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EN112-1

EN112-1. By: Cassie Robinson, Tina VanAlstine, Kalvin Perron, and Brandy Carly Bay Mills Community College. Introduction to Technology.

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EN112-1

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  1. EN112-1 By: Cassie Robinson, Tina VanAlstine, Kalvin Perron, and Brandy Carly Bay Mills Community College

  2. Introduction to Technology • Since the advent of the Internet, the computer has changed the lives of millions of people. According to CIA World Fact Book, there are currently 223 million Internet users in the U.S. 14 million were 65 and over. Those with disabilities comprised 42 percent of people in this age group.

  3. Does technology include everyone? • Electronic voice command enables people with physical disabilities as well as the elderly. • People without their vision can now do things like read the latest Best Selling Novel and check the daily forecast. • With the experimental Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud, unless the book’s rights holder made the feature unavailable.

  4. Advantages of Technology on EducationComputers has had a dramatic effect on the way students learn. Research has shown that computers provide valuable support to young children’s language development when placed in central locations where social interaction can take place (Clements, 1994). With computers, people who don’t have time take part in class, can access classes on the Internet. • When supplemental activities are used on the computer, children show significant gains in conceptual skills, verbal skills, and problem solving (Haugland, 1992). • It is easier to organize thoughts on the computer, rather than erasing and rewriting.

  5. Disadvantages of Technology on EducationHowever, not all changes on education are positive. • The Internet is the leading cause of distraction in the classroom for kids who prefer social activities to academic ones (Deroche, 2009). • Computers take more of the thinking process out of learning (Gulley, 2003). For instance, students can find information on the internet and throw in into their work rather than having to learn it. • Computers also pose serious health hazards. The risks include repetitive stress injuries, eyestrain, obesity, social isolation, and for some, long term intellectual damage (Bonsu-Akoto, 2007). • Word processing software offers a spellchecker, which decreases the proofreading of students.

  6. Organic Food According to the USDA definition of organic food standards and labels is as follows: […Organic meat, eggs, dairy, products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation...] (Gold, 2007). Gold, M.V. (2007). Organic production/organic food: Information access tools. Retrieved from http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/printPHP2.php

  7. Benefits of Organic Food • Organic food is good for the environment– less chemicals and pesticides in the soil and water. • Organic food is healthier for people because they contain fewer harmful pesticides and chemicals. • Organic meat has no antibiotics or hormones. • Some organic food tastes better than regularly produced food.

  8. Disadvantages of Organic Food • Organic food costs more than regular food. • Some organic foods have to be shipped long distances, therefore great amounts of fossil fuels are used during the shipping process. • Some organic products that are bought off store shelves do not taste good. • Organic food has no more nutritional value than regularly grown produce.

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