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Urban Computing
Ubiquitous wireless service, displays everywhere, global positioning used frequently and global information systems are developed and prevelant.

The community becomes the classroom Ubiquitous computing and wireless connectivity, embedded in physical environments, will turn physical places into aware contexts—environments that recognize people, information, and activities, and then respond appropriately. As place-based information becomes more accessible, educational services will be customized to place, making learning increasingly visible in the community. Youth pioneer new urban survival skills In VUCA communities, youth will become the mentors for older community members in new methods of urban survival including urban computing, urban agriculture, and new literacies for building cooperative strategies. Combined with a growing youth media culture, youth may develop a public voice at younger ages, even becoming influential in political or religious movements.

Resources:
- Cyber Crime 2.0 -
- Arlington Company to Build E-Filing System for Lab
- BlackBerry as a Weapon in the Fight to Commute
- Cell Phones to Warn of Earthquakes in Japan
- China Enacting a High-Tech Plan to Track People
- Computrace by Absolute Software Inventories & Reco
- Data Security Is Top Tech Issue for Colleges
- Dial up the Web With a Cellphone
- Digital Billboards That Turn Your Head
- Does the $100 Laptop Have a Future in the US?
- Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
- FCC Approves Airwave Use for All Phones
- IBM Software to Scan Chicago Streets
- Intel Launches Power-Efficient Penryn Processors
- iPhone Premieres at Apple Retail Stores with Free
- IU to Study Technology in Schools
- Japanese Trains to Beam Travel Info to Cell Phones
- Japan's Warp-Speed Ride to Internet Future
- Locative Media (Wikipedia)
- Need to Know Where Your Dog or Car is? A Host of D
- Netzwissenschaft
- New GPS is Ahead of the Traffic
- Nokia Does a Map Deal, Signaling Strategic Bet
- Our Emerging Urban Computing Landscape: Familiar Strangers
- Personal Traffic Alerts, With Made-to-Order Data
- Report urges U.S. to think 'big' about broadband
- Urban Atmospheres
- WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals

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Hotspots   Hotspots
These are key trends that we think have broad impact on education and often make good starting points for exploring the map.
Dilemmas   Dilemmas
These are issues that can't be solved with either/or thinking but require new strategies that go beyond simple problem solving.

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