Ken Stein is a social studies teacher and technology coordinator at Pacific High School in Brooklyn, NY. The school, located in the downtown Brooklyn area is part of the Alternative High School District in New York City.

Technology and Society is a class that takes place in one of Pacific High School's computer classes and replaced classes formally called Business Computers or Computer Technology. The class combines elements from the former classes and adds readings from periodicals about current trends in computer usage. Additionally, students use the Internet whereas before they lacked access.