Final
Chapter 1: Using technology to change the world
Social Networking: the gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideas
Crisis Mapping tool: collects information from e-mails, text messages, blog posts, and twitter tweets and maps them, making the information instantly publicly available (Ushaldi, swiftriver).
Digital Divide: the gap between the levels of Internet access and the availability of technical tools in different regions of the world
**Prevents us from using all of the minds in the worlds to solve problems of the planet
Creative surplus: The ability of the world’s populace to volunteer and collaborate on large projects.
3 factors that lead to better performance and personal satisfaction:
1. Autonomy: the freedom to work without constant direction and control
2. Mastery: the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress
3. Purpose: the understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself
** Women outnumber men in their use of social networking and spend much more time on social sites.
QR (quick response) Codes: lets any piece of print in the real world host a live link to online information and video content.
e.g the barcodes that can be scanned by your phone
Crowd sourcing: Checking in with the source of the crowd before making a purchasing decision- blogs of peoples personal experiences with a certain product
Collaborative consumption: implies that we are joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently. ** more and more opportunities to redistribute the things we have purchased, share our lives, and share services a product provides, instead of owning it outright (e.g eBay, Facebook, car shares)
Computer literate: means being familiar enough with the computers that you under stand capabilities and limitations and you know how to use them efficiently
Be a savvy computer user:
• Avoid hackers
• Protecting your privacy
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Social Networking: the gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideas
Crisis Mapping tool: collects information from e-mails, text messages, blog posts, and twitter tweets and maps them, making the information instantly publicly available (Ushaldi, swiftriver).
Digital Divide: the gap between the levels of Internet access and the availability of technical tools in different regions of the world
**Prevents us from using all of the minds in the worlds to solve problems of the planet
Creative surplus: The ability of the world’s populace to volunteer and collaborate on large projects.
3 factors that lead to better performance and personal satisfaction:
1. Autonomy: the freedom to work without constant direction and control
2. Mastery: the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress
3. Purpose: the understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself
** Women outnumber men in their use of social networking and spend much more time on social sites.
QR (quick response) Codes: lets any piece of print in the real world host a live link to online information and video content.
e.g the barcodes that can be scanned by your phone
Crowd sourcing: Checking in with the source of the crowd before making a purchasing decision- blogs of peoples personal experiences with a certain product
Collaborative consumption: implies that we are joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently. ** more and more opportunities to redistribute the things we have purchased, share our lives, and share services a product provides, instead of owning it outright (e.g eBay, Facebook, car shares)
Computer literate: means being familiar enough with the computers that you under stand capabilities and limitations and you know how to use them efficiently
Be a savvy computer user:
• Avoid hackers
• Protecting your privacy
•