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September 23, 2008
The New York Times is running an article entitled, "Google and T-Mobile
Introduce Phone with PC Features." The article begins, "In the latest of a string
of challenges to Apple's popular iPhone, Google and T-Mobile on Tuesday
introduced the first mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, which
they hope will bring PC-like features to millions of cellphone users." It states,
"Google has invested tens of millions of dollars in developing the Android
operating software and is giving it away for free to cellphone makers and carriers.
The company hopes that many companies will build phones based on Android."
Read the Article!!
Discussion Starters for Younger Children
How often do you go on the computer? What do you do when you go on the
computer? Have you ever gone to Google? Why? Do you think that Google is
helpful? Why/why not?
Have you ever given something to somebody for free? Why did you give it
away? Is it OK to give away your things? Why/why not?
Have you ever worked really hard on your own to make something? What did
you make? How did you feel after you made it? Do you think some people might
feel like roller skating after working really hard to do something and achieving
their goal? Why/why not?
Share a time that you worked well with somebody else. What did you do? Did
you accomplish what you wanted to accomplish? Do you think it's easier to
accomplish things with other people or alone? Explain!!
Discussion Starters for Older Students
Vocabulary terms to discuss: "3-Megapixel Camera"; Market; Dominance; and,
Application.
According to this article, why did Google give away it's Android operating
system, free of charge? If you wanted Microsoft to succeed in business, how
would you feel about this decision? Explain!
Make some predictions about the future of technology, based on the information
presented in this newspaper article. How do you think the Internet will be
different in ten years? in fifty years?
If you could ask five questions about the Android to learn more about it, what
would you ask? To whom do you think you could ask these questions? Go, try
and find the answers!!
The New York Times is running an article entitled, "Google and T-Mobile
Introduce Phone with PC Features." The article begins, "In the latest of a string
of challenges to Apple's popular iPhone, Google and T-Mobile on Tuesday
introduced the first mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, which
they hope will bring PC-like features to millions of cellphone users." It states,
"Google has invested tens of millions of dollars in developing the Android
operating software and is giving it away for free to cellphone makers and carriers.
The company hopes that many companies will build phones based on Android."
Read the Article!!
Discussion Starters for Younger Children
How often do you go on the computer? What do you do when you go on the
computer? Have you ever gone to Google? Why? Do you think that Google is
helpful? Why/why not?
Have you ever given something to somebody for free? Why did you give it
away? Is it OK to give away your things? Why/why not?
Have you ever worked really hard on your own to make something? What did
you make? How did you feel after you made it? Do you think some people might
feel like roller skating after working really hard to do something and achieving
their goal? Why/why not?
Share a time that you worked well with somebody else. What did you do? Did
you accomplish what you wanted to accomplish? Do you think it's easier to
accomplish things with other people or alone? Explain!!
Discussion Starters for Older Students
Vocabulary terms to discuss: "3-Megapixel Camera"; Market; Dominance; and,
Application.
According to this article, why did Google give away it's Android operating
system, free of charge? If you wanted Microsoft to succeed in business, how
would you feel about this decision? Explain!
Make some predictions about the future of technology, based on the information
presented in this newspaper article. How do you think the Internet will be
different in ten years? in fifty years?
If you could ask five questions about the Android to learn more about it, what
would you ask? To whom do you think you could ask these questions? Go, try
and find the answers!!
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