Week 3 Online
Questions for Thought:
-What has changed from the first one (Growing Up Online)
made in 2008 to the newer one (Digital Nation) filmed in 2010? How did what you watched in the two videos
support your feelings about technology or how did it change your views?
My feelings after watched two video technologies is taking
over, which is true. Is that a bad thing? I started to think maybe technology
has a negative effect on us and we don’t even know. Two videos that I watched
caught my eye and I became interested to know if it’s possible for technology
to rewire our brains. . Does technology change our brains and society, and if
it does, how?
I think technology is a process that defines and nurtures
the way people make contact, then technology not only changes culture but it
changes it in a very particular direction–a de-humanizing direction Technology
has increased dramatically. Despite using science and technology to better our
lives, we are the real slaves to technology. We indulge in the need to always
have something electronic in our hands – a tool that connects us to the
Internet, our games or to our social networks.
-Your thoughts on multitasking. Do you agree?
Can you multitask? Do you
disagree with the video on the topic of multitasking?
Actually, I agree
and disagree with multitasking. I disagree with multitasking because is inefficient
and it is possible to use multiple senses at any given moment, it’s easy to
believe you can answer a phone, enjoy a meal, review documents and listen to a
conversation effectively. Also, breaking
the multitasking habit and learning to focus on one project at a time requires
discipline and the ability to prioritize. Single-focus tasking is by far the
most productive way to work. In
addition, multitasking is that it promotes the illusion that people can do two
things at once, and nothing could be further from the truth. On the other hand,
I agree because the ability to switch between different projects can also
stimulate our creativity, keep us from being bored, or even inspire us. Also,
multitasking is the ability to create applications that use more than one
process and to create processes that use more than one thread of execution.
-Is there an addiction happening in society today with
technology or is it just a new way of living?
Should we be concerned?
Not all of the changes created by technology are good.
Advances in medical technology have extended the time people live. But
sometimes the quality of life for these people is very low. Most of us who inhabit
mass technological society find it difficult to understand technology's impact
on social reality, let alone on our psyches. It is not a new idea that we who live in mass
technological society suffer psychological addiction to specific machines like
cars, telephones, and computers, and even to technology itself. But the picture
is bigger and more complex. Technology addiction has swept through every corner
of the globe, leaving not one man, woman or child untouched. While addictions
have plagued societies for hundreds of years, historically addictions affected
primarily the adult population, leaving the children to suffer only the
secondary effects. As we are all aware, adult addictions create havoc on work
productivity and home relationships. We know very little about child addiction,
yet are handing children highly addictive technological devices at an alarming
rate. Even our health and education systems appear blind to the utter disorder
and chaos that is resulting from unrestricted and escalating use of technology
by young children.
-Do video games serve a purpose in education or are they a
waste of time?
The saying goes, “anything in excess is bad”. The same
rule applies to video gaming as well and this is where the activity becomes
meaningless and a waste of precious time. Without proper discretion on the
gamer’s side, he or she can easily become addicted to the excitement and fun
that video games can provide for him. The
important thing here is to understand that video games have both good and a bad
aspects to them and that focusing more on the positive aspects can help make
gaming more valuable and useful instead of serving as a bad way to pass the
time. In addition, I thing using games the impact of entertainment software and
that utilize games as a teaching device in a growing number of classrooms and
business settings. Expanding the use of
a favorite leisure activity, computer and video games, into a critical and
still-emerging educational resource. More than just play, entertainment
software helps impart knowledge, develop life skills and reinforce positive
habits in students of all ages.
-Do you believe that digital tools such as Google tools
can save schools that are struggling?
I thing one of the challenges of using Google with a class
full of students is in managing all those Google. While it's fairly easy for
students to learn to share their work with you, the clutter that ends up in
your email box can be overwhelming. For many schools, the dream technology
program is just that a dream. Teachers
do not have the time or experience to properly integrate technology into the
classroom. Many educators mistakenly believe that any technology is good
technology. This means that, at times,
the introduction of technology may be a barrier in and of itself.
-Do parents of today have any idea what their kids are
doing online?
I agree, in that parents should monitor what their kids do
online, if they start to do too much, teenagers will just rebel against it and
it's the parents' responsibility to set boundaries. Sadly most people are happy
to shove a tablet or laptop onto their child and let them get on with it. Also, parents need to educate themselves and
become comfortable with the Internet. Communicate the dangers and risks of
being online with your children. Supervise your children on the Internet just
as you would monitor what movies and TV shows they watch and the places they go
with their friends.
-Are kids and adults today ruining their digital
footprints by sharing too much information online without realizing that it may
be detrimental to their future? Should they care?
I think some people both kids and adults do not realize
that what they are posting or saying to people does not go away. People do not
realize what they say can be seen by future employers, future in laws, and law
enforcement. The parents in this video probably trust their kids too,
thankfully though this video was put out almost a decade after I was a teenager
online. Parents are getting smart; they are learning that there is a need to
educate your teen to be safe online.
-“Stranger Danger” and predator fears are often overblown
by the media on shows such as Datelines “To Catch a Predator”. What are the real dangers of technology in
this day and age?
There are many dangers of technology in this day. First,
creates new diseases and disorders such as obesity, laziness and a loss of
personality. Second, the increase in transportation technology has brought
stressful traffic congestion in some areas. Third, new forms of entertainment,
such as video games and internet access could have possible social effects on
areas such as academic performance. Forth, children and Teens sometimes spend
too much time online.
