The document discusses the evolution of technology and its impact on information overload, highlighting the exponential growth of internet users, emails, and social media. Key insights from notable works emphasize the transformative power of the web in comparison to past technological advancements. It encourages individuals to embrace and manage technology effectively to achieve a better work/life balance.

1. Managing Information Overload
Brian Kuhn Making Technology Work for You
Director of Technology / CIO
bkuhn@vsb.bc.ca https://prezi.com/user/bkuhn

2. “If you ask anyone who has been on
the Internet for at least a decade
what has changed, the answer will
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probably be, ‘Everything.’”,
A New Culture of Learning

3. 3.6 B people on earth
First computer chess tournament
0 (yes zero) personal computers sold
0 e-mails sent
0 blog posts
0 Facebook users
BG (before Google)
1970
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970
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4. Nov. 26, 2012 around 7:56am
7.08 B people on the earth
318,564,465 personal computers sold this year
234,986 TVs sold today
1,736,732 cell phones sold today
2,458,412,202 internet users on earth
137,845,286,923 e-mail messages sent today
1,347,456 blog posts today
1,000,000,000 + Facebook users
1,344,823,201 Google searches today
http://www.worldometers.info/
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5. Things have
changed in our
world…
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6. “With the exception of alphabets and number systems, the
Net may well be the single most powerful mind-altering
technology that has ever come into general use. At the very
least, it’s the most powerful that has come along since the
book.” The Shallows (kindle 1991)
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“But because we’re doubling the rate
of progress every decade, we’ll see the
equivalent of a century of progress—at
today’s rate—in only twenty-five
calendar years.” The Singularity is Near
(kindle 442)
“Most long-range forecasts of what is
technically feasible in future time periods
dramatically underestimate the power of
future developments because they are
based on what I call the ‘intuitive linear’
view of history rather than the ‘historical
exponential’ view.” The Singularity is Near
(kindle 429)

8. “Printing gave humanity the written word. The Web makes
everyone a publisher. Printing enabled the distribution of
knowledge. The Web provides a platform for networking
human minds. Printing allowed people to know. The Web
enables people to collaborate and to learn collectively.”
Macrowikinomics (kindle 566)
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9. Kids Embrace new Technology

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12. “Whenever we turn on our computer, we are plunged
into an ‘ecosystem of interruption technologies’”, The Shallows
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13. What struggles do
you have with your
technology?
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Demonstration

15. debevansce.com-time-management-vs-drinking-from-a-fire-hose
Information Overload

16. New York Times 2012
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17. New York Times 2012
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18. What tech tip do
you have for others
in managing your
work/life balance?
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19. Embrace – Learn – Leverage - Live