Module # 5 The development of Information Age
Intended Learning Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Describe the development of communication and information technology from
ancient time up to present;
2. Depict the impact of the development of information technology to society;
3. Describe how social media have impacted our lives.
Introduction:
The Sumerian was the first civilization that invented the first writing system called
cuneiform. It is a set of word pictures depicted in symbols made of triangular marks
around 3100 BC. Pictograms or drawings representing actual things were the basis for
cuneiform writing.
Sumerian clay tablet was used as a writing medium, especially
for writing in cuneiform. They use a wooden stylus to place simple
shapes, lines and wedge-shaped markings into moist clay, which
were then baked until hard. It contains the Sumerian historical
information and culture. It began as record keeping for trade and
evolved into the use of symbols for writing down laws and stories.
The Sumerians had enormous libraries of clay tablets containing their laws, business
transactions, and literature.
Egyptian writing wrote with ink and brushes on paper made of papyrus reeds;
their writing was in the form of pictorial symbols known as hieroglyphics.
The oldest known printing press was invented in China during the Tang dynasty
(618-906AD). The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China from around
868 A.D. is said to be the oldest known printed book. Chinese printing relied on blocks
cut from wood, used to print textiles and reproduce Buddhist text. By 10 th century book
, printing seems to have become established and was carried in many parts of China.
This technique of woodblock printing was also used in Japan and Korea at the time and
spread throughout Asia. Then later on, a moveable type, which replaced panels of
printing blocks with moveable individual letters that could be reused, was developed by
Bi Sheng from Hubei, China.
Content:
During Renaissance time, the most important technological innovation was the
invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg. The printing press is a device
that allows for the mass production of constant printed matter, mainly text in the form of
books, pamphlets and newspapers. By 1400s, movable type was being used in Europe
as began printing the Bible in everyday language. Soon millions of books were in
circulation.
This invention led to a higher literacy rate among people,
and helped with the spreading of Renaissance ideas. The
inventions of mechanical printing press made possible the
dissemination of knowledge to wider population that lead
to a gradually more egalitarian society and able to
dominate other cultures. The worldwide spread of the
printing press meant a greater distribution of ideas among members of the community
and throughout the world.
In the early 20th century, the electronics industry was
advanced to the point where a complex device, such as a
computer was invented. The electronic computer has
become one of the key tools of modern industry.
Electronics has also been fundamental in developing new
communications devices such as radio, television, cellphones, laptop and other devices.
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Intended Learning Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
1. Describe the development of communication and information technology from
ancient time up to present;
2. Depict the impact of the development of information technology to society;
3. Describe how social media have impacted our lives.
Introduction:
The Sumerian was the first civilization that invented the first writing system called
cuneiform. It is a set of word pictures depicted in symbols made of triangular marks
around 3100 BC. Pictograms or drawings representing actual things were the basis for
cuneiform writing.
Sumerian clay tablet was used as a writing medium, especially
for writing in cuneiform. They use a wooden stylus to place simple
shapes, lines and wedge-shaped markings into moist clay, which
were then baked until hard. It contains the Sumerian historical
information and culture. It began as record keeping for trade and
evolved into the use of symbols for writing down laws and stories.
The Sumerians had enormous libraries of clay tablets containing their laws, business
transactions, and literature.
Egyptian writing wrote with ink and brushes on paper made of papyrus reeds;
their writing was in the form of pictorial symbols known as hieroglyphics.
The oldest known printing press was invented in China during the Tang dynasty
(618-906AD). The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China from around
868 A.D. is said to be the oldest known printed book. Chinese printing relied on blocks
cut from wood, used to print textiles and reproduce Buddhist text. By 10 th century book
, printing seems to have become established and was carried in many parts of China.
This technique of woodblock printing was also used in Japan and Korea at the time and
spread throughout Asia. Then later on, a moveable type, which replaced panels of
printing blocks with moveable individual letters that could be reused, was developed by
Bi Sheng from Hubei, China.
Content:
During Renaissance time, the most important technological innovation was the
invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg. The printing press is a device
that allows for the mass production of constant printed matter, mainly text in the form of
books, pamphlets and newspapers. By 1400s, movable type was being used in Europe
as began printing the Bible in everyday language. Soon millions of books were in
circulation.
This invention led to a higher literacy rate among people,
and helped with the spreading of Renaissance ideas. The
inventions of mechanical printing press made possible the
dissemination of knowledge to wider population that lead
to a gradually more egalitarian society and able to
dominate other cultures. The worldwide spread of the
printing press meant a greater distribution of ideas among members of the community
and throughout the world.
In the early 20th century, the electronics industry was
advanced to the point where a complex device, such as a
computer was invented. The electronic computer has
become one of the key tools of modern industry.
Electronics has also been fundamental in developing new
communications devices such as radio, television, cellphones, laptop and other devices.
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