Article Assignment for Dr. Smith Harvey

Society & Technology Article Assignment

For Class: Week 7 – via Blackboard (online submission)
Evaluation: 5% of final grade

I would like you to find an article similar to the one by Devlin (2017), ‘This Augmented Reality App Tells Indigenous Stories in Canadian Cities.’ It should touch upon the social issues behind a particular innovation in technology, or how technologies have somehow changed the social landscape in the past 5 years (e.g. construction, computer, or other new technology, be it a device, a process, material, or other format).

The article should be several paragraphs in length.

[Appropriate sources include news outlets (e.g. CTV, CBC, CP24, Global), newspapers or magazines (e.g. Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, Maclean’s, Discover, National Post, Scientific American)].

Using full sentences, summarize the main points of the article in your own words (use a quotation only if the statement is extraordinary in some way). The summary

Express your reaction to the article. What are your thoughts on the innovation/device/process? Is the article objective or biased, and does it see the technology as a positive or negative force? Has the author missed any implications or possible future results of the technology on individuals & social groups?

Provide the full, bibliographic citation for the article (in APA). If it is an online article, the full web address will be enough. If it is an article you found in hardcopy, hand in a copy to the instructor.

Work Individually