Technology has become the educational buzzword for the twenty-first century. Technology training in schools includes such varied topics as keyboard skills, computer literacy, and programming. They first engaged in art, dance, music, and theatre activities exploring various forms of artistic communication. They then planed how to incorporate the various art forms and technologies into a multi-media performance art piece that illuminates the themes and concepts of the literature. The Institute concluded Friday afternoon with performances and critiques.
Technology is the practical application of knowledge.
The word derives from the Greek technologia meaning systematic treatment of an art. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute. When I examine myself and my method of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge. For perceiving real significance, we shall need most of all the brains of poets, and also those of artists, musicians, philosophers, historians, and writers in general.