The Technological Developments Of The 21st Century

In group discussions with the students I teach, I have found that they prefer this method of teaching as they can visualise the lesson, which enables them to understand it better. Recently we have been looking at cells, tissues and organs. I used Power point to begin the lessons with, asking questions and encouraging students to ask questions back. I also make sure there are plenty of hand-outs which they can use to complete the work set. I try and make all the work set and hand-outs as visual as possible to capture and hold their imagination. Using technologies in the classroom can be a great asset to all teaching methods as the internet can open up whole new worlds for students. They can help students who struggle with conventional teaching to adapt and move forward with their learning. The Power points and hand-outs can only be used to a certain extent and find that not having interactive whiteboards can sometimes stifle the learning. We only have a small computer suite and this has to be booked in advance so all these can hinder the students. As some of the students we work live in children’s homes or with foster carers we have to restrict what they can access on the internet for child protection. This then can cause problems with the likes of youtube, facebook and twitter as access is denied.

Since such connections are broader and accessible to almost every students, schools have become progressive in the way they use electronics. Kevin Delaney comments on teaching tools in schools, “Pioneering teachers are getting their class to post writing assignment online so other students can easily read and critique them…educators are beginning to interact with students..”(Source B) Students are able to give constructive feedback to other students and help each other improve. When teachers join the tech world, the relationship and communication between student and teacher is able to progress and advance. Teachers are able to direct students to specific resources which gives multiple online options to students who can look at different approaches to learning new information. However, too much information can inundate a child’s mind and can lead to a lack of imagination. Rather than create one’s own ideas, students are now force fed information without the ability to form unique beliefs. Esther Dyson calls attention to the fact that technology prevents students from being able to process information. She states, “machines automate the production of attention-consuming information.. today’s children are living in an information-rich time-compressed environment that often seems to stifle a child’s imagination.”(Source C) Giving students too much information in school

(Wikimedia Foundation, 2008) Over two and a half million years ago primitive humanoids began using stones and rocks to butcher dead animals, to date, this was the first known use of technology on earth. Since that time, both we human beings and our technology have evolved. Over the course of history, technology has evolved from stone flakes to a world of space travel and super-computers. The increased availability to information could lead to the development to several necessary and desired advancements in technology over the next ten years that could affect El Arco and the world as well.

Technology advancements over the last 40 years continues to amaze people. It was just 16 short years ago humans were worried about Y2K and here we are today, looking for the newest and latest trending gadget. Most consumers first experience with Microsoft was in 1990 with the release of Windows3.0 (Microsoft, 2016). Over the last 25 years Microsoft has launched six different operating systems, getting better each and every time with their latest operating system being release in 2015. Windows10 provides users with countless applications and features to include Microsoft’s latest development of their HoloLens. Microsoft’s advancements have made desktops, laptops, gaming consoles, cell phones, and tablets affordable for everyone. In 2013, Thom File and Camille Ryan from the United States Census Bureau reported 83.8 percent of the homes across the country have at least one of these technology devices. Their report further highlighted those residents 65 years of age and older did not have a computer in their home. These types of figures are important to developers and manufactures of technology devices. While some manufactures develop consumer products to meet the trending fad, this is not the case for Microsoft. HoloLens is just the beginning for a new way to view and learn. Microsoft will continue to redesign their HoloLens and offer accessories and updates to them as the product life cycle (PLC) goes through the introduction, growth, maturity, and sales

Media convergence is the merging of all the technology together. A merger of mass media. It affects us in many ways such as fax machines and e-mail. We as humans no longer have to hand write a letter any more when we have e-mail. We went from writing letters by hand to typing them on a type writer to writing an e-mail on computers to texting on phones. With the simple click of a button the letter is sent through millions of power lines to get to the person it is intended for. Media convergence is a link between old and new technologies. They come together to share the same tasks and resources.

During EdTech 202 and other educational class field experience requirements, I discovered how technology has influenced the classroom with the use of Smartboards or similar devices. The use of Smartboard technology would be the center point in my classroom activities due to the versatility that it can provide. The Smartboard is able to aid in demonstrating class lessons and record the students’ responses via handheld devices: recording statistics on their answers and how long it took to respond. Students being able to interface with this piece of technology would enable better participation with class activities with the class easing the stress of answering questions in front of the class like the old days.

When technology is implemented effectively and when it is not merely a replacement for paper or a required elements of a lesson, technology can help both students and teachers to gain access to information, demonstrate knowledge in unique ways, and communicate with authentic audiences. The ability to share information is infinite as students become not only consumers but creators of ideas as well.

I agree, technology such as telephones has made a tremendous impact throughout the last 100 plus years. Having telephones or other type of technology devices can be very useful to communicate with others; however, most people rely on their telephones quite often, it can be very distracting and difficult to concentrate on other things around them, for instance, nobody barely sits at the dinner table to talk about their day, their mostly on their phones or watching television.

One important advancement that has occurred within the past twenty years is how technology improved a lot. Technology has improved in the area of phones. Like the company Apple has been coming out with new versions of there Iphones. Technology has also improved in machines we use daily. Machines we use are helpful in the workforce of building buildings. I believe technology will go farther than it is right now. I believe that in the future were going to start creating non gasoline powered cars and phones that work in your brain. Also were already beginning to make robots that can move freely. Robots that can move freely will be very useful to people who are disabled and who need help all the time. This new type of technology will be the best

Everyday we use technology in our daily life even if you hate it. This essay will be about how daily life has been impacted or changed in the past 100 years. My three opinions or topics that I have on the subject is communication, entertainment, and jobs. These three topics are all important to technology improvements. I hope that this research project is informative and somewhat entertaining enjoy.

The change during the 19 century and advancement of technology created a gateway for international trade which has become essential for the growth of globalization. Although some constricted interests may be hindering, the overall benefits to economic growth is substantial. Nations with strong international trade have become prosperous and have the power to control the world economy through technological growth. Since the second half of the nineteenth century, Japan’s productivity growth has become the other major industrialized economy. The United States collaboration with Japan has structural changed. Japan’s superior performance has shown rapid economic growth has coincided with labor markets, capital markets, and product markets whose

Throughout history sculpture has played an important role in people’s lives, thus its substances have changed and haven been shaped by the human hand so as to serve various purposes. In the earliest stages, sculpture has been identified with statues which represented gods, and later on evolved into portraits of ancient kings in order to make them immortal and show their importance. Even though sculpture and its concepts changed throughout history, the first drastic changes didn’t occur until early in the twentieth century, when exploratory international artists began to derive their inspirations from Cubism and translated collages intro three dimensional objects. Furthermore, over the past century sculpture has gone through many drastic changes according to the political, socio-economical situation as well as the process of modernization. Thus, from being a figurative concept, sculpture evolved into abstraction, yet it never lost the power to coerce and move us in a certain way. Heide Fasnacht and Walter Zimmerman are both sculptors of the 20th century dealing with metaphors and a deep psychological narrative; however, both use different approaches in conveying their messages and go through diverse thought processes before creating their sculptures.

For example, students who learn better by listening can understand more fully with audio and videos shown on the board. (Bell ) For visual learners, students can watch as the lesson develops across the board. Research has shown that students of all ages respond well to interactive white boards. With everyone loving the boards so much, students will jump at every chance to use the board. Interactive Whiteboards make kids want to learn. It makes them more willing to listen and focus on the lesson. Fifty years ago, classrooms didn’t have this kind of technology. Classrooms only had black boards or white boards. (Bell )

There is a growing trend in the use of technology in the classroom. As a teacher, I am always looking for ways to use manipulatives in my lessons to increase meaning and authenticity for students. I would love to keep my students engaged, motivated and interactive in the classroom and still be able to get through the content each day. In order to achieve this, I need to have an arsenal of tools to draw from. That is why I agree with (Tataroglu & Erduran, 2010) as stated in the International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) that “The use of technologies like IWBs in the classroom can provide teachers and students convenience and variety. “

Technology has always been changing and evolving. Whether it is discovering ways to cultivate plants and animals or if it is developing the smallest nano-technology to be used in space, there is never a time where scientists and inventors are not coming up with new things to better our quality of life and to change how we work in society. The last decade has been especially important to the development of technology in many different aspects such as healthcare, or globalization. The contemporary shift of technology within the last decade has been a revolutionary stepping stone into the possibilities of the future.