Technology is an indicator of intellectual progress.\u00a0 When I think of technology, I picture grinding gears, the industrial revolution.\u00a0 It never occurred to me before I read O’Donnell, that the simple invention of writing, the simplest of technologies,\u00a0 was to cause an irreversible change in the history of our civilization.<\/p>\n
I have used technology to make my classes more lively and relevant.\u00a0 I’ve used it to teach useful work skills to my students.\u00a0 But I have never, until now, considered the far reaching effects of technology.\u00a0 It seems that whatever it touches cannot remain unchanged.<\/p>\n
Our society pursues all things technological.\u00a0 We’ve been convinced that our life cannot be fulfilled without increasingly sophisticated electronic objects.\u00a0 Cell phones for children, Baby Einstein movies for mental stimulation of infants; the language of technology is so pervasive that we are being told to “upgrade” our lives.\u00a0 Visit the following link to view Oprah.com’s take on this: http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/article\/home\/homeimprovement\/pkgupgradeyourlife\/20090401-orig-upgrade-your-life-landing<\/p>\n
Next birthday, when I am asked how old I am, I’ll answer “I’m a version 5.2”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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