Media technology

The world today is increasingly dependent on science and technology (S&T) and the question of gender and S&T becomes even more pertinent. We not only require people to contribute to the growth of S&T, we require that they understand the impact of S&T on our lives and use its products effectively. That worldwide there is a trend of fewer women participating in the growth of S&T is worrisome, as it prevents inclusive perspectives. Education is viewed as a panacea for the imbalances and a…

for all people in the ongoing evolution of digital culture which furnishes people with the skills that will help in making use of the digital technology in all spheres of life. It is the ability to make and share information in different modes and formats; to create, collaborate and communicate effectively and to understand how and when digital technologies can best be used to support these processes. Keeping this trend in view this study has been conducted to know the digital literacy…

ways of communication to help strengthen this bond. From Languages to writing and even the post office are all inventions to purely strengthen the communication bond between us. Ordinarily, Mobile devices are no exception, people have created new technology that helps us communicate with our loved one’s from anywhere at any time at the palm of our hands. In Sherry Turkle's essay “The Empathy Diaries” Turkle expresses her view on using mobile devices instead of face to face conversations claiming…

Technology has quickly evolved in a blink of an eye in the past decade, mainly invented to propel humanity towards the future it became quite easily accessible to all here in the United States that even children have access to it. It leads to my question, is technology such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops be harming children more than helping them in terms of providing entertainment with violence in them. Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime have become a very popular…

interesting chapter. Chapter six dives into the often undefined world of copyright rights in computing. Copyright laws allow people to have full rights over their creative works and ideas, but this concept does not translate very well into the world of technology. Because information can be transferred with unparalleled ease in the computing age, intentional and unintentional copyright violations have become common. Should people be able to record television shows? Who should be responsible for…

this twenty first century in India, Children and Adolescent populaces are embedding themselves with the media technologies as a part of their living. The proliferation of media technology is transforming the children's lives at home, school, and public sphere. The children and adolescent are engaged with media like radio, cinema, television, and video games. Among these the interactive game media is playing a unique role which Ellis (1983) argues that video games have become the building…

devices used for access to the internet, have grown to be a major part of the American lifestyle. The internet and screen time now have a major impact on the way that Americans perform daily tasks. Screen time is the time spent on visual media (“The Impact of Media”). Although these technological advancements have enhanced American society, this information age has also derailed certain aspects of society. “ This interference has a detrimental impact on a person’s cognition and behavior in…

Plix Internship Assignment and Case Study Evolution of the camera phone The 90’s was a significant era for human development. Technology took leaps every year with its foundation in capitalism and the eagerness to make a mark on human society, catapulting us into the lifestyle we lead today. Many mundane things we do today came to us from this eventful time in history. The tiniest inventions paved the way for the biggest changes in lifestyle. Of all the inventions the mobile phone was one that…

Varied Literacy, Universal Access What I found most interesting are the distinctions made between library instruction and bibliographic instruction. According to Bopp and Smith (2011) bibliographic instruction focuses on, “critical thinking and problem solving rather than tool-based on institution-specific approaches to instruction” (p.224). I think there is enormous benefit to instruction that does not impose limitations based on the need to access certain facilities or materials. Students will…

was to warn society about the corruption of new technology. Brave New World was written in 1932 after World War 1 when the world was becoming political and turned around into industrial society or to Huxley would say the pre-modern era. The world state of Brave New World was presented as a “utopian society” basically what a perfect world would look like. But to every perfect presentation there's a…