Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h55KsPC02218; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000d01c32ba4$62246890$1a01a8c0@cccchs.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Sylvan Rainwater" <sylvan@cccchs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2873] Re: Books X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1461 Lines: 40 Well, I suppose it all has to do with one's definition of technology. Maybe the words should be "newer technology," since books and printing have been around for quite a while (certainly that was a revolution of its own). It can also be useful to think about technology like ATM machines, library online card catalogs, photocopiers, FAX machines, telephones and voicemail, or, for that matter, television and radio. Not to mention the many places computers are that we don't think of (non-PC) like microwave ovens, cars, etc. I suspect the reason people focus on computers and the Internet is that it appears to be a revolution comparable to that of the printing press, or the invention of writing in the first place. It's certainly having a massive impact on how we communicate with each other, how we teach, and on how society organizes itself. Sylvan Rainwater . mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org Family Literacy Coordinator Clackamas County Children's Commission/Head Start Oregon City, Oregon -----Original Message----- From: nifl-technology@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-technology@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Tommy B. McDonell Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 8:07 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2871] Re: Books <SNIP> most of the books seem to think technology started with the computer and the Internet. This is quite sad. Where would we be without chalk, writing, the printing press, electricity, etc. Sigh. Tommy Tommy B. McDonell
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