Week #1 Video Review

I thought that the video this week was very interesting. I think the first idea that was presented could be beneficial in some ways to the students in America. Limiting their use, along with the use of their parents by charging more for the bandwidth used could promote families spending more time together. Currently the internet is almost an unlimited resource so many parents and kids are spending endless hours online. Hours which are mostly spent doing activities that are unnecessary. Limiting time spent on the internet might also improve the health of children by getting them to spend more time off of the computer and outside. It could also have no benefit because parents are the people that really control how much time their kids spend online.

I think Microsoft's new touch screen is a really cool idea, but one that many people might not like. Hopefully it will work well and they will be successful with the idea, but many of their ideas, like Vista, haven't been very successful with consumers so it will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

Apple's idea to make a cheaper Iphone was a fantastic idea, and their back to school deal was an awesome one. A deal that i know millions took advantage of, including myself. Their technology is really ahead of the game as far as I'm concerned, and they are doing very well at promoting it.

The idea to use an internet game to teach students more about the judicial system is also a very good idea, one that I think will do very well in schools if they use it correctly. Technology is a huge thing in the lives of students today and using it as a teaching tool is a smart idea.