As we gain more and more technology, we are in a constant state of adjustment and learning to adapt to it. How should we handle this technology boom? This video presents the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, a famous author from the 1960s, who coined many phrases we use today in regard these advances and who also offered a philosophy about how to think of technology. Use this video as a teaching tool for your discussions on technology.
Is technology doing something bad? Something good? Or is it just the content that affects us? This video teaches us how we can learn to balance our consumption of technology with nature, God, relationships, and other important aspects of daily life. Use it to help your group gain a new perspective and think critically about the high-tech world around us.
Get inspired from the perspective of this pier. Beautiful wood stretches out into sparkling, calm water as a low sky looks on. This photo depicts the closest we may ever get to walking on water.
Get inspired from the perspective of this pier. In muted tones, beautiful wood stretches out into sparkling, calm water as a low sky looks on. This photo depicts the closest we may ever get to walking on water.
When the vultures begin to circle, you know something isn't right. Perhaps the large, dark birds depicted in this black and white photo serve as a signal that action is needed.
Something may be wrong in the field when you see these giant dark birds gathering. Use this black and white photo in your discussions on seeing the warning signs in our lives.
Technology is supposed to bring people closer together, right? Then why are these two "techno-heads" having so much trouble hearing one another? Use this drawing to demonstrate how technology can push us apart rather than bring us together.
You know you're saturated with images from the media when you start to cough and choke. Is the tail wagging the dog in our country? Use this image to start a discussion on these topics.
What happens when we let our technology take over our lives? The young man in this drawing seems unable to focus on the danger in front of him because he's so into his phone. Use this image in your discussions on how technology affects us today.
When technology starts to take over our lives, we should know that we've had enough. Then why don't we? Why can't we set the cell phone or the laptop or the Wii down? How much technology is too much? Use this drawing to launch discussions on these topics.
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