A map made of Facebook interactions around the world.
Social media play a huge role in our lives in the 21st Century. It affects our friendships, our opinions, and how we see the world around us. But is this a good or bad thing? Do we have a good relationship with social media, or does it have a bad affect on us and our behaviour? Today and tomorrow, we'll be looking at these issues.
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is one of the most important ideas in computers and technology today. Ever since the invention of computers, we have controlled how they think. A.I. is the next step.
A.I. is about computers "learning" and thinking without us humans telling them what to do.
What is intelligence?
Intelligence does not mean the same thing for everybody:
The dictionary says that intelligence is:
Ever since computers were first made, people have imagined that computers could- one day- be as "intelligent" as people.
Alan Turing
Alan Turing invented one of the first computers.
He believed that computers could become "intelligent". Here is a video about the Turing Test.
There are many reasons why computers are not able to "trick" people into believing they are real. However, computers are very intelligent at some things. For example, they can play chess and beat humans:
Since 1997, computers have become much more intelligent. For example, they can now play the TV game Jeopardy! In Jeopardy!, people have to say questions for their answers. For example, a question on Jeopardy! might say:
This man is the President of the United States and was born in Hawaii.
To win, you have to say: "Who is Barack Obama?"
IBM made a computer called Watson, and sent it to play Jeopardy!
He doesn't get everything right, but knows how to take risks:
A.I. is growing faster and better every year. Soon, A.I. might be able to do lots of things.
Infographics are a great way to combine information, pictures, and numbers. I'd like you to make an inforgraphic all about you. Include basic information, such as where you're from, how old you are, and what things you like. Here are some interesting examples of infographics about people to give you ideas for your inforgraphic biography.
"they came here to
seek shelter from biting winter winds"
synonyms:
search for, try to
find, look for, be on the lookout for, be after, hunt
for, be in quest of
oattempt or desire to obtain or achieve
(something).
"the new regime sought his
extradition"
synonyms:
try to obtain, work
toward, be intent on, aim at/for
oask for (something) from someone.
"he sought help from the
police"
synonyms:
ask for, request, solicit, call
for, entreat, beg
for, petition for, apply for, put in for
Why am I in the NP- SEEK
Program?
You were selected
because of a combination of things:
Your GPA (Grade Point Average)
Your SEEK exam scores
Scheduling availability
What will we do
in SEEK?
SEEK has THE SAME curriculum
as all of M4 English, however, how we do it will be very different. Here
are some examples:
You will have a different textbook. We will be
using English File- pre-intermediate. It also has
an online component to help you with pronunciation and vocabulary as well
as preparing for exams. For the online component, click here.
You will be making a monthly blog to post on this
website.
You will have a guest speaker every month. They
will talk about different job opportunities, travel and
technology as well as teach various fun skills (such as how to make
sushi).
You will have 10 computers for your use in our
classroom for research, projects and your blogs.
