When we study technology we should consider how technology is changing and how those changes affect the world around us.
Considering how the world into which someone was born in 1955 was different in 2015 when that person would turn 65. What changes in the world occurred because of changes in computer technology during that time – both in everyday life and “behind the scenes” affecting everyday life. What common devices and social practices, such as using a payphone or having the newspaper delivered, have changed?