Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and explain how each level relates to your experiences with technology. Give specific examples of how your digital experiences relate to each level of need.

Physiological needs relate to my experiences with technology by allowing me to wake up everyday and live. On this level it mostly contains basic living necessities like breathing, drinking water, sleep, and eating food. For example, waking up everyday and being able to eat or making sure to get a good night’s sleep at night. The safety and security level is important because of the safety of yourself and your family. An example of this would be me putting an antivirus on my personal device and informing my family of common phishing scams. The loving and belonging level involves friendship, family, and sense of connection. This could relate to technology by friends and family introducing me to new softwares and devices. The self esteem level relates to technology by having confidence, respect, and distinctness when using technology. To give an example, working with a group of individuals digitally. Finally, the self actualization level is heavily involved with technology because of the thought of having creativity and meaning. For example, I am using my creativity to build a website or powerpoint.