Team+Yoshi

= = __Essential Question:__ =**Has America become too dependent on technology?**= __**Challenge**__

The challenge is to figure out if Americans are losing the ability to do common thing without technology.
No better. kids are able to get their information faster then ever No. I get all the ladys they call me papi and the other guy grandpa everyday is something new
 * Guiding Questions:**
 * 1. How many people use text messaging more often then simply calling the person?**
 * Out of 140 students 126 of them use text messaging more often then calling the person (90%)
 * 2. Who feels the need to watch TV or listen to music while doing homework?**
 * Out of 140 students 80 of them feel the need to watch TV or listen to music while doing homework (57%)
 * 3. When you are out with a person by yourself and they are constantly looking down at the phone, does it irritate you?**
 * Out of 140 students 92 of them get irritated when your with a person and they are constantly looking down at their phone (65%)
 * 4. Who believes that because of texting and all the technology we have, people are losing social skills?**
 * Out of 140 students 90 of them believe that because of texting and all the technology we have, people are losing social skills (64%)
 * Questions for Tech Department:**
 * 1. Do you think that laptops are a distraction to the students?**
 * 2. What are the ups and downs of having the laptops?**
 * Taking care of it**
 * 3.Do you think the school is better or worse with the Laptops? Why?**
 * 4. Do you believe that because of technology people are losing social skills?**
 * 5.How advanced do you think technology is getting?**

Interview
 * Guiding Activities: **
 * Students
 * Willy Pico
 * Christian's Mom

Guiding resources;

Read the article and they look at the five parts of the brain that we use while on the computer. It is the picture of the brain. click on it.
 * Losing Focus?

Our guiding question for this project is Has America become too dependent on technology. After we have asked 140 kids 4 questions relating to our main guiding question, interviewed William Pico and Adam-Jon Plati from the technology department, and research from websites We as people should take control of the situation by doing the simple things like cracking open a book, not just use your kindle. Maybe you can go out and run, not just run on the treadmill while watching TV. Send a letter to a friend, not just email.
 * __Solution__**

__NOTES__

 * __9/17__ decided that we will do a survey on monday. Also to have two more questions by then.
 * __9/20__ we interviewed 7 classes and polled their results
 * __9/22__ Pico interview- FAIL.