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Current Event in Technology **Instructions:** Your assignment today is to research and summarize 3 articles about issues in our nation, our state, and/or our town dealing with technology using the Internet. When you perform a search and summarize, you must be careful to write it in your own words.

For each of the current events, you need to follow these steps: For the first article, go to www.usatoday.com or some other site that posts daily world events and find an article of interest about something that is going on in the world. You may also choose to go to a network news site such as www.msnbc.com.
 * Include the name of the article.
 * List the author's name
 * Create a link with the articles URL for the chosen current event article.
 * Write a short summary (6-7 sentences minimum) of what you learned from the article.
 * Answer all of the required questions in detail.
 * Complete sentences are required for your answers.
 * Make sure that your answers are in a different (easy to read) color font than the questions.

For the second article, go to www.ksl.com or another state paper and find an article of interest about something that is going on in our state.

For the third article, you can choose to do an event from the world, state, or city. If you choose to do our city, go to www.sltrib.com or www.deseretnews.com (can search by town) and find an article of interest about something that is going on in our town.

Article #1 - World Current Event Article Title - Next iPhone could land in summer Author - Scott Martin

URL (create a link) - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/02/apple-iphone/2046997/ Summarize your article (6-7 complete sentences). Apple is ready to crank up its next iPhone. The device could be ready to come out in summer. The launch will be like no other launch. The stock is down 39% as rivals stage endless mobile assaults. All of the competition is good for consumers. The competition is good for companies to show what the devices can do.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? (2-3 sentences) That they are coming out with a new iPhone. I don't know how long its been since the last one, but they seem to come out fast. I don't know how they don't run out of ideas. How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? (2-3 sentences) It affects it by us seeing what kind of phone we can get. If it's a good phone, then we will be happy. It's positive because we need to make calls.

Article #2 - State Current Event Article Title - Technology expanding education at Utah universities

Author - Benjamin Wood

URL (create a link) - []

Summarize your article (6-7 complete sentences). Students at colleges and universities in Utah will find more educational options. They are increasing the number of online and hybrid courses being offered. They're benefiting from the growth of distance education. There are about 33,000 students at Utah Valley University. In the last year, about 38 percent of the students did the distance education. That number is expected to go up to 40 percent.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? (2-3 sentences) That Utah's colleges and universities are expanding education in technology. If that happens, a lot of students will be able to finish school faster. That is a good thing because they can get to their jobs faster. How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? (2-3 sentences) It affects how you get your education in Utah. This can be both because it would be pretty easy to graduate. It could be negative because we need all the knowledge we can get.

Article #3 - Your Choice Article Title - China's Google is building Glass-like goggles

Author - Melanie Lee, Reuters

URL (create a link) - http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/chinas-google-building-glass-goggles-1C9195970 Summarize your article (6-7 complete sentences). China's Baidu Inc is making a glass goggles that will strength their image search and facial recognition. It's not clear whether this product will be commericalized. The device may be mounted on a headset with a small LDC screen. It could allow users to make voice and image searches. The latest technology with many firms is wearable technology. They are using the idea of making a wristwatch that could work the same way.

What did you think was the most interesting part of the article? (2-3 sentences) I think the most interesting part is where they are making these goggles to project images and sounds. That could be a step forward in technology and could be great for on-the-go. If it comes out, I bet it will be a hit in a lot of places. How does this current event affect your life? Is the change positive or negative? (2-3 sentences) It affects our life because some people need technology on the go. If you wanted to check your email, this could be a great way to do it. It's both because having technology on the go is good but if you had the goggles on and didn't look where you were going, bad things could happen.