Have you ever considered living in a world without modern technology? We wouldn’t have the personal computer you are sitting in front of now, much less cell phone networks, satellites, weaponry system, or any other device that relies on micro technology. What would the world be like if all the technology we’ve developed, discovered, and invented over the last 100 years suddenly stopped working?
Lets ponder on this situation:
In high school alone has about 2,100 students and over 100 instructors/administrators. Keeping attendance is near impossible - without computers - on that scale with the small number of secretaries we have. All grades are kept on the server, so unless the teacher keeps paper-based grades (which few do), grading is also near impossible. This created quite a mess, because the students knew that teachers couldn’t mark them absent or late, so students started showing up 10 or 20 minutes late to every class.
Teachers also keep many notes and presentations on their computers to show via projectors in the classrooms. Also, many classes are computer-based in the labs, so they rely on those computers to be online to complete classroom materials. I think you can begin imagining what chaos ensued. Many people do not adjust to change well - especially a school district with 11+ schools with at least 400 students in each.
Now, think if something took out more than just a local network server. Say, it disrupted our radio communications, or it rendered magnetic storage useless. What would people do? Think of all the things we use current technology for. The answer is: just about everything. Here’s a short list of what I came up with in about 2 minutes.
Lets ponder on this situation:
In high school alone has about 2,100 students and over 100 instructors/administrators. Keeping attendance is near impossible - without computers - on that scale with the small number of secretaries we have. All grades are kept on the server, so unless the teacher keeps paper-based grades (which few do), grading is also near impossible. This created quite a mess, because the students knew that teachers couldn’t mark them absent or late, so students started showing up 10 or 20 minutes late to every class.
Teachers also keep many notes and presentations on their computers to show via projectors in the classrooms. Also, many classes are computer-based in the labs, so they rely on those computers to be online to complete classroom materials. I think you can begin imagining what chaos ensued. Many people do not adjust to change well - especially a school district with 11+ schools with at least 400 students in each.
Now, think if something took out more than just a local network server. Say, it disrupted our radio communications, or it rendered magnetic storage useless. What would people do? Think of all the things we use current technology for. The answer is: just about everything. Here’s a short list of what I came up with in about 2 minutes.
- Stocks
- Online Banking
- E-Commerce
- Telling Time
- Watching movies
- Organization
- Writing
- International interaction
That’s just to name a few. Our economy has grown to rely on such technology for even our most basic operations. Can you imagine life without technology?
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