TECHNOLOGY

The Influence of Technology In My Daily Life

From Monday to Friday I make use of the alarm to wake up in the morning. I’ve set it on my phone to go off at 06:00 and after waking up, I often switch on the lights before going to the shower. My speakers by my bedside are always plugged in as I play music regularly either from a phone or a laptop. At times I press my clothes before going to school.

Going to school I would put on my wristwatch to keep up with time. I would carry with me earphones as listening to music puts my mind at ease and being able to do it on the go is welcomed. At the school’s gates students have to use their fingers to get scanned by electronic devices in order to enter the premises. It’s the same case when I use my student card to access my department. In there there’d be computers in the labs and offices used by students and staff respectively. For my Digital Design module I have to log in one of the computers to start doing my work. Every now and again the air condition unit is switched on to regulate the temperature.

Apart from the computers, I get to use the printer from time to time and there’s also a scanner available. The use of multiple computers has me using either a USB drive or an external hard drive to move files. With many of the computers prone to viruses, the best way to move files is to “airdrop” them between computers. It’s safer, wireless way that uses Wi-Fi connectivity to move files. As with my room, the labs have lights everywhere. To monitor personnel in the building, the department has installed a number of cameras in different labs.

During lessons lectures makes use of overhead projectors to make presentations and they are available to students as well. There’s a school camera that can be used when students want to take photographs.

Technology can be seen also in the surrounding environment. There multiple cars that arrive at the school daily and they travel on tar roads. In many areas of the school there is paving. Students also make use of the bathrooms that are a form of technology. Going to the canteen and buying a product, the cashier has to a machine to give you change. In a number of places around the school, there are vending machines put in place. The buildings themselves make use of materials and architectural principles to function efficiently. The labs contain different types of furniture that make use of technologically advanced materials.