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2. Technology At Home Home telephone (land-line) CD players / digital radio Television / DVD players / digital TV / HD TV Digital cameras PCs / laptops / wireless networks / gamestations Mobile phones / MP3 players / PDAs Credit cards Washing machines / dishwashers / microwaves Cars / SatNav / GPS tracking 2

3. Technology At Large School – teaching & learning Office – office systems, document storage, entry & surveillance Factory – manufacturing control systems, robotics Shopping – EPOS, barcodes, scanners, RFID Warehousing and Distribution – stock control, product expiry, route planning, GPS Transport – buses, trains and planes Military and space programmes Film and programmes – production, CGI 3

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6. 30 Years Ago...vs Now Size and capacity  mainframe to laptop ( + client/server & supercomputer) User Interface  punched tape/cards to GUI + virtual Functionality  record keeper & calculator to business driver Diversity  academic, commerce, home, control, robotics Impact and Attitudes  low impact to global Career progression  job for life + limited roles/skills to fluid/flexible market + multiplicity of roles/skills 6

7. A Job in IT! 7

8. Issues, Challenges and Opportunities IT Professional Professional ethics Business ethics Christian responsibility Technology affects us all Misuse and abuse vs power for good IT does it quicker, easier, cheaper, more efficiently 8

9. Exploit Technology Information and Learning – Internet: daily lectionary, sermon ideas, information, images, visual aids, music, CME Communication – email, mobile phones, Forum, webcasts, live links Presentations, documents – PowerPoint etc. IT does it quicker, easier, cheaper, more efficiently Do things quicker, easier, better – and leave time for those things that technology is incapable of handling! 9

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