Thursday 14 April 2011

How IT has changed Society

IT (Information technology) has changed a variety of things, that’s including Education, Shopping, Banking and much more. Communities and area’s can do a whole lot more due to the impact of IT.  Advantages of this are that people can pick suitable times of for what they want to do. But the disadvantages are that people are losing jobs because of machines and due to factory closures. The world is becoming a better place to live, but with this much that you can do online people are getting lazy which leads to another disadvantage.  I’d say education is the one of the best things that has happened since IT has arrived, because students that struggle to get to school or are disabled can interact with lessons at home by using VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) from their computer. Shopping is also another useful one because you can compare prices very easily and get the right products that you want by searching it on the site instead of walking around the shelves in the supermarket. So these every day things can be done with just a computer. And every day things like this online is increasing rapidly. But the downside that banks and shops are closing because they can be ordered online and that could be a real down for people that don’t use online to shop or bank.

Wednesday 13 April 2011

Gaming/Facebook – Advantages and Disadvantages


Facebook has had a huge impact on society as millions of people around the world log onto Facebook and play games everyday. People use Facebook to communicate and share photos and videos to people that live far away, and just to have a general talk to their friends. The advantages of Facebook are that you can talk to friends and family and share photos and videos to them around the world. The disadvantages are that people get bullied and post nasty comments on other peoples walls. Also Facebook is a big danger to mainly girls because they can get asked to meet up with strangers that are also on Facebook.
Gaming is one of the most popular things in the world; life would be boring if we didn’t have games consoles. But the disadvantages are that people get bullied when gaming with other people. People that play online get bullied out of games. And the advantages are that friends can play with friends and not allow any other people around the world play with them.  

How IT can change an individuals life.



Technology isn’t just for the young ones; technology can be used for the old ones too. This is useful because for people that live alone can get in touch with their relatives using technology such as a mobile phone. OAPS assume that when there old they should live in a carers home, but since the arrival of technology OAPS can stay at their home and keep in contact with their family from where they are sitting. Being an individual this has a big impact and benefits because it is now easier for people to get in touch with their relatives. This just shows how much you can extend the use of technology in these modern days.  Also skype can be useful not just to talk to relatives down the road, but also talk to relatives all away around the world. And Sky TV can help them record programmes that they want to watch at another time. So being an individual like this can help out OAPS a lot and not feel left out on anything. They can also shop online so they don’t need to go to the super market for food; this is useful for disabled individuals as well.

Thursday 7 April 2011

A Brief Introduction

My name is Dan Dunn, I’m 16 and I’m currently a student at Halesowen College on First Diploma Level 2 ICT. I will be making Blogs on the subject of ‘How ICT has impacted on Society’ and I will be discussing issues of ethical and legal aspects with society. In this Blog I hope to inform you about how lives can change due to the amount of technology that is out there today, and how people benefit the usage of ICT.