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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Ryosuke Suzuki – Introduction
I chose this picture because it portrays the contrast between the past and future. All the books on the shelf behind the boy can be downloaded and read on a small device the boy is holding today. Printed books may … Continue reading
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Layers of Nourishment
I took this photo on the shore of Soap Lake, in the state of Washington. It is a mineral-rich lake which locals claim has healing properties. Good text has texture. With editing, it is polished, shiny as the rocks and … Continue reading
Kurzweil and Technology
“Human Centrality. A common view is that science has consistently been correcting our overly inflated view of our own significance. Stephen Jay Gould said, “The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human … Continue reading
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Text is just something that you write down, isn’t it?
Text is the careful placement of letters or symbols in order to convey a thought, a message, an intent and more. It is the collection of words, sentences, and paragraphs that describe, prescribe, and conscribe. While text is simply the … Continue reading
technology today
Have you tried creating a Google Search Story yet? It’s fun! I created this Google Search Story starting with the question, “What is technology?” Also, I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the differences between technophile and technophobe because … Continue reading
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Technology and Society
Being a Biologist, it is natural for me to wonder about the evolution of society and humans. Technology in all it’s forms has transformed the modern world. Information is being sent globally at extremely fast rates. More people communicate with … Continue reading
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Tagged adora, education, images, information, language, media, messaging, technology, text, video
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On technology in education
I’ve composed this under a sense of how technology is moving within the education system. Often, as has been discussed in various MET forums, there seems to be a push from ministries and administrations to incorporate current technology into teaching … Continue reading
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What isn’t technology?
What is technology? If you’d asked me that very question a month ago, I’d probably have said something along the lines of, “technology is an invention that makes you more efficient, or makes your life easier.” To me, technology was … Continue reading
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Text – changing communication
Others have already posted definitions and examples of various kinds of text, so I’ll come at it from a different perspective. I see text as a construct that has shifted and changed human communication in many ways. After beginning to … Continue reading
Technology: Evolve or Die?
Technology is the central adaptation of humans. We create new technologies to solve every problem we have ever encountered. Does technology evolve? Or does it just seem that way? Saturn: Evolution of Technology Of course, technology can’t evolve because it … Continue reading
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