The Revolution Will Be Televised

Part 1:

Q - What technologies facilitated the regime change we witnessed in Egypt today? List 3. Describe how each technology came about and how each were used in support of the protest.


Part 2:
Does anyone know Arabic? The following is a list of "essential equipment" protest organizers disseminated to participants (click photo for larger version):


Q - List each of the items displayed in the image. Make your best guess about how they could be repurposed to support peaceful demonstration in the face of an authoritarian regime.

"We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world"

Who watched the State of the Union address this evening?



What themes from this speech resonate with our class?

What technology sector did the president compare to the space program of the 60's? What is the comparison?

What is the name of the new program that will replace No Child Left Behind? How do the programs compare?

Last semester we talked about the trapped coal miners in Chile. Why did the president conclude his speech with an example relating to that?

What's interesting about the President's chief speechwriter? What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now?

Has this speech inspired you and if so how?