LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this chapter, the students should

be able to:
1. determine the human and social impacts of
the developments in the information age;
2. discuss the evolution of technology from the
ancient times up to the present; and
3. illustrate how social media have affected
their lives
 • A combination of sounds that denotes something.
• Distinct sounds and transmit something significant.
• Inform or misguide- carry facts that maybe true or false.
• Meaning given by speaker and intended for listener
react differently
The first step in knowing and understanding natural
world, man need to name and classify objects.
The Role of Language
• Not only oral but also in writing.
• The most important means of communication.
• Meaningful message is created using ordinary sounds thus its
meaning cannot be reduced by its multiplication.
The scientific method help people to discover how nature behaves
thus consequentially controlling nature.
Nature is best understood just like the works of Isaac Newton.
The Western thinkers were the first to harness the forces of nature
It was not recorded in ancient times that fire has its own power and energy
• Some believe that he built it as an amusement or a toy for children,
called the “Aeolipile”. (video)
• When steam left the engine, it caused the center of the device to
spin, which generated torque.
• This is a similar design that is currently being used in rockets.
THE PRINTING PRESS AND BEYOND

It was in the Dark Period of the western world that give Technology of printing press transform cultures, the
importance to the word that led the transmission of beginning of true revolution could be dated in the 15th
ideas through hand-copying. century.
Through the printing press the ancient Greek idea that knowledge should be shared
and be communicated among humans would be done on a scale beyond imagination
by its thinkers.
The printing press allowed words and scientific ideas to establish a view of nature
anchored in scholarly works and studies.
Discoveries such as radio and televisions were eagerly absorbed by fellow scientist who
then utilized the science to create new and innovative technological products.
 DIGITAL WORLD

DIGITAL WORLD - DIRECT OFFSPRING OF THE PROGRESSING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

Invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee ( English Engineer and Computer scientist) is a way of addressing data
processing and information sharing needs among scientist for EUROPEAN Organization Nuclear Research
(CERN) .
• With the use of World Wide Web and ease of sharing information
at present, its reliability becomes compromised.
• Half-truths or even lies, living rise to disinformation.
Through the social media encourages building a community of like-minded people, which
often reinforces biases and beliefs only on the content they allow in the community.
Communities can be tapped by people in power who may take advantage
controlling public opinion and harassing those opposing views.
Internet-facilitated sex crimes against minors involve deceit. Begin with adults communicating
with children over the Internet with the goal of coercing them into illegal sexual activity.
Sometimes the sexual abuse happens face to face.
Considering the many benefits we get from these technologies we must be
responsible in utilizing them to avoid harming others and ourselves.