Team Performance

Team Performance • The team grew as a whole and outperformed every other team. • Using great communication skills and time management Team 3 produced thoughtful and well-done projects. • Individual persistence has made the team better and each contribution strengthened the grades.

Team Communication Slide • Team members have been speaking up in chats, therefore making chats more beneficial. Members have also started to branch off onto other topics that are still related to the original topic, and are able to add different perspectives to certain issues. • Team 3 has become independent as a team, meaning that we haven't needed to ask many questions of others while trying to complete our assigned tasks. We can see by the little number of postings in the forum that this has been accomplished. • Team 3 has thoroughly covered all the information required, and has received high grades while doing so. This shows that we have very competent people on our team who are willing to work together.

Team Growth • Our team has grown immensely since our first project, in retrospect, we were very confused and unorganized at the start of the semester. • We have come to respect each others differences and expanded our personal knowledge by hearing new opinions and ideas concerning technology. • The skills we learned in the class will serve us well in futures classes and eventually in our careers.

Summary Of IRAA’s Preparation. Decide the purpose of your portfolio and the type of audience in which you will be presenting your portfolio to. Nick Hogrefe http:/transition.Alaska.edu/www/portfolios/howtp/index.tml Convenience. Through scholarly publications such as electronic journals, this form of media will better support the needs and practices of particular users instead of going through the publishing process Danielle Hicks http://www.firstmonday.dk/issue6_2/Buckingham_shum/.html

Summary Of IRAA’s Importance. In order to not let our society fall victim to a state in which moral and ethical issues aren't even considered, we must learn and teach. Learn from the past and present, and teach to those in the future. We must be able to keep up with the changing technology, yet still be able to hold on to our strong values and morals that our fathers and grandfathers held so tightly too. Aaron Herbert Wakeford reviews "Democracy & Technology" by Richard E. Sclove and "Future Imperfect: The Mixed Blessings of Technology in America" by Howard P. Segal. Pg.388-390; 1998

Summary of Toolkit 13 • Change is imperative to the ongoing improvement and vitality of a world-class organization. • Technology is driving change at all times. • Cultures may react negatively to change until it is apparent that the impact of change is an improvement to the human condition. • Technology education and equal opportunity concerning technology is crucial to initiate smooth and successful change.

Summary of Toolkit 14 • Toolkit 14 helps us consider the political and ethical circumstances associated with new technology. It explains how the government is always in a balancing act trying to promote progressive change, while at the same time holding back the values and progressive change agenda.Technology is driving change at all times. • The values of our ancestors are different compared to the values we consider important today. • It is important for us to learn, teach, and be patient with changing times

Summary of Toolkit 15 • Change in technology has impacted our society positively as well as negatively. • Due to human nature of greed and capitalism our generation of society has became wasteful of resources • Resources are essential elements for our survival and without resources technology cannot be active. • It is crucial to assess what the impact will bring due to each individual's wasteful behavior in both current and future generations. It is each individual's responsibility to our future and offspring to manage our resources wisely and control the uses of technology.

Tying It All Together • Electronic Portfolios are being used more and more daily with grade schools, high school's, colleges, and professionals. They allow you to highlight your skills, and give background information without the need for a personal interview. • Electronic Portfolio's, when used with interactive media have the potential to allow you to give a "personal touch" to a first interview with a possible employer. • If technology continually develops at a constant speed, many of our day to day activities will be available to be accomplished online, including taking college classes, future town meetings, and possibly even voting for candidates. • We must be wise in the use of our technological advances and understand that our physical and natural resources will not last forever. Planning ahead is crucial. • Education is the key here. In order to understand technology and where it is heading, we must learn and teach others. We must be aware of what lies ahead and be ready for many of the technological advances still to come.

Summary Of Slides • We’ve learned so much about technology, but we must apply it to our lives in order to make a positive difference in the world. • There are many forms of communication which are all changing the way we teach, learn, and explore. Electronic portfolios are quickly becoming a great way to express information in a n appealing way. • The issues we’ve learned about are not from a novel or a movie, they are real. Some of the issues and problems we’ve talked about may seem distant, but they will be the challenges of our generation. Who will rise to meet them? Team Three will!!!!!!

Thanks! Thanks for a great semester Dr. Sinn, we’ve all learned a lot. We’ve reposted the Quicktime movie of our team at www.bgcconline.org/tech/teamthree.mov please feel free to check it out, hopefully it will work this time! Sincerely, -Team Three

Team Performance