1. Before reading module
1.1. The part of technology that is primarily electrical and lacks physical moving parts.
1.1.1. Electrical
1.1.1.1. Phone
1.1.1.2. Televison
1.1.1.3. Radio
1.1.1.4. Kitchen Appliances
1.1.1.5. Modern Cameras
1.1.1.6. Computer
1.1.1.7. Hearing Aids
1.2. Technology that deals with motion and forces producing motion.
1.2.1. Mechanics
1.2.1.1. Older Cars
1.2.1.2. Dumbwaiter
1.2.1.3. Lawnmower
1.2.1.4. Clock
1.2.1.5. Water Mill
1.2.1.6. Bicycle
1.2.1.7. Catapult
1.3. Technology that combines both electrical and mechanical aspects.
1.3.1. Electric and Mechanical
1.3.1.1. Modern Cars
1.3.1.2. RC Drone
1.3.1.3. Wind Mill
1.3.1.4. Quartz Clock
1.3.1.5. Drill
1.3.1.6. Elevator
1.3.1.7. Boat
2. Fire
2.1. Although fire is a naturally occurring element, it was the first man made tool and has lead to the development of many other tools. This shows that humans can turn naturally occurring elements into tools, i.e the sun can be used to generate heat.
3. References
3.1. According to Kumar, Kumar , & Persuad (1999) "technology has two primary components: 1) a physical component which comprises of items such as products, tooling, equipments, blueprints, techniques, and processes; and 2) the informational component which consists of know-how in management, marketing, production, quality control, reliability, skilled labor and functional areas."
3.2. What is Technology
3.3. What is technology?
3.4. Kevin Kelly tells technology's epic story
4. After reading the module I have expanded what I consider technology to also include these things.
4.1. Language
4.1.1. Languages are used to communicate information, so language can be considered a tool for humans to trade information.
4.2. Knowledge
4.2.1. Math
4.2.2. Science
4.2.3. Psychology
4.2.4. Knowledge of different things can be considered a tool, but specifically math and science have allowed humans to build technological tools.
4.3. Music
4.3.1. Musical Instruments
4.3.2. Similar to language, music is a vehicle for communicating emotions and stories.