Description: The purpose of "Cell Phones: You Haven't Seen Anything Yet" is to make students more aware of the incredible power and utility of the hand-held computers that go by the name of "cellphone." This program deals with how these ubiquitous marvels have changed everything and will continue to do so. It covers the history and incredible growth of the cell phone, its revolutionary technology, social implications, global impact and what we can expect in the future.

Objectives:

- Understand the power and use of the new cell phone technology
- Understand how the cell phone is and can be used in education
- Provide students with perspective as well as useful techniques for cell phone use

About the Presenter:

Medard Gabel is a noted author and speaker who co-founded World Game Institute with Buckminster Fuller. Medard also co-founded Osearth. In conjunction with the Buckminster Fuller Institute, Medard created the Design Science lab which is a workshop for developing strategies to address the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Mr. Gabel has conducted workshops, consulted, and given lectures for over 400 corporations, colleges, universities, high schools, organizations, and governments throughout the world—including the U.S. Congress, United Nations, GM, IBM, and Motorola. Mr. Gabel has been designing, developing, and delivering experiential educational programs since 1970. He is currently the CEO of BigPictureSmallWorld and BigPicture Consulting, and is the author of six books on global problems, resources and strategies, the global energy situation, the global food situation, the U.S. food system, planning, and multinational corporations.

National Standards:

NSS-G.K-12.2
NSS-WH.5-12.9
NSS-G.K-12.4