Tuesday, January 17, 2012

E-Waste

Please view the video and then aswer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:





(1) What is E-Waste?



(2) Where can E-Waste be found?



(3) What are countries doing to stop E-Waste?



(4) What can you do to make your video more engaging?



(5) What are the minimum items you should have in your video?

Monday, November 7, 2011

Food For Thought

Over the past couple of months as part of your 8th year leadership experience you have been learning about hunger. I would like you to read this article - Church dramatizes world food insecurity The Republican-American

After reading the article I would like you to answer the following questions:
Did the information in the article suprise you?
What new information did the artcile give you about hunger in CT?
What other things can you do to bring this issue to the attention of the FWS community?

Friday, September 9, 2011

You Can Be Anything - Imagine Your Future




Q: Do you want to help build the next generation of mobile phones, tiny media playes, and even high-tech clothing? Or create new and more advanced medical toolds? That's COMPUTER ENGINEERING.





Q: Do you love to solve puzzles? Invent new ways of using computers? Or exchange theories about new ideas? That's COMPUTER SCIENCE.





Q. Do you enjoy finding better ways to get things done using computers? Are you interested in understanding how computers can make businesses work better? That's INFORMATION SYSTEMS.





Q. Do you help people fix their computers or design their web sites? Are you the troubleshooter everyone turns to when their computer acts weird? That's INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.





Q: Do you see the big picture? Can you imagine whole new virtual worlds and experiences? That's SOFTWARE ENGINEERING.





How do you see your future?
Watch the two videos below and then share a comment on how you see computers/technology in your future career?



  1. Why Choose Computer Science - A DAY IN THE LIFE

  2. National Council for Women In Technology - You Can Be Anything