As part of your project, you will describe a social, cultural, or global event where a technology plays a significant role. For this activity, you will r on the specific tehnology of your choice. Choose a specific technology that influenced a social, cultural, or global event that you are interested in. Your selection could be something that you have personally experienced or that you are interested in knowing more about. Review the module resources and visit the IDS 403 Library Guide for guidance on how to select and narrow a topic. After selecting your topic, do some preliminary research to make sure you can address the required elements of your project.

In your paper, you must apply each lens to your event by using its language and perspectives. You are not required to answer each question below the rubric criteria, but you may use them to better understand the criteria and guide your thinking and writing.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Describe your existing knowledge about the specific technology that influenced a social, cultural, and global event. You might describe your personal experience with the technology, what you learned in school, or what your assumptions are about the technology. Ask, what do I know (or think I know)? Apply the history lens to your technology. Using the language of history as it is defined in your resources, and as it is used in academic journals, how would you about your technology? What events and dates have occurred that are important to your technology? Has the significance of the technology diminished or shifted with time? Who are the authors of the historical record(s) related to your technology? Apply the humanities lens to your technology. Using the language of the humanities as it is defined in your resources, and as it is used in academic journals, how would you about your technology? What meaning does your technology have within cultures? How do people express themselves regarding your technology? What are people's lived experiences with your technology? Apply the natural and applied sciences lens to your technology. Using the language of the natural and applied sciences as it is defined in your resources, and as it is used in academic journals, how would you about your technology? How might the scientific method be used to examine some aspect of your technology? How might your technology relate to the physical or material world? Are there any challenges to viewing your technology objectively? Apply the social science lens to your technology. Using the language of the social sciences as it is defined in your resources, and as it is used in academic journals, how would you about your technology? Who is affected by your technology? How might your technology affect interpersonal relationships? What social structures and systems relate to your technology?

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Topic The Internet and its Impact on Global Communication Existing knowledge about the specific technology I have a solid understanding of the internet and its transformative impact on global communic... View the full answer