S2 Google 20% Final Presentation

Growing Up Online

Not surprised:

1. People have relationships online
2. It's hard to control what kids do online.
3. Many teens do not know what to do without the internet.
4. Parents are unable to control internet behavior since teens bypass internet surveillance.
5. People insult themselves through social media.
6. Teens use the internet for plagiarism.
7. Teens send naked pictures of themselves through the internet.
8. Teens use the internet to try different identities.
9. Teens use the internet to feel as different people.
10. Parents fear is not that they have bad kids but that their good kids will make a bad decision that will mark them forever.
11. Teens never tell their parents anything at all.
12. The internet is always an open listener, and one very seductive.
13. Parents easily ruin a children's High School life.
14. Cyber-bullying may happen with rumors of homosexuality.
15. Cyber-bullying can lead to suicide

Surprised:

1. 90% of teenagers are online. (I thought that since there are many areas of the world without internet access, it would be much less)
2. Teens think the internet is to complain about adults. (why would they think this? Can't they complain about adults without the use of the internet?)
3. Teachers need to act as entertainers to catch the teens' attention, and teachers think of themselves as entertainers. (I find this funny, since I can't believe a teacher would consider his/herself a clown)
4. Teachers let students take over when they do not know how to do something (technologically speaking). Most teachers at CNG don't even use technology appropriately and freak out whenever a student wants to help.
5. Some teens believe that no one reads books, that everyone uses "Sparknotes". What were e-books created for? 
6. Some teachers have decided to accept the reality, and believe they should not fight against web. Come on? Teachers not fighting against non-reading and summaries?
7. Travis, New Jersey is 4 hours from Manhattan in train. I don't even know where Travis is.
8. Teens used to believe that since they are home nothing will happen to them. Come on, can't a bully go to their home and throw rocks at his window with a bang of friends?
9. Parents put computer in the kitchen so that they can put an eye on their children. Found it funny, they could also use internet filters and other stuff.
10. Teens do not give their Facebook password to their parents. Parents could be able to figure them out anyways.
11. Parents are not able to force their kids' Facebook passwords out of them. Why don't parents just slap them or take some privileges away to obtain the password?
12. Most kids are not looking for trouble and just socialize with school friends. At CNG, most students do not only socialize with school friends.
13. Teens should stop being considered victims and more like participants. How come parents do not know this? It is teens the ones who upload all those nasty pics. 
14. Anorexia is called Ana and anorexics pray to a goddess called Ana. I really don't know much about Anorexia.
15. I'm surprised that parents were surprised that students put a video of them getting drunk. Did they now know about their kids getting drunk before? How could they not be surprised?
16. I'm surprised parents were surprised to hear rejections of social help. Most parents are careless about their children, why would they want other people to get into their life?
17. Internet has created the largest generation gap. Didn't know this.
18. There webpages that tell you the best way to kill yourself. Didn't know this.
19. These webpages still exist. Found it!

Stuff that has changed:

1. "Crank that boy" is no longer Youtube's most viewed video
2. Myspace has changed interface.
3. Computer Hardware
4. Computer software
5. Cellphone Hardware
6. Cellphone Software
7. Facebook and Myspace have more users now.
8. Travelling by train has decreased exponentially.
9. Internet Explorer is not really used now. 
10. Video Games are much more common.
11. Microphones are now usually incorporated into the computer hardware.
12. Computers no longer have a box attached to the back.
13. Internet has grown.
14. Many more internet safety campaigns nowadays.
15. Keyboards have changed in design and color. (white to black; or at least most, nowadays)

Swiss School

Sustainability Management School (SUMAS)
This video shows how SUMAS is located in a great place in Switzerland and gives a brief description of it. SUMAS is the first school of its kind that exclusively focuses on achieving a greener future without forgetting the standards society has set for "success". Switzerland is a great place to live because of the great views and it's relatively safe.

Sustainable consumption & production: a greener world
This shows the effect consumption and disposal has had on our world. By 2050 we will need two planets for Earth to be able to absorb all of the CO2 emissions and the garbage we throw away. Europe has developed a marketing system in which it tags ecologically better products so that citizens are aware of it, and will try to exclusively buy these products; doing something for a greener future.

An Inconvenient Truth | Film Trailer | Participant Media

This trailer of a movie called An Inconvenient Truth shows how the warming up of our world has brought destruction alongside. Most of the coastal cities throughout the world will be submerged since the worldwide sea levels will rise 20 feet. The trailer also shows how several landscapes have changed drastically the past 50 years. The trailer does a great job of convincing people to watch the movie.

FLIGHT MOFFETT TO PHOENIX: BEST OF

The Solar Impulse plane is a plane that runs uniquely on solar energy, which means that it will only run out when the night falls. This solar technology can be used for a variety of things that include refrigerators and homes. The pilot is really excited to board the plane and they are trying to fly across America. This can only be done with stops, since 12 hours of daylight is not enough. The woman who "solarized" Arizona feels really excited that Arizona was the first stop the Solar Impulse plane made.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY: GRADUATION CEREMONY

This video is the graduation ceremony in Arizona that Mr. Borschberg and Mr. Baccard were invited to. They invite the engineers who are graduating not to invent small objects but for them to invent the future because the world needs them. "Every difficulty is a potential opportunity" - Andre Borschberg

ASSIGNMENT
•Please describe how you can apply sustainable consumption in your city.

First, due to the fact that most automobiles have no CO2 emission filters I would suggest to check every single car in Bogota. But then, these cars should all become powered by alternate means, let it be solar or wind, etc. Another way to apply sustainable consumption is by tagging products that are eco-friendly so that citizens know how to support a green future. Another interesting way of applying sustainability, would be to create 2 other trash chutes in every building so that the different types of trashes are classified. This is a pretty ridiculous idea, but a useful nonetheless.

Somehow, roads should be greatly improved because being stuck in traffic causes more CO2 emissions, and no one turns off their cars while waiting for the light to turn green, although it is something they should do. Roads in Bogota are completely destroyed which is why the heavy traffic brings us all out of our minds. If somehow we are able to get rid of corruption (or at least reduce it 50%) we need to fix the roads and build new ones.

Google Apps for Education

Google apps marketplace EDU

What is there?
Google's App Marketplace is an extension of the basic Google Apps (Google Drive, Gmail, etc.). The App Marketplace mainly contains business apps but there is a certain area designed especially for EDUcation. The apps you find in the marketplace are powered by Google but administered by your organization. In this case, the school will be getting GMail, Docs, etc. under their domain: cng.edu

What looks useful and why?

• EasyBib: Automatic Citation Creator. You are now able to save your citations as a Google Doc.
• OpenClass: An app for grading and schedules. This app is completely free and offers a set of tools such as gradebook, scheduling, course management, workspaces, and social features.
• BrainPop: Interactive quiz results are automatically added to teacher’s spreadsheet.
• Gooru: search engine for learning. Discover millions of standards-aligned STEM resources, including videos, games, textbooks and quizzes, for 5th-12th grade topics.
• Backchannel: realtime discussion tool.

What might teachers use?
Brainpop, OpenClass, EVERYTHING, since EVERYTHING is EDUCATIONAL.

What would be good for students?
It would not work too well for students, since most will be lazy and would not download the apps the Marketplace offers. Most of the apps there are are designed for teachers and educators, not students and educated. Yet, Brainpop and Gooru are useful tools for students. Backchannel would work splendidly as SharePoint did before. Teachers would create conversations with their different classes/periods, and inform their students of any test or homework assigned. Students would have a way of checking they have done all of their homework. 

What needs to be added?
You are only able to add stuff if you have a Google Apps Account. A Google Apps Account is not the regular Google Account, since the Chrome Webstore exists for these accounts. Maybe apps that don't have such a useless integration with Google.

S2 Google Day 3

3 goals for the day:

1. What are the specializations in the Biomedical Engineering area?
2. Which specified area of Biomedical Engineering do I like the most?
3. How do I prepare for this career?

Links with description of why they are useful to your goals
http://www.biomedicalengineeringschools.org/specialization- The areas of Biomedical Engineering
http://www.bioen.utah.edu/sbme/plan.html- More Areas and how to prepare for the career.

Evidence of what you learned or learned to do and a description of your new knowledge or skills

Areas of Biomedical Engineering:

• Bioinformatics - Computer tools are developed and utilized to collect and assess biology and medicine information like managing gene search databases.
• BioMEMS - MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) integrates mechanical sensors, electronics, sensors, and elements on a silicone chip to develop tools like microrobots. 
• Biomaterials - Substances are engineered to be used in devices or implants that interact with living tissue like artificial joint implants.
• Biomechanics - Biology applied mechanics examines motion, fluid flow, and material deformation like in blood circulation examinations to create artifical hearts.
• Biosignal Processing - Useful information is extracted from biological signals for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes like detecting brain signals used to control a computer.
• Biotechnology - A set of tools that incorporates living organisms to create or alter products, develop microorganisms, and improve animals and plants for explicit uses like hazardous contaminant's bioremediation-degradation to assist living organisms
• Cellular, Tissue and Genetic Engineering involve more recent attempts to attack biomedical problems at the microscopic level. These areas utilize the anatomy, biochemistry and mechanics of cellular and sub-cellular structures in order to understand disease processes and to be able to intervene at very specific sites. With these capabilities, miniature devices deliver compounds that can stimulate or inhibit cellular processes at precise target locations to promote healing or inhibit disease formation and progression.
• Clinical Engineering - Patient care is supported and advanced with managerial skills and engineering through health care technologies which can be used in medical product development.
• Genomics - Mapping, analyzing, and sequencing genomes is a new field where new treatment of diseases can occur.
• Imaging and Imaging Processing - Ultrasound, computerized tomography (CT), X-rays, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allow a view inside the body where low cost image systems are developed.
• Information Technology - Diverse applications and technologies are covered in this biomedicine area like using virtual reality in applications of medicine.
• Instrumentation, Sensors, and Measurement - The design of hardware and software that calculate biological signals and includes the building instrumentation systems like heart monitoring systems.
• Micro and Nanotechnology - Microtechnology is creating and using devices on a micrometer scale,  and nanotechnology is developing and utilizing devices on a nanometer scale where microscopic tissue properties are changed and identified.
• Neural Systems and Engineering - This new multidisciplinary field studies the brain and nervous system with replacement or restoration sensory and motor abilities occuring.
• Physiological Systems Modeling - Therapeutic innovations and medical diagnostic applications are developed as a comprehensive knowledge of living functions of organisms is understood.
• Proteomics - Studies the set of all proteins that species produces and can explain how infections are spread.
• Radiology - The use of X-rays, MRIs, and ultrasound to create body images of organs and structures where a diagnosis and treatment of a disease can ensure.
• Rehabilitation Engineering - Science and technology is applied for people with disabilities to improve their quality of life.
• Robotics in Surgery - Image-processing systems and robotics assist medical teams in preparing and administering a surgery. 
• Telemedicing - Electrical medical information is transferred from one location to another, as in video-teleconferencing systems.

The Areas I am most interested in right now are Genomics, Neural Systems and Engineering, Biotechnology, Cellular, Tissue, and Genetic Engineering, BioMEMS, and Biomechanics.

To prepare for Biomedical Engineering, it is a similar preparation to any other engineering area. This means Math and Physics, but Life Sciences must be emphasized as well. Hopefully, these classes should be AP. 

At College level, one should enter the Engineering Area which is taken as a course by itself. 

Since it is a new career not much courses are offered at CNG, so I'll have to do my best.

S2 Google Day 2

2 Goals for the Day:

1. Salaries
2. Areas if Biomedical Engineering. Which do I like the best?

Links:

1. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2010/full_list/index.html
1. Shows the best jobs and it turns out Biomedical engineering is ranked #10. This list considers stress the job might cause, salaries, and the projected career's growth.
2. http://www.schools.com/news/biomedical-engineer-salary-career-outlook.html
1. Career outlook and overview.
3. http://www.ehow.com/info_8047796_starting-salary-biomedical-engineer.html
1. salaries
4. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/05/15/best-top-most-valuable-college-majors-degrees/
1. List of the most valuable college majors.

Stuff I learned:

• Salaries for Biomedical Engineers in USA:
• Alaska $152,180
• California $95,450
• Massachusetts $94,720
• Minnesota $94,870
• Arizona $92,440
• Biomedical Engineering is one of the fastest growing engineering specialties. (72%)
• Biomedical Engineering is #10 on the list of best jobs according to CNN Money
• $84,780 dollars in 2010 is the average salary for a biomedical engineer.
• About 64% of biomedical engineers work for biotech companies
• The average entry-salary for a biomedical engineer is $50,000.
• Biomedical Engineering is the #1 most valuable college major according to Forbes.
• Some Stats for Biomedical Engineering:
• Starting Median Pay: $53,800
• Mid-Career Median Pay: $97,800
• Growth In Pay: 82%
• Projected Job Growth: 61.7%

Next Google Day?

Find out about High School Preparation\

Identify and chose best division in Biomedical Engineering.

S2 Google Day 1

3 goals for the day:

1. Learn about top colleges for biomedical engineering (in the world and in the US)
2. Further look into biomedical engineering
3. Look at biomedical engineer's salary

Links with description of why they are useful to your goals:

1. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/biomedical-rankings (College ranking in the US)
2. http://www.utk.edu/advising/guides/1448   (Guide to the Biomedical Engineering Career with things to do in High School and every other thing)

Evidence of what you learned or learned to do and a description of your new knowledge or skills:

Biomedical Engineering spans over several areas. From molecular (genetic engineering), to cellular level (cell and tissue engineering) and in intact organisms, including humans in particular. This career includes the development of orthopedic devices (such as artificial joints) and artificial organs. The new discipline of cell and tissue engineering involves the modification of living cells and tissues to meet specific clinical needs (artificial skin). Biomedical engineers must be knowledgeable in both biology and the engineering sciences. 

• Basic life science preparation includes the study of cell biology and human anatomy and physiology.
• The engineering preparation includes basic mechanics, electrical and electronic circuits, materials science, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Required mathematics include calculus, differential equations, matrix methods and statistics.

Career Opportunities

• Biomedical product manufacturing industry
• Biomedical research
• Development organizations
• Hospitals (as clinical engineers)
• Governmental agencies (e.g., FDA, NASA, DOD)
• Biomedical product technical sales.

One thing that you want to learn next Google day:

• High school preparation
• Which area of biomedical engineering do I like the moat?
• Salaries