EDUC 7108-Module 3 Rhymes of History Technology
Kelly talks about how the web has evolved over time with the availability of resources the number of clicks made, the number if links available and how information is so intricately linked to each other. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html.
When I think about the rhymes of history and a technology that has been rekindled time and time again, I am reminded of the typewriter invented by Christopher Latham Sholes (http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltypewriter.htm) this machine has gone from a manual device to an electronic input device utilized with computers. Utilizing the keyboard with the computer was only accessible through direct connectivity through the cpu's serial port. It has gone from the serial port to connectivity via USB and from USB to wireless connectivity via a smaller attached device to Bluetooth capabilities. The evolution of this input device has rekindled users desire and ability to share information through text via the web. The information shared is not only done through the standard pc but also through mobile phones. One thing remains most common with the technique of keyboarding and that is most keyboarding devices are still QWERTY.
Sources:
Kelly, K. (2007, December). The next 5,000 days of the Web [Speech]. Speech delivered at the EG 2007 Conference, Los Angeles. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/
kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html
Laureate, Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010). Rhymes of History. [Web]. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=3951732&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
About.com. (Christopher Latham Sholes) http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltypewriter.htm
Laureate, Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010). Evolutionary technologies. [Web]. Retrieved from
http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=3951732&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
Laureate, Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010). Six forces that drive emerging technologies. [Web]. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199715&Survey=1&47=3951732&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
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Wandra
ReplyDeleteFunny you should use the typewriter as your example of a device being rekindled time and time again. I was just with a group of teachers and students and we began talking about the typewriter. It brought back many fond memories and many chuckles. With this invention advancing to the degree of laptop publishing and the QWERTY keyboard, the original typewriter is obsolete.
I think it is so wonderful that this technology is obsolete! I remember playing on one when I was young. The keys were harder to push. With the newer keyboards, working on a computer is much easier and faster.
ReplyDeleteThe Typewriter was not my friend. Growing up, it was how I learned to type, pecking at the most. It had rekindled how we share information becuase it has been created over and over again, each time with some new features.
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