ASSIGNMENT
Watch the 21 minutes video on The iPhone Baby by WSJ, June 2022
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/iphone-baby/the-iphone-at-15-an-inside-look-at-how-apple-transformed-a-generation/4E458113-42D7-4DC0-8DAE-1F66EB93AE99?mod=article_inline
The first iPhone was released in June 2007. Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world.
In this film, the Wall Street Journal technology reporter Joanna Stern interviewed the iPhone’s creators, and revealed the consequences they never expected. Read her full article in the WSJ.
The iPhone at 15: An Inside Look at How Apple Transformed a Generation
by Joanna Stern, WSJ
June 28, 2022
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iphones-creators-reveal-the-consequences-they-never-expected-11656667803?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
Q1- What are examples of positive impacts of smartphones on individuals, and society? What are examples of negative impacts? Provide your thoughts and analysis of the top three for each (positive, negative).
Q2- Besides smartphones, can you provide another example of information/computer technology, and your analysis of its impacts on individuals and society, both positive and negative?
Q3- What’s your most important takeaway from the iPhone Baby film? Why is it significant to you? Individually, your answer should be 3-4 paragraphs addressing the requirements above.
