Technology Challenge

My tech challenge I accomplished without knowing I accomplished it. I ended up doing Level 4. This means No Computers, or portable electronics, No CD's or cassettes, No Video Games, No Microwaves, and No Fast Food or Take Out. When I was thinking about the challenge before doing it, I thought that it would be really hard to not use the computer mainly because I have an online class that I need to keep up with. I also thought about how it would be without using my I-pod, It is my life, I usually go insane without listening to music. I thought if I kept myself busy, this wouldn't be a problem. If I ended up getting bored, I would most likely crack. I hoped to learn more about myself and how much I rely on technology. I wanted to know how insane I would go without it. I did my challenge on the day of October 17th. I woke up and made myself some breakfast; An egg and cheese mcmuffin. I used no Microwaves to do so. I ate my breakfast and started to do some of my homework before I had to go to work. I accomplished some reading, some make up work, and a little bit of present handouts. I didn't have my plug for my computer so I couldn't use it to do any work that needed a computer. I helped my nana bring up sheet rock to the second floor for nana. I took my shower, and I headed off to work. For the sake of not getting fired from my job I had to use a computer to check people out. I got out of work at 9pm. I went home, and dinner was cooked for me, with no microwaves. I didn't listen to music, I didn't watch any tv, I ended up switching my summer clothes for winter clothes and more homework. I didn't feel at all phased while doing this mainly because I didn't know I was doing it. Although I will admit, if I had my plug for my computer I probably would have went on my VHS class to do work. I ended up being a Level 4 which goes back to the 1950's. I felt pretty proud of myself for accomplishing a tech free challenge. I really didn't need to know anything about the challenge before going into it. It was pretty simple. I don't think I could have done anything harder mostly because of me having to work all the time. I don't think I would have done this if it was a choice thing. I rely too much on computers. There would be no way of me completing a challenge for more than a day mostly because my job consists of computers and I have my online class. I certainly learned that I can do different things that are more useful than to go on the internet and waste time or watch tv.

Technopoly

The Book Technopoly by Postman was a creative, judgmental, bias writer with great ideas about technology. Although sometimes I didn't know where he was going with his ideas for example in chapter 9 when he was talking about Scientism I didn't understand his points. I feel like he was trying to touch more on religion than science. I like his ideas on how Technology doesn't have to be a physical thing. He wrote about how questions and statistics are a type of technology just like computers. Questions have someone think about certain things to create an answer. Statistics place yourself in a category. I Liked how Postman wrote this book as well. Not many people enjoyed the way he spoke, but I felt like he was talking to me. His ideas were good for the most part. there were some areas that I didn't agree with, for example, whenever it came to religion, I didn't agree with mainly because I'm not religious. A lot of times I would have to go back a read a paragraph twice to make sure I understood because of his word choice. Reading the more advanced words did help me in the SAT so it all worked out. I would recommend anyone that was big on identifying technology to read this book. I think some people would use it to benefit their ideas, and others would use it to strengthen their ideas by disagreeing with his. Either way, its a good book.

What is my class about?

Response to Modernization is about technology and communication in literature. We will learn about how technology has changed and how it has effected us. We will also touch base on where technology stands in our lives. How often do we rely on technology? What is technology? How do we communicate with technology? We will read books based on these topics like Brave new world, 1984, and Oryx and Crake. how does community, communication and technology relate?