Flattener+3

=**Flattener #3**= Workflow Software




 * Vocabulary:**
 * Interoperable:** Capable of being used or operated reciprocally (together)
 * Automate:** To install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing
 * Asynchronous:** Having each operation started only after the preceding operation is completed
 * Algorithm:** A set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps- as fas as finding the greatest common divisor
 * Protocol:** An original draft or record from which a document is prepared


 * Summary:**
 * As technology continues to become more advanced, people are being able to do many more things than before. It allowed people to be connected with people in the same building, across town from each other, and even the world. These people are able to share their digital content with anybody they would like to and by doing this they are capable of getting things done quicker. These people can not only communicate with one another, but also collaberate and work on projects together. All this is flattening the world because the expansion of technology use encourages more and more people to take part in world wide ideas and projects.**


 * Current Event:**

Collaborative Learning


 * Our Response:**

The current event above highlights the Big History project that schools around the nation are taking part in, including our school. In this curriculum, students are able to learn about our world's history through web-based course work and curriculum. It encourages analytical thinking and gives students the opportunity to collaborate with other students from across the country. This relates to our flattener because it involves the advancement of software and technology. This improvement has enabled people, including students, to not only communicate with each other, but to collaborate on projects and ideas.

How would we function today if we couldn't communicate through the computer at the same time as others, machines couldn't tell other machines what to do, and we didn't have the same software as everybody else? For example not being able to work on the same project as somebody else at the same time, a computer not being able to tell a printer to print, or not being able to finish a project your co-worker sent you because you don't have the same software.
 * Open Ended Question:**