TechnologyKiara Nelson

Broderick Beverly

Technology is…….

• Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its environment.

Timeline of Technology• I900• The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. • Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the

modern escalator.• 1901• King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor. • The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission. • Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.• 1902• Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner. • The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie. • The birth of the Teddy Bear. • George Claude invented neon light.• 1903• Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons. • Bottle-making machinery invented by Michael J. Owens. • The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane. • Mary Anderson invents windshield wipers. • William Coolidge invents ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.• 1904• Teabags invented by Thomas Suillivan. • Benjamin Holt invents a tractor. • John A Fleming invents a vacuum diode or Fleming valve.• 1905• Albert Einstein published the Theory of Relativity and made famous the

equation, E = mc2. • Mary Anderson receives a patent for windshield wipers.

• 1906• William Kellogg invents Cornflakes. • Lewis Nixon invents the first sonar like device. • Lee Deforest invents electronic amplifying tube

(triode).• 1907• Leo Baekeland invents the first synthetic plastic

called Bakelite. • Color photography invented by Auguste and

Louis Lumiere. • The very first piloted helicopter was invented by

Paul Cornu.• 1908• The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry. • Cellophane invented by Jacques E.

Brandenberger. • Model T first sold. • J W Geiger and W Müller invent the geiger

counter. • Fritz Haber invents the Haber Process for

making artificial nitrates.[/liu]• 1909• Instant coffee invented by G. Washington.

Examples of Technology

This is how technology is being used today!!!!!!

• In the early 1960s, clinicians, health service researchers, and others began investigating the use of advanced telecommunications and information technologies to improve the delivery of health care. Today, telemedicine is a combination of advances in medical technologies; the use of computers; the use of databases to store and retrieve information ("Informatics"); high-speed telecommunication facilities; and mainstream medical procedures.

• Telemedicine is the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care delivery by connecting patients and health care providers who are separated by long distances.

Some Advantages of technology

• Globalization - IT has not only brought the world closer together, but it has allowed the world's economy to become a single interdependent system. This means that we can not only share information quickly and efficiently, but we can also bring down barriers of linguistic and geographic boundaries. The world has developed into a global village due to the help of information technology allowing countries like Chile and Japan who are not only separated by distance but also by language to shares ideas and information with each other.

Communication - With the help of information technology, communication has also become cheaper, quicker, and more efficient. We can now communicate with anyone around the globe by simply text messaging them or sending them an email for an almost instantaneous response. The internet has also opened up face to face direct communication from different parts of the world thanks to the helps of video conferencing.

Cost effectiveness - Information technology has helped to computerize the business process thus streamlining businesses to make them extremely cost effective money making machines. This in turn increases productivity which ultimately gives rise to profits that means better pay and less strenuous working conditions.

Bridging the cultural gap - Information technology has helped to bridge the cultural gap by helping people from different cultures to communicate with one another, and allow for the exchange of views and ideas, thus increasing awareness and reducing prejudice.

More time - IT has made it possible for businesses to be open 24 x7 all over the globe. This means that a business can be open anytime anywhere, making purchases from different countries easier and more convenient. It also means that you can have your goods delivered right to your doorstep with having to move a single muscle.

Creation of new jobs - Probably the best advantage of information technology is the creation of new and interesting jobs. Computer programmers, Systems analyzers, Hardware and Software developers and Web designers are just some of the many new employment opportunities created with the help of IT.

Some Disadvantages of technology

• Unemployment - While information technology may have streamlined the business process it has also crated job redundancies, downsizing and outsourcing. This means that a lot of lower and middle level jobs have been done away with causing more people to become unemployed.

Privacy - Though information technology may have made communication quicker, easier and more convenient, it has also bought along privacy issues. From cell phone signal interceptions to email hacking, people are now worried about their once private information becoming public knowledge.

Lack of job security - Industry experts believe that the internet has made job security a big issue as since technology keeps on changing with each day. This means that one has to be in a constant learning mode, if he or she wishes for their job to be secure.

Dominant culture - While information technology may have made the world a global village, it has also contributed to one culture dominating another weaker one. For example it is now argued that US influences how most young teenagers all over the world now act, dress and behave. Languages too have become overshadowed, with English becoming the primary mode of communication for business and everything else.

Conclusion of technology• Technology is a tool that can provide another way for children to

learn and make sense of their world. Computers can be used in developmentally appropriate ways that are beneficial to children, or they can be misused, just as blocks or any other materials can be misused. And just as pencils do not replace crayons but rather provide additional means of expression, computers, or cameras or any other forms of technology, do not replace other tools but add to the array of tools available to children to explore, create, and communicate. When used appropriately by skilled teachers, technology can support and extend learning in valuable ways and can increase educational opportunities for children. The key is finding the balance, knowing how to align the elements of a healthy childhood with the unique capabilities offered by technology.

Reference page

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