1. © Keith Vander Linden, 2005 1 Technology giveth and it taketh away.

2. © Keith Vander Linden, 2005 2 Reformed Views of Technology ● Information Technology is part of God’s creation and its use is redeemable. ● Doing this requires that we: – Understand the issue – Determine if an IT-based solution is possible – Identify the strengths of the solution – Identify the weaknesses of the solution – Work to achieve the strengths and address the weaknesses What’s the Big Idea

3. © Keith Vander Linden, 2005 3 Case Studies ● Web filtering ● Downloading mp3 files ● Playing video games ● Friends/Dating, on-line ● Chatting, on-line ● Electronic voting ● Using MS Powerpoint ● Buying things, on-line ● Distance education ● Recording retail sales ● Blogging & newspapers