Overview of the Wolfram Alpha Computational Engin

1. Summer
Technology
Series
WELCOME!
2009
Summer Technology
Series Week 1
Session 1: 10:00 – 10:25
Wolfram Alpha: What Is It?
Session 2: 10:30 – 10:55 (hands on)
10 Tips for Word and PowerPoint that Will
Change Your Life
Session 3: 11:00 – 11:30
Introduction to 1-1 Computing

2. Summer
Technology
Website of the Week
Series
2009
Ted.com

3. Summer
Technology
Series
Podcast of the Week
2009
To Tech As Jesus Did Podcast
Weekly updates on top news stories in the
world of educational technology and
technology in general
Available at www.toctechasjesusdid.com
and the itunes library

4. Summer
Technology
Wolfram Alpha
Series
2009
• It All Started with Search…
• Google Is More than You Think
• The Story of Wolfram Alpha
• What It Does/Doesn’t Do
• The Future

5. Summer
Technology
It All Started With Search
Series
2009

6. Summer
Technology
Google Is More than You Think!
Series
2009
• Power searching
• Other tools
– Time
– Weather
– Math
– Conversion

7. Summer
Wolfram Alpha May 15, 2009
Technology
Series
2009
• Stephen Wolfram
• Stephen Wolfram
• Mathematica, A New Kind of
• Mathematica, A New Kind of
Science
Science
• Merging computational ability
• Merging Computational Ability
with search capability
with Search Capability
• Uses traditional search
• Uses Traditional Search
engines to gather data
Engines to Gather Data
• Not a search engine, aa
• Not a Search Engine,
Computational Engine
Computational Engine

8. Summer
Technology
What It’s Good For
Series
2009
• Finding hard facts
• Seeing facts presented,
analyzed in new ways
• Comparisons
• Mathematical calculations
• Conversions
• Finishing crossword puzzles

9. Summer
Technology
Series
Plans for Growth
2009
• Building resources
• Increasing the “known” facts &
calculations
• Integration into other programs
• Taking over the world!