Teach Bloomers
In-Text Questions:
a. What is the future of technology?
Ans: The future of technology is beyond our imagination but certainly possible with modern gadgets.
b. How many people in India suffer with disability?
Ans: 2.7 Crore people in India suffer with disability.
c. Who is Kim?
Ans: Kim is the Assistive Technologist at Alisha’s School.
d. How does Kim help Alisha?
Ans: Kim introduced Alisha to Dragon Dictate, which had opened up the world to Alisha. It has made her more independent and she is able to study on her own.
e. Why is technology important according to David?
Ans: Technology is important to David because it enables him to communicate and be independent.
f. Which instrument does David control with his eye movements?
Ans: David uses a Liberator Communication Device, which he controls with his eye movements for his verbal communication.
g. What devices help David to move from one place to other?
Ans: AAC device and ECO2 with ECO point are the devices that help David to move from one place the other.
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS:
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.
1. What are the benefits of the internet to the common man?
Ans: Technology impacts the environment, people and the society as a whole. The Internet benefits a common man to travel, to communicate, Jo learn, to do business and to live in comfort.
2. Do you think technology has improved communication How?
Ans: Yes, technology has improved communication, Through a piece of technology called Dragon Dictate, Alisha who suffers from Cerebral palsy, can speak now and the words appear on her screen. Then she can print them out. It made ber achieve things which she had dreamt.
3. How does David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?
Ans: David operates computers with the Liberator Communication Device by controlling it with his eye movements. It has a Bluetooth adaptor, So it lets him use any PC or Mac by sending commands.
4. Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?
Ans: TV, Blu-ray and music players are controlled using ACTIV controller.
5. Who says these words: “I want everyone to know the difference technology has made in my life”?
Ans: Alisha says these words to make the world know the difference that technology has made in her life.
6. Which software helps Alisha to overcome her difficulty in typing?
Ans: Dragon Dictate is software which helped Alisha to overcome her difficulty in typing.
7. Name a few Indian innovations which are helpful to the disabled and make their day to day life easier.
Ans: Lechal Shoes by Krispian Lawrence, Blee wanch by Industrial designers Nupura Kirloskar and Janhavi Joshi of Mumbai and IGEST by Anil Prabhakar.
8. Is it possible to control the computer screen with eye gaze?
Ans: Yes, it is possible to control the computer screen with Eye Gaze. That means, when we are reading, we can move from page to page using the pupils of our eyes.
9. Suggest ways of making our society inclusive.
Ans: Keeping in touch with our family, talking to them, seeing relatives, who live far away, asking friends, communicating and controlling our environment, tinding opportunities getting qualified and being independent are the ways of making our society inclusive.
10. How would you help the people with disabilities in your neighborhood?
Ans: I would introduce them to the Latest and modern Technology, so that it can make them more confident and independent. This technology allows the differently abled learners to learn with their peers as well as contribute fruitfully.
B. Answer in a paragraph of about 100-150 words.
1. How do we use technology in our day to day lives?
Ans: Technology impacts the environment, people and the society as a whole. The way we use technology determines if its impacts are positive to the society or negative. We use mobile phones, tablet, Digital Dictionary, e-Book reader and video games as the latest technology. All these are useful to make our work easier. It makes us to keep in touch with our family members by talking to them, whenever we want to. We can see our relatives, who live far away from us. It also helps us to make friends, communicate with them and control our environment. It can help us to study, get qualifications and find opportunities for work. It can make us confident and independent. Learning has now become a more inclusive way for us by this technology.
2 “Technology is a boon to the disabled”. Justify.
Ans: “Technology is a boon to the disabled, because it made to a lot of difference in their life. Now the differently-abled people can do their day to day tasks of life like travelling, communicating. learning, doing business and living a comfortable life. They are able to fight with the challenges of access, acceptance and inclusion. In this lesson, Alisha and David’s life has changed with the use of technology. Alisha couldn’t physically type as just as she thinks. After she was introduced to a piece of technology called Dragon Dictate, she can speak now the words appear on her screen. Then she can print them out. Kim who is an Assistive Technologist helps students to use technology in different ways. The use of technology enabled David and others to communicate and be independent.
C. Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them:
Contractions Expansions
1. can’t cannot
2. i’m I am
3. you’re you are
4. It’s It has
5. Don’t do not
6. didn’t did not
7. I’d I would
D. Expand the following abbreviations or acronyms:
[ SIM, ISRO, WHO, CCTV, HDMI, LASER, MRI, CRY, RAM, ROM, CPU, ALU ]
Answer:
SIM – Subscriber Identity Module
ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
WHO – World Health Organisation
CCTV – Closed Circuit Television
HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface
LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CRY – Child Rights and You
RAM – Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
CPU – Central Processing Unit
ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
E. Complete the sentences with the correct abbreviations or acronyms from the given list.
[ a.m. | etc. | BCE | e.g | HD | m | IQ | GPS | p.m. | vs ]
1. My dad wakes up very early in the morning because he has to be at work at 6.00___ .
2. Socrates, the famous Classical Greek Athenian philosopher, died in 399 ___.
3. Leonardo Da Vinci was a famous Italian polymath, a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a musician, a scientist ___ .
4. I usually return home from work at 10.30 ___.
5. John downloaded a clip from YouTube in ____ quality.
6. There are many irregular verbs in the English language, ____ break, do, make.
7. I’m watching a great football match, Barcelona ____ Real Madrid.
8. Humans who dive without protection can survive 300 ___ under water.
9. A 11-year-old girl just beat Einstein on an ___ test.
10. We used the ____ facility to track the location.
ANSWER:
1. a.m.
2. BCB
3. etc.
4. p.m.
5. HD
6. e.g.
7. vs
8. m
9. IQ
10. GPS
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