How has IT positively and negatively affected the quality of your life and society as a whole? While this is partially opinion, your answer should be informed by material in the book.

There is no right answer to this question, but the student should/could discuss: Positives -
Continuous access to information, everywhere (continuous computing)
Ability to do pretty much anything on smartphones (classes, pay bills, purchase goods, banking, etc.)
More career opportunities
Better customer service
So much free stuff (paid for by ads on huge social networks, etc.)
Industry changes benefit us (book, music, video, software, etc.)
Health and safety improvements
More opportunities for people with disabilities or who need/want to work from home
Robots to do our chores Negatives -
We can't really get away and relax
IT has eliminated many careers (and likely will in the future)
Too easy to steal (piracy is a big problem)
Dangerous (phones while driving)
Drone dilemmas (spying, etc.)