In my point of view, Technology is just a medium, what counts is that you use your own brain in what you are learning and contributing on the subject. for example, if you find the meaning of a word or concept through an internet search once and then you intentionally use it and apply it beyond that homework, you are learning. but if you have to keep searching for the same thing, you are not engaging with the concept.
Posted by vanithanitha
Thursday, March 6, 2014
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HOW I'M THINK TECHNOLOGY WILL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE?
Also,
movies like Avatar has broken barriers with its use of technology. I heard
something like James Cameron writing the script over 12 years ago, but the
technology wasn't available back then so he sat on the script and waited until
technology was available...and now look at how the film went!
Apple
has been coming up with new designs and new features for their products every
year. I heard that they come up with at least three different designs for each
product every year!! People are complaining that they went and bought an iPhone
3GS, when an iPhone 4 just came out!!
Also,
I think with all the hype of the new technology, we will become a lot lazier
and more bigger than say, people living in the 70s and 80s were because now we
have more game consoles and remote controls to do things without getting out of
our seats, where back then, things like game consoles just started evolving!
On
top of everything I just said, I also really like how the older generation are
taking an interest in sites like Twitter, especially the older celebrities
because we, as their fans are always going to be supporting and trying to do
the best we can to support them!! Also, it's cool to know how a celebrity lives
his/her life...
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by vanithanitha
THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION- FUTURE
The technology revolution is upon us. In recent years there
have been many triumphs in technology. Now more than ever, people are able to
communicate over thousands of miles with the greatest of ease. Wireless
communication is much to thank for the ease of communication. What used to take
weeks through mail, now takes seconds over the Internet. But just like any
revolution there are social consequences, especially when the revolution takes
place around the globe. Since the world does not evolve at the same pace,
lesser developed countries as well as minorities in developed countries have
not even come close to reaping the benefits of a world connected at the touch
of a button. The social argument is that as this revolution proceeds, the gap
between the haves and have-nots will widen to the point of ill repute. Others
argue that because of technological advances the world is a much better place.
This seems to be the debate at hand. The problem domestically is that providing
high-speed Internet services to rural communities is difficult. Tom Daschle, a
senator from Senator from South Dakota highlighted the “digital divide” between
those who have access to high-speed Internet services and those who live in underserved
areas where such capabilities may not be readily available. The reason that
this so critical to Senator Daschle is because those without access to
high-speed Internet services could be cut off from affordable information on
education and healthcare. The major issue domestically is the distance problem.
Rural areas are so far from the more technologically advanced urban areas that
getting high-speed phone connections to these rural areas is difficult. To help
remedy this problem many phone companies are trying to enter the long-distance
market. By doing this, it will enable telephone companies to make greater
investments in rural areas at a lower more affordable cost. Another option to
connect these distant areas is the exploiting of wireless technology. Wireless
technology can be a way around the distance problem posed by offering these
rural communities Internet access over traditional landlines. John Stanton of
western Wireless says,”Economically, wireless is a better way of providing
universal service.” There is also another problem with Internet access on the
domestic front. This problem is that of race. According to a new Federal
survey, African-Americans and Hispanics are less than half as likely as whites
to explore the Internet from home, work or school. This study also reinforces
the fear that minority groups are increasingly at a disadvantage in competing
for entry-level jobs because most of these jobs now require knowledge of
computers and comfort in navigating the Internet. Donna L. Hoffman, a professor
at Vanderbilt University says, “The big question is why African-Americans are
not adopting this technology, it’s not just price, because they are buying
cable and satellite systems in large numbers. So we have to look deeper to
cultural and social factors. I think there is still a question of ‘What’s in it
for me?’”. Internationally is where the largest problems lie. In many corners
of the world, there are dozens of developing countries where widespread access
to the Internet remains a distant possibility. While some of the world’s most
remote places have the internet, there are still no connections in Iraq, North
Korea and a handful of African countries. In many of the developing countries
with internet access, the access is basically concentrated in the largest
cities and is prohibitively expensive when set against an individual’s income.
In order to shorten the gap of technology between developed and
lesser-developed countries, especially in the realm of the internet, there is
an annual conference called INET. The purpose of this conference is to educate
those who are not as technologically advanced and sending participant’s home
with additional technical and administrative skills for running networks. Poor
and expensive telecommunications play a large part in the reason why these
third world countries are lacking Internet access, but another major factor is
politics. In countries such as Laos, the communist government considers the
internet a destabilizing force because of the free flow of information
associated with the Web. Basically old hardware, a weak telecommunications
infrastructure and in some cases local political opposition have rendered the
promised benefits of technology elusive. In the developed world, the Internet
has ushered in the greatest period of wealth creation in history. It has
undermined traditional power structures and changed the way industry conducts
business. For many developing agencies, the was no reason to think technology
could not have a similar effect on third world countries. But reality has not
lived up to expectations. The real question is has the Internet been an
effective tool in helping these lesser-developed countries? The United Nations
thinks it can use the internet to help these countries. The United Nations has
teamed up with Cisco Systems, Inc. in order to help the world’s poor. They are
attempting to help by televising a concert called Netaid, which will be seen,
around the world. Contrary to popular belief this will not just be another
charity telethon. The heart of Netaid is the web site that is being created to
allow people around the world to participate in antipoverty efforts long after
the music is over. The Web sites intent is to get groups from developed
countries to contact and assist groups in these lesser-developed countries.
This could possibly be a solution to bringing the Internet into the homes and
lives of the entire world.
Resource : http://future.wikia.com/wiki/The_technology_revolution
Relation to "Technological revolution" and "technical revolution"
Resource : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_revolution
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