Role of Technology and Media

DEAR JOURNAL, ON FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER, 2016 I ATTENDED MY FIRST EDET CLASS SESSION FOR THE SEMESTER, AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING MY TUTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME MRS.MARSH-ROBERTS. THE TPIC WE LOOKED AT WAS THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT WHEN WE HEAR OF THE TERM TECHNOLOGY THAT IT REFERRED TO COMPUTERS DESKTOP, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, PRINTERS, SCANNERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS AND CELL PHONES. WHAT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE WAS OF HEARING THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO OLD AND NEW. WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE SIX CATEGORIES OF MEDIA WHICH INCLUDES PEOPLE, VISUAL,AUDIO,TEXT AND MANIPULATIVE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TECHNOLOGY IS ANYTHING THAT CAN MAKE MY LIFE EASIER. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY LAPTOP ALONG WITH THE USE OF A PROJECTOR TO DO A POWER POINT PRESENTATION SHOWING THE DEFINITION OF TECHNOLOGY. ALTHOUGH I MAY BE ABLE TO USE A COMPUTER CORRECTLY AM STILL TO PERFORM OTHER TASK AS EFFECTIVELY AS I SHOULD. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING A LOT FROM MY LECTURER AND TO SEE HOW BEST I CAN APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNT IN THE CLASSROOM. I MUST SAY THAT I HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME IN TODAY'S CLASS AND IS ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO MY OTHER EDET SESSION.