Reading 4.1.14

Good morning!

Please do the following:

1. Create a GoogleDoc and share it with me. The name will be "AM/PM.Reading.LastName_TouchScreen."
2. Before doing anything else, answer the following questions in your document:

1. How often do you use a touch screen? What type of devices do you use?
2. In what year do you think the idea of a touch screen first arose?

2. Go to this article and read the entire piece before doing anything else.
3. In your document, answer the following questions:

     3. How does the article define touch screens?
     4. What is a stylus?
     5. Who first developed the first idea for a touch screen and in what year?
     6. What is the difference between a resistive and a capacitive touch screen?
     7. What is multi-touch technology?
     8. What are two new ways that you think touch screens will be used in the future?
     9. What are two words that you learned in this article that you did not know before? What are their definitions. Hint: You may use the "Wonder Words" section to the right of the article.

4. Next, go to this article, read it, and answer the following questions.

    10. What does "resolution" mean? You may use the "pop-up" definition by hovering over the underlined word in the article.
    11. Describe the picture that appears on a standard definition (SD) screen?
    12. How is a high definition (HD) picture different from an SD picture?
    13. What two things do you need to watch high-definition video?
    14. Why is the price of an HD television not the most important factor?
    15. What are two words that you learned in this article that you did not know before? What are their definitions. Hint: You may use the "Wonder Words" section to the right of the article.

If you finish both articles, take a look at other articles (click on "Explore Wonders") on the site and recommend three at the bottom of your page.  Be sure to explain your choice!