Energy Usage and the Internet

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Energy Usage and the Internet
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Powered by Coal

• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id4969902n
• How much carbon dioxide does the Duke plant pump
  out every year?
• How much coal does the Duke plant burn every day?
• How long do they believe it will take to clean up
  the power plants?
• What is the effect of carbon dioxide on our
  environment?

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How Green Is Your Internet?

• http//vimeo.com/25329849
• How many grams of CO2 is emitted into the
  atmosphere every day by YouTube?
• Who are the Brownest companies?
• Which companies use the most service space?

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Apple Defends Green Credentials of Cloud
Computing Services

• http//www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/17/
  apple-cloud-computing-coal-greenpeace
• What is the equivalent of the amount of power
  Apple uses?
• What is Apple doing to eliminate their use of CO2
  and why is this important?

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Technology in Education
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Traditional Teaching

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vEQKcxnFUMxk
• This is an example of...? Anyone? Anyone?
  Traditional teaching. This is the direct opposite
  of what kind of learning? Anyone? Anyone? The
  answer is active learning. Why is this NOT an
  effective form of teaching and learning?

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The Importance of Technology in American Schools

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUgBwl_JrC50
• List three facts from the media clip - choose one
  and explain why it is important.

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Social Media in Classrooms

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v3zKdPOHhNfY
• What stands out to you as an interesting or a
  shocking statistic and why?