Innovation and Technology

Under constant reminders to improve the quality of our very own education within a rapidly improving technological world. Technology is often seen as a way to increase learning and collaboration on students on college campuses. The current generation of college students has basically grown up with technology in their lives always, and these students are among the earliest of creations of new advances in technology. With this students are encouraged to explore new ways of learning as well as connecting to their campus community, collaborate with peers, learn new information, and demonstrate what they have learned through technology which is essential for college campuses seeking to meet the necessities of present day college students. In order to effectively use technology to improve education, we must investigate how students are currently using technology, what they want from their colleges in the use of technology, how technology impacts educational outcomes, and how these factors differ for different student populations.

Technology has become an increasing presence in society. Most of it has been for the better, but there is a dark side to technology that has been forming. Many works of literature have been written in order to expose this negative presence. The Circle by Dave Eggers, published in 2013, follows a young woman, Mae throughout her new job. She has started working at a tech company, which becomes increasingly invasive and controlling of everyone’s lives. Similarly, in The Truman Show directed by Peter Weir, released in 1998, a man named Truman has been raised in a world which he believes to be real, but it has actually been manipulated for a television show. Likewise, in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, published in 1953, Montag, a firefighter

A main problem with technology is the increase in bullying that comes with it. When kids are bullied at school or while at sports, they should be able to come home feeling safe and as if they have escaped their tormentors; however, almost every kid has a phone or some kind of device and social media that bullies are able to use to taunt the kids while they are at home as well. It is also easier to get more kids involved in bullying because people are more likely to say things online that they would not say in person. The increase in cyber-bullying has also led to an increase in teen suicides. These problems go back to the fact that it is so much easier for people to say things while they are comfortable sitting behind a screen. When kids do not have an escape, they never have a break from the constant bullying and hate and most likely will not tell an adult or parent about it. Kids, and even high schoolers, tend to keep to themselves when they are bullied because it is embarrassing to tell someone about and they are uncomfortable with the situation.

Technology in the classroom nowadays is a great teaching tool that can be utilized to teach student effectively. In today’s society we are living in a modern world in which technology has become a powerful and useful asset to keeps connected in cyber space. Through the reading in the book I realized that students are way more engaged and active when technology is incorporated in the classroom setting. As a result, I plan to develop lessons that require me to use technology in the classroom.

Going back a few decades there was no emails, internet, mobile marketing, or smartphones. Now with the rise of technology communications are instantaneous. Most of the communication in the business field from a producer to the consumer has been much easier with the help of technology. Amounts of information move through email and the internet which is all powered in the hands of owners of smartphones and employees sending the information. A huge impact that technology has had over the years has been improving operations at companies of different sizes and helped turn small local businesses into global businesses today. In today’s society it is very hard to walk down the street or walk into a store and not see a person with a smartphone either in their hand or close by them. Most people are glued to their phone whether it’s being directly on it, checking it every few minutes, or having it close by. Cell phones have become a necessity for businesses, because it is a key of communication. It makes it easier to stay in touch with clientele, and is also a huge marketing tool as well. Email, text messaging, and social medias are other advances in communication through technology that keep small business as well as global businesses, stay connected to their customer bases and improve internal communication within the company.

Ask any grandparent or great-grandparent and you will likely hear something like, “Back in my day, parents…” before launching into an explanation of how much better their way of parenting was. Obviously, children today are raised much differently than in past decades. This is largely due to changes in values, attitudes and beliefs about the role of the parent. Although each family adopts their own unique parenting style, a few of the major changes which have sociological implications have occurred in the role technology plays in parenting, the economic support role of the parent, and the decision-making role of the parent (Knox & Schacht, 2016).

In the most recent decade or so innovation has changed the way we live, work and impart. There are such a large number of gadgets out there that enable us to interact with each other overall whether it is the modest PC or versatile contraptions. “As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate." Are we genuinely free? We are by and large false to the present that slavery, a standout amongst the harshest occasions not only in the Philippines history, is 100% over in this nation. How accurate is above explanation?

Technology has been advancing ever since the stone ages, from stone carving to now we can buy just about anything with a push of a button, we can look for jobs or opportunities for ourselves instead of looking in the newspaper, and we can follow the news with it’s updates instead of watching t.v. Social media has been changing our way of thinking, communicating and living, for it makes our lives easier. Every since google has been invented we have found ways to find to different perspectives from other people.

The different views expressed by the people I interviewed, Carol, 72, and Annie, 16, express just how much adolescents have changed throughout the last century. The differences in today’s adolescents and the adolescents of the past has much to do with technology. Most adolescents from sixty to seventy years ago view today’s adolescents in a harsh and critical light. The worlds of today’s adolescents and that of adolescents from sixty to seventy years ago are extremely different and their views of that world, both modern and historical, are as well.

How technology has affected the world and people has been a hot topic for discussion. With over 7 billion people in the world and 3.4 billion of those people online it’s a very sensitive subject, especially when 15% of those users saying it’s bad. Technology has connected people from all over the world. Technology is truly an amazing advancement in modern society. As a homeschooler, I was taught a lot through the internet and technology, although my parents made sure to keep a good balance between the real world and technology. Even as a child before instagram, tumblr, and youtube was a thing, my parents made a conscious decision to make sure we didn’t spend too much time online. As a child, my parents taught me to search myself so I could learn. They also made sure I didn’t sit in front of a computer more than 45 minutes. I was taught how to use email, but I was also taught to send letters to family and have a penpal. This balance of living a real life with technology is a major aspect leading to the many technology problems people face today.

Decades ago children entertained themselves with simple things, like conkers and even the game of hopscotch. This has changed dramatically, nowadays we have games and other apps right at our fingertips, thus creating a new generation of tech-savvy teens with a world revolving around the internet. The internet can oftentimes be a quite dangerous place for kids and even adults. You may be experiencing negative effects from cyberbullying or non positive things on your screen. People around you and even your closest friends can also be the ones that are affected. This wide group of individuals can all participate and do their part in helping overcome the issues the internet makes some of us face. Inclusive, children and adults use technology as a reliance, thus causing negative effects that we can all strive to end.

In today’s society, technology is taking over. Every year when technology advances, it attracts people to upgrade and use the new technology. Technology will always be a part of the world because a mass amount of people depends on it. It is exceedingly easy to pull out a phone and search anything. Children have been the most affected by technology due to the fact that they revolve around it. Today, most children own their own tablet or phone. I believe technology has affected children in good and bad ways. Although technology allows children to use it for educational purposes, they can be exposed to real life video game violence, easy access to anything, and distraction from important things.

As humanity progresses, technology continues to develop and grow more complex. However, with every piece of advanced technology there are jobs and industries that are irreversibly affected. Examples of this are farming and manufacturing, where workers have been replaced by machinery creating large amounts of short term unemployment. However, these people eventually are filtered back into the economy, most finding new employment. It is known among economists that as technology is developed society will grow more prosperous and the economy will increase in size. Despite the fact that previous jumps in technology have not lead to mass unemployment, the rise in technologies, like artificial intelligence, make these concerns over technology taking jobs much more real. Entire industries like taxi driving, trucking and even some white-collar jobs will be replaced by technology. A study done in an academic journal estimates 47% of jobs in the USA are at risk of computerisation (Frey and Osborne, 2013). If these estimates come true, there will be massive amounts of unemployed people in the future which would have devastating effects on the economy.

When growing up in a world of technology and luxuries that your parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles didn’t experience while growing up makes the younger generation of our time wonder how they “survived” without cell phones and wifi. As technology and devices advance throughout the years we feel as we need the new and improved device that comes out every month. Conversing with my parents about the new contraptions us teenagers have our fingers and eyes glued to 24/7 they discussed the positives and negatives about growing up and watching the technology evolve and advance. Technology helps advance education, entertainment, and communication; however kids take advantage of technology to hoax their school work, most kids are too

I have a unique story with technology. It has been a big part of my life since I moved to St. Louis when I was five, a lot more than I ever thought about until now. I have made a lot of mistakes through it, like it has opened a whole new can of trouble for me. I have gotten through it, and learned from some of my mistakes. While it might cause me trouble, it also connects me to my family that lives far away from me. Especially my dad and step-mom. When I make those mistakes, my family is always there to glue me back together or “reboot my system” per say. I like technology because it helps me and the world. I can say that yes I have had some problems, but they have helped me grow up, learn about myself, work as a catalyst to connect me with my family.