Introduction

[[image:technoculture.JPG width="234" height="234" align="right"]][[file:Introduction Lecture Notes Handout.pdf]] (PDF file)
Suggested Reading Strategies:
 * 1) Before reading, write down your own (one-sentence) definition of the word "technology", and your own (one-sentence) definition of the word "culture"
 * 2) Think about the following question before you read, and keep it in mind as you read: Why should we study theories / philosophies / ideas of culture in an Informatics course?
 * 3) Download / read my lecture notes (linked above) and watch the videos (posted below) before reading the chapter, and then review them again after you finish reading.
 * 4) Rewrite your (one-sentence) definitions of the terms "technology" and "culture"

//**My video lecture of the textbook Introduction**//

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//**This video by new media scholar Jason Silva provides a fast-paced and fascinating introduction to many of our course topics:**//

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