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1. Technology Definitions

A. Technology: The correct use of tools
B. Technology should make life easier and/or help us have fun C. Technology should improve our lives D. Does technology always make our life easier/fun? List 5 negative things about technology 1. Lazy 2. Dependent 3. Spelling 4. Addictive 5. Less skill 2. Ergonomics A. Designing objects that help people with their jobs, environment, sports, safety or anything that involves people. 3. System A. A system is an organized way to achieve a goal. B. A system includes 4 parts. 1. Input 2. Output 3. Process 4. Feedback 4. Trade Off A. All Systems have a trade off 1. Intended Outcomes 2. Unintended Outcomes 5. Difference Between Science & Technology A. Science: focuses on natural world B. Technology: Focuses on the correct use of tool, making life easier and more fun. 6. Technology also includes inventions A. Invention: A new product B. Innovation: Improving and existing product. 7. Technology should use resources efficiently A. The 4 R's -Reduce -Reuse -Renew -Recycle 8. History of Technology A. Agricultural Age: Up to 1700's - People Used wooden plows B. Industrial Age - 1700's to 1950's - People had factories and steam engines C. Information Ages: 1950's to now - People using computers. 1. Made sharing of information faster and easier. 2. Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster. 9. Current Technologies A. Digital Electronics 1. Uses binary code - 0 and 1 to program computers 2. Allows us to move a ton of information at a time. 10. Resources We Use In Technology A. Natural Resources - not man-made B. Synthetic Resources - Man-made Materials