At WISE camp, a group of a few students participated in the weeklong workshop "Information Technology as a Gateway to the World". Our two teachers, Sharoda Paul and Joey Lee, were awesome! We all had so much fun.
The first day we took a quiz about inventions like the telegraph, telephone, and early computers. We also learned about computers, and some of their uses. Each of us created our own blog. The second day, we redesigned our cell phones to fit different target markets, learned about the ITP triangle (information, technology, people), discussed the positive and negative sides of technology, and looked at various aspects of IST. We also learned "culture blunders". For example, the "thumbs up" in the U.S. is not respectful in other countries. Companies sometimes mistranslate their slogans, like Pepsi. "Come alive with the Pepsi generation" translated to "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead", until the company realized their mistake. On day three we learned about tag clouds and virtual worlds.
Throughout this exciting week, we learned so much about IT, and realized how much technology impacts us, and how many opportunities it will bring!
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Hi Bookworm, it was great fun to teach this camp and you guys were awesome students! I liked your comment in class today that those things are remembered most which evoke emotion. I think that's something I can keep in mind for my further teaching assignments. You're very insightful and examine things from different perspectives. I liked your comic strip drawings because you were very creative with them. Wish you all the best for the future and keep blogging :)
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