Ted video blog

Go to TED.com and spend some time investigating the site.
Once you've had a chance to familiarize yourself with the webpage, answer the following questions:
1) What is the TED organization about?
The TED organization is about spreading good, and intresting ideas.
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
To expose good ideas to the world.
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
We are intrested in knowing how stuuf works, and how it is made.
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
Ueli Gegenschatz soars in a wingsuit
Toaster out of scratch
Wireless electricity
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Embed the video in your blog post and create a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.

• A man who uses a wing suit instead of a parachute.
• He does all  kind of "air" sports, but he likes the wing suit because it is more extreme.
• wing suit goes up to a forward speed of 115mph and downward 45mph.

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?

• Call the organization, and get training to learn how to use the wing suit.
• try to meet someone who does sky diving, para-gliding, or hang-gliding, like my dad who has done both para-gliding, and hang-gliding.

Part II of the TED activity will have you negotiate within a group to select the "best" video to represent the group. The student with the chosen video will receive extra credit. The group will then prepare a short presentation that summarizes the talk and will present to the class. The class will choose the best presentation and that group will receive extra credit.