Tech Explorers

PDA’s

Tech Force

Team Leader:

James Wilhelm Assistant Leader:

Allan Barbour Secretary:

JoAnn Coupe

Tech Support:

John W. Sinn

Tech Force Members

Kathleen Axe Hubie Bartlett Richard Kolk Kurt Krejny Shawn Martens Matt Schliesser

Derek Sidor Paul Stephens Kurt Thomas John Wojdyla Paul Yingst

Team Focus

Develop Team to Work and Function as One Unit

Improve on Communication

Choose Technology to Research

Collaborate on Team’s Objectives

Team Focus >

Research on Team Approved Project

Implement Toolkits to Drive Project Research

Apply the Use of Assessment Questions

Analyze and Update Assessment Questions

Team Focus >

Explore Further the Technology being Researched

Procedure of Objectives

Develop Team to Work and Function as One UnitAppoint LeadersDevelop And Assign Each Member’s TasksAssign Communication Format

Improve on CommunicationUse WebCT To Communicate Any Pertinent InformationUse E-Mail Accounts To Communicate InformationConstant Development Of Communication Skills

Procedure of Objectives >

Choose Technology To ResearchPresent Topic Idea’sDiscuss Which Topic To DoTeam Choose Topic

Collaborate on Team’s ObjectivesDevelop Format For TeamChoose Topic To ResearchDiscuss Project In WebCT Chat ForumCollect Information And Put Into Presentable Format

Procedure of Objectives >

Research on Team Approved ProjectEach Member Research Topic Using Different ResourcesCollect Information And AugmentCompile and Present In WebCT

Implement Toolkits to Drive Project ResearchRead And Apply Each ToolkitImplement The Use Of The Forms In Each ToolkitUse Of The Toolkit In Conjunction With Research Topic

Procedure of Objectives >

Apply the use of Assessment QuestionsEach Member Presents Questions Pertaining To ResearchAnswer Questions Using Forms From Each ToolkitDiscuss Questions In Chat Forum

Analyze and Update Assessment QuestionsAnalyze Assessment Questions Related To PDA

Research and Toolkit Clarify Findings

Procedure of Objectives >

Explore Further the Technology being ResearchedContinue Efforts To Obtain More Knowledge Of PDA’sCommunicate Progress And Development Of ResearchFormulate Findings Into Presentable Presentation Format

Final Analysis On PDA’s

Finalize and Determine PDA’s Effectiveness in Society

Collect Data And Information In IRAA’sEvaluate To Determine If PDA’s Are A Valuable

InvestmentSummarize, Compile Findings And Report Data In

WebCT

Analysis of Toolkit #13

"Planning And Evaluating Change: Technology Transfer, Global Development"

Despite the pervasiveness of change in society; it is not well accepted

The main driver behind change is technology. Organizations must encourage the acceptance of change through education

Change is gauged in a business in the areas of growth, profits, and customer satisfaction. Change must be evaluated for effectiveness

Analysis of Toolkit #14

"Political Correctness And Ethical Issues: Core Values And Civility"

Cultural (faith and religion), moral and ethical issues play a major role in technological advances and need to be taken into consideration during all stages of production

Moral and Ethical issues must be part of the decision making process when attempting to be Politically Correct. Not all decisions that are “good” for the majority constitute that which is in the best interest of the society involved

The technologist must also consider the responsibilities that pertain to human and natural resources in order to be prepared for future growth

Diversity in the technological culture needs to be understood in order to control the technology and the traditional barriers must be removed

Analysis of Toolkit #15

"Environmental And Resource Core Values"Energy and resources are needed in order for the

technological culture to exist As we produce, resources are being used, and as we

dispose of materials from production, the environment suffers

Technologists should be looking ahead to the future, and thinking of ways of alternative energy and how to wisely manage our resources

The goal is to reach a balance that will benefit society by updating technology while maintaining an environment that is suitable for living

Future Uses of the PDA

Technologies are expected to merge: The phone, the calculator, the PDA, the camera, the tape recorder, the walkman, ... all might develop into one little machine, a true personal assistant

Communication will become more important, and easier to implement as digital cell phone nets (GSM, PCS) develop. Nokia's move to incorporate a cell phone and a portable computer in the same device is just the beginning. Also, Internet technology is winning for all sorts of communication

As electronic devices become faster and smaller, we will see new applications that require more computing power, memory, and bandwidth: color images, moving images, real time data transfers, detailed maps, continuously updated information