Before we start to deal with this topic, let’s
refresh our memory about what we learned in 1st of ESO: Technology
Therefore, technology is the use of scientific and
technical knowledge to improve the way to do things. Humans use technology to
invent machines or devices to make things easier to use. By watching the following video you’ll understand how
technology changes our life.
Activity 1: Try to explain the
drawing below
Activity 2: Watch this video and read carefully the
following text from the Wikipedia and answer the questions below:
“Technology (from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of
hand"; and -λογία, -logia[1]) is the making, modification, usage, and
knowledge of tools, machines,
techniques, crafts, systems, and
methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting
solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/output relation
or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such
tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures.
Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species'
ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The term can either
be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction
technology, medical technology, and information
technology.
The human species' use of technology began with the
conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control
fire increased
the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and
controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a
global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes;
the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has
progressed throughout history, from clubs tonuclear weapons.
Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways.
In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has
allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce
unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the
detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various
implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often
raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term
originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
Philosophical debates have arisen over the present and
future use of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology
improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticise the
pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, opining that it harms the
environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as
beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was
believed that the development of technology was restricted only to human
beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and certain dolphincommunities
have developed simple tools and learned to pass their knowledge to other
generations…………”
2How and when did humans begin to use technology?
3Technology affects our society in a number of ways. What do you think?: Does technology improve the human condition or does it worsen it?
Activity 3: Create an infographic (easelly) about the history of technology, it should
show a timeline of the main historic inventions. You can use the following
resources: History of technology, Historic inventions
and Inventions timeline
Activity 4: By watching the video below try to identify the Key technological trends that are coming in the near future. Choose one of them and let's do some research to write a brief summary about how does it work. We'll compare your research in class forum, so be prepared to explain your work to your classmates!!
Activity 4: By watching the video below try to identify the Key technological trends that are coming in the near future. Choose one of them and let's do some research to write a brief summary about how does it work. We'll compare your research in class forum, so be prepared to explain your work to your classmates!!
