Technology And Technology

Humanity had a massive progress due to technology and all the advances it has applied in the present days, it has helped in so many ways and in many professional areas. Many say it has made the world better and the lives of everyone easier. For medical reasons and as well as construction and science research thanks to all of this we have to skip many years of issues and conflicts of trying to figure out any question or doubt a scientist or doctor might have. Engineers finish their projects of construction much faster thanks to applications online, which gives them the view a drawing design cannot. Technological advances until the present day have been revolutionary is in the hands of the present and future generations to manage and learn how to use it correctly and to make a positive change and keep advancing with new inventions and discoveries. Creating and innovating is great the problem in hand is that so much technology is starting to hurt humanity and our environment because we are not disposing it or reusing it correctly and all the e-waste is being accumulated causing a health issue for the world which is the big question. What can be done to help the earth and its habitants of E-Waste?

Technology, such as cell phones, ruins human interaction. As a teenage user of this expeditious technology, I have concluded that this consumable “must have” item of our time destroys the peaceful tradition of social contact. People today find it hard to talk to others in person. They fidget, avoid eye contact, and on some cases lack the want of any social attention. These accumulating flaws of our human interactions are the doing of our praised technology,  as many have proven through research. Previous generations did not have this problem. Our ostensibly innocent pieces of technology has molded ourselves into people who struggle  to have decent interactions amongst others. Our deceivable devices may seem like they are not doing any harm, but technology is indeed ruining simple human interactions with one another.

How does technology affect our society? In “Technology use and learning characteristics of students in higher education: Do generational differences exist?” Kwok-Wing Lai and Kian-Sam Hong discuss the impact of technology and how it continues to grow and thrive in our society; however, it constructs a complicated part of young people’s lives that the current generation of students has a different approach of thinking and learning from their predecessors. For example, Lai states “In 2009, 8-18 year olds spend an average of four and a half hours daily utilizing technology digital technologies out of school” (Lai 725). Lai argues technology experiences will definitely affect the approach an educator communicates, socializes, and learns. Since Lai utilizes credible evidence, his argument is credible. Furthermore, he was able to successfully ignite his readers. Technology can produce both a negative and positive impact the way a student learns; however, if technology is excluded in higher education, it can become a negative impact on student success.

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 use of computers can enhance student learning in the long-established curriculum and basic skills area. The incorporation of computers with traditional instruction produces higher academic achievement in a variety of subject areas than doe’s traditional instruction alone. Students learn more quickly and with greater retention when learning with the aid of computers. Students like learning with computers, and their attitudes toward learning and school are positively affected by computer use. The use of computers appears most promising for low achieving and at-risk students. Effective and adequate teacher training is an integral element of successful learning programs based on or assisted by technology.

Technology constantly consumes the lives of Americans whether that be in a car, a home, or in the palm of a hand. It continues to progress and is making outstanding changes for society, but what may not be realized is how it is negatively changing the identity of Americans. The most valuable assets of humans such as autonomy, the freedom to express beliefs, and the sense of fairness and justice are being compromised by technological advancements. The erosion of the traditional American identity has become prevalent, and if society continues to allow these radical technological changes the future of America may be in jeopardy. What needs to be addressed are the negative effects of social media and news outlets, and how the people are conforming their lives around them. With the continuation of the publics demise into technological control, there is no telling what the future of the American identity will be.

Technology is said to make us more connected. We can text people who live miles away from us to stay in touch and talk to them now daily. With all the new apps to connect us with people like Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram are they just stopping us from really socializing with people face to face? Some people even go to the extreme to say they have made us more alone than ever. From far away or even from the next room technology has connected people all over the world.

"Happy cure day to me" (31) continuously pops up throughout the entire book. This expression means people celebrate the day they found out they would be able to leave forever, instead of celebrating birth. This concept changes the meaning of holidays and birthdays. Now, people celebrate the ability to live forever in a cruel, unsanitary world. Instead, people should appreciate every moment they get with their friends and family. The desire to constantly be busy doing something surfaces into everyday life. Fidget cubes and spinners are an example because people love to hold and play with these toys all the time to keep themselves "focused" even when their main focus appears somewhere else. With the use and development of technology, everything appears through the click of a button. Tablets, phones, laptops, and computers improve how an individual communicates with their friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers they have not met. Inevitably, this allows us to ignore real-world events in the world around us.

Change is a constant theme relating to practically everything in our society. We used to have horses and black and white televisions. These are no comparison to the technology we have with us right now. Even parenting has begun to evolve. For example, parents used to choose marriages for their own children. Things have turned around so much that spanking is even frowned upon within society. However, Change has been lacking in a very important human development. Fundamentally, education has hardly seen a change in the last one-hundred-fifty years. Ironically, the parents of children, along with the educational issues blame current educational issues on the technology. Video games get the most blame out of all the modern technology we possess. For example, Caroline Miller, a writer for Child Mind Institute highlights the typical reactions regarding concentration issues, stating, “the claim has been made by some researchers that the constant stimulation and instant rewards of games raise the bar for kids to pay attention in normal, less stimulating situations where you have to work harder to get rewards.” Consequently, these concerns are a result of the lack of change within our educational system. Ironically, video games are a potential solution to the lack of interest teachers must struggle with throughout the year. Video games are already succeeding as educational tools indirectly and directly. Emphasizing the technology within schools would also fix problems that are not

Today, there are so many new developments in technology around the world. This means that the places we work in are changing as well. Things may be easier. As technology advances even more in the future, jobs may be more limited. People may need higher education. We may not even need people to do the jobs anymore. Robots might be doing it all!

The youth and childhood of this upcoming generation has been interrupted by the overexposure to technology. More than a third of young children are found to be tapping on tablets and smartphones before they can even walk or talk. This shocking statistic is a leading cause of the overuse of screen time. The amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatically. According to Childwise; a market research firm, children aged five to sixteen spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen.

Social media tools and electronic communication provide a variety of opportunities to learn, teach, communicate with students and communicate with colleagues. In this digital world, technology can help students access assignments, resources and, it can help them to connect with learning communities all over the world. The concern raised through discussions with fellow BTM students is that upon entering university, students noticed that professors were not using technology as much as they could. Students found that when they compared their high school experiences with technology in the classroom to their university first year classrooms, they noticed that some of the university classrooms were not using technology to enhance the student’s learning to its full potential. (Bowden, 2016), The purpose of this report is to provide information to professors on ways that they can use technology in their classrooms more effectively to meet the needs of the 21st century learner.

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.

Throughout the years, there’s always been this rising stigma, claiming that a millennials’ dependence on technology is making them less educated than ever before. Society’s dependence on computers and technology has been said to stray us away from books and hinder us to function like normal people. However, new technology has actually worked to benefit millennials. With the help of the internet and video games, they grow to become more vocal when it comes through expressing their views and ideas, they develop stronger social and communication skills, they are able to familiarize themselves with everyday tasks and turn them into habits.

Lexicographers define technology as “the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization” ( Dictionary.com). To put this into more common terms, technology is the use of advances that help to change a group of people for better or possibly for worse. Some critics argue that technology is slowly downgrading our society. I’ve always believed technology is a crutch that has helped to our civilization to make every day processes more simplified, but allows for focus on more important tasks. Technology is changing our minds and behaviors, but it is for the better; although technology has made us less independent, it has improved our connection to expand our scope of knowledge.