions and visions, treating everyone equally, being considerate and compassionate and not taking part in what your ancestors did for granted (Jr, Gallup, H. George. Gallop.http://www.gallup.com/poll/9712/what-being-american-means-todays-youth.aspx)

Does Ms. American represent America? Miss America represents intelligence, elegance, expression, beauty, and the highest ideals. However, the Ms. America pageant is based on unrealistic cultural body standards and if the contestants don't qualify for these expectations, then they're basically omitted from joining. Since the U.S. is a diverse nation, it'll be crucial to include diversity of different body types (Vagianos, Alanna. The Eye-Opening Evolution Of a Miss America Over 95 Years. Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-eye-opening-evolution-of-miss-americas-body-over-95-years_us_55f078d9e4b002d5c077a6fb)

Comparing zip codes? I learned that the population size in my zip code is bigger (55,580) than 21237 (29,728), the population density is 1,709.18 in 21117 while 21237 is 2,991.65, there are more males in 21237 but more females in 21117, married couples are higher in 21117 (73.1%) than 21237 (68.7%), race population is quite diverse with 21237 having more mixed races and others, real estate media home value is higher in 21117 (292, 800) than (235,000), total of real estate taxes are higher (46,640,300) than 18,279,600,there are a higher rate of those that attend college (9.14%) and graduate from college (3.94%) but the percentage of individuals not enrolled in school is higher in 21237 (73.95) than 21117 (67.47%). For transportation, individuals in 21117 use public transportation (7.59%) more than 21237 (2.23%), individuals in 21117 work from home (3.57%) more than individuals in 21237. Language wise, inhabitants in 21117 speak Spanish 6.55%) and Other European languages more but in 21237, Asian Languages are spoken more at (5.6%). However, both speak English. The family income with $30,000 or less is higher in 21237 (21.16%), Household Income between $30,000 and 50,000 is higher in 21237 (22.64%), Income between $50,000 and $100,000 is higher in 21117 (35.12%), and Household Income of $200,000 is higher in 21117 (7.83%) than 21117 (Zip Code Comparison. MapsZipCode. http://www.mapszipcode.com/zip-codes-comparison/).

By 2050, there will be a prevalence of mixed races in the U.S.  Interracial relationships are inclining and on the rise since it's tolerated and accepted as to the 1960's whereas it was a taboo (Membis, Liane. What will America look like in 2050?,DefiningAmerica. CNN. How does this make me feel? Pretty much neutral, it shows that diversity is one of the hallmarks of American life. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/02/joel.kotkin.census/)