PT Explore Project APCSP Explore Impact of Computing

PT Explore Project AP-CSP: Explore — Impact of Computing Innovations | 16% | 8 hours by Veronica Khauv, UC-San Diego Computer Science Student

Choose a Computing Innovation • What is a computing innovation? • A new computing creation that revolutionizes or changes the way we do things • Innovation must be before June 2016

Research • Beneficial Effects • How did this innovation help society, economy, or culture? • Harmful Effects • How did this innovation hurt society, economy, or culture? • Data Processing • How is data processed in this innovation?

Example of Research: Pokemon Go • Beneficial Effects • People claimed that it created a sense of community with strangers • It was a fun past time that got people to walk and exercise • Harmful Effects • People were catching Pokemon instead of paying attention to walking or driving, producing life-threatening accidents • People were found in dark alley-ways or dangerous situations while catching Pokemon • Data Processing • Location information – with respect to Pokemon and Pokestops, Video information, Storage of progress/level information via databases

Tasks • Find TWO computing innovations created June 2016 or after • Google • TED Technology • We will use these innovations to create a computer artifact (infographic) on a design program such as Canva

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