Oh dear, I left this post in draft and totally forgot about posting it after almost a week!!!!
The discussion was on some of the more important activities carried out with digital technologies according to the singapore context. Su and I grouped our responses according to 3 broad categories, namely (1) communication, (2) education and (3)personal.
(1) For communication, it is a must to have a mobile phone in this time and age. But a basic mobile phone, (like the one Wilson has), will suffice. The mobile phone ensures you are reachable whenever wherever but we did agree that it would render useless if the battery is flat!!
(2) For education, word processing and presentation tools are a must for both teachers and students alike. It would be really hard if we had to go back to the typewriter for creating essays...imagine what it would be like editing those!!
(3) As for personal interest, we thought of the use of digital cameras. How it has enabled us to preview and retake the photo and not to miss the opportunity to capture that moment. We also explored the idea that for serious photography work, a conventional camera is still favoured. The battery can be easily replaced and the cameras are known to be able to produce better quality photos in terms of resolution.
I like the comment Lyna made in class that we Singaporeans expect everything to be done real fast.....yes, I think our govt has done well in terms of efficiency. I appreciate it when I travel and get to see the difference in systems across countries. But as Su pointed out, technology is culturally dependent and different cultures may operate on different frameworks.
I'm not sure if I will want to live somewhere 'slower' paced as some of you have noted in your posts and comments....but I know I don't want my kids to be left behind.....and I am pretty sure that the government here will not do us injustice in that area :)
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