Technology and Culture
Pros and Cons of Technology
Digital Media Culture
POP QUIZ
TSgt Hauck is Not Old
100
  • How many people across the world use the internet?

               a.  4.1 billion

100
  • True or False: Technology has helped people to be able to connect with others easier

True

100

What does “Digital Media Culture” refer to?

Today’s culture of embracing technology and the effects of technology on a culture

100

How do the symbols of some cultures get misused?

Many big companies misuse cultural symbols by trademarking and mass-producing the goods in high-traffic tourist shop.

100
  • What was the nickname for the old blue Nokia cell phone I constantly reference?
  • The Brick
200
  • How does technology offer the opportunity for employment?

Ability to be a stay at home employee

200

How has technology impacted some people’s social skills, especially the youth?

  • Has hindered or worsened speaking skills/led to misunderstandings due to lack of interpersonal communication
200

What is “Techno-anthropology”?

The study of the relationship between people and technology from an anthropological perspective

200

What is the Air Force Culture and Language Center responsible for?

For culture and language training, as well as education, across the entire Air Force

200
  • Before GPS, this was the name of the “big book of maps” named after a Greek Titan?
  • Atlas
300
  • As cultures continue to integrate, this disadvantage of technology becomes apparent
  • Cultures tend to merge into one, which over time can lead to the loss of many important aspects of one or more cultures
300

What piece of technology allows people to have the power to look up any answer to almost any question?

  • Cell phone
300

What does Internet of Things (IoT) refer to?

Any device that is connected to the Internet

300

What are two resources that can be used to research other cultures?

The US Department of State; and the Air Force Culture and Language Center       (AFCLC).

300
  • These shiny silver discs used to be how you listened to music until they got scratched
  • CD/Compact Disk
400

How has technology helped in preserving cultures around the world?

  • The Institute of Digital Archaeology uses images and diagrams to create three-dimensional models of historic buildings and monuments that have either been destroyed or are on the brink of destruction
400

What has the advancement of technology done to certain career fields?

  • Eliminated them (Travel Agent, tour guides, etc....)
400

What is a “smart device”?

An electronic device that is connected to other devices or networks

400

What factors can lead to low adoption of technology in many cultures?

Poor connections and the extreme cost of Internet access leads to low adoption of technology for many cultures.

400

My fear of AI comes from one of these two sci-fi sources

  • Skynet (Terminator) or AM ("I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison)
500

Who decides when and how a specific culture will use technology?

The people within that culture

500

How has technology greatly improved someone’s ability to seek medical care?

You can look up your own doctors/Call 911 from anywhere for help

500

The digital media culture has enabled many countries to do what?

Bring about change with social issues and assist citizen involvement in political discussions

500

What are some of the benefits that technology can bring to a culture? Name two.

Preservation of a culture, e-commerce opportunities, better education, enhanced   communication, access to better healthcare, and ease of travel

500

Name 2 movie rental stores which existed before Netflix

  • Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Family Video
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