Flyer for RAM

REFLECTION

 This is Ward, Arthur and I's flyer on the device of a computer we were given, which is the RAM. I believe that in the short amount of time we were given to finish this assignment, my group and I did well. This was a very educational exercise, as not only did it help our research skills, which is one of our ATLs, but also our collaboration and social skills, which are two of our ATLs. We had improved our research skills greatly as we had to find out what this device was and what is was used for, as prior to this assignment, I had no idea what a RAM was or what it was used for or even that it was a part of the computer. Another reason why we improved our research skills is because we had to research quickly as we were given a short time limit. This can be very helpful to us in the future as learning to res arch quickly is a very valuable skill. We also improved our social and collaboration skills as our teacher put us into groups and I have only worked with Arthur once for the Peer Evaluations in Term 1. I have never worked with Ward before so it was a pleasant experience to work with new people, although it might be out of our comfort zone. In the end, I believe I have benefited a lot from this assignment and have improved my knowledge and understanding of IT, as well as improving my own social skills, which will be very important in the future. I also believe that we have done extremely well on this project and collaborated perfectly.

Technology and the U.A.E National Agenda ( Sustainable and Infrastructure )

The National Agenda 
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and the Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai make the National Agenda. The National Agenda is a sort of goal for the U.A.E to make U.A.E better by the year 2021. There are 6 pillars to the National Agenda. These pillars are; Cohesive Society and Preserved Identity, Safe Public and Fair Judiciary, Competitive Knowledge Economy, First-Rate Education System, World-Class Healthcare and Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure.  

The National Agenda has targets that they would like to accomplish before 2021 or during 2021. These targets are; to set the standards for other governments and to be first worldwide in smart services, to transform all schools and curricula to smart learning and increase investment in pre-school education, to make U.A.E the safest place on earth and reduce the response time of emergency calls to a record time of four minutes, to increase the per capita gross income by 65% over the next seven years, to become the first globally in land, sea and air infrastructure and the world's first in ease of doing business, to decrease the waiting period of eligibility for housing to two years from the date of application and to increase Emiratisation in the private sector 10 times. If motivation is not enough, the government will enforce new measures to increase Emiratisation.

The pillar that we will be focusing on is Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure. A general description of this pillar is that the UAE Government wants to ensure sustainable development while preserving the environment, and to achieve a perfect balance between 
economic and social development.

We shall be finding ways to connect this pillar to Technology and see how we may help achieve this pillars goal. We use Technology as means of socializing, so now we need to find a way to help the environment through socializing.  Perhaps we could make website as to spread awareness and alert people that we must help save the everlasting environment from extinction. Another way we could help is by this hour called Earth our where we must turn of all lights and not use any devices for an hour, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. There are many ways to help the U.A.E accomplish this pillar that may be done by any ages, as most people, even children, have phone or laptops or Ipads.  This could help all of use even those who don’t live in the U.A.E as the environment affects us all.  I believe that this Agenda is a wonderful idea and hopefully this agenda will be a reality by the year 2021. 

References

http://www.uaeinteract.com/business/infrastructure.asp 

http://uaecabinet.ae/en/national-agenda 

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/mohammad-bin-rashid-launches-uae-national-agenda-1.1277381 

Self Reflection

Self Reflection

In our presentation, my group and I presented our Tech Fair projects. My group consists of Monica, Kiyara and I. We had made two Tech Fair projects as there were three of us and making only one Tech Fair project would be too easy. We had made a Sawed off USB cable and a Dance playlist on the IOS software GarageBand. We had first presented the Sawed off USB cable and showed our PowerPoint that explained the Pros and Cons, a description of the project and the materials need to make the project. We also showed our promotional video, which we found quite cringe-worthy. We explained how we made it and how it made be used. We also said that it may cause no harm and no-one may be electrocuted as it only looks like a Sawed off Cable. Then we presented our second project, the Dance Playlist. We explained how we had no clue as to how we were supposed to use GarageBand. So we spent hours just trying to figure out how to use it without researching. Finally we showed people the PowerPoint we made for this Tech Fair which included; a description of the project, Pros and Cons as well as materials. Then we showed the second promotional video we made for the Dance playlist, which explains why people should use it. Afterwards we said how and why we should be allowed in the Tech Fair. Personally, although we did try extremely hard, the Dance Playlist should not be in the Tech Fair but possibly the USB cable as, Arthur, a colleague and classmate stated that "The music was bad, but the USB cable was pretty cool." So in conclusion, I believe that our USB cable was good but other people have done slightly better than us in their project so they deserve to be in the Tech Fair more than my group and I do.