HowTechnologyAffectsOurLives
ChristopherDavidMcCray COM150
January20,2012
KarenShively
HowTechnologyAffectsOurLives
Haveyoueverwonderedhowmuchdifferentlifewouldbewithoutthecontinuedstudyand advancementintechnology?Alotofconveniencesthatwenowknowandcannotimagineliving withoutmakeourliveseasierandmorecomfortableTechnologyishelpingtheworldstay connectedandgrowatanalarmingrate.Todaytechnologyisbeingusedinwaysthatwerenot imaginablethirtytofortyyearsago.Technologyisnowbeingusedtomakeadvancesinthefieldof medicine,finebetterwaystoproducecleanenergy,andneedlesstosayitcreatingamoreefficient andeffectiveworkforce....showmorecontent...
Havingtheadvantageofbeingabletosendemaillongdistanceshelpskeepdownonthecostof overpricedlongdistancecalling.Whowouldhavethoughtsendingmailalmostinstantlywouldbe possibledecadesago.Technologycontinuestoshapeourworklives'aswellasourpersonallives', andweareseeingthechangesoftechnologyonamorerapidpace.Thechangetechnologyhas boughttosocietyhasnotonlyeffectedthewaywecommunicate,butitalsoeffectsthewaywe learnTodaylearningismadeeasier,moreconvenient,andmoreattainablethateverbeforeWith toolssuchasthecomputers,notebooks,andtablets(desktopandlaptopcomputers)withinternet accessanddifferentformsofsoftware,peopletodayhaveunlimitedinformationattheirfingertipsat anygiventimeofthedayLearningneverhastostopwhentechnologyisonlyasecondawayAn individualnolongerhastospendcountlesshoursatthelibrarytodoresearch,theycansimplylog ontotheinternet.Technologyhasmadeandiscontinuingtomakelearningmorefuntomany individuals,encouragingthemtofurtherpursuelearningopportunities.Technologynotonlyhelps uplearnandmakelearningmoreconvenientforthoseofuswithbusylivesbutitalsoinfluencesthe waywelive;andImeanthisinthemostliteralwayTechnologicaladvancesthroughouthistory havechangedourhealthcaresystem.We
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INTRODUCTIONItseemsthateveryyearpeopleturnincreasinglytowardlivingtheirlives throughtechnology.Ithasinundatedsociety,families,jobs,andlives.Threedevelopingtrendsthat insomewaysoverlapeachotherarespecificallyrelatedtolivinginatechnologyworld.These trendsareparticularlyimportanttotheschoollibrarianbecausemanystudentsarelivingtheirlives throughthewebInordertoreachthosestudents,thelibrarianmustbeknowledgeableaboutthe trendsandapplicationsandbeabletouseandapplytheminalibrarysetting.Byusingthem,the librarianmakesthelibraryrelevanttostudents,andbringsthelibrarytostudentswherethestudents are
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TRENDONE–SOCIALCOMMUNICATIONSocialcommunicationisfoundonthewebthrough blogs,onlinejournaling,emailing,instantmessaging,andmicro–blogging.Peopleusethese applicationstotracktheirlives,informotherswhattheyhavebeendoing,makerecommendations, rantaboutaninterest,andavarietyofotherreasonsThereissomesortofsocialcommunication aboutvirtuallyeverytopicunderthesun.Blogs,whichisshortforweb–blogs,areessentiallya placeonlinewherepeoplegotowriteabouttheirthoughts,ideas,feelings,etc.intheirownvoicein ordertoshareitwiththemasses("Exploringweb2.0andlibraries,"2006).Inablog,someonecan respondtothewriterwithacomment,andthenthebloggercanpostthecommentforotherstoview, ortheycandeleteitIneducationorinalibrary,ablogcouldbeusedtoshareideasaboutatopic, recommendbooks,sharethoughtsonabook,sharenewsaboutupcomingevents,shareinformation aboutapastevent,etc.(Naslund&Guistini,2008).Blogsareveryapplicabletothelibrarysetting. ItisaplacetohaveconversationsaboutanythingItcouldbecomeasortofon–linebookclubThe blogshouldinviteparticipation.Themoreengagedstudentsare,themorelikelytheyaretocare aboutthelibrary("Technologytrendsfora2.0world,"2007).Someofthemorepopularblogsites areblogger.com,edublogger.com,andblogsopt.com(Naslund&Guistini,2008).Micro–bloggingis
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Informationandcommunicationstechnology(ICT)?
ToillustratetheimportanceofInformationandCommunicationstechnology(ICT)forthesmooth runningofamulti–sitebusiness.
Informationandcommunicationstechnologyisasystemusedtocontrol,manage,processandcreate informationthroughtelecommunicationstechnologyandcomputers.(OtherwiseknownasICT). Althoughinformationandcommunicationstechnologydescribesalargerangeofsystemsthereare stillsomeunderliningcommonfeatures.
Aninformationsystemincorporatesagroupofpeople,equipmentandproceduresItisthereto collect,record,process,store,retrieveandpresentinformation.
TheimportanceofICTforthesmoothrunningofamulti–sitebusinessshowmorecontent EPOSorderingsystemsbeinganexampleofthis,asaproductispurchasedanorderisplacedfor morestock
–Commerceopportunities:ICTcanimproveacompany'sinternalandexternaloperations. Internally,acompanycanuseICTtostreamline,integrateandsynchronisekeyoperatingprocesses, (suchasprocurement,orderfulfilmentandcustomerservice).ThenitcanextendtheseICTenabled processestoimprovetheefficiencyandeffectivenessofsupplyanddistributionchannels.
–Contentopportunities:Benefitsareachievedwhenacompanyharnessesinformationand knowledgelocatedinsideandoutsidethecompanytoimprovetheperformanceofindividualsand groupsastheymakedecisionsandtakeactions.Theindividualsandgroupsinquestionmaybelong tothesameorganisationortheymaybecustomers,suppliersandbusinesspartnersworkingwith companyemployeestoachievecommongoalsAswellasmakingpeoplework"smarter", informationandknowledgecanbeusedtocreatenewproductsandservicesortoaddvalueto existingones,thusimprovingacompany'scompetitiveposition
–CommunityOpportunities:Benefitscanalsobeachievedwhenacompanyusesnetworked technologiestoincreasethecommitmentandloyaltyofinternalandexternalcommunitiesInside thecompany,e–mail,groupwareandintranetscanbeusedtolinkemployeesaroundtheworldto informationresources,internalwork
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WomeninTechnology
Womenhaveplayedamajorroleincomputingforcenturiesaswellasmen.Thepurposeofthis paperistogainknowledgeonwomeninvolvedintechnologywhoforsomereasondonotgainas muchrecognitionasdomenTherearenumerouswomenwithinthisfieldworthtalkingabout,but theoneschosenwereAdaByron,GraceHopper,EvelynGranville,andKrisztinaHolly.Thehistory ofeachindividualwillbediscussedaswellaswhatformofinfluencetheyhadincomputers.
Introduction Therevolutionofcomputershadbeguncenturiesago.Ithasbeentheworkofmanyoverthecourse ofyearstobringcomputerswheretheyaretoday.Forquitesometimeitentailedpeoplewithbright imaginationstocomeupwithshowmorecontent
LadyLovelacehadthensuggestedtoBabbagetowriteaformalplanonhowanenginecould calculateBernoullinumbers.Itwasthisplanthatthetwoofthemworkedonthatisnowconsidered thefirstcomputerprogram.Becauseofherforesight,theUnitesStatesDepartmentofDefense developedasoftwareprogramandnameditAdainhonorofherin1979.
Unfortunately,herlifewasshortlivedanddiedattheageof36.Sheisformallyknownas"The EnchantressofNumbers"andherprecognitionofcomputersbymorethanacenturyiswhatmany ofusbelieveisnewcomputingHerpassionforBabbage'sideaswereintenseandhadpeopleduring thateralivedlonger,thereisnotellingwhatsheandBabbagemayhaveinvented.
RearAdmiralGraceMurrayHopper
GraceHopperwasbornonDecember9,1906inNewYorkCityShelivedanormalupbringingand lovedtodoconventionalchildhoodthingswiththeexceptionofherfondnessfordevices.Shetruly enjoyedtakingthingsaparttoseehowtheyworkedandputthembacktogetheragain.Accordingto Danis,"Whengracewasseven,shehadtakenapartsevenalarmclocksinherhouse"(1997)Grace's parentstaughtherandhersiblingstobeuniqueandnotdowhatiscustomaryofwomen.Gracewent ontoGraduatewithherBAinMathematicsandPhysicsandcompletedherMAandPhDbythe ageof28.Hoppermarriedin1930,separatedin1940,anddivorcedin1945.Hopperdecidedtojoin theserviceandbecamea
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Informationtechnologyisarapidlygrowingpartoftoday'ssociety.Itaffectseveryone'slifein manyaspects.Everyhumanendeavorisinfluencedbyinformationtechnologyandtheincreasing rateatwhichwhatitcanperformincludes.Oneareaofhumanendeavorthatinformationtechnology hasgreatlyinfluencedisthepracticeofmedicine,specificallyveterinarymedicine.Notonlyhas veterinarymedicinebeeninfluencedbyinformationtechnology,ithasalsobeenenhancedbyitThe degreetowhichthepracticeofveterinarymedicineincludesinformationtechnologyisobservableat theAnimalEmergencyClinicofCentralNewYorkonErieBlvd.inSyracuse,NewYork.
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Working,volunteeringandinterningareallacceptablewaystogainexperienceinthefieldof veterinarymedicine.Thereasonbehindschoolsrequiringexperienceistoensurethatthestudent knowswhattheyaregettingintobeforetheyspendthousandsofdollars(approx.$20,000/yr.)andat leastfouryearsoftheirlifeinanextremelyintensiveacademicenvironmentManypeoplehavean alteredideaofwhatbeingavetisabout.Alotofphysicalandemotionenduranceisnecessarytobe asuccessfulveterinarian.Manypeopleareunawareofthat.
Thespecificundergraduatecourserequirementstogetintoaschoolofveterinarymedicinevary betweentheschools.Allofthemarescienceintensive.Mostrequireawell–roundededucation.The UniversityofCaliforniaatDavisschoolofveterinarymedicinerequiresoneyearofgeneralbiology, oneyearofgeneralchemistry,oneyearoforganicchemistry,andoneyearofphysicsasfaraslower divisionrequirements.Upperdivisionrequirementsincludeasemesterofbiochemistry,asemester ofsystemicphysiology,asemesterofvertebrateembryology,andasemesterofgeneticsOntopof thattheywanttheirapplicantstohavetakencoursesinEnglishcomposition,humanities,social sciencesaswellasstatistics.Simplytakingthesecoursesisnotenough,theyneedtobecompleted withaGPAabovea2.5.However,thecompetitionhasanaverageGPAof3.45.The
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TheInternetandTechnology
Technologytodayhasmadeanimpactinoureverydaylives.Technologyoffersmanyadvancesin theworld.Oneoftheareasofimpactisinthefieldofeducation.Animportanttechnological advancehasbeenmoviesandvideosSomewouldsaythesehavebecomevitalteachingtools Technologyasawholehasmadewayforseveralnewconventions,somegood,andsomebad. Whilethereareseveraladvantagestousingtechnologytoenhanceeducation,therearealsoseveral disadvantagesTechnologyasitisusedtodaycanimprovetheknowledgeastudentattains However,thedisadvantagesoutweightheadvantages.AsChristiansweneedtobeawareofthe manythingsthattechnologyhastoofferussothatourshowmorecontent
Manydifferentstudentslearninmanydifferentways.Forexamplesomearevisuallearners,others areorallearnersandstill,othersarethekindofstudentswhomusttakenotesseveraltimesbefore theyfullyunderstandaconceptTechnologygivesstudentsaninterestingwaytolearn,ithelps thosestudentsthatarevisuallearners,ratherthanverballearners.Ithelpsstudentsbecome individuallearners,offeringaplethoraofwebsitesforstudentstolookupandlearnfromontheir own.
Ontheotherhand,technologycanbeadetrimenttostudentsFirstofall,teachersputtoomuch emphasisontheappearanceofassignments,suchasthepicturesandthefonttypeandtheformat, ratherthanpayingattentiontotheactualqualityoftheassignment.Studentsspendmoretimeon findingpictures,typinguptheirworkinspecialfonts,andfocusingonthelooksoftheirpapers, ratherthanfocusingontheimportantthings,suchasthethesisstatements,organizationanddetails thepapercontains."Studentsspendtoomuchtimecreatinghigh–techpresentationsthatdon'toffer significantimprovementsovertraditionalslideshows,oralpresentations,indexcardsandall" (Bassett75).Thisisn'tteachingthestudentanythingexceptthatlooksaremoreimportantthan contentIsthatwhatwewanttoteachthenextgenerationofstudents?"Teachersshouldnotallow theglitterandpowerofhightechnologytodistractthemfromfocusingtheir
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Peopleveryoftendebatewhethertechnologyisgoodorbad.Manypeoplebelievethattechnology canonlycauseharmtotheirlivesandsociety,whilemanyothersstronglydefendthetechnologies whichhavemadetheirlivesmuchmoreleisurelyandenrichingthanitcouldhavebeenseveral hundredyearsago.Inmyopinion,bothoftheseviewsarecorrecttoanextent,butIalsobelievethat whatshouldbeexaminedisnotwhethertechnologyinitsselfisgoodorbad,butratherhowweas humansuseit.Fordecadesnow,televisionhasbeenaccusedofcontributingtothedissolutionofthe Americanfamilyandthedestructionofthemindsofthosewhowatchit.However,althoughtheTV hasbeeninvolvedinthis,theproblemrootsnotwithshowmorecontent Refrigerators,gasandelectricovens,microwaves,vacuums,dishwashers....thelistgoesonandon. Allthesethingshavemadehouseworktremendouslyeasierthanitwouldhavebeenabout100years ago.
ThisresultswithbothpositiveandnegativeeffectsIthasgivenuseasierwaystogetjobsdone, leavingmoretimeforotherthings,butthebadpartofthisiswhatischosentodointhisextratime. Inmanycases,thisextratimeisspentdoingleisurelythings,whichmightmakeusmorehappy,but alsohasaneffectonourhealth.Latelywehavebecomeawareofthedangersofheartdiseaseand thehealthbenefitsofexercise....theexercisewewouldhavegotten100yearsagojustfromdoing ourdailychoresbutnowaren'tgettingenoughofbecausewedon'thavetoworkashardtodothose samechores.
Thiscanbeblamedontechnology,butagain,infactitisourownfaultbecausewechosetousethe technologyandspendtheextratimelazingaround.Now,somethingthatreallybothersmeabout technologyiswhatismadeoutofit.Ioftenquestionwhypeoplespendsomuchtimeandmoney tryingtocomeupwithsomanyuselessthingswhenwehaveglobalwarmingproblemsandstarving childrenworkinginshoefactories.Forexample,scientistsspentyearstomakeacloneofasheep. Nowletmeaskyou,istheiranypracticaluseinknowinghowtocloneasheep?
Manypeoplethinkthateventuallythisscientificadvancementwillleadinto
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Today'ssocietyhasadvancedsothispastdecade.Somuchtothepointweuseitatadailybasis.
Technologydoeshaveit'sperks,butarewegettingtoodependentonit?Technologyhasits advantagesinmanywaysandIknowfirsthandhowpowerfulandconvenienttoday'stechnologyis. Withoutit,Iwouldhavealotoftroublegettingthroughmyday.Iwouldnotbeabletogetaholdof someoneaseasywithoutmyblackberryIamconstantlytextmessagingonitSomuchtothepoint thatItripoverstuffwhileIamwalkingduetoreadingalongtext.Myblackberryisbasicallymy life.ItisgreattoknowthatifIevergetstrandedinthemiddleofadesertonmywaytoCalifornia,I haveroadsideassistanceonmyphonetosavemeIshowmorecontent
Lifeismoresimplewiththesewonderfuldevices,butwearebecomingtoolazytopickupabook andlearnthingsonourown.IfeellikeIandmanyofmyclassmatesbarleyopenabookforclass, insteadweusetheinternetforeverything.Thisisbecomingaseriousissue.Ifeelthatwearenot expandingourmindslikeweusedtobackwhentechnologywasnotasadvanced.Irememberback inmiddleschoolweretheinternetwasavailable,butIdidnotletittakeuptimeinmydayIfound myselfbeingmoreproductivewithmylifebackthen.Now,Iprobablyspentafourthofmyday usingtheinternet,whichisnotnecessaryatall.Withsomuchpowertodiscovernewthingswithout eventhinkingmakesmewonderwhatwillhappentoournextgenerationastechnologyadvances. Areweheadedforaworldwhereeverythingistechnologydrivenanddevoidofwhatmakesus human?Ilookattoday'ssocietyandIfeelthatitisreallygettingtothatpointItisalmostasifwe areturningintorobots.Wearedivorcingourselvesfromregularhumanactivities.`Wearenow gettingtothepointwhereweareprogrammedtousetechnologyatadailybasis.Mygeneration needstorealizethattherearemanyothertypesofactivitiesthatgiveusgreatersatisfactionthan anythingthatisofferedonline.Insteadofspendingtwotothreehourstextmessagingafriend,social networkingandcheckinglistingsonEbay,weshouldreallytakeavisittoalocal
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Primitivemencleavedtheiruniverseintofriendsandenemiesandrespondedwithquick,deep emotiontoeventhemildestthreatsemanatingfromoutsidethearbitraryboundary.Withtheriseof chiefdomsandstates,thistendencybecameinstitutionalized,warwasadoptedasaninstrumentof policyofsomeofthenewsocieties,andthosethatemployeditbestbecame–tragically–themost successfulTheevolutionofwarfarewasanautocatalyticreactionthatcouldnotbehaltedbyany people,becausetoattempttoreversetheprocessunilaterallywastofallvictim.
–E.O.Wilson,OnHumanNature
Aseverydaypasseswearebecomemoreandmoreaglobalizedsociety.Withthisongoingcyclewe comeacrossavastmultitudeofimpasses.Oneshowmorecontent
Toadequatelyprepareeachstudentforthenextcentury,educatorsmustdevelopstrategiestoassure notonlythemasteryofabilitiesinfunctionalareasofbusinessandtechnologybutalsothe commandofinterculturalcommunicationskillsAccomplishmentofthisgoalisoneofthebiggest challengesfacinginstitutionsofhighereducationtoday.(Kim617).Thisquoteexemplifiestheneed fortheglobalmindsetandgivesaconciseoutlineofwhatitis.
ThissemesterinProfessorKim'sBUS/COM354class,studentsengagedinane–maildebatewith studentsfromBraunschweigUniversityinGermanyandalsoengagedinane–maildiscussionwith studentsfromBilkentUniversityinAnkara,Turkey
Wefoundalotofinformationonglobalmindset,however,wedidnotfindaconcretedefinition.But wedidfindadefinitionofmindset."Mindsetistheperceptionfilterthroughwhichweseethe world"(ChenandStarosta)Sowhatwedidwaspoolallofourindividualinformationandtry tocomeupwithadefinitioninourownterms.Whatwecameupwithis,"globalmindsetis theideologythatonemusttakewithhim/herintotoday'ssociety.Notnecessarilybusiness,butlife ingeneral.Itincorporatesinterculturalsensitivity,interculturalawareness,andculturaldiversity knowledge.Itreducesethnocentrismandeliminatesparochialism,
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Astimehasprogressedsohaveweandsohasthetechnologythatwecreate.Weareatapointin timethateveryonewiththemonetarymeanshastheanswerstoeverythingatthetipsofthefingers. Yetthisamazingbreakthroughinscienceandtechnologyistaintedbythefactthatpeopledon't knowhowtocontrolit.Wehavebecomecompletelyaddictedtoourcellphones,absolutely engrossedandovertakenbythefactthatwehaveallthisaccessthatwecan'tseparateourselves from,notevenenoughtorealizethatwemaybeintoodeep.
First,asteensweallwantedthenewestthingsThelatesttrendsinfashion,thelatestgadgets,and thelatestcellphones.WebeggedourparentstogetusthatnewshinyiPhonewhenitcameoutor thatnewSamsungphone,wewantedwhateverwethoughtwascoolerandbetter,andwhatwe thoughtwecouldnotsurvivewithout.Andthisismostlybecauseofwhatwecandoonourphones. AsJoelleRenstromsaidinaninterviewwithBUTodaystudentshavea"Fearofmissingout", studentsareafraidofmissingtextmessages,notknowingtheirfriend'slatestpostonInstagram,or notknowingwhathappenedlastnightonthatSnapchatstory.Thereisalsothefactorthatstudents areanxiouswhentheydon'trespondimmediatelyasRenstromputsit"There'satermcalledtechno–stresstodescribethefrenzy";theygetnervousandworriedwhentheyreceiveamessageoranemail andtheydon'timmediatelyrespond.Itisthefearofbeingpenalizedfornotbeingattentivetoyour phone24/7Ontheotherhand,itisthefeelingofbeinglikedandwell–knownamongyourpeers Whenwepostapictureortweetsomethingandsomeonelikesit,retweetsit,orrespondsinanyway thatispositiveitmakesusfeelgoodaboutourselvesthereforewelooktopostmoreandhavea moreactivesocialmediapresencesothatwecanhavefeelingrepeatedlyIt'slikebeinganaddict withandunlimitedsupply.
Secondly,studieshaveshownthatexcessivecellphoneusecanleadtoseriouspsychological problems.Inarecentstudy,itwasdiscoveredthatinlate2012morethan50%ofthepopulation ownedasmartphoneandaroundthatsametimetheratepfdepressionandsuicideinteensbeganto increase.
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TheImpactofTechnologyintheWorkplaceTheimpactofcomputertechnologyintheworkplace hasbeenenormouswithinthepastdecade,bothpositiveandnegative.Distantcommunication throughtheuseofcomputersandmobiledeviceshaveoverhauledtheofficesettingcompletely. Email,socialnetworkingsitesandtheworldoftheInternethaveopenedawholenewavenueof communicationTechnologyhaschangedtheentireworkplaceenvironment,therelationships,and howthingsgetdone.Officeworkersandbusinessesarenotlimitedtophonecalls,meetingsormail tocommunicatewitheachotheranymore.Electronicemailcanbeusedandnotinterruptthe recipientTheshowmorecontent Yearsago,thefinaldraftofadocumentwentthroughseveralstages.Thefirstdraftwastypedona typewriter,editedforcorrectionsandrevisionsweremade.Ittooktimeforthedocumenttoberead andreviewedbyseveralpersonsbeforeallcorrectionsandadditionsweremade.Then,thefinal copywasre–typedwithcorrections.Throughtheuseofcomputers,grammar,spelling,and punctuationcanbecorrectedandchangedwithinthedocumentinstantlyasthepersontypes Mailingdocumentstooktimeaswell.Someonehadtomakeatriptothepostoffice,purchase postage,etc.Withtheuseofvirtualmeetings,moneyissavedbyeliminatingthecostoftravel. Participantscanbeactivelyinvolvedwithoutleavingtheirownofficeorhome.Whenthereare problemsorurgency,solutionsandreactionscanoccurquickly.Thereisaccelerationofdecision makingwiththeuseoftechnologyCommunicationcanoccuranywhereatanytimeJobapplicants nolongeractuallyvisitbusinessestocompleteanapplication.Resumesandotherdocumentscanbe uploadedandeasilyaccessibletotheHumanResourceManager.Onlinepostings,applications,and screenersprovideapplicantstheluxuryofcompletingthisprocessfromtheirownhomeLikewise, businessesareabletoobtainagreatdealofinformationandselectqualifiedapplicantsforfurther evaluation.Withtheabsenceofthetraditionaloffice,physicalfacetoface
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Whatistechnology?Technologyisthebranchofknowledgethatdealswiththecreationanduseof technicalmeansandtheirinterrelationwithlife,society,andtheenvironment,drawinguponsuch subjectsasindustrialarts,engineering,appliedscience,andpurescience.Sincethecreationof moderntechnologymanhasbeenentwinedwithit.OnaverageaSmartphoneuserwillchecktheir phones150timesaday,text23times,voicecalls22times,usetheircamera8times,checksocial media9timesandnews6times.AndthatisjusthowmaninteractswiththeirSmartphone. Neurologistfearthatif"unlesswewakeuptothedamagethatthegadget–filled,pharmaceutically enhanced21stcenturyisdoingtoourbrains,wecouldbeshowmorecontent Ifthecable/satellitegoesoututterchaosforchildren.Ifyourphonedies,youarerunningtothe nearestoutlettochargeitjusttoensureyouwillnotmissafriendsupdateonFacebookandtoposta picturetoinstagram.Ifourancestorssawusthiswaytheywillberollingintheirgraves.
Thenotchoflaziness,"averseordisinclinedtowork,activity,orexertion;indolent"Recentlythe PediatricOrthopaedicSocietyofNorthAmericaandtheAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedic Surgeonshavebeenairingacommercialabouthowtechnologytodayismakingchildrenlazytoday andhowGettingachildtowalkanextra35minutesadaycouldpreventthinningboneslaterinlife.
Theskitevenshowedthegrandsoncallingthegrandmotheronhiscellphonetohavehis grandmothertobringhimasodafromthekitchenOrwatchingaboringmarathonrightafter watchingagreatmoviesincetheremoteisoutofsight.Ourchildrenarenolongerphysicallyactive consideringtheynolongerplayoutsideandplaytheyarestucktotheirXboxandPlaystationor theiriPadThatiswhymultiplepublicandprivateorganizationsintryingtochangethatforinstance theNFL's"FuelUpToPlay60"ortheFirstLadyMichelleObama"Let'sMove"campaignto encouragechildrentoputasidetheirelectronicandbecomeactive.
Thenotchofdisconnect,"toseverorinterrupttheconnectionoforbetween;detach"Weuseour GPStoreachourdestinationthefastestway
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TechnologyandCommunicationinBusiness
Thetechnologicaladvancesachievedinthepastfewdecadeshavebroughtaboutarevolutioninthe businessworld,affectingallaspectsofaworkinglife.Peoplecanreacheachotherthroughoutthe worldinamatterofseconds,withoutcostbeingincreasinglynegligible.Employeesnolongerneed tobephysicallywiththeirclientsandco–workers;insteadtheycancommunicateeffectivelyat home,atadistantoffice,acrosstheworld,andevenintheircaroronanairplane.Althoughthese newtechnologiesofferawidevarietyofservicesandopportunities,theyseemunitedbyasingle factor:increasedefficiencyandproductivity.Indeed,companieshavebeenquicktoadoptmanyof these...showmorecontent...
Thishascoincidedwithcompanies'realizationthatmuchistobegainedformsupportinga teleworkingmodel,nottheleastofwhichistheincreasedjobsatisfactionandretentionofitsfemale employees,whichhasadirect,positiveimpactoncompanies'bottomline.
First,businessitselfhasmovedfromlocaltoglobal,whichhascontributedtobreakingdown barrierstoemployeesfromdifferentplaces,takingadvantageofincreasedmobilityortomany worker'sneeds.Thisnewstyleofworkisalsoevolvingfromhierarchicaltoflat,fromdepartments tocrossfunctional,andfromindividualtoteams,whomaynolongerproduceawidget,butdevelop anoutcomethroughsharedideasandcollaborationacrosscitiesandcontinents
Today,companieshavethetechnologytoallowworkerstocollaboratesimultaneouslyand effectivelyfromdifferentlocations.WithsalesforcesontheroadfromBuffalotoTokyo,engineers inBostonworkingwithproductionmanagersinTaiwanandexpertsinfromSiliconValleyto SiliconAlley,itisonlycommonsensethatteleworkingshouldincreasinglybecomethebusiness model.
Teleworkingandflextimehavelongbeenontheagendaofwomenwhowishedtofindawayto balanceworkandfamily.Singlemothersoftenwishtoworkathometobeableto
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