Report on the Significance of Internet of Things (Activity 8)

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What is your perspective on the significance of IoTs in a human's life.

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The discovery and invention of Internet of Things (IoTs) are truly remarkable due to its life-chaning implications in our daily lifestyle. Due to IoTs, human tasks were made easier whether it be in our daily chores or in a larger application such as in our workplace. Moreover, IoTs open new doors of opportunities for tech-savvy individuals to contribute something significant with the aid of IoTs in our economy such as providing new jobs, using smart systems in agricultural places, and more. Due to these reasons, it is important that we are capable of operating the different kinds of IoTs; in addition, we must be smart in handling these technological advancements so it would not be a subject of abuse and overuse. 

The first among many significant roles of IoTs in our daily life is its role in providing safety in our home and environment. IoTs are integrated in our home making them smart homes which contains features such as 24/7 surveillance, weather monitoring, motion monitoring from the environment, structural health monitoring for electrical wires or plumbing, wireless commandment for turning lights on/off, and more. With these features, we are updated about what's happening within and outside our homes which can help us to provide early solutions or interventions. For example, structural health monitoring reported that your gas pipe line in your home is broken; therefore, you have the ability to turn off the power supply in your home to avoid sparks which can lead to fire. IoTs ensures that your home is safe and free from the uncertainties of disasters even without your presence inside your home.

Another feature of IoTs is its ability to provide vital signs and track out lifestyle. Wearable technology such as smart watches are equipped with sensors that monitor our vital signs such as blood pressure, respiratory rate, calories burned, running time, and more. This can really be helpful especially for those people who are keeping track of their progress. Moroever, these wearable technologies have built-in safety features which can automatically contact any important personnel such as healthcare service providers in case the owner suffers from any physical problems. With the aid of global positioning system (GPS), wearable technologies send information about your location and vital signs to easily track you. These can be really helpful especially to those people who lives alone. It ensures that everyone is connected to healthcare services which is a must since access to healthcare is a right; not a privilege.

Another significant role of IoTs is its ability to provide creative solutions for modern problems. For example, in handling grief, there are IoTs that simulates an environment where we can see and talk to our loved ones. Another good example is when we want to learn how to drive. There are IoTs that are programmed to teach us about road safety and how to operate various vehicles through a simulation. With this feature, all of us can learn various hobbies or tasks without the need of physical contact in various people. 

In terms of education, IoTs play a very important role. As the world evolved, people also evolve and often disregards the traditional method of most things especially education. Since the pandemic, there are various approaches in delivering learning or education to children. IoTs strengthened this approach by creating a personalized learning service to the needs, capacity, and end goal of the students. IoTs utilized smartboards and IoT-connected tablet to communicate and teach children about various lessons ranging from values to science. Through smartboards, children can give feedback; moreover, teachers can identify the strengths and weaknesses of a students and try to create a different teaching approach. 

There are so many features of IoTs to mention, but I only mention few where I can relate to as a nursing-student and as a citizen of my country. With these features, we must be mindful of how to properly operate them so that IoTs will not be abuse and overuse. Though IoTs ease our lives, we must still be vigilant about its impact and risks such as being too complacent. It is true that IoTs are made to alleviate problems in our day to day living which provides a significant impact in our society.