https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw Identifying Claims and Evidence en-us 2019-09-14 14:04:39 UTC 2023-06-29 23:06:10 UTC hello@padlet.com shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384116227 Technology and the Individual

Read the article and answer the questions.  - 10 minutes]]> 2019-09-14 14:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384116227 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384116608 Here are the main ideas from five paragraphs in Reading 1. Match each paragraph to its main idea. Write the number of the paragraph. 

A. Before a product reaches the market, objectively gathering data from customers is an important step in the research and development process. 
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B. The truth is that none of Edison's great inventions were created in a garage or exclusively by him. 
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C. The inventions of nineteenth-century scientists influenced the evolution of the internet and computer systems. 
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D. Some scientists find the need to work independently of others at some point in their research. 
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E. Through participation of customers in face-to-face situations, companies are able to collect information about their products. 
_____________________]]> 2019-09-14 14:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384116608 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384118594 Look back at Reading 1 to answer the following questions. 
1. Why does the writer discuss the early work of Charles Babbage?
a. To support a claim that Baggage's research had an effect on the modern computer.
b. To give evidence of how technology has evolved over 200 years.
c. To offer proof that nineteenth-century devices have become useless.
d. To supply background information on the computer. ]]> 2019-09-14 14:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384118594 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384119521 True or False?
_]]> 2019-09-14 14:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384119521 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384119722 a. Johnson argues that great inventors cannot work by themselves.
b. Steve Wozniak's views support the concept of sheltered innovations.
c. Experts agree that creative ideas have been the product of teams of great thinkers.
d. Boden believes that inventors who work independently cannot produce creative ideas. ]]> 2019-09-14 14:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384119722 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384120727 True or false?]]> 2019-09-14 14:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384120727 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384121006 a. It has changed the way people communicate.
b. Technological advancements happen too quickly to measure.
c. Many people can now use video chat instead of talking face-to-face.
d. The number of Internet and cell phone users is growing rapidly.]]> 2019-09-14 14:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384121006 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384121935 a. He believed that people never knew what they wanted. 
b. He thought that collecting surveys was a good use of his time. 
c. He felt that people needed to see a device before they realised that they wanted it.
d. He did not place any value on the opinions of his customers.]]> 2019-09-14 14:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384121935 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384122551 a. The internet and most devices have evolved because of Edison's early work.
b. The wireless telegraph could not have influenced how the Internet developed.
c. The best way for technology to develop is for inventors to work alone.
d. Regardless of how or where inventions are created, each discovery makes an impact on the other. ]]> 2019-09-14 14:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384122551 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384259611 Find the words in Reading 1 that are similar to the definitions below.

1. something that comes before another and influences its development (n) Par.1
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2. new ideas or methods (n pl) Par.2
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3. the act of sending a signal or message (n) Par. 2
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4. groups formed from parts connected together (n pl) Par. 2
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5. to say or think that something is the result or work of something else (v) Par. 3
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6. existing or acting separately from other things or people (adj) Par. 6
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7. efforts to do a difficult job (n pl)  Par. 7
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8. a strong effect on a situation or person (n) Par. 7
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9. something that makes progress difficult or impossible (n) Par.8
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10. a situation in which a person is not known by name (n) Par.11
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]]> 2019-09-15 10:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/384259611 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/386312657 Virtual Reality

Read the article and answer the questions - 10 minutes

]]> 2019-09-19 01:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/386312657 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/386313625 Match the main ideas below to the five paragraphs in Reading 2.Write the number of the paragraph below.

_____ A. Being completely involved in a 3D game helps the user engage all their senses.
_____ B. Online courses enable instructors to teach greater numbers of students without a physical classroom. 
_____ C. Games can have uses beyond simple entertainment.
_____ D. Use of VR in a regular classroom can help expand student's abilities to retain information. 
____ E. Therapist are helping people heal by using VR and video games. ]]> 2019-09-19 01:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/386313625 shazzy0163 https://padlet.com/shazzy0163/rw/wish/386315305 Look back at Reading 2 to answer the following questions.

1. Why is Angela playing ping pong with Angela?
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2. What is special about the VR headset?
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3. In the CAVE, a user experiences a world that looks and feels real. 
True or False?
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4. The writer describes different types of games for rehabilitation. Write down two.
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