TED

1) What is the TED organization about?
Spreading ideas worth sharing

Part II of the TED activity will have you negotiate within a group to select the "best" video to represent the group. The student with the chosen video will recieve extra credit. The group will then prepare a short presentation that summarizes the talk and will present to the class. The class will choose the best presentation and that group will recieve extra credit.

2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?

• Have videos for people all over the world to watch
• Spread ideas to enhance technology for a better lifestyle
• Videos are in categories based on what conferences TED has

3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.

 The best videos for engineers are:

• Science: help understand the world around us
• Technology: enhance so we can have a brighter future
• Lifestyle: understand what's going through other people's brain

4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.

•  Iain Hutchison: Saving Faces- for better technology for people who lost or never had the face they have always wanted
• Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots- to have robots react with humans on a personal level

5) Each student will watch a unique video. Select a video to watch and inform Mr. Olson of your choice. If no one else has "claimed" the talk, you will be allowed to proceed with it. If someone else has already chosen the talk, you will be asked to pick another one. Watch the video. Create and post a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.

The video talks about

• The advancements in technology
• The possibilities that can become a reality
• The science feild is expanding

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?

If a person wanted to get involved in this field they would have to:

• Master in a medical field
• be a plastic suregon or know how to do plastic surgery
• think beyond the average human