This week you will submit a draft of your completed narrated presentation. The presentation should last at least 20 minutes and not more than 30 minutes. You may use PowerPoint to narrate your presentation or use a screen casting software to make a video. 

Microsoft – Record a slide show with narration –

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c

Microsoft – Rehearse and time the delivery of a presentation –

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/rehearse-and-time-the-delivery-of-a-presentation-8424270a-d865-4aed-a321-1d2dd656381a

Due Date for Part 5: This submission is due during Week 6, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the sixth week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Course Project: Online Technology Conference

The final project is a presentation for an imaginary technology conference called in order to evaluate the impact of technology on culture. Students will pose questions of cultural concern in regard to new or emerging technologies and answer these questions in a multimedia presentation that uses scholarly research. The project will be completed in stages throughout the course and shared with the class in the final week. Students choose a new or emerging technology and ask the following questions about it (from Neil Postman, Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century):

1.

What is the problem for which this technology is the solution?

2. Whose problem is it?

3. Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?

4. What new problems might be created because we have solved this problem?

5. What sort of people and institutions might acquire special economic and political power because of technological change?

6. What changes in human communication are being enforced by new technologies, and what is being gained and lost by such changes?

Students answer these questions by doing research in the UMGC library.  At least six scholarly sources must be employed to answer the questions.

Your exhibit will consist of a multimedia presentation on a particular technology and its relationship to culture. The exhibit will address the following issues regarding technology and culture:

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for you to understand and articulate the relationship between technology and culture

Skills

The project will enable you to develop the following skills:

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1. Identify, define, and evaluate the influence of technology on human culture

2. Analyze and evaluate specific relationships between technology and literature, writing, philosophy, religion, art, music, and posthumanism

3. Articulate cultural critiques of technology

4. Synthesize interdisciplinary scholarship in technology and the humanities

5. Demonstrate the ability to design and produce multimedia communication appropriate to a given research or creative context (purpose, audience, event, form, genre, medium)

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1.
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Knowledge

The project will enable you to obtain the following content knowledge

1.

1. Nature and function of technology

2. Nature and function of culture

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Part 1: Project Topic

Choose a technology to question in your final project in preparation for your presentation at the Online Technology Conference and answer the following questions about it:

· What is it?

· Why did you choose it?

· At this point, very briefly state what you think the answers to the six questions below will be? Why? 

1. What is the problem for which this technology is the solution?

2. Whose problem is it?

3. Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?

4. What new problems might be created because we have solved this problem?

5. What sort of people and institutions might acquire special economic and political power because of technological change?

6. What changes in human communication are being enforced by new technologies, and what is being gained and lost by such changes?

· What steps will you take to answer the questions?

· What obstacles (if any) do you see in your way to answering the questions?

Please hand in a list of these questions with your answers in complete sentences that use conventional written English. You should write around 300-500 words, not counting the questions. 

Due Date for Part 1: 
This submission is due during Week 2, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the two week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Part 2: Annotated Bibliography

Create an analytical annotated bibliography of resources you will use for your project. These must include at least six scholarly resources.

Each annotation:

1. should be at least 150 words

2. offer a brief summary of the resource

3. specifically explain briefly how the resource will be useful to your project.

General assistance with annotated bibliographies and MLA citations can be found below:

· How to Write an Annotated Bibliography: 

http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_tutorial.cfm

· MLA Citation Examples: 

http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/mla_examples.cfm

· The Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) also has good resources on writing Annotated Bibliographies, including how to summarize, assess, and reflect:

· Overview: 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

· Sample MLA Annotated Bibliography: 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

· Additional assistance with MLA formatting can be found at Research and Documentation Online, 5th edition: 

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/webpub/Ektron/ReWriting_basics%202e/rewritingbasics2e/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch04_o.html

How to Evaluate Sources

· UMGC Library – Locate and Evaluate Scholarly Articles – 

https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm

· UMGC Library – Identifying Scholarly Journals – 

https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/scholarlyjournals.cfm

Due Date for Part 2: 
This submission is due during Week 3, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the third week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Part 3: Project Outline

This week you will create an outline of your project. Next week you will use this outline to guide you as your create your presentation.

While creating your outline, keep in mind that you need to address the six questions from Postman. Here they are again.

1. What is the problem for which this technology is the solution?

2. Whose problem is it?
3. Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?
4. What new problems might be created because we have solved this problem?
5. What sort of people and institutions might acquire special economic and political power because of technological change?
6. What changes in human communication are being enforced by new technologies, and what is being gained and lost by such changes?

Use this resource for assistance on how to create an outline: 

Prewriting and Outlining | UMUC

Due Date for Part 3: 
This submission is due during Week 4, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the fourth week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Part 4: Project Media

With the outline you created last week, create media for your project. You should create at least 10 PowerPoint slide drafts that will be used for your presentation. If you want to use another media, like Prezi, please contact your professor. Keep your audience in mind, and review these tips to help: 

UMGC Writing Center – Writing for an Audience 

Microsoft’s Office 365

 , which includes PowerPoint, is free for UMGC students. Learn more 

here

. 

Resources to help you with the presentation:

·

Sample PPT with Notes

·

Twelve Tips for Creating Effective Presentations

·

Website for help with designing a PPT

·

Introduction to SmartArt Graphics

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Convert Slide Text to a SmartArt Graphic

·

Guidance for PowerPoint

·

Simpler is Better in Presentation Slides

·

Introduction to SmartArt Graphics (3:40 video)

Additional MS Resources 

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Microsoft – PowerPoint Help & Learning (search feature)

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·

Microsoft – PowerPoint for Windows training – 

Recommended for students unfamiliar with inserting images, graphics, audio, and altering other elements of the PowerPoint.

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Microsoft – Slides, layout, & objects

 

·

Microsoft  – Text & tables

 

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Microsoft – Pictures & graphics

 

This week your primary focus should be on the PowerPoint slides itself (images, graphics, text, citations, etc.). Next week you will submit a full draft of your presentation.

Due Date for Part 4: 
This submission is due during Week 5, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the fifth week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Part 5: Submit First Draft for Feedback

This week you will submit a draft of your completed narrated presentation. The presentation should last at least 20 minutes and not more than 30 minutes. You may use PowerPoint to narrate your presentation or use a screen casting software to make a video. 

Microsoft – Record a slide show with narration – 

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c

Microsoft – Rehearse and time the delivery of a presentation – 

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/rehearse-and-time-the-delivery-of-a-presentation-8424270a-d865-4aed-a321-1d2dd656381a

Due Date for Part 5: 
This submission is due during Week 6, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the sixth week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

Part 6: Submit Final Project

Taking the feedback from your professor, make any revisions necessary to your presentation. Submit your completed presentation to the 

assignment folder

 and also to the 

Week 8 Discussion: Online Technology Conference

. Further instructions for the ‘conference’ will be found there. Your sources should be cited within your PowerPoint and a Works Cited page should accompany the presentation.

Due Date for Part 6: 
This submission is due during Week 7, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the seventh week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission.

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Annotated bibliography

Hogan, Marjorie, and Victor C. Strasburger. “Social media and new technology: a primer.” Clinical Pediatrics 57.10 (2018): 1204-1215.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0009922818769424

The authors and researchers of this article focus on social media and its roles among teens and preteens. The technologies have become significantly important to the population, portraying both positive and negative effects on their lives. The technology impacts are seen through social networking and internet use, considering the expected safety measures. Social media plays a big part in many young people’s social and creative lives. Through social media, the teens have fun as part of developing and maintaining friendships. They explore their identities and develop their relationships with their families over the internet.

This article denotes how social media is the cause of some dead cultures as it has also contributed to the growth of new global cultures. The article developed an understanding of how the teens and the preteens connect to the global online communities based on their shared interests. Technology is part of the current economy and economic development. As a result, there are social media the teens and the preteen have better knowledge on digital media literacy, developed creativity, and have benefited through collaborative learning.

Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed, et al. “A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education.” Computers & Education 121 (2018): 59-72.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131518300435

This article focuses on technology as a major contribution to collaborative learning. The traditional learning cultures, which are the face-to-face or classroom learning method, have been improved through collaborative learning strategies. Social media technology has been used for connectivity and has also contributed to collaborative learning through digital learning systems. The researchers attempt to mitigate the literature gap on social media use for active collaborative learning by conducting a study among learners in Malaysia. The research was conducted through questionnaires.

The article provides a background on how the technology can be used to promote positive results. The author’s argued that social media rough forth a greater level of satisfaction among the learners. It uses other resources of previous researchers. The author illustrates how social media enriches learning and engagement activities among students and facilities and highlights how it encourages higher education learning and teaching processes.

Ha, Louisa et al. “Decline in news content engagement or news medium engagement? A longitudinal analysis of news engagement since the rise of social and mobile media 2009–2012.” Journalism 19.5 (2018): 718-739.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1464884916667654

This article’s authors and researchers conducted a four-year longitudinal analysis that focused on social media and phone users in the Midwest US market. The research differentiates news content engagement and proposes four levels of engagement. They also compare them against social media and mobile media, identifying their effect on the news content among the general population and students.

The research indicated a steady decline in political news interest while other types of news were not affected. Social media platforms grow every year, and they are appreciated more in society by more population as a result of their features. It has made the spread of news significantly rapid. To a larger extent, the population focuses more on the news provided by social media technologies and ignores the traditional news platforms. This article also illustrates how social media has made it easier for journalists to write and spread their news to a larger audience within seconds.

Balakrishnan, Janarthanan, and Mark D. Griffiths. “Social media addiction: What is the role of content in YouTube?.” Journal of behavioral addictions 6.3 (2017): 364-377.

https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2006/6/3/article-p364.xml

Social media has played a major role in connectivity among the general population. However, it has had a negative impact, such as addition. This article’s authors focus on YouTube, online video creation and sharing site that carries both video content looking and content design doings. It is one of the social platforms that young adults are addicted to. The authors of this article try to understand the role of the YouTube content. They also evaluate the causes of behavioral addiction.

This article focuses on the negative impacts of social media, illustrating how its addiction negatively impacts mental health and the relationships of those afflicted. Social gratification was established to have a significant impact, whereas technological gratification did not indicate any influence. The article creates an understanding of the perceived gratifications. It also proposes new ways of exploring customer gratification through YouTube and discusses how the network counters to it.

Jasso-Medrano, José Luis, and Fuensanta Lopez-Rosales. “Measuring the relationship between social media use and addictive behavior and depression and suicide ideation among university students.” Computers in Human Behavior 87 (2018): 183-191.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563218302292

The level of addition on social media sites is an alarming phenomenon. This article is based on research conducted to analyze the relationship between the use of social media and addictive behaviors. The authors have focused on addictive behavior and their relationships with social media and the use of mobile devices. The addictions are linked to depression and social ideation. The data used to make the argument was made through the questionnaire involving 374 participants.

Based on the research results, addictive behavior can be linked to protective behavior against suicidal ideation concerning depression. The author illustrates measures that can be used to reduce the levels of social media addiction. It also introduces a new perception where it links addictive behaviors to negative psychological characteristics and differentiates the addition of excessive use.

Garcia-Morales, Victor Jesus, Rodrigo Martín-Rojas, and María Esmeralda Lardón-López. “Influence of social media technologies on organizational performance through knowledge and innovation.” Baltic Journal of Management (2018).

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BJM-04-2017-0123/full/html?journalCode=bjm

The authors of this article focus their research on the widespread distribution of deception in social media, and it has established a lot of attention across the world. The problems in social media have been studied intensively. Through the article, the authors examine the differences between misinformation discovery and classic managed erudition. The text also discusses information diffusion, focusing on how the spenders propagate misinformation in their social networks.

The article provides comprehensive information on the factors that contribute to misinformation on social media. Eradicating these factors is significantly exhaustive, expensive, and impossible to end. It also illustrates the dangers of disinformation in social media since it can influence the users and manipulate them for political and economic reasons. Misinformation can take different forms, and it can negatively impact the public disclose through misleading and manipulation of the readers. It also provides several strategies that can be used to identify fake news and suggests how to combat it.

PROJECT OUTLINE 1

PROJECT OUTLINE 5

Project Outline

The following is the list of things that I will keep in mind in my project in regard to the six questions from the postman. This is on technology advancement and the role which it has played in the life of most people since in one way or another they have interacted with at least one type of technology in their daily lives.

 

There are many positive and negative impacts that technology advancement has brought.

The technological advancement chosen 

The technological advancement which I have chosen is social media. This is an area that involves sharing of thoughts, ideas, and information and this has brought the creation of many virtual communities globally. The reason why I chose this technological advancement is that it has been widely accepted and adopted. So many people in one way or another interact with social media platforms almost every minute. There are many social media platforms and they include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and many others. Learning has become very easy as a result of this, (Anderson, et al, 2018).

The six questions which I am going to discuss are 

1. What is the problem for which this technology is the solution? 

· Connectivity issue; many people want to be connected and this has brought a lot of learning from each other in a very easy way.

 

2. Whose problem is it?

· Lack of connectivity yet people would like to know what is happening in other parts of the world.

3. Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?

· Media institutions; this is because people will not be relying on such media houses to get information but they can get it from social media platforms.

4. What new problems might be created because we have solved this problem?

· Addiction to social media

· Spreading of fake news

5. What sort of people and institutions might acquire special economic and political power because of technological change?

· Companies that deal with manufacturing and selling of those devices which are used in accessing social media platforms.

6. What language changes are being enforced by new technologies, and what is being gained and lost by such changes?

· English; this has made most of the people forget their native language since they are communicating in a way that will be understood by many people, (Hjorth & Hinton, 2019).

 

Steps in answering the questions 

· Consideration of the technology which I have chosen; in this case, I chose social media because a very high percentage of the people nowadays are very familiar with these platforms.

· Benefits of using the technological advancement; the advantage is that people are in a position to connect so easily with people who are in different parts of the world. This is making learning to be very easy for people.

· Challenges of using the technological advancement; this is that people are spending most of their time online and some have become very lazy, high instances of some institutions are closed and the likelihood of forgetting the native languages since this means using English in most of the times.

Obstacles encountered 

· Some of the questions have not specified whether one should answer the question based on the technology which has been selected or it is supposed to be all technology in general. I decided that I will base all my answers on the technology which I have chosen.

 
 

References

Anderson, M., & Jiang, J. (2018). Teens, social media & technology 2018. Pew Research Center, 31(2018), 1673-1689. Retrieved from 

http://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Teens-Social-Media-Technology-2018-PEW

Hjorth, L., & Hinton, S. (2019). Understanding social media. Sage. Retrieved from 

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ZL6rDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=social+media&ots=Q8uOzc9Tau&sig=MiCJxqxuIN-SqWnCtnLCRiTf6b8

Running Head: TECHNOLOGY 1

TECHNOLOGY 2

Technology

Technology

1. What is it?

Social media- It is a technology that is computer-based and which allows people to build virtual networks and communities where they can share information, ideas, and thoughts (Hjorth & Hinton, 2019).

2. Why did you choose it?

I chose this technology because it has been widely adopted. Despite the many challenges that are associated with it, many people are already using various social media platforms.

3. At this point, very briefly state what you think the answers to the six questions below will be. Why?

a. What is the problem for which this technology is the solution?

This technology solves the problem of connectivity. It allows people to connect virtually with people around the world. This way, people know what is happening around the world in the shortest time possible (Hjorth & Hinton, 2019).

b. Whose problem is it?

The problem of connectivity is a problem that affects all people around the world. This is because we all want to connect with others and know what is happening around us.

c. Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?

This technological solution is likely to harm media institutions because people will no longer depend on them to get information. It will be difficult for media institutions to inform people because people will have multiple sources of information.

d. What new problems might be created because we have solved this problem?

After solving the problem of connectivity, social media might create the problem of addiction to social media. It can also facilitate the spreading of false news due to inadequate restrictions in social media (Anderson & Jiang, 2018).

e. What sort of people and institutions might acquire special economic and political power because of technological change?

Companies that manufacture and sell technological devices are most likely to benefit from technological changes. Also, those that offer internet-related services like Google might benefit economically.

f. What language changes are being enforced by new technologies and what is being gained and lost by such changes?

The connectivity created by technology is forcing people to use the languages that are understood by many, for example, English. Through this, people are gaining mastery of these languages. However, they are losing the mastery of their native languages.

4. What steps will you take to answer the questions?

To answer these questions, I will consider the technology I have chosen and the trends in its usage. I will also consider the benefits and challenges of its usage. Doing so will enable me to answer all these questions.

5. What obstacles (if any) do you see in your way to answering the questions?

One obstacle I see is that some of the questions do not specify if the reference is on the technology I chose or technology in general. It will therefore be difficult to establish the most appropriate answer for such a question.

References

Anderson, M., & Jiang, J. (2018). Teens, social media & technology 2018. Pew Research Center, 31(2018), 1673-1689. Retrieved from

http://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Teens-Social-Media-Technology-2018-PEW

Hjorth, L., & Hinton, S. (2019). Understanding social media. Sage. Retrieved from

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ZL6rDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=social+media&ots=Q8uOzc9Tau&sig=MiCJxqxuIN-SqWnCtnLCRiTf6b8

SOCIAL MEDIA

Introduction
Overview of the presentation is as follows;
Project outline
The technological advancement chosen
Questions discussed
Steps in answering questions
Obstacles encountered

Hello everyone and welcome to todays presentation. In beginning the presentation here is an overview of what will be covered;
Overview of the presentation is as follows;
Project outline
The technological advancement chosen
Questions discussed
Steps in answering questions
Obstacles encountered

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Project outline
Things to keep in mind include;
Technological advancement and its role
The positive impact of the technology
The negative impact of the technology

Things to keep in mind include;
Technological advancement and its role
The positive impact of the technology
The negative impact of the technology
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Technological advancement chosen
Selected tech- social media
Social media has created virtual global communities
I selected the technology because of its ide adoption and acceptance
Example of Social media platforms include Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
Social media has made learning easier (Anderson, et al, 2018)

Selected tech- social media
Social media has created virtual global communities
I selected the technology because of its ide adoption and acceptance
Example of Social media platforms include Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
Social media has made learning easier (Anderson, et al, 2018)
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What is the solution brought by this technology?
Social media is a solution for connectivity
Many people have been connected as a result of social media
This has made learning easier in many ways

What is the solution brought by this technology?
Social media is a solution for connectivity
Many people have been connected as a result of social media
This has made learning easier in many ways

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Whose problem is it?
People like to be informed of major issues happening around the globe
Lack of connectivity prevents this

Whose problem is it?
People like to be informed of major issues happening around the globe
Lack of connectivity prevents this

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what institutions or individuals who are disadvantaged by the technological solution?
Media institutions
People are no longer relying on mainstream media for information
People are getting firsthand information on social media

what institutions or individuals who are disadvantaged by the technological solution?
Media institutions
People are no longer relying on mainstream media for information
People are getting first hand information on social media
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What new problems have been created by the solved problem?
Social media addiction
Spread of fake news

which institutions or individuals that have acquired special political or economic power due to the technological change?
Social media companies
Companies that manufacture and sell tech devices

What are the changes in language brought about by the new technologies?
English
Individuals are forgetting their native languages as they choose to communicate in English in order to be understood by the majority (Hjorth & Hinton, 2019)

What are the changes in language brought about by the new technologies?
English
Individuals are forgetting their native languages as they choose to communicate in English in order to be understood by the majority (Hjorth & Hinton, 2019)

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Steps in answering questions
Considering the chosen technology- social media
Benefits of the technology- improved connectivity and learning
Challenges of using the technology- addiction, encourages laziness, erosion of native languages
Obstacles encountered include unspecified questions

Considering the chosen technology- social media
Benefits of the technology- improved connectivity and learning
Challenges of using the technology- addiction, encourages laziness, erosion of native languages
Obstacles encountered include unspecified questions
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References
Anderson, M., & Jiang, J. (2018). Teens, social media & technology 2018. Pew Research Center, 31(2018), 1673-1689. Retrieved from http://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Teens-Social-Media-Technology-2018-PEW
Hjorth, L., & Hinton, S. (2019). Understanding social media. Sage. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ZL6rDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=social+media&ots=Q8uOzc9Tau&sig=MiCJxqxuIN-SqWnCtnLCRiTf6b8