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Leadership – in a World Surrounded by Technology
Leadership really doesn't have a gender type. Leadership is what it is - a skill that one possess that enables them to guide others through a process. Effective leadership simple means you have inspired others. You've created a path that lead to success, and celebrated the accomplishments with those who followed your vision. Now lead with technologyOur technologically filled work days tend to be more self motivated, less verbally communicative, and often isolated. The computer has taken the brainstorming and research processes to a whole new level. You simply have to key in certain sets of data, and volila you have a bundle of information delivered to your computer screen. Not everything on your…
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Generation Z is upon us
Generation Z is upon us Integrating Technology into the Modern Classroom – Generation Z is upon us. Which generation are you? Are you concerned that the next generation will not value what you worked and lived for? Well, get ready for it, because Generation Z is upon us. They are the true digital natives. Gen Z (born roughly between 1995 and 2010) will turn 20 this year. Largely still growing kids and adolescents, Gen Z members are leaning toward being more self-reliant, and goal-oriented. The big difference between Gen Z and Millennials is that they will not remember a time before social media. As more of the digital generation starts to…
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The Technological Wave and The Stones
The Technological Wave and The Stones. It looked rather harmless, and it was slow moving. But what we didn’t see was the monstrous wave it was ushering in. Technology blanketed the land like a giant snow storm that would never end. Technology has so transformed the business and educational environments, that a whole generation has grown up around it. It’s like the elephant in the room, you can’t ignore it. Learning & Instructional Design in the Digital Age Moving rocks The Class of the future in now. Digging ourselves out of a digital storm on a daily basis has become the business norm. Shovel a little technology here, and pile a…
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Un-encrypted Apple iPhone
The Fight Over a Court Order to Un-encrypt the Apple iPhone “Should Apple fight a court order to unencrypt iPhones? #unlockiPhone”The issue over whether or not Apple should be mandated to unencrypt iPhones is truly a public moral dilemma. A dilemma, that affects everyone who owns a cell phone or digital device. It is an emotionally complicated and aggressive debate that could change the structure of digital communication, as we know it. The issue is exceedingly controversial as well as emotionally charged, due to the extreme nature surrounding the San Bernardino killings by terrorists. It has opened up a potential Pandora’s box when it comes to data security and who will eventually win…