A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode 7 of Season Two: Smart Things…Friend or Foe?
Moments from our lives:
Ian and Kristen are joined by Bud Hunt, the IT and Technical Services Manager for the Clearview Library District in northern Colorado.
Kristen is thinking about adding some smart devices to her home and asks Bud and Ian whether they have or use them.
In this episode we discuss the Internet of Things, or IoT. Simply put, it is the concept of basically connecting any device to the Internet and/or with each other. This can be everything from cellphones to coffee pots to washing machines, wearable devices, etc.
Big questions:
What are some of the questions we should ask before we bring smart things into our homes?
What we’re reading:
4 ways “internet of things” toys endanger children
Privacy and the Internet of Things – Emerging frameworks for policy and design
Hell No Barbie: 8 reasons to leave Hello Barbie on the shelf
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