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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 09, 2012 Tech newcomers of 2012 are introduced this week at Consumer Electronics Show![]() ![]() Find electronics show coverage mentioning a product or type of item you'd like to have.
![]() See if news reports or blogs about new gadgets include negative comments about devices not expected to be popular.
![]() Now look at other areas of the paper for any non-electronic device in a photo, article or ad – something without a battery or plug.
Tech geeks of all ages are riveted by news this week from the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where more than 2,700 exhibitors are showing the latest laptops, tablets, phones, music players, home audio and video gear, cameras, computer accessories, TVs with 3-D screens or Internet connections and lots more. It's a Disneyland-like spectacle of gee-whiz products, spread out for journalists, bloggers, store buyers and users eager to be among the first seeing what's new from giant companies and tiny newcomers. About 150,000 people jammed the four-day event last year. Also creating a buzz is an alternative to ear buds or headphones that lets users avoid possible hearing damage. Instead of fitting in the ear or cupping around it, AfterShockz Bone Conduction Headphones have a soft pad that sits just below the temple (each side of forehead). Cheekbones pick up the sound and transmit it to your inner ears. This gadget has a safety advantage of letting users hear nearby voices and traffic sounds. That's why the military relies on the same headset technology, which lets soldiers hear radio communications while also hearing what's going on around them on a battlefield.
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