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Video Artifacts
All team members are to add their final video under the Group A, B, or C sub-topics here. Use THIS template and fill it in with your details UNDER the video. Copy and paste the template as needed.
Title:
Video Number: (eg 1.A.1)
Author: (Name and School)
Contributor(s): (for outsourced clip and other)
Alternate link to video: (add link to Ning)
Group A: The Story
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Title:
Wireless Connectivity (Story) - 11a
Video Number: 11.A.1
Author:
Hannes S (WS)
Contributor(s):
Emelina S
Alternate link to video: Wireless Connectivity (Story) - 11a
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Title: The History of Wireless Connectivity
Video Number: 11.A.2
Author: Sean T. (MCAHS)
Contributor(s):
Alternate link to video: http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/video/11a-final-video-history-of
Group B: Innovation, Invention and Prediction
These videos include an innovation, invention, or prediction based upon the trend that is shown.
Group C: Social Entrepreneurship
These videos are about how the trend you analyzed can be used to spark change in an area of social interest that your group agrees upon.
Background
Our topic is "Wireless Connectivity". The first invention of wireless connectivity was an optical telegraph but before that
people like Native Americans used smoke and fire to communicate over long distances.
After inventing electrical current the morse capture the world as the medium to communicate over long distance.
This was the basic for a bigger invention.....: The Telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell was the first one who brought up a working telephone gadget in year 1876.
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The story about connectivity continued.
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Faster transmission via cable
-Better quality of the telephone signal
-The idea to communicate without
cables developed
The first one who studied for "Wireless Connectivity" was
Alexander Meissner(The English article about Alexander Meissner is regrettably, really short and uninformative. If someone is
interested in it ....here is the German
article ).
1913 he invented the tube transmitter which allows transmitting wireless signals over short range. This was a nice worksuit for many national and international corporations who are interested in "Wireless Connectivity". The German state
railways, for example, improved the mechanism and offer
telephone services in train.
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In year 1958 the wireless telephone got in car. But the technique was expensive and not really useful because while calling and moving the connection broke down.
But this problem disappeared with an American invention.....The Cellular network. This system allows you to move long ranges while call.
The triumphal
procession of the mobile phone began.
[3]
A little flashback.....in year 1969 the internet was "born". Over the years the internet also got
much attention and grew up.
The mobile phone got smaller and better and the internet got bigger and faster but the idea to connect these two things gouged in the brains of the scientists.
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In the 1990s was the first gap. Now it was possible to connect to the internet with the mobile phone via GSM. But this was a slowly matter.
It wasn't only possible to connect with mobile phones......the computer was also able to connect wireless.
Today you are able to connect on two ways wireless.
The first way is the local transmitting station which often stands in your room. This gadget connects your PC wirelessly to your internet-connection.
The second way is the UMTS network. This is an advancement of the GMS network. The UMTS network is nearly all over the world and grants access to the internet for your mobile phone, computer and other things. This network works over satellites and is a important part of "Wireless Connectivity".
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For example: A
satellite card from one of the biggest satellite-connecting-corporations named "Intelsat".
Current News
Add relevant information about current news items to do with your topic. Hyperlink to discussions. Don't forget to add citations.
Areas of Impact
Education
Analyze this topic's impact on education. Consider including three subcategories: 1) Elementary School, 2) Middle/ High School, and 3) College Education. Include a brief up to 300 word summary/ abstract on this page. Include one or more relevant images.
Government, Politics and Employment
Wireless connectivity has a great affect on the government and employment in the work place. Some government agencies use wireless technology to there advantage. They are able to access common wireless devices such as a cell phone if needed. They can turn on cell phone speakers without the owner knowing even if the cell phone is shut down to listen into conversations. They also are able to activate the GPS (global positioning systems) in cell phones to find out the exact location of the cell phone. The United States government does use these features for security purposes.
With the advancements in wireless technology people are able to work from other places then the office. People are able to do their work from almost anywhere in the world. These workers are able to keep in touch with their employers with various forms of wireless communication. Workers can keep in touch with their employers with cell phones and pagers. Such as a doctor could be reached via cell phone or pager if there is an emergency at work.
Arts, Entertainment and Leisure
In the future the design and the things you can do with the cell phone will improve. The new cell phones often don’ have a keypad.
To use it you have to use the touchpad and your fingers. This has an advantage because you have bigger displays and they don’t have a keypad. One invention of a designer is that you can combine a few mobiles of one type so that you can have a bigger display than usual.
You can see it on the picture.
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A new entertainment feature that will improve is the TV function. You will get a better resolution and you will have more programs to watch. In addition when you want to change your design not only the display will change even the whole case of the mobile will change.
Science, Environment, and Health
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| Mobile phone radiation |
Basically you can not make a statement about the effect of wireless connectivity to the human health
[7]. Because most wireless inventions are very new that is why the longitudinal analysis haven't got a certain result.
Anyhow some national radiation advisory authorities recommended to their citizens measures to minimize exposure. Examples of the recommendations are:
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| Base station |
- Keep the mobile phone away from the body.
- Use a headset
- Do not telephone in a car without an external antenna. [8]
There are many different longitudinal analysis that analyzed mainly the adverse effects of mobilphone-radiance. But also the adverse effects of wlan, radios and radio masts will be proved.
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Until now it is presumed that the use of mobile phones could result to impotence. Also it is suspect that the chance to get a tumor is at places with many base stations higher than at other places.
Detailed results will be in five to fifteen years completed.
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Team Members
Education:Chris S
Government Politics and Employment: Sean T (MCAHS)
Arts, Entertainment and Leisure: Jan S (WS)
Science, Environment and Health: Hannes S (WS) ,
Niels v S (WS)
Editor: Select one student to be the primary editor, and you should note the type of English that the final version will be in, etc. Jimmy W. - WHS (American English) or Sadi - QA (European English) -- Every page MUST have this designation.
Primary Language:
Sean T (MCAHS)
Related Information
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Citations
You will cite quotations and major sources of information for your wiki. If the source is an online source, you MUST also include a hyperlink embedded in the text as well. Follow the current standard method for citing sources from our help wiki.
- ^ Morse code. (2009, February 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:09, February 16, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morse_code&oldid=270140745
- ^ Mobile phone. (2009, February 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:59, February 16, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mobile_phone&oldid=270618363
- ^ Mobile phone. (2009, February 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:59, February 16, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mobile_phone&oldid=270618363
- ^ Internet. (2009, February 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:57, February 16, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internet&oldid=271043055
- ^ Wireless LAN. (2009, February 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:59, February 16, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wireless_LAN&oldid=270309419
- ^ Kötter, Yasmin. "Design-Studien: Die Handys der Zukunft." 01 10 2007 4. 2 Mar 2009
http://www.netzwelt.de/news/76236-design-studien-die-handys-der-zukunft.html
- ^ Handystrahlung (2009, March 2). In Marktgemeinde Pressbaum. Retrieved 13:08 March 2, 2009, from
http://www.pressbaum.net/wai_startseite-aktuelles-handy.htm
- ^ Mobile phone radiation and health. (2009, February 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:08, March 2, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_radiation_and_health
- ^ Recht und Gesundheit. (2009, March 2). In Freifunk.org. Retrieved 13:08, March 2, 2009, from
http://freifunk.net/magazin/recht_gesundheit/wlanundstrahlung
- ^ Electro-magnetic Energy Pollution. (2009, March 2). In danreid.org. Retrieved 13:08, March 2, 2009, from
http://www.danreid.org/daniel-reid-articles-electro-magnetic-energy-pollution.asp
