Week 5: Mobile Computing and Information Access
From a sociological perspective, how might we interpret the value of a mobile device and the access to information that it provides? The artifact I chose to research this week is about the use of technology for educational purposes in developing countries. It notes that technology can be empowering for students who may not normally have access to such modern conveniences in their everyday lives. This article can be found here. In the United States, we are used to having technology available at our fingertips at any moment. We communicate through telephones, text messaging, email, social media websites, and through the various other avenues the internet has to offer. We also use technology to gain knowledge on any topic of our choosing. Having the internet at our fingertips allows us to look up answers to our questions, map directions to a certain place, or even read a library of books with the click of a mouse. Unfortunately many other countries ...