Science+Fiction-+Future+Project



** Clinton, CT 2038: Techno-Comforts and Urban Stresses—Fast Forward to the Future! **


 * ANIMOTO **
 * Promo Code: ****a4echauef93f9 **
 * Voice Thread **
 * Mixbook **

What changes will there be in
 * Technology- what advances will there be? What will be obsolete? What will technology do that it does not do now?
 * Computers
 * Phones
 * Security [[image:http://blog.defenderdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Future-State.jpg width="320" height="227" align="right"]]
 * Transportation
 * Home entertainment


 * Education -  how will school be different?


 * World Conflict- will we still be worried about terrorism? North Korea? Syria?


 * Domestic/Social Issues - health care? Immigration? Unemployment? Gun Control?


 * Medicine- advances in genetics? will cancer be a major health concern? Autism? Alzheimer’s?

Requirements:


 * Explain a minimum of five significant changes you foresee for the future.
 * Support each change by a credible source: an article from a reputable newspaper, periodical, blog or website.
 * Include at least three of the five categories listed above.
 * Include images
 * Include sound
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Upload your finished project to the project wiki. Label it with your name.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Share your vision for a future world with your classmates.


 * Grading- **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Animoto, or MixBook || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">15 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5 changes for the future || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">10 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3 categories of changes || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">10 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5 different sources || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">15 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">images for sources || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">15 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">brief explanation of each source || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">15 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">successful use of Voice Thread,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">No spelling or grammar errors || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">10 ||
 * creative, original work || 5 ||
 * organized, easy to follow || 5 ||
 * Uploaded and labeled on wiki || 5 ||
 * total || 100 ||
 * total || 100 ||

38 Predictions About the Future
**19 Future Inventions We'll Never See**

**11 Actual Patents for Future Inventions**

**Future Technology 500**


 * How a Pocketsize Satellite Could Find Another Earth **


 * Future Timeline 2038 **


 * Wallstreet Journal: "The Future of Medicine is Now" **


 * Ted Talks: The future of medicine- 8 Ted Talks -Videos **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">NBC News: Could a Smart Phone Be the Future of Medicine? **video**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">New York Times: The Face of Future Health Care **

Daily Beast: A Doctor's Vision of the Future of Medicine

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Gadgets To Help Tend a Garden **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">New York Times: Self Driving Cars **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Future Technology **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Time: What Will the World Look Like in 2050 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">CNN: Google Chairman: 6 Predicions for Our Digital Future **

**Popular Mechanics: 110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years**

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">National Journal: Six Predictions for World Politics in 2013 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The World of 2088: Education University of Washington **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The World of 2088: PopCulture **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The World of 2088: Space **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Center for World Peace- Self Introspection: Prediction and Foreign Policy Analysis **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Academics Predict New World War in Next Decade **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">The Futurist- Predictions: Government **