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The mistakes that Joseph Corn points out are very interesting, but I’m also failing to see in part why they are mistakes. Yes, we assume that new technology will replace what we currently use because doesn’t it eventually? Record players are still sold in select stores, but they are more expensive than a simple ipod and thus have essentially been replaced. We also assume that technology will only solve problems which I believe stems from ancient times. I think that when humans first began any improvements or instruments that were created were made for a purpose, or to solve problems. Pots were needed to hold food, arrows to kill animals, homes to protect from weather, ect. It is only natural to carry those thoughts forward and apply them to current times. Although everything is changing, humans are generally quite adverse to change and prefer to keep some common threads. --Meagan | The mistakes that Joseph Corn points out are very interesting, but I’m also failing to see in part why they are mistakes. Yes, we assume that new technology will replace what we currently use because doesn’t it eventually? Record players are still sold in select stores, but they are more expensive than a simple ipod and thus have essentially been replaced. We also assume that technology will only solve problems which I believe stems from ancient times. I think that when humans first began any improvements or instruments that were created were made for a purpose, or to solve problems. Pots were needed to hold food, arrows to kill animals, homes to protect from weather, ect. It is only natural to carry those thoughts forward and apply them to current times. Although everything is changing, humans are generally quite adverse to change and prefer to keep some common threads. --Meagan | ||
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| + | I found the comparison of the home to a factory interesting. I hadn't thought of it in that way before (where homes are where things are produced and reproduced), just as things are done in a factory. While going through the Evolution of Classroom Technology, I sat here thinking for a bit if the iPad could really be the end of the textbook. Books have been around for hundreds of years and are still in print today, so I can't really imagine the iPad eventually replacing textbooks. At the end of the day, I will still have books sitting on my shelf that don't need to be plugged in and recharged. While it may be convenient to have everything in one place, what happens when the battery dies and you have to replace the entire device? - Matt | ||
