DISUCUSSION 1. Form the group that contains 5-6 students.2. Choose the topic to discuss.3. Group discussion for 30 minutes.4. Present ideas of your group for 5 minutes the next class.5. Write discussion summary paper to submit before the next class as assignment 3, which include your group members, your topic, your ideas, supporting examples etc. The paper contains at least half page.TOPICS1. Computers and networks, such as the Internet, are wonderful enabling technologies for many people, and especially for those with sensory, physical, and intellectual disabilities. Accessing the Web presents many challenges for people with disabilities. Companies such as Microsoft, Compaq, IBM, Adobe, and others are developing Web browsers specifically for disabled users. Other companies are developing high-end voice-recognition programs; sophisticated switch devices controlled by head, mouth, or eye movements; and Braille display touch screens. A major drawback of all this new technology is its high price. Should software programs and Web pages bedesigned to accommodate all users? Should the government assist with support and financial aid for those who need assistive technology? Should the government assist with support for those companies developing these products? How can the importance of designing for assistive technology be related to the developers and designers of software and Web pages?2. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for one-third of all occupational injuries and illnesses. These disorders are the largest job-related injury and illness problem in the United States today. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is a U.S. agency established to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers engaged in interstate commerce. OSHA has proposed additional standards whereby employers must establish programs that prevent workplace injuries with respect to computer usage. If these standards are approved and initiated, the cost to employers and society will be millions of dollars. What is your opinion of this proposal? Should it be implemented? Whose responsibility is safe computer usage — the employee or the employer? Willthe proposed standards have a detrimental affect on small businesses?3. The mouse and a GUI have become essential to computer use. Would either have been as popular without the other? That is, if there were no GUIs, would people still use a mouse? If there were no mouse, would GUIs be as widely used?4. Although input varies, in one way input devices do not: most are encased in a bland, beige, plastic shell. A California company is changing that by offering keyboards and mice in oak, cherry, or maple. As a fitting adjunct, another company is selling mouse pads that replicate traditional Oriental or Persian carpets. Upgrading appearance is not cheap. A wooden keyboard costs more than $600, a wooden mouse more than $300, and the exotic rodent rug almost $20. Yet, some people insist these devices make for a more attractive and, in the long run, more productive work setting. How much money would you spend to upgrade the appearance of your computer equipment? Why? Would this kind of upgrade increase productivity? Why or why not?5. Experts agree that speech recognition capability represents the future of software. Experts do not agree, however, that the future is now. The best speech recognition programs are 90 to 95 percent accurate. Yet, advocates admit this assessment is for expected speech and vocabulary. When confronted with unusual dialogue, accuracy drops; one speech recognition program translated the line, “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse” (from The Godfather) into “I held make them that off or he can refuse.” Even a 90 percent accuracy rate means one out of ten words will be wrong. How accurate must speech recognition software be before it can be used effectively? When would speech recognition be an advantage? Might it ever be a disadvantage? Why?6. Getting ready to study for an exam can take longer than studying. By the time notes written on scraps of paper, food wrappers, book covers, and so on have been collected and arranged, theremay be little study time left. Fortunately, a PDA called CrossPad can assist less-than-organized scholars. The portable digital notepad allows students to jot notes with a digital pen (storing up toone hundred pages), download the notes to a PC, and then organize the information by date or a keyword. How would a portable digital notepad change your study habits? If every student had a portable digital notepad, how might it change the way teachers teach? In what occupations could people benefit from a portable digital notepad? Why?7. Many of the computers you purchase today include a PC video camera, which allows you to make video telephone calls or take snapshots. But how valuable is this? Is it really worth the extramoney or the hidden cost built into the price of the computer? Some people argue that once you use this technology it will become a part of your repertoire and you will discover many uses. Do you think this is true? For instance, you could use the camera to monitor the babysitter or housekeeper. Do you agree with this? Why would the home user need, or even want, a PC video camera? Can you list some other ways that you would use this technology?8. Consider going around the world in 80 clicks. It is possible. Take an online tour of the world at your leisure. Thousands of Web sites show live images through Web cams. These sites feature real-time (often 24-hour) views from every country in the world, and from places such as beaches,buildings, classrooms, dorm rooms, baby bassinets, fish tanks, taxicab dashboards, and even insidea refrigerator. Or, how about a camera mounted on a bike, transmitting images through a cellular telephone? Some people may question the entertainment value and the appeal of the Web cam, especially because many of the sites are rather boring. With the drop in price and the increased ease of installation and use, more people are using Web cams to share the view from their part of the world. What motivates someone to do this? Why would someone want to see a stranger’s home movies? In what type of Web cam Web site would you be interested? Why?9. After one week of work at a fast-food restaurant, an Arizona teenager was thrilled to receive a check for $16,834. Her dreams of a new car