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Social Media
PROS
- https://www.straitstimes.com/life/food/social-media-abuzz-with-support-for-elderly-hawkers-who-are-not-tech-savvy
- https://redcross.sg/news-stories/stories/1026-youths-raise-more-than-225-000-through-online-campaigns-for-needy-families-during-covid.html
- https://teamseas.org/
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211029005380/en/YouTube-Stars-MrBeast-and-Mark-Rober-To-Launch-The-TeamSeas-Environmental-Campaign
- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/social-media-celebrities-helping-charities-spread-the-word-on-causes
CONS
Technology
- https://enablingvillage.sg/assistive-technologies-at-the-enabling-village/ (Assistive tech)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWQTqw-fMrc (AI, robots, new tech)
- https://www.schoolbag.edu.sg/story/first-person-real-issues-virtual-classroom (VR in classrooms)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHSYEH133HA (3D printed homes)
- https://www.tech21century.com/technology-pros-and-cons/ (Tech pros and cons)
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/cloning (Cloning)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJcIntOYqdU (NTU growing mini-kidneys in lab)
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/crime-levels-scams-rise-2021-2501736 (Scams)
- https://foodbank.sg/our-big-projects/ (Creative use of tech to redistribute excess food to the needy)
- https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/dbs-enters-metaverse-in-tie-up-with-the-sandbox-to-create-virtual-betterworld (DBS bank building virtual world ‘BetterWorld’ to spearhead sustainability education and convo in businesses)
- https://www.gamesver.com/benefits-advantages-of-playing-roblox-for-kids-educational-social/ (Roblox for children)
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49099364 (Facebook’s Privacy Scandal – illegal harvesting and sale of personal data)
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11385575/TikTok-reveals-staff-China-able-SPY-UK-user-data-month.html (Singapore users included)
- https://www.automate.org/a3-content/service-robots-humanoid-robots (Uses of humanoid robots in the near future)
- https://www.businessinsider.com/drone-technology-uses-applications (Drone tech uses)
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/big-read-e-sports-gaming-tournaments-billion-dollar-industry-dota-2-2741211 (E-Sports the next big thing)
Youth Advocacy / Volunteerism / Supporting Good Causes
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIz789bHNU (18yo step up to volunteer)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_KuNAPhxJc&t=141s (Beach Clean-up)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZmHIN2lZPM (Preschools focusing on green education)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4mmBkPYRE (Combatting our mountain of waste)
- https://foodbank.sg/our-big-projects/ (Creative strategies for redistributing excess food to the needy)
