TED Talks

Instructions

Welcome to TED Talks!

We will be focusing on different aspects of technology and the fourth industrial revolution. I have listed six options. Select ONE talk of most interests to you. Using the link provided, enjoy the speaker and their message.

Olivier Scalabre: The next manufacturing revolution is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWtIwwEgS0

Andrew McAfee: What will future jobs look like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQrbxD9_Ng

David Autor: Why Are There Still So Many Jobs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCxcnUrokJo

Erik Brynjolfsson: The key to growth? Race with the machines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sod-eJBf9Y0

Markus Lorenz: Industry 4.0: How intelligent machines will transform everything we know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBZmJOHIN8E

Tim Minshall: How 3D printing is enabling the '4th Industrial Revolution'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJLZ1UYxGc

When finished, use Microsoft Word to answer the following four questions.Each answer should be one to two well-formed paragraphs. Examples to support your answers from the talk and/or life situations will help to earn points. I will also be grading for spelling, grammar, level of speech, etc.A rubric has been providedHEREto judge your answers.

1. What impressed you the most about this speaker and his/her message?
2. What product or service that is NOT currently being developed would be key to accomplish? Your supporting reasons should be compelling enough to venture capitalists to invest.
3. Name three products whose production will not change with technology. Be sure to support your answer with correct reasoning.
4. Thinking of your career after graduation, what additional skills will you need to be competitive within this new world of technology? Should these be incorporated into the college curriculum? If so, how?

Once you have compiled your answers, click on "Assignments" on the tool bar at the top of the course homepage. You will see a folder titled "TED Talks".Scroll down the section titled Submit Files. Click on Add a File. Click Upload and attach your Word file. Once the file is uploaded, click Add and Submit. The Email Status should state "Confirmation Email Sent Successfully".

What are the contents of a persuasive paragraph?

• Start with atopic sentenceto inform the reader what will be discussions.
• Thebody of the paragraphis comprised of sentences that explain the points made in the topic sentence. Be sure to also include actual examples from the TED Talk, examples in your life, and examples of corporate entrepreneurs.
• End with aconcluding sentencethat summarizes a connection between the topic sentence and the body of the paragraph.

How long is a paragraph?

It depends on the number of examples and supporting information needed to give a clear understanding of the topic sentence to a reader. It should be at least five sentences. If a sentence in the body of the paragraph does not relate to the topic sentence, it does not belong in the same paragraph. Construct another paragraph to focus on those ideas.