PTK Regional Convention 2011Clyne Namuo, Dept Chair – Computer Information Systems

namuoc@cochise.edu

Scholarship

Leadership

Service Fellowship

Current Installations

• Pueblo Del Sol Elementary (5th Grade)• Joe Carlson Elementary (1st/2nd Grade)• Sierra Vista Boys and Girls Club• Cochise County Assoc for the Handicapped

PTK Regional Convention 2011Clyne Namuo, Dept Chair – Computer Information Systems

namuoc@cochise.edu

Scholarship

Leadership

Service Fellowship

Infrastructure, the Internet, and Web 2.0

The Infrastructure ◦ Telecommunications Act of 1996 – Universal Service Fee◦ Private investment in infrastructure during the Tech Bubble◦ 7 (40 yrs) vs 5 (8 years)

The Internet◦ 41 years old◦ Morse code: “What hath God wrought?” (1844)

◦ Moon landing: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” (1969)

◦ Internet: “L – O – G – I – N” (1969)

Web 2.0◦ Democratization of the web◦ Active vs. passive users◦ Twitter, Facebook, Smartphones

Connecting Active Users

Video Views: 948,260 Subscribers: 793Followers: 131

Crowdsourcing - Ushahidi.com

Malaria No More

April 2010 ‘Social media envoys’ (50 most popular) would tweet about malaria once a month

Web 2.0 and Social Change• China

• Great firewall of china (1997)• 30-50k cyber police

• Iran• Cyber police• European technology used in

filtering (Siemens and Nokia)

• Tunisia• Active surveillance and

blocking of opposition web sites

• Egypt• No filtering prior to unrest• Pervasive filtering following

unrest

So….the challenge to you as Student Leaders…

Sustainability/Green initiatives? (Southern Illinois University) A voice for traditionally underserved populations? (UA) Faculty or administration partnerships Industry partnerships Political or legislative initiatives (UA) Social change University transfer initiatives Military partnerships Entrepreneurship (University of South Dakota) Scholarship projects Philanthropy (Murray State)

How will you make an impact?