1. I thought technology was:
1.1. Something we as humans created to make our lives easier
1.1.1. (Chrysler 200) Car
1.1.2. (Microsoft Word) Text Editor
2. References
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4. What I think technology is now:
4.1. "Technology has to create things that benefit human beings." (Li-Hua, 2007)
4.1.1. From reading new material, my new definition is:
4.1.1.1. "The term 'Technology' is wide and everyone has their own way of understanding the meaning of technology" (Ramey, 2013)
4.1.1.2. "Technology is anything useful invented by a mind." (Kelly, 2010)
4.1.1.3. "The means by which we apply our understanding of the natural world to the solution of practical problems." (Miles, 1995)
4.1.1.4. "the information necessary to achieve a certain production outcome from a particular mean of combining or processing selected inputs." (Maskus, 2004)
4.2. Conclusion
4.2.1. Everyone has their own definition of what technology is based on their own experience with the technology they use everyday. It is the one thing on our planet that will continue to change our lives for as long as humanity exists on Earth.
5. Creative Aspect
5.1. I decided to create a mindmap like how the Professor did his.
5.2. Why is this creative
5.2.1. To me its creative because it's something I have never done before
5.2.2. Gives me a good opportunity to learn and try a piece of technology that may become useful in the future