Obsolete and emerging technologies presentation

Obsolete and Emerging Technologies

Howard J. BrentEDUC 8848- Emerging and Future Technologies

Walden University’s Ph.D. Program in Education,Specialization in Educational Technology

Summer 2014

A Box of 3.5 IBM Formatted Diskettes An Obsolete Technology

• 3.5 IBM formatted diskettes, “floppy disks,” were used in the 1990’s to backup and store data.

• Floppy disks hold a maximum of 1.44 MB of data.

• Disks were replaced by the flash drive, which holds at least 16 GB of data, more data than 11,000 floppy disks.

• Most computers today no longer provide floppy drives, but USB ports used by flash drives.

Cloud ComputingAn Emerging Technology

• Cloud computing is the use of a network of remote servers to store digital and media files on the Internet so that information can be accessed from any device.

• Cloud computing industry is set to be worth by the end of 2014 $75 billion.• Cloud computing has enhanced a corporation’s abilities in communication,

collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.

Tetrad for 3.5 Formatted Diskettes

Tetrad for Cloud Computing

Interview Questions on Obsolete and Emerging Technologies

• Explain what your current role is at Thomas Pullen K-8 Arts Academy?

• What storage devices do you currently use with your students, and how are they being used?

• Do you use 3.5 IBM Formatted Diskettes? If it is being used, explain how. If not being used explain why not.

• Do you use cloud computing as a storage device? If so, explain how it’s being used. If not, explain why not.

• Share your thoughts about where you think the future of this technology is headed in your specific field, and in education.

Interviews on Obsolete and Emerging Technologies

• Mr. Jonathan Spinks, Media Arts teacher

• Ms. Kathleen Crestwell, Reading, English, and Language Arts teacher

• Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Arts Academy

Six Forces that Drive Emerging Technologies –3.5 IBM Formatted Diskettes

Evolutionary Technology – an emerging technology that is a progression or growth of a previous technology.• In 1971, IBM introduced the 8 inch floppy disk which had a storage

capacity of 79.7 KB, and was read-only. A read-write version came a year later.

• In 1976, Allan Shugart developed the 5.25-inch floppy disk to fit in the standard desktop computers which had a storage capacity of 110 KB.

• In 1978, a double-sided 5.25-inch floppy disk was introduced which increased the storage capacity to 360 KB.

• In 1981, the 3.5-inch floppy disk was developed which had an increased storage capacity of 1.44 MB, and included a metal cover that made it harder to damage the magnetic film inside.


Rhymes of History – the affect of an emerging technology that rekindles something from the past.• The development of computer storage devices

have rekindled the need to communicate clear and complex ideas, and to record these ideas over long distances and time, for the sake of the development of human society.

• In 2000 BC papyrus was developed as an early form of paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, first used in Ancient Egypt and throughout the Mediterranean region.


Disruptive Technology – a new technology that suddenly appears and creates a new way of thinking about a task.

• I would not consider the 3.5 floppy disks as a disruptive technology but more of an evolutionary technology.

• However, improvements to the floppy disks have been made: increased memory of 1.44 MB, the metal covering used to protect the inside of disk and the smaller size of disk.


Science Fiction – a new technology that emerges from a science-based science fiction

• Star Trek, a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, first aired on NBC in 1966.

• Star Trek characters used small plastic disks for data storage similar to the 3.5-inch floppy diskettes that could be inserted into computer consoles.


Increasing Returns – through competition between two technologies, one becomes the chosen technology displacing the other.

• Increasing returns is not the best way to explain the force between this innovation because not one company prevailed over the others to be the chosen technology displacing the others.

• There is competition between manufacturers of floppy disks such as Verbatim, Maxell, Fuji Film, and IBM.


Red Queens – through competition between two technologies, the rapid development of technologies to remain strategically competitive with each other.• In 1973, Shugart Associates become the dominant

manufacturer of 8-inch floppy disk drives, making the SA800 the industry standard.

• In 1976, IBM introduced the 500 KB Double Sided Single Density format, and in 1977, IBM introduced the 1-1.2 MB Double Sided Double Density format.

• Other 8-inch floppy disk formats such as the Burroughs 1 MB unit failed to achieve market presence due to stiff competition.


Red Queens continued• The competition of 3.5 MB Formatted Diskettes

was primarily between IBM PC compatible vs. Apple.– Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984 that used

single-sided 3 ½ -inch disk drives. PC compatible computers began to use them later.

– In 1986, Apple introduced double-sided version. PC compatible computers began to use them.

– In 1987, IBM introduced the high density formatted disk having the storage capacity of 1.44 MB. Apple started using HD in 1988.

Six Forces that Drive Emerging Technologies – Cloud Computing

Evolutionary Technology

• Computer data device storage has evolved from the use of devices such as the formatted floppy diskettes, flash drives, and external hard drives to cloud computing storage.

• Cloud computing allows users to store data on the Internet using multiple servers generally hosted by third parties, which allow access of information from various devices such as tablets, smartphones, desktops and laptops.


Rhymes of History

• The rhymes of history would be the same as mentioned previously. However not only does cloud computing rekindle the need for sharing and communicating ideas, it also allows users to collaborate with one another across time and space.


Disruptive Technology


Disruptive Technology continued

• Cloud computing has disrupted the technology of storage devices and has allowed us to access information from any device that has access to the Internet.

• Cloud computing has increased storage capacity making it possible to store large amounts of data such as videos and multimedia projects using the Internet.


Science Fiction

• In science fiction, such as Star Trek and Star Wars, characters have had the capability of accessing and manipulating data from “the cloud” at any time and from any device.


Increasing Returns

• Stiff competition between companies that offer cloud services such as Amazon, Verizon, and Google.

• Edmodo is a social networking site that offers cloud storage services to teachers and students.


Red Queens

• Red queens is not the driving force of cloud computing in the field of education yet.

The Future of Cloud Computing in the Field of Education

• Cloud computing right now allows teachers and students the capability of accessing digital media files from any device that has access to the Internet.

• For example, Edmodo, a social media site for education, provides storage space for both teachers and students.

• Cloud computing will be a ubiquitous technology and will eventually evolve to where students and teachers will have unlimited amounts of storage space. This is because the use of videos and multimedia in the classroom will increase.

Summary

• As 3.5 IBM Formatted Floppy Diskettes become obsolete, cloud computing will become ubiquitous, providing teachers and students large storage capacities for multimedia digital files.

• As cloud computing reaches critical mass in education, issues of cyber security and privacy may need to be addressed to ensure safety of Internet use by children.

• Cloud computing will enhance classroom instructional activities that allow for asynchronous and synchronous collaboration with others in the classrooms or with other students around the world.

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