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I agree with Matt. I feel like books will be around for a long time. After all, they have lasted this long. The kindle and other readers like it might make it easier to own a bunch of texts but I personally like the having the book in my hand rather than read something on the computer. (Sorry trees). One of the earlier slides that mentioned how books might one day be obsolete was from 1925 the film strip projector with a quote from Thomas Edison. It kind of reminded me of other quotes about other inventions like automobiles and tvs being just a fad. –Megan Mc. | I agree with Matt. I feel like books will be around for a long time. After all, they have lasted this long. The kindle and other readers like it might make it easier to own a bunch of texts but I personally like the having the book in my hand rather than read something on the computer. (Sorry trees). One of the earlier slides that mentioned how books might one day be obsolete was from 1925 the film strip projector with a quote from Thomas Edison. It kind of reminded me of other quotes about other inventions like automobiles and tvs being just a fad. –Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | The New York Times article, “The Learning Machines,” was very successful in portraying the development of classroom technology in America, from the hornbook to the laptop and iPad. As the years have progressed, technology has advanced from print to electronic means of learning. The article represents one of Pursell’s points that it is important that “Understanding the role of technology in our lives, in the past as in the present and future . . . it is, in fact, largely what we choose to make of it” (Pursell 2). Some of the devices created in earlier years are still used today, however, they have been modified. We as a society choose to continue to use blackboards instead of only whiteboards in classrooms despite the fact that the whiteboard is the newer form of technology. Newer does not always mean better.-Samantha W. | ||
== Pursell, ''American Technology'' == | == Pursell, ''American Technology'' == | ||
