Emerging+Technologies-+Ms.+Barber

//**A pathfinder is just the beginning of building your bibliography.**//

Wikipedia defines emerging technology as cutting-edge developments, which represent contemporary advances and innovation around the 21st century. Emerging technologies impact us socially, economically, politically or educationally. See Wikipedia for a list of emerging technologies that are currently affecting our world in one form or another. Some topics to explore when investigating emerging technology are ** : **
 * information technology innovations
 * progressive developments
 * environmental technologies
 * new designs in transportation
 * energy technologies
 * biotechnology
 * robotics


 * Since technology changes at a rapid pace, you will be using all digital resources for this project since they are the most current sources for information.**

**WHS databases**
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. If you are away from home, you will have to use a remote username and/or password. These can be found on on the database page or in the Library Media Center brochure.

You may wish to start with a broad search, such as "technology", "technology trends", "emerging technology" or narrow your search to a specific industry or technology (such as Facebook, social networking, hydrogen cars, Web 2.0, and the list goes on and on).
 * SIRS [|Issues Researcher] Current information about contemporary issues. Try searching on technology or technology and privacy, mass media, Internet social use.
 * [|Gale Student Resource Center] search for your topic and find full-text articles; multimedia, primary sources, newspapers, and other popular resources about your subject.

**Internet sites**
TED (Technology, Education, Design)- This is a collection of videocasts about cutting edge technology, education, and design. This Smithsonian site has excellent photographs and information about the Northern Plains and Plateau people. New York Times- Technology Section of the NY Times has current stories about new technology issues. You can search their site for your topic. Engadget- this is a technology blog This is a good place to start if you do not have a topic idea.