Persuasive Letter To Maorino

Technology has many attributes and applications that improve livelihoods. As a student myself, one of the most obvious advancements is in the field of education. Educational technology has slowly been integrated into classrooms over the last decade. Today, the basis of technology, digital literacy, is a crucial skill for academics. “Students who are digitally literate know how to effectively use technology to collaborate, create original content, and conduct in-depth research for academic purposes” (Dotterer, “Fostering Digital Citizenship In The Classroom”). Some worry that the use of technology will encourage people to “cease to exercise their memory and become forgetful” (qtd. In Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”).

“If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.” This quote has been attributed to many different persons, but regardless of the origin, this statement has never been more applicable than to the current state of education and the use of technology in today’s classrooms. Mark Weisner stated, “We live in a society in which technology is so pervasive that we do not notice it anymore when used for everyday tasks such as information retrieval, communication and entertainment” (cited in Swan, van t’Hooft, Kratcoski, & Unger, 2005, p.99). Many middle school age students have never known a time when daily use of technology has not been as common as

Schools need to embrace the new world of technology and encourage it. Students are changing, teachers must change too(10 reasons) Teachers education needs to be modified to reflect demand of moderate classrooms. Students deserve educators who will teach in a more open and productive atmosphere. Teaching with technology and teaching about real life skills could be what is needed to encourage students. Students want to learn skills that they are actually going to need later in life.

Everyday, whether if it’s on the internet or on television, we hear big technology companies battling their way to be the best and that they have the next big great thing coming out that will utilize and change the world. Nicholas Carr, a writer that frequently writes about technology, wrote the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” which was originally the cover article in the July/August 2008 issue of the Atlantic. The author shares his personal experience with technology to support his argument that technology is slowly taking over our lives and our thinking. Nicholas Carr informs his readers about the effect of technology on people in order to bring awareness to technology addicts. The writer attempts to reach his audience, of this generation and the next, with a persuasive and argumentative tone. This essay will analyze several components of

Technology allows us to be connected to more resources and makes it faster to gather information. In the article, “High School Should Not Participate”, it states that ”Technology

To begin this letter, I would like to thank you for donating prayer and money to support Diamond Willow Ministries. You were very much a huge part of my recent trip there, as well as the boys camp that took place through the ministry.

I hope this message finds you well. I'd like to begin this letter off topic and take the opportunity to thank you for your efforts in health care reform. The greatest nation this world has ever known has an embarrassing health care system. It's a personal desire to see that no one's life is put in jeopardy due to financial means. My effort in contacting you today is in regards to something I fear desperately as I watch it unfold. It's a touchy subject that I personally do not like to debate or discuss with others. The last thing I ever want is to be considered an advocate of a policy or practice that ultimately would be discriminatory to another group of citizens. But unfortunately, I cannot agree with the new idea of integrating women into

As an advocate for technology in higher education, I have heard similar warnings for years. Indeed, some who read Carr’s article may believe that he has hit the nail on the head. There is no question that our habits are changing. The Web has captured our attention and is now the default starting point for almost all work. The Web is different in almost all aspects from a book. Printed books have contained the essential truths of humanity for half a millennium. The Web is where we look for knowledge

I totally agree with you Jacob that we could have handled the situation a lot better than what we did. However, the land was theirs at first the right thing to do is to allow them to keep their land and make fair trades with them for their land instead. Only then if the Indians do not come to an agreement about the land. We should federal troops step in and attempt to persuade them into trading the land for basic life

I always pondered about the alleged division that technology has created in sectors of business and strata of society. It became evident to me when I spoke and worked closely with some no-name nonprofits. I decided to sell my business and take up a full-time role at one of the technologically deprived nonprofits I knew about. During my stay, I raised money that would fully sponsor the cost of living and education of twenty children for one year.

know when it is appropriate to use technology and when it is not. Students will not be

Every day the world is changing and things are done differently. Technology has also affected the way students are taught and in which they learn. It has changed the classroom. Technology saves us time and allows us to access material in only minutes. “The Internet and online subscription databases, even as a supplement to the printed works in the library, allow students to see, and force them to consider or reject, points of view that they might never have encountered in decades past” (Gow 4).With all the time technology produces, it also has downsides and it also may have created a less intelligent society.

Today, schools are being pressured more and more to improve the technology they use and teach in the classrooms. Parents are placing this pressure on schools so that their students have the skills needed to compete in the real world job market. Students are placing pressure on the schools to improve technology by having more knowledge of

"Technology has a crucial role to play in our schools. Unfortunately, it has little to do with the integrated learning systems,

"Technology has a crucial role to play in our schools. Unfortunately, it has little to do with the integrated learning systems,