Computing Innovations Brainstorm Activity

Self-driving car

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Fiber-optic cable

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

TCP Protocol

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Smart watch

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Music Recommendation App (e.g., Pandora)

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Bluetooth speakers

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Digital speakers

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Backup camera on a car

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Facial recognition software

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.

Email

• Probably a good choice. It's software with well-known social implications.

• Probably a bad choice. It’s hardware or just simply not actually a computational thing. It may be ok if you can find the software that drives it or processes the data it collects or works with.

• Might be a good choice assuming you focus on the actual computational part for all aspects of the task and not simply the broader technology itself. Could be turned into a great topic for the Explore PT if done right.