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.
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