Group+11A

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= = =**Overview** =

Wireless technology involves the use of wireless networks to get instant Internet connectivity. In the technology industry, many experts are coming up with creative means and ways that will ensure people get the fastest Internet connection and at a very affordable price. Customers always want to be satisfied and get the real value and worth for their money.

An average Internet user is likely to visit the Internet at least three times a day due to various reasons. Young people tend to visit the social networking sites on a regular basis just to keep in touch with their friends and families. Many devices can connect through wireless connections such as the Apple iPhone, iPad, Android merchandise, laptops, and many other devices.

 The Internet is a source of information, entertainment, shopping, and a place where you might conduct business. Before wireless networks, you always had to have a place to "plug it in" and that is one thing you'll never have to do with a device with wireless connectivity.



Mind Map:
This Mind Map is a basic overview of Wireless Connectivity.

media type="custom" key="12903472" width="90" height="90" = **Current News** =

Wireless connectivity is evolving as we speak, every second people are invented something new from towns being able to be fully cover in WiFi to a new way for people to switch from 3g to 4g. It is constantly changing, if we tried to catch up it would never happen. As soon as someone purchase an item a new better, faster, smaller one comes out.

Super WiFi is a new thing that could possible be our future currently. "The nation's first super Wi-Fi" network up and running in a small North Carolina town being able to cover the whole town allowing business to use it for they own needs"  . Although at it’s current state it’s not very fast. "So far there's nothing really super about Super WiFi.There are no blazing speeds to make it superior to what we currently have, and at least for now, probably   never will." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Their could be a possibility that this will replace any type of mobile broadband. Allowing people to freely use the Internet and interact with one another anywhere. One of maybe the biggest invention that will help business in wireless connectivity is “T-Mobile <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> now selling Square credit card payment systems in retail stores”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It’s basically a device that you can plug into your Iphone or any type of smart phone and be able to charge credit card, allowing small business to accept credit card without spending a ton of money trying to purchase a machine to do it with. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> With this new T-Mobile square credit card payment a person who sell hot dog in a stand now can accept credit card and cash instead of just cash. Everyday technology is evolving their is no way we can catch up with it nor is their enough space on this page for me to explain it all.While we are speaking someone could of invented a new way for a hotdog stand to accept and deposit check within a blink of an eye.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Areas of Impact **
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wireless connectivity and how it evolves is affecting every area that we know whether it's from education to science. Without the internet or mobile device we wouldn't be able to be where we are at this current moment. Everything we do is effected by wireless connectivity. Without it we couldn't get onto the internet on our mobile phone, go home and check you facebook, or even be able to send an e-mail to your 5 year old son half way across the world. Anything you can think about is effected by wireless connectivity. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **Education** =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wireless co <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> nnectivity in classrooms have evolved with many new devices, iPods, laptops, and ipads included. The the article, “ A PSU Provost Lecture Series-Analysis of iPad Use in Class”, Dr. Robert Shelton, assistant professor of chemistry at Austin Peay State University uses 12 iPads in his classroom to engage students. He preloaded the iPads with education apps that would help him better explain topics such as nomenclature and stoichiometry. Students were instantly engaged and are getting better grades. Now, even here at WCTA, laptops and such items are common use for regular day-to-day work for our classes. While taki <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ng a family trip, one can access their documents on Gdox from their school <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> user and continue working while they travel. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Many students are broadening their knowledge with iTunes U, which is a free app with courses from universities. They cover everything from Latin Pastel Art to Advanced Ethics and Psychology. These are available everywhere and are used by over 5% of the US population.

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **Government, Politics and Employment** =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Wireless connectivity has a huge effect over government, politics, and education. According to and article “President Obama Details Plan to Win the Future through Expanded Wireless Access”. Barrack Obama is using 3G, 4G and WiFi to help promote his reelection. His goal is to have all of America to have Internet access whether from 2g,3G,4g or WiFi. His promotion of wireless connectivity involves <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “President Barack Obama will discuss detail about his plan to win the future by catalyzing the build out of high-speed wireless services that will enable businesses to grow faster, students to learn more, and public safety officials to access state-of-the-art, secure, nationwide, and interoperable mobile communications<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “Provide At Least 98% of Americans with Access to 4G High-Speed Wireless” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Barack Obama promoting this type of wireless connectivity is having a huge impact on all of us, forcing us to take a step into the new age.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In our economy today we are advancing more and more in our society and in our technology. A perfect example is the recent initiative President Obama has passed. This Initiative expands wireless coverage to 98% of Americans and reduces deficit by nearly $10 billion. The Wireless Initiative will make it possible for businesses to achieve that goal, while freeing up spectrum through incentive auctions, spurring innovation, and creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety. Obama set the goal of enabling businesses to provide high-speed wireless services to at least 98 percent of all Americans within five years. The roll of the next generation of high-speed wireless; (the “4G” technology now being deployed in the United States by leading carriers) promises considerable benefits to our economy and society. Also the government’s Lifeline Assistance Program gives out free cell phones and monthly service to Americans in need of financial help. This program, funded by Universal Service Fund fees on telephone bills, provides qualified consumers with discounted (often free) monthly telephone service. This helps citizens get back on their feet to get a job and support them selves and family. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Today there are many businesses that are involved in starting and incorporating wireless connectivity. The Qualcom Government Technologies has been spending over two decades expanding the use of wireless technology and helping each new generation become up to date with the most recent wireless technology. They also offer products and engineering expertise that meet government needs for classified and unclassified solutions in the areas of wireless broadband data and voice, information sharing and interoperability, tracking, locating, and situational awareness. The well known Motorola company has also been providing the governments and citizens wireless technology. Motorola plays a big part in the wars going on today. They provide to the government wireless products to help deploy secure wireless broadband networks by providing testing validation that helps ensure the product successfully meets requirements for data encryption, role-based administrator access and physical security against tampering. Today businesses play an important role in providing wireless connectivity to everyone. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Not only businesses and the government is helping the upbringing of wireless connectivity also people across the country. More and more programs and groups are using wireless connectivity. The city of New York is going wireless to cut cost and expand services. The city is expanding the use of a wireless network called NYC-Win covering all five boroughs in New York, and installing more wireless devices in buildings and streets as it tries to contain labor costs and deliver services faster and more effectively. The city currently has 750,000 devices connected to an "enterprise-grade" wireless network. But more city traffic lights are now going wireless, and wireless smart meters are being installed in buildings as part of a public-private partnership. In modern day society more and more people are going wireless and soon we will be totally wireless with new technology and ways of life.

=<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Arts, Entertainment and Leisure =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Art is not only paint, it can be on a computer, Art is so undefinable, it can be anything. It can be a footprint in the sand, or a drawing of a squirrel on a tablet. Apps like sketch and Brushes help artists to visualize their art on a touchscreen device. These do cost money, but the art is sold in many places. Masterpieces are created, and are shown in many ways. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In the entertainment sector, major award shows like the Grammy's are live on devices, on the go. In <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> leisure, well that is easy. There are countless apps and games. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The use of wireless connectivity is now common use and available anywhere. Even making apps for mobile devices is a job, so you can tell how popular it is. WiFi makes mobile internet possible, to an extent. 3G and

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4G are also a part, but no that big of one as WiFi. WiFi is the is “a mechanism that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network”. You can connect to the internet, is my interpretation of the previous sentence. From McDonald's to Starbucks, WiFi is there ready to connect you to where you want.

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **Science, Environment, and Health** =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The wireless communication revolution is bringing changes to data networking, telecommunication, and is making integrated networks a reality. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> By freeing the user from the cord, personal communications networks, wireless LAN's, mobile radio networks and cellular systems, harbor the promise of fully distributed mobile computing and communications, any time, anywhere.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Wireless Networks provides a global form for valuable contributions documenting these fast growing areas of interest. It is now much easier to contact people through websites, e-mail, social networking sites, and through cell phones. ( Facebook,MySpace, Tumblr, Embarq Mail, Yahoo, Etc.)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The World Health Organization has acknowledged that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are influencing the environment (but not people), and that some people are worried about possible effects. Most wireless LAN equipment is designed to work within standards. Wireless access points are also often close to humans, but the drop off in power over distance is fast.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In addition, electrical and electronic devices of all kinds emit EM fields around their working circuits, generated by oscillating currents. Humans are in daily contact wit h computers, video display monitors, TV screens, microwave ovens, fluorescent lamps, electric motors of several kinds (such as washing machines, kitchen appliances [like electric can openers, blenders, and mixers], water pumps, etc.) and many others.

=Video Artifacts=

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Students may work individually or with member of their team to make a 1-3 min. video about their topic for 100 points extra credit. Upload the video to Schooltube and embed here.//

=References=

Team Members
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**A) Overview:[|Celeste Marquez] [|Eddie A.]** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **B) Current News** Celeste Marquez[|Tyler Chau] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> C) Education: Joshua Tilton Mckenzee Roberts-Arevalo <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> D Government, Politics and Employment: Bayrotie Roussel <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Austin Hamilton] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> E) Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure[|:Austin Hamilton] [|Joshua Tilton] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> F) Science, Environment, and Health: [|Eddie A.] [|Tiffany Acrie]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Team Roles <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Content Editor: Mckenzee Roberts-Arevalo <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Image/Graphics Editor:Celeste Marquez, Tyler Chau <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Discussion Monitor: Bayrotie Roussel, Eddie Ahumada <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Presentation Editor: Joshua Tilton, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> RSS Editor:Austin Hamilton <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Mind Map Editor: Tiffany Acrie <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

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