13 th september 2008 1. technology at home home telephone (land-line) cd players / digital radio...
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13th September 2008
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Technology At HomeHome telephone (land-line)CD players / digital radioTelevision / DVD players / digital TV / HD TVDigital camerasPCs / laptops / wireless networks / gamestationsMobile phones / MP3 players / PDAsCredit cardsWashing machines / dishwashers / microwavesCars / SatNav / GPS tracking
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Technology At LargeSchool – teaching & learningOffice – office systems, document storage,
entry & surveillanceFactory – manufacturing control systems,
roboticsShopping – EPOS, barcodes, scanners, RFIDWarehousing and Distribution – stock control,
product expiry, route planning, GPSTransport – buses, trains and planesMilitary and space programmes Film and programmes – production, CGI
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30 Years Ago...vs NowSize and capacity
mainframe to laptop ( + client/server & supercomputer)User Interface
punched tape/cards to GUI + virtualFunctionality
record keeper & calculator to business driverDiversity
academic, commerce, home, control, roboticsImpact and Attitudes
low impact to global Career progression
job for life + limited roles/skills to fluid/flexible market + multiplicity of roles/skills
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A Job in IT!
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Issues, Challenges and OpportunitiesIT Professional
Professional ethics Business ethics Christian responsibility
Technology affects us all Misuse and abuse vs power for good IT does it quicker, easier, cheaper, more efficiently
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Exploit TechnologyInformation and Learning – Internet: daily
lectionary, sermon ideas, information, images, visual aids, music, CME
Communication – email, mobile phones, Forum, webcasts, live links
Presentations, documents – PowerPoint etc.IT does it quicker, easier, cheaper, more efficiently
Do things quicker, easier, better – and leave time for those things that technology is incapable of handling!
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