What is technology?

What I think of technology now

Technology is hard to define

"Technology is messy and complex. It is difficult to define and to understand..." (Hughes, 2005)

Definition of technology

"Technology is any modification of the natural world made to fulfill human needs or desires" (National Research Council, 2012)

"We're still inventing and this is what technology is allowing us to do; it's continually to reinvent ourselves" (Kelly, 2010)

"Technology are things created by humans that make our lives easier or solve problems" (nusys, 2019)

How my ideas changed

Most things we have are technology

Table/chair

Lock

Pen/pencil

It helps make living easier

Why we need new technology

To continue making our lives easier

Improves communication with others

Helps with education

medical technology helps improves with treatment

(ThreeKit, 2020)

(ThreeKit, 2020)

What I thought technology was

Human-made devices

Electronic devices

(Crucial, 2024)

(Crucial, 2024)

Phones

Computers/laptops/PC

Camera

AI (Artificial intelligence)

(Encyclopedia Britannica, 2024)

(Encyclopedia Britannica, 2024)

Robots

Transportation

Cars

Planes

(BusinessLink, 2023)

(BusinessLink, 2023)

References

Encyclopedia Britannica. (2024). artificial intelligence. Retrieved 2024, from https://www.britannica.com/technology/artificial-intelligence.

Hughes, T. P. (2005). Human-built world: How to think about technology and culture. University of Chicago Press.

Lane, K. (2024). Retrieved 2024, from https://www.space.com/best-cameras.

National Research Council. (2012). A framework for K-12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas. The National Academies Press.