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Chapter 31

The main idea that really caught my attention in this chapter was the possibility of wearing technology as a way to learn. In one example, a "body tracking" suit was worn to teach a person better tennis playing techniques after the technology had sufficiently tracked the person's own techniques. When the body tracking technology helped the person's muscles relearn a better way to serve the tennis ball, I thought that this would be useful technology for people who need rehabilitation for some reason or another. If someone had lost the ability to walk and then was able to again, this body tracking technology might speed up that process.

Another way to wear technology is to get it embedded in your skin. While this sounds invasive (and I still do think it is to an extent), we embed pets with microchips all the time. However, where it gets tricky is when we embed a type of technology that actually works with our nervous system to do things instead of doing them ourselves. In some cases I think this would be beneficial (maybe for people who have lost a limb and can't perform everyday tasks.) However, it does seem like the more technologically advanced we become, the lazier we become as well. I hope this technology advances or is used in more noble ways than simply do tasks we'd rather not do. Either way, the fact that this technology is on the horizon is amazing.

My favorite activity this semester was creating a blog. I know it was sort of a basis to for posting thoughts and ideas, but I had never created a blog before and had always wondered about it. Since we tried a lot of applications and linked them (or embeded them) in our blogs, I feel I have a good grasp of some of the capabilities of blogs. I also liked learning about the delicious bookmarking site as well as Google Sites. I liked these applications because I actually have plans to use them or am currently using them in my personal life and professional life.