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December 11, 2018

Homework # 20 extra credit

Homework #20 Extra credit:

In the video ‘Without A Net: The Digital Divide in America” the producer is trying to draw attention to the lack of importance’s of having technology in schools. My overall reaction was that schools were progressing on fixing some of the complaints that were being made, already which was neat. Another thought that came to mind was the amount of complaints there where about not having enough technology and although I completely agree that technology is very helpful for learning, I do believe that we take for granted how lucky we are because there are schools that do not have the ability to have any technology. Overall, I understood their arguments and found it frustrating they provide laptops or iPad but not have internet. One of my favorite points was about the fact that it is difficult for those who want a profession in technology because there is not enough technology for them to be able to compete against others on the same level. Kids should have an opportunity to learn skills that they will need for their next stage of life, whether it be for college or going straight to it after high school. I think in that sense it’s Important for students to be able to have resources that will help them later in life. Some of the areas of Digital Divide that could be improved is the lack of preparation that is done before decisions are made. It would be easier if they planned every detail rather than just throwing stuff at the schools an expect everything to work. They need to make sure connections are there as well as instruction. Another very important factor is to make sure all schools are on the same page because it not fair if some school are able to have more tools to enhance the learning process than others. In conclusion this video was more of a refresher on information I already knew because my parents complain about this problem at there schools as well. Although there was some new information that was very valuable and helped me better understand the problem with the digital divide.

November 14, 2018

Design Thinking Homework #17

When designing a protype you must go through the stages of design thinking, the first being empathize. During this stage me and my partner had to ask question about the efficiency of our wallets. We asked questions about how we could improve them, what are likes and dislikes of our current wallets are, and what style do we like most for our wallets. When discussing these I had to make sure that I was going to be able to create something that worked best for her and she had to do the same. In the book “The design of everyday things” by Don Norman mentions the importance of relating to humans he says, “It took a long time for me to realize that my understanding of human behavior was relevant to my interest in the design of technology.” That brings us to the next step where I came up with various solutions that could work for my partner. In the next step I narrowed down my ideas to the one that seemed to meet most if not all her desires. After that it was time to build the prototype which is a rough draft of what are final might look like. I used materials that were most convenient, nothing that would be apart of the final structure. The point of this is to have a tangible item that gives you a better idea of how it would look when its finalized. In the book “The Uniqueness of individual Perception” by Roger Whitehouse says, “to unearth some answers to these issues, and to evolve a final design, we first set about designing the design process itself.” Then we tested it, meaning my partner examined my prototype and pointed out problems that she would like to have fixed. The final step is to implement, and this is creating the final product, which we as a class did not get that far.

October 18, 2018

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October 9, 2018October 18, 2018

Abstract (project#2)

For my personality I am an advocate (INFJ-T). Being an advocate is rare, they usually aren’t dreamers and use ideals and morals in there day to day to life. We also have a strong desire to help others. The I, in (INFJ-T), means that I am an introverted, exactly 75%, which makes sense because before this I always classified myself as an introvert but once I am comfortable, that’s when the 25% of my extroverted self appears. When it comes to my energy I am 60% intuitive and not very observant, I tend to be more imaginative, always wanting to find the hidden meaning. It is evident that by nature I am more likely to feel before I think. I am very sensitive, and I base a lot of what I do and think on my emotion. When it comes to tactics that I use when making decisions, planning, or work I am 51% judging and 49% prospecting this means I am not good at going with the flow, I have a desire to plan and know what is next. My last letter is T which coincides with my identity, t stands for turbulent which means I am self-conscious and have difficulty dealing with stressful situation. My chosen audience would be my potential or current roommate. For my style I would like to have an overall theme that is goes with every slide, I want to use simple and appealing images while incorporating personal images that show if or how these traits have been incorporated in my life.

October 9, 2018October 18, 2018

Blog Post #2 (pictures)

October 9, 2018October 18, 2018

Blog Post #1 (memes)

Living in the era that I do, I have been exposed to various types of persuasion, whether they are trying to get me to buy something, give information, or persuade me to believe something. These articles are shared through social networking sites and I happen to have accounts on almost all of them such as: twitter, snapchat, Pinterest, and Instagram. Sometimes these articles are pointless entertainment, though I have come across few that have taught me something useful or brought something to my attention that I was not aware of. For example, I was scrolling through twitter and I came across this article about a cop shooting a young boy, I was in disbelief, I honestly thought this must be false, there is no way a cop would just fire a gun on a kid for no reason. As I read the article, I no longer had the belief that cops were here to protect and serve, although some still do, not all cops are like this. Unfortunately, there have been many articles and news reports that have come out and have shown white cops shooting at or killing African American males. Again, even after the first article, I could not believe it, I was sure they had done something to provoke the officer or it was false and a made-up story. As a child I was always taught to respect police officers and that they were here to help me, and I should not fear them. Although I am not afraid of them given I am a white female, I lost respect for those who have blatantly murdered a child or adult because of racial ignorance. I remember watching a video of a boy being shot, he had nothing in his hand, nor was he not cooperating, and they shot him, and he died. I also saw the police officer who shot him try to justify it, although it wasn’t an accurate justification the department stood behind him. I was in complete disbelief. I am very privilege and never had personal experiences with discrimination, but after those articles I read I realized its everywhere. In the ted talk “what makes something go viral” by Dao Nguyen, she list off ways content can go viral, whether it deals with your emotions, it helps you understand, it deals with family or it is relatable. For this article that I read the reason it went viral is because it portrays to the emotions of the reader and is informative. Therefore, it caught my attention because its news that is very appalling and shocking, I truly believe that is how it caught others attention as well. In the video “Dangerous Memes”, with the speaker Dan Dennett, he mention that the creator of memes believes memes are viruses. Memes are defined as ideas that spread from person to person, what they have become is not necessarily what the creator of memes had in mind but, in this case the article about the shooting is meant to be shared from person to person because it is a topic that needs to be brought to others awareness.

September 25, 2018October 18, 2018

Homework #9 Content curation

In the article “In a new world of informational abundance, content curation is a new kind of authorship” by Maria Popova I found a quote that particularly interested me that said, “Finding a way to acknowledge content curation and information discovery as a form of creative labor, and to codify this acknowledgement, is the next frontier in how we think about “intellectual property” in the information age.” The reason this quote caught my attention is because when people choose to post “content” on twitter they are not always the curator and it is not particularly easier to know who was the originally person. Also, when you choose to share tweets or pictures there is a chance someone did it before you which means that you are copying something that someone else already has done. What about those who made the content? They should be getting the credit but how do you know who started it. Most people also look at platforms such as twitter and use it as a time waster no one really care about giving credit where credit is due or who said this first. Those who produce content should be getting the credit they deserve. For example, if you are a detective and you solve a case wouldn’t you want the credit for that because you found the evidence you put all the facts together and you were able to come up with a conclusion. All in people should be able to get credit for the work they create online.

September 7, 2018October 18, 2018

Data Viz

This first visualization seen above visual explain which resources more labor intensive by the use of a tree map. This map orders the labor intense product by using size and color. The most labor intensive is beef which was not too surprising given that it is a worldly favorite. Then is shows dairy, poultry, pork, and eggs which are all different shades of pink and then it goes into smaller sections of blue and green with fish, roots, pulses, maize, rice, wheat. Also, each section has a number which tells you how many tons are being produced. The reason I thought this specific visualization was interesting is because I have watched films in previous classes that went over the production of foods that are difficult to produce. This made me curious because initially I thought it would have been grains rather than beef but as soon as I saw that it was beef it made sense. It is also very fascinating to see that beef being the most labor intensive also is a very popular product. It makes me wonder how do they produce so much of the beef if it is so difficult to produce. It just goes to show if it is in high demand producers will find a way to produce what is needed.

This visualization shows where Nike products are produced. There is a total of ten countries where production occurs most, China being the largest supplier of manufacturing factories. China has 140 factories that produce Nike products while Italy only has about eighteen. I learned from this visual that Nike produces their product in more than one country which makes sense now that I see it but before I thought it was only China and the United States. I think this is useful because Nike store are all over the world and there are million of people who wear or own their products so, it is logical that we should probably know where the items we own come from. The reason I chose this visual is because Nike recently launched their new campaign that sparked some controversy, and someone had mentioned that it was shocking that people are no longer consumers of Nike because they used Colin Kaepernick in their campaign, but they still wore them even though Nike produces their shoes in sweat shops with horrible conditions and horrible pay. When I saw this, I was curious as to where the factories are located. I also own Nike items and my curiosity is the main reason I was lead to this visualization.

August 31, 2018October 18, 2018

DIKW

Cathy O’Neil writes about the machine known by the name of Weapon of Math Destruction had been problematic and how it has potential very influential in the elimination process for varies different companies. This machine had the potential of being very beneficial by figuring out a more efficient way to hire the best candidate for the job. Instead they use it to weed out people with mental illness or personalities that don’t “fit”. The author gave example of both poor and correct uses of the WMD one was a boy who was turned down from varies jobs due to the personality test that he had taken. The second is a point guard for duke that got turned down by the Lakers because he didn’t have many assist, which is an important skill to have as a point guard. Using the DIKW steps I will evaluate these situations. With the first situation Kyle Behm had an interview, data. The information he knew was there was an opening for a position at Kroger. Being the very educated and qualified applicant that he was he had knowledge that he would be a perfect candidate for the job. The wisdom would be he could easily get this job. Unfortunately, because he suffers from bipolar disorder the personality test flagged him, so he was not a chosen for the job. Unfortunately, Kyles wisdom and knowledge didn’t match up with the employers. The second example is the point guard from Duke, the data we know is there is a point guard position open for the Lakers. Unfortunately, the information that was receives is that he has very few assists. The common knowledge is that you can not have a point guard who has low assist because that is their main job to be able to assist the other players. The wisdom would be that the team doesn’t choose him as their new point guard because statistically it would not benefit the team. Although this player could end playing for a different team and do extremely well. The coaches never thought to ask how his last coach played him, was he depended solely for scoring and that is why his assist are so low. Perhaps he was easily taught how to assist which means the coaches easily skipped past a player who would have been beneficial for success but had certain knowledge or wisdom that told them differently. In conclusion the author Cathy O’Neil gives the reader detailed explanations that state clearly why this machine is becoming a problem with the decision-making aspect for several employers.