Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
HW: Review Questions
Review Questions: Pg. 420 4-10, 12-17
4. Telecommuting allows the worker to work from home on their own schedule. The times are more flexible. Also, because they are in a comfortable working environment, their productivity increases. Telecommution also benefits the environment. With more people working at home, there are less people driving to work and harming the environment. Accidents and traffic are reduced.
5. Managers use surveillance technology to keep tabs on their employees. They also use wireless handheld devices that are portable, so they can be in the office at all times.
6. De-skilling is when a job is transformed so that it requires less skill due to technology. For example, computerized screens in fast-food shops have buttons labeled "fries" rather than numbers to press. Up-skilling is when, because of automation, a job becomes more complicated. When an office adopts databases, spreadsheets, and email systems, secretaries have to know how to use them.
7. In electronic sweatshops, minorities and often women, perform mindless, repetitive tasks on computers, in large windowless rooms. Their breaks are monitored, and many health problems come from these jobs. Workers are paid little money and are oppressed in these jobs.
8. Even though more and more jobs are becoming automated, we still need someone to run the machines. Students need to be educated so they are able to perform in the jobs that they will eventually work in.
9. The goeals of education in the industrial age was to teach students the basic facts and survival skills they owuld need in for jobs in industry and agriculture. Students were expected to sit quietly and absorb facts. Today, the goals are still the same: to prepare students for their future careers. However, there is more emphasis on individual learning and more creativity, as opposed to the uniformity of before.
10. to live and work in teh information age, a student should be familiar with technology, be able to read and write, know basic mathematics as well as understand and apply concepts, know how to interact with others, be able to learn quickly, and have a strong cultural component.
12. Students and teachers use powerpoint presentations, educational software, educational games, simulations, and programming tools. They can also make video presentations.
13. Students can communicate with students in other states and countries, giving them new perspectives into what they are learning. Experts and other teachers can make "guest appearances" over videoconference. If a student is in a small area, they can join online groups for people with similar interests.
14. To ensure success, technology should be incorporated into the students lives, not simply one lab trip a week.
15. People use home computers for all kinds of things. They can work from them, manage the budget, use email and chat for keeping in contact with others, find recipes and stories, play games, do research, shop and so much more.
16. Smart cards contain microprocessors and memory. They store information such as ID information, transactions. They can be used for meal tickets, keys to access data, and replacements for food stamps and driver's licenses.
17. Many games are simulations. However, with advances in technology, home entertainment could become more interactive, with viewer controlled movies and TV.
4. Telecommuting allows the worker to work from home on their own schedule. The times are more flexible. Also, because they are in a comfortable working environment, their productivity increases. Telecommution also benefits the environment. With more people working at home, there are less people driving to work and harming the environment. Accidents and traffic are reduced.
5. Managers use surveillance technology to keep tabs on their employees. They also use wireless handheld devices that are portable, so they can be in the office at all times.
6. De-skilling is when a job is transformed so that it requires less skill due to technology. For example, computerized screens in fast-food shops have buttons labeled "fries" rather than numbers to press. Up-skilling is when, because of automation, a job becomes more complicated. When an office adopts databases, spreadsheets, and email systems, secretaries have to know how to use them.
7. In electronic sweatshops, minorities and often women, perform mindless, repetitive tasks on computers, in large windowless rooms. Their breaks are monitored, and many health problems come from these jobs. Workers are paid little money and are oppressed in these jobs.
8. Even though more and more jobs are becoming automated, we still need someone to run the machines. Students need to be educated so they are able to perform in the jobs that they will eventually work in.
9. The goeals of education in the industrial age was to teach students the basic facts and survival skills they owuld need in for jobs in industry and agriculture. Students were expected to sit quietly and absorb facts. Today, the goals are still the same: to prepare students for their future careers. However, there is more emphasis on individual learning and more creativity, as opposed to the uniformity of before.
10. to live and work in teh information age, a student should be familiar with technology, be able to read and write, know basic mathematics as well as understand and apply concepts, know how to interact with others, be able to learn quickly, and have a strong cultural component.
12. Students and teachers use powerpoint presentations, educational software, educational games, simulations, and programming tools. They can also make video presentations.
13. Students can communicate with students in other states and countries, giving them new perspectives into what they are learning. Experts and other teachers can make "guest appearances" over videoconference. If a student is in a small area, they can join online groups for people with similar interests.
14. To ensure success, technology should be incorporated into the students lives, not simply one lab trip a week.
15. People use home computers for all kinds of things. They can work from them, manage the budget, use email and chat for keeping in contact with others, find recipes and stories, play games, do research, shop and so much more.
16. Smart cards contain microprocessors and memory. They store information such as ID information, transactions. They can be used for meal tickets, keys to access data, and replacements for food stamps and driver's licenses.
17. Many games are simulations. However, with advances in technology, home entertainment could become more interactive, with viewer controlled movies and TV.
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions, p. 420 #4, 6, 11-13
4. For the worker, being replaced by technology would not be good as they would lose their jobs, or have their duties de-skilled. However, things in society run smoothly because of these people.
6. While I agree that students can become too dependent on computers and calculators, there is no doubt that they are extremely useful. The key is to use them in moderation. You do not need to use a calculator to add or subtract basic amounts. To some degree, we should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide mentally. For long complicated numbers and equations, then we should use calculators. As for computers, it is easier and faster to type and edit a paper than rewrite it several times over and over. However, people can become dependent on spell check, and instead of learning how to spell the words, they use spell check to correct everything. This leads to weak spelling ability, and when one has to write something, they will spell many words wrong because they do not have spell check in front of them.
11. In terms of technology, my use of it in school for school has only recently begun to increase. As a grade school student, the computer was only used to type up big reports and projects, or to research something that could not be found in a library. All my papers were hand-written, all research was done at the library. I did not use email. However, since the beginning of high school, most of my research is done on the internet, and most of my papers are typed. A lot of communication is done through email. I have begun to use computers for so many more things than I used to. Despite all this, I do not think that I have been really missing anything from my education. I think that because I did not use computers from a young age, I developed other important skills, like how to research in a library.
12. Yes, I think computers can strengthen families and communities, but they can also weaken them. If a family is in separate places, then the computer makes it easier for them to chat with each other and keep in contact, instead of just seeing them once every year or two or so. However, the computer can also cause division in the family. Children fight over whose turn it is to use the computer, or they may spend most of their time on the computer instead of interacting with their family around them.
13. The computers themselves cannot make people more or less creative. It is the people themselves who have to make this change. I do think, though, that due to the advances in technology, it will be easier to be more creative. Even those who are not creative may wish to try out their creativity on the new technology. The technology may make it easier for uncreative people to bring out the creativity within themselves.
4. For the worker, being replaced by technology would not be good as they would lose their jobs, or have their duties de-skilled. However, things in society run smoothly because of these people.
6. While I agree that students can become too dependent on computers and calculators, there is no doubt that they are extremely useful. The key is to use them in moderation. You do not need to use a calculator to add or subtract basic amounts. To some degree, we should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide mentally. For long complicated numbers and equations, then we should use calculators. As for computers, it is easier and faster to type and edit a paper than rewrite it several times over and over. However, people can become dependent on spell check, and instead of learning how to spell the words, they use spell check to correct everything. This leads to weak spelling ability, and when one has to write something, they will spell many words wrong because they do not have spell check in front of them.
11. In terms of technology, my use of it in school for school has only recently begun to increase. As a grade school student, the computer was only used to type up big reports and projects, or to research something that could not be found in a library. All my papers were hand-written, all research was done at the library. I did not use email. However, since the beginning of high school, most of my research is done on the internet, and most of my papers are typed. A lot of communication is done through email. I have begun to use computers for so many more things than I used to. Despite all this, I do not think that I have been really missing anything from my education. I think that because I did not use computers from a young age, I developed other important skills, like how to research in a library.
12. Yes, I think computers can strengthen families and communities, but they can also weaken them. If a family is in separate places, then the computer makes it easier for them to chat with each other and keep in contact, instead of just seeing them once every year or two or so. However, the computer can also cause division in the family. Children fight over whose turn it is to use the computer, or they may spend most of their time on the computer instead of interacting with their family around them.
13. The computers themselves cannot make people more or less creative. It is the people themselves who have to make this change. I do think, though, that due to the advances in technology, it will be easier to be more creative. Even those who are not creative may wish to try out their creativity on the new technology. The technology may make it easier for uncreative people to bring out the creativity within themselves.
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