The influence of technology

The influence of technology

1. Document one day on a daily basis

First thing in the morning I’m woken by the alarm clock built into the system of my phone, afterwards I get ready for school, I don’t use an electric toothbrush I do it the old fashioned way with a rhythm, usually I check the clock on my phone to know when to leave the house, then I take a taxi to the college and once I have arrived at the college I sometimes take the lift to the second floor where I usually get classes. I listen to music that I have uploaded to my phone as a personal play list. One thing that has compulsory to my day is the use of computers; I use them at least 40 percent of my day. After a day at the college I take the taxi home, once at home use the computer or go on the Internet for research, afterwards watch some TV while I check if any work needs to be done, set the alarm and then go to bed.

2. Describe your own feelings about how technology affects your life for the better or worse. Compare your parents view on this

a. Technology makes my life easier in a positive manner, but also makes it a routine which makes me and others predict the course of my day, this of course is annoying and sometimes think technology rules people and does not reveal what type of person you really are it basically affects my life in a negative and positive way. My feelings on technology are that I love technology. It shows us that nothing is impossible when it seems to be impossible. Technology shows that we as humans are evolving.

b. My parents believe that technology like phones makes it easier to get in touch or communicate with me at any time and making their lives easier like cars for transport, stoves, microwaves etc. They think technology shows us that nothing is impossible, but believe there is a negative point of view as well like the influences of porn on the net and the graphical violence that is exploited on television, the ability of technology taking away the privilege of reading books. They try to give me what they had growing up and what the world has to offer in a technological manner.

4. Find articles that deal with broader issues relating to technology

Images records technology in the presence of history, depicting where, when and how it was deployed, and these images also had two main aims to understand the means of technology and as a means to reflect on historical method. (History and Technology. www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles. Routledge)

The invention of computers has helped researches do their work in a matter of days or weeks instead of years. By the use of Internet one can send questionnaires and collect responses from potential respondents spread across the world. The ease with which questionnaires can be filled-in and sent back using computers has undoubtedly improved the response rate and statistics. Computer helps in analysing data, with a click of mouse one can create charts and pictorial presentation of data. ((http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/the-use-of-technology-in-teaching-and-learning. . Sancharan roy)

Internet keyword search-Zeitgeist

1. Define the word Zeitgeist, define the word in you own based knowledge

My own knowledge zeitgeist is a cult that create conspiracy theories of the existence of the earth

2. Define the word Zeitgeist

The word zeitgeist means the spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation. (Farlex. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Zeitgeisthttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/Zeitgeist.. Princeton University)

3. What information do you find?

I found information on the movie that was made and released on the Internet, the zeitgeist movement on international translations in almost all languages, a website named the zeitgeist that sells software, but mostly I found information on the movie zeitgeist and short video clips.

4. How do you go about selecting the most reliable and relevant source?

By the title and the subtext of the website, this gives a brief description of what information can be found on that specific web page, which makes it easier gathering the appropriate information. Some web pages has their information categorised in panels and links to other web pages and search engines within the web page to search for what you are actually looking for.

How does context help with distinguishing relevant and irrelevant information?

5. What images do you find linked with this term?

6. Which of the sites most interests you personally?

The Zeitgeist film series Gateway website the other websites are just useless like what am I going to do with illegal software like the website the zeitgeist is selling because I mm a very genuine guy, this site interests me because of the description it gives of the movie, as I have not seen the movie yet and the site has a good design web page layout that gives a visual aspect of the movie in a advertising point of view.

7. What keywords would help us refine our search?

Zeitgeist movement

Religion and Zeitgeist

The story of Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist Revolution

History of Zeitgeist