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Students will review the chart given by Mrs. Allen. They will discuss the figures listed on the chart and talk about why people have become so much more technology dependent.

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Students will watch the following video to learn about Smart Homes.

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If there's no place like home, check out Microsoft's house of the future. In this video, Kim shows you around. It's futuristic and very digital!http://www.tvkim.com//watch/1461/kim-on-komand-microsofts-amazing-home-of-the-future

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Students will be given 15 minutes to design a smart home.  They are given the basic layout of a house, and they have to "plug in" the features they want in a smart house.  Their design should include the following:

1) any gaming technology they want to use
2) special appliances (fridge, washer/dryer, etc.)
3) security systems
4) if any of the technology will be featured throughout the house

After creating the Smart House, students will then be told to talk about how their technology could possibly "go wrong."

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Read the short story called "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury.  Answer a series of 12 questions based on the story.

Take up questions and discuss the answers in a call/response and group discussion setting.

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Give the students two articles to read about the dangers of Smart Homes.

Have them construct an essay using the short story and the two articles answering the question: "What are the dangers of creating artificial intelligence such as a smart home? What is the ethical dilemma of being so reliant on technology?"