This is a short, but fact filled article regarding the negative effects of technology on our children, It is packed with plain facts that simply hit home. For example, the author states some common issues that technology causes with children. The first that the "average" child spends 7.5 hours a day in front of a computer/tv/video games, and only 38 minutes reading. If that weren't enough, technology is increasing obesity in children. The obesity rate in children has tripled since 1980. Children are also suffering in school, They are accustomed to multitasking and are having trouble focusing on single subjects. The author quotes here., "I worry that young people won’t be able to summon the capacity to focus and concentrate when they need to,” said Vickey Rideout, a Vice President at the Kaiser Foundation."
The children's need for immediate response leads to laziness and impatience, they expect answers before they give the time to work out problems. They want to be responded to immediately from their teachers, and have trouble waiting their turn. Finally, family life is taking a back seat to children's love of technology. Given the opportunity over half of the children studied chose to utilize some form of technology, rather then spend time with their family. To me, these are staggering and frightening statistics.
http://www.articleonlinedirectory.com/128143/the-negative-effects-of-advancing-technology-on-society.html
This was a short article again, about the negative aspects of technology. This article acknowledges the benefits that increased technology offers to us as a society, such as the advancement of cell phones to the point today that they are small personal computers that we carry with us. Although, on the opposite side of that lies issues that are often overlooked. For example, this article talks about the loss of jobs and the complete shut down of newspapers and printing companies. This could also trickle down to magazine and book publishing companies as well. While this article did not specifically mention the United States Post Office, they too have been greatly impacted by electronic mail, textings and cell phones. Finally, the author once again discusses laziness and social withdrawal, both seem to be recurrent common issues with the advancement of technology.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128092341.htm
This article was interesting in the fact that it did not so much bash technology, but offered alternative to dealing with the new technology. The author claims that critical thinking skills have declined in the general population, however, the trade off being that our visual skills have increased and sharpened. With these facts, the most productive thing to do, is to take the positive, in this case, improved visual skills, and utilize them to their fullest. The author states, "No one medium is good for everything," Greenfield said. "If we want to develop a variety of skills, we need a balanced media diet. Each medium has costs and benefits in terms of what skills each develops."
I believe this author to be on to something.
This article brings to light a completely new aspect of increased technology. It concentrates on relationships and the effect that technology has taken on them. I like that the author begins by claiming that in this day of cell phones, email and texting, no one would think that dating, would be an issue. He goes on to say how a text does not substitute a phone call. Also people sending e-cards instead of taking the time to go to the store, read and purchase a "real" card for a birthday or other special occasion .Social networking has also distorted the definition of "friend". Really now, who has 2,432 "friends"? No one, does, and it is also disheartening to see that a prospective boyfriend/girlfriend still has close contact with former "friends".
This article by Matt Ritchel, (who also wrote some really good books about technology) explores another overlooked area of technology. Society is so geared toward how technology is effecting our children, and that is true, however, technology is also making a huge impact on parents. It effects how we parent as well as the quality of our parenting. This article specifically speaks about Mrs Im, and just what her young son has to resort to in order to get his mother to switch her attention from her Blackberry to her child. Children are feeling jealousy, hurt and competition. To me, this is unacceptable. When an adult, a parent no less, cannot take time away from a cell phone to acknowledge their own child, technology may be teetering on the edge of "too far". I do think the Mr Ritchel has a wonderful grasp on just how far technology has gone. If you get a chance, you should read his book, "Hooked", you will never view technology the same way again!!!
This is yet another awesome article by Matt Ritchel, and discusses the connection of technology and our children. Here Mr Ritchel states, "Researchers say the lure of these technologies, while it affects adults too, is particularly powerful for young people. The risk, they say, is that developing brains can become more easily habituated than adult brains to constantly switching tasks — and less able to sustain attention."
This quote easily sets the tone for his article. He explains how children/adolescents prefer social media to sitting down and reading a book. These children are so "programmed" to technology that they are beginning to enter a phase that they do not have the ability to function any other way. I don't know about anyone else, but to me, this is the beginning of an extremely scary trend.
I didn't really want to do this, but Mr Ritchel articles on this subject are so profound, that I HAD to include this one more. This article really hit home. Again it is about interpersonal communication and the negative effect technology is having on them. How many times have you gone out and have observed a couple out to dinner, and one or both of them are individually on their I phone, or I pad, texting, face booking, or just talking to someone else? Technology, I believe if left unchecked will eventually lead to severe social disturbances People are beginning to lack necessary social skills that are needed to just survive in a society. Again, the beginning of another sad downfall of technology on our society.
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/264872_the-downside-of-technology
What an interesting article regarding some of the downsides to technology. Some I have thought about quite extensively, and some other ones I have not. For instance, the issue of privacy that is brought up in this article. While our cell pones are usually a blessing to have with us in case of an emergency, our personal privacy is certainly infringed upon with GPS technology infused within our beloved phones. Normally, I am sure most of us do not have issues with that, however, I am certain that there have been issues that GPS has invaded the personal privacy of certain individuals. In police work, that lack of personal privacy is an advantage, as it has provided another source for police to accomplish their tasks. This article also takes a brief look at the world of video games, and how life like they are. The author suggests that the technology in today's video games is serving as a method of desensitization of the issues of the world around us. I feel this article is of importance as it addresses some of the issues that are not more commonly addressed.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2870870.htm
I liked this source, it was basically an interview about technology, however, what intrigued me the most was the interviewee's referrals to the "axemakers". It defiantly caught my attention as he spoke of the hand axe and how its use and the use of language has formed our society. This article brings some new light to the topic of technology which includes the use of language. This is a very good article, I think and really appreciated this quote from the text, "In a sense, early humans or pre humans, if you like, manipulated their own evolution by building hand axes which meant that we could then scavenge meat and we would communicate in groups to hunt and those two features seem to be very important in the building of the human brain which was much bigger than any other hominid at the time."
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/264872_the-downside-of-technology
What an interesting article regarding some of the downsides to technology. Some I have thought about quite extensively, and some other ones I have not. For instance, the issue of privacy that is brought up in this article. While our cell pones are usually a blessing to have with us in case of an emergency, our personal privacy is certainly infringed upon with GPS technology infused within our beloved phones. Normally, I am sure most of us do not have issues with that, however, I am certain that there have been issues that GPS has invaded the personal privacy of certain individuals. In police work, that lack of personal privacy is an advantage, as it has provided another source for police to accomplish their tasks. This article also takes a brief look at the world of video games, and how life like they are. The author suggests that the technology in today's video games is serving as a method of desensitization of the issues of the world around us. I feel this article is of importance as it addresses some of the issues that are not more commonly addressed.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2870870.htm
I liked this source, it was basically an interview about technology, however, what intrigued me the most was the interviewee's referrals to the "axemakers". It defiantly caught my attention as he spoke of the hand axe and how its use and the use of language has formed our society. This article brings some new light to the topic of technology which includes the use of language. This is a very good article, I think and really appreciated this quote from the text, "In a sense, early humans or pre humans, if you like, manipulated their own evolution by building hand axes which meant that we could then scavenge meat and we would communicate in groups to hunt and those two features seem to be very important in the building of the human brain which was much bigger than any other hominid at the time."
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