Evan Nichelson IT 365 Assignment 6- Turn It In Technology is all around us these days and is forever changing and evolving. The purpose of Technology is to help us with different task and for entertainment purposes, for both male and females. Both genders may use technology for different things that are positive and productive. However, technology does very often get abused in negative ways. There are many concerns involving social, ethical, legal, and human issues of technology. Males and females may have different uses for the technology they use. The gender gap and gender bias in technology is a concern. 74% of college-bound males have a positive opinion of computing and computer science as a possible college major or career. While, college-bound females, regardless of race and ethnicity, are significantly less interested than boys are in computing. This is proof that the gap between men and women when using computers exist. Girls begin to lose interest in computers and technology as they get older. Girls have other priorities as they get older. They begin to worry about things going on within their circles. One reason girls may be uninterested in technology is that they don't know any women who work in the industry. Women like the opportunities the net gives them to make and maintain human connections. A woman's use of the net is more likely to involve greater use of e-mail as well as searches for health and medical information, map directions and religious material. Computer and video games have become among the most popular leisure time activities for children, adolescents, and young adults in Western and Asian societies. The computer game industry is a billion-dollar business and its products have become a major part of today's media landscape. However, a substantial gender difference in computer game involvement has been observed, both in the U.S. and in Germany, despite the use of digital games being on the rise. Many studies conducted in social science fields such as psychology report that girls and young women display less interest in digital games, have less game-related knowledge, and play less frequently and for shorter durations than do boys and young men. On the other hand, Men tend to be first to try out new net technologies and 68% of the men questioned are the administrator of a household's computer compared to 45% of women. The percentage of women using the internet still lags slightly behind the percentage of men, 68% of men are net users, compared to 66% of women. Men were also more likely to use the net for recreation and to listen to music, gather information for hobbies and take part in online fantasy sports leagues. 74 percent of boys—regardless of race or ethnicity—reported that a college major in computer science was a “very good” or “good” choice for them, but only 10 percent of girls rated it as a “very good” choice and 22 percent rated it as “good.” Parents and teachers encourage and discourage the use of technology by females in different ways. Many teachers may encourage their female students to focus on different things other than technology, because fewer than one-quarter of computer science and mathematics degrees are awarded to women from universities and colleges. However, there are other parents and instructors encourage females from feeling discouraged about using technology. Since women are half the work force, more need to be involved with everyday technology and not be discouraged about the fact the men usually hold this types of positions. Technology has come a long way very fast. It is a very helpful resource that allows information to be passed along. Men and women both can benefit from technology in many different ways. As long as it is not abused both genders need to be involved with the advancement of technology. The Turn It assignment showed me how this whole process works. I was unaware of how to use it before. This will help to keep my students honest. I will definitely use this when needed. I enjoyed seeing how it worked and now I know now how important doing my own work really is.