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==== Wireless Connectivity is dealing with two devices that consists of transmitting and receiving radio waves over the air. It also means connecting them together without cables or wires. This includes mobile phones, two-way radios, personal digital assistants, and wireless networking. The United States is home of the most mobile internet users compared to any other country in the world according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “So how in the world do we get wireless connection from all across the world?” According to Heinrich Hertz a German physicist who was the first to send and receive radio waves in 1864, concluded that waves could be transmitted through space at straight lines to be able to reach its apparatus. Also the waves could travel through any material like doors or walls. ====

==== In current times wireless is the most common way to communicate. Each year consumers spend about 63 billion dollars on wireless accessories. Approximately 238 million of the handsets operate wireless connectivity and have internet access or capability. As of June 2011, there are 322.9 million wireless subscribers connection in the United States. Wireless is just an easy an efficient way to get messages from one place to another in a flash. ====

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====The wireless connectivity is one of the biggest impacts in the worlds life today. Sometimes it brings out the best in some places. From the first laptop being 24.2 pounds from Gavilian, we have come to a 2.96 pound laptop from MAC. Technology is advancing as we know it. The first cell phone in 1973 only being able to call, we have the most advanced cell phone... the iPhone. The iPhone is capable of apps, email, call, text, and many more. ====

====For the advances we have today, sometimes we take advantage of them. Families, businesses, or anythings else can be disturbed by their normal well beings due to the fact that they are more focus on their electronics/technology. Then again, it can bring great things together and one of the most important things to a healthy family or business... communication.[|1] ====

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====In more recent times, wireless connectivity, like other technology is ever so growing and changing. Companies are fighting for the new technology that could change the industry. A few weeks ago most companies have released the Q4 results and some companies are shocked. Companies are reaching out the Wireless Providers to create universal kiosks that will possibly change world as we know it. ====

====The wireless connectivity of now an then are far different. But we like to focus on now and the future. There are so many things close to being seen and done. Is it possible thatg the next great TV series could be aired mobile? And just when we thought the iPad couldn’t get any better... it is coming out once again. Laptops are becoming smaller and thinner, Facebook and teaming up with Frances telecom, technology is advancing. [|2] ====

====It is used for so many things we do not think of. Such things like Air Force/Military bases, televisions. These are all impacts that we do not think about. As technology is advancing, so is its users. Technology is used and needed for everyday life such as school and business. If we keep up at the rate we are going now, by 2016 there will be more mobile devices owned than more people in the world. ==== ==== ====

====Companies like Verizon Wireless and Sprint are teaming up with other Companies like Redbox. ==== ==== Kiosks connect our lives. (2012, February 9). Retrieved from ====and Health care companies to create kiosk with wireless connections for the businesses and the medical field. ==== ====Sprint and healthspot to deliver the reality of virtual healthcare. (2012, February 16). ====Check out this video on business with Wireless connection. ====

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====USA Technologies. (2011, September 21).

C) Education
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The education way of wireless connectivity are mostly laptops, iPads, and phones. Most schools use laptops because its the easiest way for kids to move around and still be able to do work. Wireless networking is a huge concept is the United States because everyone is using it world-wide. It started by phones then laptops and it kept going up and up! For elementary kids technology has changed a lot over the years; before kids wouldn't get computers and iPads to do work, but now they have. It's good that they have brought technology to kids at a very young age because everywhere you go there is technology and soon everything will be of technology. Middle School started using technology right away when entering the 6th grade. They take the course of computers where they start to teach applications such as Word, Powerpoint, typing, and how to search on web. For some kids it hard to start to learn new technology, epically if they didn't start as kids so that's why its good that kids are starting to learn in elementary school because the high they go the high technology will get. High school has had more technology then elementary and middle school because now kids have to be more organized. Before, kids would have an agenda that is required in most schools to write down homework and other things, now a days kids use phones. "Schools are spending billions on technology, even as they cut budgets and lay off teachers, with little proof that this approach is improving basic learning." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|9] // [|Pic] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Effect on Education <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wireless connectivity is seriously affecting the way people handle education. The way it affects education is divided into three different categories. The first category is Elementary School. In Elementary School, kids are now using tablets like the i-pad to play educational apps to learn their times tables, colors, proper grammar and punctuation, spelling, history, fractions and much more. Educational apps are becoming very popular. "Tablets are proving to be an interactive learning tool for kids with tablet-owning families, with 57 percent of children using educational applications and 77 percent playing downloaded games, according to a new study from Nielsen Co." "By searching the word "kids" in those stores, the commission's staff found more than 11,000 results and reviewed 400 apps to see how developers disclosed their data practices." In the next category, middle/high school, things get a bit more complicated. Teachers start requiring presentations and with Internet at the tip of your fingers you can get all the information that you need in a snap. You can organize everything using wireless technology. In the third category, college education, people are using their wireless devices to take quizzes, study for tests, take notes, and send in homework, they do it all. They require wireless connectivity constantly. Overall, wireless connectivity has become a vital part of education, has left its mark in history, and shall continue to grow. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

D) Government, Politics and Employment
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Businesses use Wireless Connectivity daily for many different reasons. Some of the most common reasons are for making their business public, meetings, advertisements, to inform people, and to entertain their viewers. One very important thing that businesses use the Internet for is to get new employees, many people go online to look for job openings.Wireless Connectivity also effects Politics there are many websites that can let you access the latest news in politics. The Internet allows for people to discuss and debate about important things. The Internet can also have a effect on Government. Approximately 83 million people use government run websites. People also use wireless connectivity to try to contact the government to bring their opinion to their attention.Wireless Connectivity is seen everywhere it is used daily. Wireless Connection is extremely popular with many using iPods, iPads, laptops, computers, cell phones, and many other electronical devices. Now they even have phones that can supply themselves with their own wi-fi called Hot Spot. ====

E) Arts, Entertainment and Leisure
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In recent years, wireless connectivity has brought the world to find entertainment into a new more technological form. The development of technologies like the smart phone has played a very important part in such an idea by introducing new forms of entertainment in a more accessible way. With modern day smart phones, people have access to new things such as video games, mobile television access and heightened forms of communication. Such devices have become increasingly popular with consumers on account of their new found ability to play games and watch media at any point and any place. As a result, several businesses have altered themselves to emphasize such use. Cars have started to be made with wireless device usage and amusement parks have put money into upgrading wireless capability on their site. Computer companies like Apple are constantly developing new technology that exhibit the ability to play at any point. The first questions asked about the newest Apple phone are about whether or not it has 4G capability. All these changes take place simply because people like to play games, and with wireless connectivity people can play games anywhere, anytime. Wireless connectivity allows people to play games anywhere. People love this and the world has changed accordingly. Wireless connectivity has revolutionized the way people live life and will not soon be found archaic A lot of people also know the entertainment part of the wireless networking, every boy around uses it! Its called the Xbox, what guy around the world doesn’t use it. In 2005, the company of Xbox came out with a thing called Xbox live. I personally think it was a great idea because you can play with other players around the world and even talk to them, but in order to talk to them you need to have a head set. The head sets that they have made are really cool! There are wireless sets too but, people have said that they have been having problems with the headsets because they usually don’t connect right. So if they want to use a good head set what would be better to use would be ones that have wires because they won’t die on you and they work better. When people perform in art it may not seem like they are using any wireless things, but they are if you look closely into there work they have quite a lot of wireless connections. Like video camera's! I think that is one of the most common thing that they would use. In show productions like American Idol, they use a lot of video camera's in order to produce it on TV. Sound is also another wireless thing. So there is quite a lot of things that people use in performing arts or just art itself. Leisure can have a lot of wireless things, because its what people use on their free time and most kids on there free time listen to ipods, phones, laptops, ipads, Nintendo DS, and many more things that people are using. ====

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Source] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> __Effect on__ __Arts, Entertainment and Leisure__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The wireless world has given us the ability to become connected to the world. The effect on the Arts, Entertainment and Leisure are endless and allow people of all ages to do things on a device that they might never have imagined. "The mobile app market has exploded from about 600 apps in 2008 to nearly 900,000 apps in Apple's App store and Google's Android Market today, according to the FTC." Game Apps such as Angry Birds, Words With Friends, and Temple Run have become very popular and offer people a level of entertainment that keeps them engaged. Those who have decided to entertain the world through wireless entertainment are a huge part of this explosion. "Fifty-five percent of parents surveyed said that they had used the tablet as a way to keep their children entertained while traveling, showing how tablets also function as shared devices for families." "There were 7 billion mobile-connected devices like smartphones, laptops and other portable gadgets across the globe in 2011, accounting for 0.9 devices per capita. That figure will increase to 1.4 devices per capita by the year's end." "The study which examined the growth of mobile Internet, video, data and smartphones predicted that there would be more than 10 billion mobile-connected devices by 2016, more than the estimated global population of 7.3 billion by United Nations." This trend proves that the impact from the wireless world is here to stay and will continue to have a huge impact <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> on the Arts, Entertainment and Leisure world in the future.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">

F) Science, Environment, and Health
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People who do not have much knowledge on wireless connectivity probably wonder if it affects our human health in any way since there are waves shooting all across the globe. Wi-Fi transmits radio signals equivalent to microwaves. The levels of RF Exposure are so low that the temperature increases do not affect human health. The exposure to the frequencies will not affect us as long as the frequencies are between 0-300 Ghz. Although there are some hot spots in the world where the National authorities have to restrict us from the exposure limits. But Mr. Gilbert from the Lakehead University believes that microwave radiation from the frequency range of WI-FI has shown to increase the blood barrier of the brain, cause behavioral changes, activates stress response and etc. Some people in the world are very cautious of the waves affecting the human health that they have banned or limited the use of Wi-Fi. Wireless connectivity, networking and wireless in general has gave over 231,000 americans jobs in the wireless industry and production in less than a year. Wireless Connectivity is the future of our technology no more cables. Studies have shown from April 2007 to June 2011 gained about 1,585,000 jobs in America. Wireless Connectivity has gave America the chance to regain its economies business incomes and investment. Wireless Connectivity is the future, no need for cables everywhere now. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">  ==== = Video Artifacts = = References =

Team Members
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**A) Overview: [|Victoria W.] StevenL. KevinL. [|SpencerG]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **B) Current News: [|Victoria W.] JustinK. [|SpencerG]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **C) Education: Elizabeth M. KatelynP. McCade C.****[|BenjaminW.]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **D Government, Politics and Employment: JustinK. KatelynP.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **E) Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure: Elizabeth M. McCade C.****[|BenjaminW.]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **F) Science, Environment, and Health: StevenL. KevinL.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Team Roles** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Click here for a description of team roles. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Content Editor:[|Victoria W.]****[|BenjaminW.]** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Image/Graphics Editor:****[|SpencerG] Steven Lee** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Discussion Monitor: [|Kevin Luu]****KatelynP.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Presentation Editor: [|Elizabeth M.] Steven Lee** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **RSS Editor: McCade C.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Mind Map Editor:****JustinK** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Group Photo:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

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