After watching Digital Nation on Frontline, I couldn't believe how technology has completely taken over our generation. It's hard to deny the fact that yes, I too check up on my Facebook as often as I can, but even I was shocked to see the some people are on Facebook throughout the entire day. Technology isn't at all a negative thing, but it's how society uses it that gives it a bad reputation.
Since technology is ALL around us, it is hard to steer away from it's "power." Just think, twenty years ago was completely different in the social networking aspect, and to get really extreme, think back forty years ago! Big difference! Back then, it was all about verbal communication and meeting with people face to face, even the telephone was a big deal to the people during that time. Today, technology tempts people to stay connected constantly, and for so many, it has become an addiction.
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14 years ago
it is really interesting to look at how quickly and exponentially technology is growing and effecting us....
ReplyDeleteone of the professor's in the video wrote this book about what he finds to be the negative effects of technology on learning:
http://www.dumbestgeneration.com/home.html
its a pretty bleak, and pessimistic look at the future. I wonder that if he says generations are getting "dumber" then who is inventing all this amazing futuristic technologies? IT has to be the new and younger generations!