When I watched the movie for
module 4 it was obtain digitally through Netflix. I do believe the current
competition between DVD and video-on-demand is an example of Red Queen. Renting
movies from the Red Box or online is serving the same purpose for their
customers. Renting movies online is much easier for the customer. Often time
popular movies may be out of stock with video-on-demand the customer will
always have access to movies. I do believe that with the development of various
videos on demand vendors that Red Box will be obsolete. The only company that
has tried the Red Box ideal is BlockBuster and I not sure if they're still in
busy. I haven't seen many and the one that was at the local grocery store has been
removed.
Emerging and Future Technology
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Second Life
Second Life is a free 3D virtual world where users can
socialize, connect and create using free voice and text. I would consider Second Life as a disruptive
technology because it replacing real human interactions through avatars.
According to Nuthall, “There is, however, a key difference between virtual
world and the standard web – even flashy sites with lots of graphics – and that
is they allow the user to insert a representation of themselves into a digitized
environment, and interact with the sights and sounds they witness, including
other computerized beings”(2008,para 6). I do believe that is still an emerging
technology Second Life because it not as popular as Facebook. One of two things will happen, Second Life
will become an emerged technology or someone will develop something similar
that will spark the interest of a mass of people. According to Nuthall, “information
technology academics especially are exploring how they can use virtual worlds
to teach and train students, conduct simulations and role-play, stage
discussions and even conduct experiments”(2008,para 4). I do believe that
Second Life can be an excellent tool for role-playing, and conduct simulations
for students because the real world environment can be duplicated. The
implication with Second Life is that people can portray themselves to be someone
their not, which can be dangerous if someone has a bad intent.
Nuthall, K. (2008, January 20).
US: A disruptive technology arrives.Http://www.universityworldnews.com/.
Retrieved from
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20080117162121373
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Rhymes of History
Dr. Thornburg explains how innovation can rekindle
interactions and activities from the past (2009). One example would be the
whiteboard. The interactive whiteboard in the classroom is just an improvement of
the chalkboard from the past. The SmartBoard allows teachers and students to
write information on the board to be displayed. The Smart Board allows teachers
to connect their computers to display information, which makes this an
improvement from the technology in the past.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009C). Rhymes of
History Dr. David Thornburg.
http://www.ehow.com/info_7917716_do-teachers-use-smartboards-classroom.html
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Tetard Reflection
After reviewing Lakeisha’s and Reggie’s, tetrad they were
very similar except for Lakeisha prospective on the retrieve. Lakeisha prospective of a file cabinet use to
organized information in a central location was a creative way of thinking about
a USB drive.
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