Blog Post 6: Learning From Others

Technology has been around since the beginining of time but not as the electronic mechanisms we know today. Technology is defined by https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ as the machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge. This could mean anything. In prehistoric ages the knowledge that they had allowed them to create new technology such as the wheel.

No matter what means or under what circumstances one has, new technologies may be created. 

Learning new to use technology is not as tricky as one may think. However, the time period where learning new things is easiest is during developmental ages, especially childhood and teenage years. Kids are sponges for knowledge. Throughout your early years, you are constantly learning new things and not just in school. As you grow up, you learn to use the technology around your house like washing machines, dishwashers, stoves and ovens, and especially, in more recent years, tablets and phones. 

While I don't remember learning about them, as a young child, I had grasped the concept of phones and tablets so quickly. I was fascinated by them but they came as second nature. I remember even at a young age of 5, I had constantly heard from the adults around me things like, "how did you learn to do that" or "can you show me how to...". At this time, this type of technology was almost as new to society as I was. My quick grasp of these devices often puzzled many adults around me as it did for many other families. This type of technology is one that has definitely come easier to younger generations than those older as they often
don't know anything else.

    One technology I learned about from someone else was the invention of email. It was one of the first platforms I used that felt more “grown up.” The email has becoming a very professional tool, but at its earliest stage, it was just used for many types of conversations and communication. I was surprised to learn how insignificant the first email was to the point of it being so insignificant, that we do not even know for sure what the first one said. I would have thought that this style of communication would have gone from more formal to less, purely because of how it went from very inaccessible to extremely accessible. I found it interesting to learn how much of an impact the email has on virtual communication today and how it has helped many new types of communication continue. This reminded me that not all technology comes intuitively, and that sharing knowledge across generations is what keeps innovations moving forward. Whether it’s something simple or something revolutionary, the technologies we learn from others shape how we communicate, connect, and grow.