Drones: Fun to fly for some... but for others, not so much

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Dear students,

Hope you're doing fine. As you know, we are going to work in a different way during this second half of the school year.

This post is about the first activity. The activity has to do with drones. Please, check your inbox. You have already been sent the link to a Google doc. There, you will find the activity instructions and the materials.

Remember that if you have any questions, you can ask them directly on the Google doc. You can also use the chat tool.

Deadline: Monday 08/09/2014 at 01:00 pm

I'll be in touch.
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Facial recognition technology has come to stay

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You're going to read a short extract from a digital newspaper article in order to write 2-4 questions about the content of the rest of the article.

Follow these steps:

1. Read carefully the title and the paragraph (the one that is below the title and above the photo). Think over these questions: Why did the author of the article ask a question in the title? What type of question did he ask? Why did he choose that type of question?

2. Look closely at the first picture and read the caption. Think over these questions: Why did the author choose this picture? How does the picture make the message clearer?

3. Read only the first two paragraphs below the picture. Think over these questions: What kind of information is given in these paragraphs? What for?

TIP: Read the title, the paragraph above the photo, the caption and the first two paragraphs below the photo as many times as you need to.

Do NOT read the whole article, please.

4. As you read the text, write 2 (minimum) to 4 (maximum) questions that you think the article might/should answer in the paragraphs you haven't read yet. Write your questions in the Google doc (Check your inbox; you've received a link to the doc "Facial_recognition_technology" by email).

Here is the link to the article:
Facial Recognition: is the technology taking away your identity?

Remember to check that your questions are relevant, interesting and grammatically correct.

What will robots be able to do in 2030?

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1. Watch the video and think about 2-4 questions about what robots will / may / might be able to do in the future.

2. Write your questions in the Google doc (Check your inbox; you've received an email with the link to the Google doc.)

Remember to check that the questions are relevant, interesting and grammatically correct. We've already talked about these issues in class.