Technology category: 51960 books
The American Technological Challenge
Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Most people would characterize the dawn of the 21st century as the age of technological progress par excellence. If you are one of them, then, think again. While our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents witnessed life-changing inventions every decade, very little major new technology has seen...
Education for Practice in a Hybrid Space
Enhancing Professional Learning with Mobile Technology
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2019
This book presents a mobile technology capacity building framework that offers academics, students, and practitioners involved in workplace education a deeper understanding of, and practical guidance on, how mobile technology can enhance professional learning. Approaching professional and workplace...
Indoor Geolocation Science and Technology
at the Emergence of Smart World and IoT
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Precise and accurate localization is one of the fundamental scientific and engineering technologies needed for the applications enabling the emergence of the Smart World and the Internet of Things (IoT). Popularity of localization technology began when the GPS became open for commercial applications...
by Willem Vanderburg
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
From the very beginnings of their existence, human beings have distinguished themselves from other animals by not taking immediate experience for granted. Everything was symbolized according to its meaning and value: a fallen branch from a tree became a lever; a tree trunk floating in the river became...
by Jalal Qarooni
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
... a useful resource for anybody engaged in the manufacture and development of flatbread.'-Food Technology. This comprehensive reference provides a complete overview of flat bread, the most widely consumed bread type in the world. It brings together in-depth knowledge of the technology of flat bread...
Meeting Common Core Technology Standards
Strategies for Grades K-2
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Have you ever wished you had an instructional coach at your side to help align your curriculum with the tech-related indicators found in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You’re not alone. Nearly all U.S. states have adopted Common Core, and teachers across the country are redesigning their...
Meeting Common Core Technology Standards
Strategies for Grades 3-5
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Have you ever wished you had an instructional coach at your side to help align your curriculum with the tech-related indicators found in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You’re not alone. Nearly all U.S. states have adopted Common Core, and teachers across the country are redesigning their...
Meeting Common Core Technology Standards
Strategies for Grades 9-12
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Have you ever wished you had an instructional coach at your side to help align your curriculum with the tech-related indicators found in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You’re not alone. Nearly all U.S. states have adopted Common Core, and teachers across the country are redesigning their...
Meeting Common Core Technology Standards
Strategies for Grades 6-8
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Have you ever wished you had an instructional coach at your side to help align your curriculum with the tech-related indicators found in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You’re not alone. Nearly all U.S. states have adopted Common Core, and teachers across the country are redesigning their...
Your Happiness Was Hacked
Why Tech Is Winning the Battle to Control Your Brain--and How to Fight Back
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
“Technology is a great servant but a terrible master. This is the most important book ever written about one of the most significant aspects of our lives—the consequences of our addiction to online technology and how we can liberate ourselves and our children from it.”
**—Dean Ornish, M.D....
WTF?
What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
WTF? can be an expression of amazement or an expression of dismay. In today’s economy, we have far too much dismay along with our amazement, and technology bears some of the blame. In this combination of memoir, business strategy guide, and call to action, Tim O'Reilly, Silicon Valley’s leading...
The Science and Technology of Unconventional Oils
Finding Refining Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
This book, The Science and Technology of Unconventional Oils: Finding Refining Opportunities, intends to report the collective physical and chemical knowledge of unconventional oils (heavy, extra-heavy, sour/acid, and shale oil) and the issues associated with their refining for the production of transportation...
Artificial Unintelligence
How Computers Misunderstand the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.
In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted...
Brain Gain
Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
"In an age where the answer to every question is at your fingertips, where does the human brain fit in?"
In one hand-held object, we are able to manage all of our calendars, documents, and interpersonal relationships with such ease that many people are lost when forced to do perform...