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One way that KnowledgeContext
pursues its mission to improve
young
people's understanding of
the context of technology is to publish
or
recommend publications.
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Technology Challenged
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by
the author
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 KnowledgeContext published the article
Technological Literacy in the journal
Classroom Leadership,
a publication of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
 The
World Bank published a report titled
The
Access Divide, which references research on technology done by
KnowledgeContext. The report demonstrates disparities in access to
information and communication technologies and the effect that has on
fighting poverty and improving the living standards of people in the
developing world |
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KnowledgeContext's first book,
Technology Challenged, shows a general adult audience how to
understand and evaluate any technology. By paralleling our ICE-9
curriculum, pursuing each of the nine questions in greater
depth, this book is ideal for teachers interested in the context of
technological literacy surrounding ICE-9 or for parents who want to help
their children build upon the classroom curriculum. It has already
been adopted by colleges as a course
text.
Some of the most important ideas
from science, history, sociology,
ecology, culture, technology, and
the future are distilled into our
book. Two middle
school students read the book and
interviewed the author. |
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Reviews of
Technology Challenged: |
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“Fish don't
notice water and most of society doesn't think about technology. But
technology grows ever more powerful, and blindly accepting or rejecting
it grows ever more dangerous. The critical thinking process described by
Aznar opens a door to understanding through which every citizen in our
country should walk.”
Karl Pister
Chancellor Emeritus
University of California at Santa Cruz
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“Technology
infuses everything we do. Like a gathering storm, it has become the
fastest moving, most powerful new element of our natural world. Like any
force of nature, it is something we should study well, to chart a course
to a better future, a course that takes care of our loved ones along the
way. Only a lifelong learner can be a good captain in our technological
world, and this scintillating, optimistic book will help you get your
sea legs. Read Technology Challenged, consider its advice,
and rejoice. This is a wondrous time to be alive.”
John Smart
President
Acceleration Studies Foundation
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“Having tracked technology on surprising pathways to its
secret dumping grounds in the slums of China and India, I have witnessed
both sides of the technology coin — the glory as well as the horror. Our
very survival as a species requires that we fully appreciate both
possibilities. Anyone concerned about the life and death relationship
between our planet's future and technology, should read Technology
Challenged.”
Jim Puckett
Coordinator
Basel Action Network
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“...Technology Challenged [is] an
interesting and pertinent account of the issues behind the concept of
technological literacy. It provides a very readable explanation of
the central issues of how technology impacts on us and what we as humans
should know and be able to do in relation to the ever expanding role of
technology that permeates our lives.”
Robert Wicklein
Professor, College of Education
University of Georgia
Course Syllabus
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“As a professor at a university surrounded by passionate
technology users, I found Aznar's book inspiring. I have adopted it for
use in the Technology Innovation course.”
Raymond Blackwood
University of Advancing Technology
www.uat.edu |
“The goal of
a Library Media Teacher is to make sure that students have the necessary
tools that lead to Information Literacy. I would recommend
Technology Challenged as a guide in this endeavor.
Hopefully, the next generation will lead us on a path of balance that
embraces the assets of technology while protecting our environment.
Information leads to understanding and power!”
Sylvia Ellefsen
Library Media Teacher
Westlake School
Santa Cruz, California
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“Aznar tackles the important issue of how we, as a
society, evaluate our technology. With the power to feed the world or to
destroy it, technology is worth thinking about.”
Cathy Barlow
Dean, Watson School of Education
University of North Carolina at
Wilmington
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“Adam Smith's Invisible Hand of the free market is great
for distributing resources efficiently, but it doesn't seem to be good
at evaluating technology. That takes educating people to a point where
they understand technology (at least in broad strokes) and how it
impacts our lives. This book fills that gap by giving us the tools to
properly evaluate technological change and make informed decisions. Only
then can we be masters of our own destinies.”
Patrick Lin
Director
The NanoEthics Group |
“Technology
Challenged is a passionate and personal voyage of discovery into
today's complicated world of technology. Here educators and parents can
find a simple road map to understanding technology and find a new
approach to get across technology’s culture and wisdom to children of
all ages.”
Dom Lindars
Senior Director
Oracle Corporation
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