Technology And Technology : The Future Of Technology

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.

Technology has affected society in various of ways and keeps growing as the days go on. Technology includes smartphones, tablets, computers and even smart TVs, where you can access the internet from your TV. For as long as anyone can remember technology has definitely evolved since when technology was first introduced to this world. Many believe that since technology is always renewing and more accessible it will take over us. The millions of social media sites for people like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Etc., will take over and leave us feeling lonelier than before. Before we know it, we’re going to be stuck in this world where all anyone every does, is be on social media or playing games on smartphones all day long. Incapable of having

To summarize, technology has taken over our lives, and made us obsessed and attached to gadgets. We lose focus of important things, and lack social interaction. We are only focused on the Internet world while losing sight of the outside world. We should not succumb on our desire to only be connected to the Internet world, but instead, we should go out on the daily to interact with our peers. Being antisocial is a serious flaw that should be worked on.

In the world we live in, technology is advancing everywhere from software to machines and even cooking utensils. Improvements to our lives, by technology, include electricity, medical technology, fast productions and, Access to information and education. Without technology the world would be different and it would leave us at a disadvantage.

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.

Using technology as a resource in the classroom can become beneficial when helping a student learn material, or further improve, on a certain topic of interest. With the many advancements that have occurred in the classroom, students, in high school or college, are quickly able to find tutors or online guides that can help them solve tough questions. Allowing the use of technology in the classroom provides students access to an extensive network that allows them to adapt to more difficult ideas while pursuing a passion of their choice. Technology can help students, who appear to be shy, by allowing them to pursue topics independently or they can use it to better adapt in a social environment. Students can also benefit from technology by using it in a creative setting. However, students must realize that if technology is not used properly in the classroom, it can result in a distraction from schoolwork.

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.

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.

Steve Jobs once said that, “Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.”

Technology negatively affects the way our brains process information. In Jeffery Sachs “A Nation of Vidiots,” Sachs states that many neuroscientist believe that “TV is rewiring heavy viewers’ brains and impairing their cognitive capacities.” (113) In his writing, he describes how reliance on TV has impaired our ability to think critically and become engaged in conversation. The less we use our minds to analyze and think about topics, the harder it becomes to engage in deep thought for a long period of time. Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” lists a few examples of people they know, who now find it hard to focus on a text for a long amount of time. (96) These people, Carr stated, used to be avid readers themselves, but after relying on Google and internet searches for a long amount of time, find it difficult to become immersed in a book or article like they used to.

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.

With technology in the palm of our hands, why should we sit down and listen to boring reporters talk about an uninteresting topic that would not impact one’s life? As technology advances further convenience and opportunity for many are provided in the American society, however, more issues are developing as shown from Trump’s decision to end DACA known as the “Dreamers” while technology is becoming more complex. Generation Z, recognized for their technology involvement, has the ability to make a large impact on our society. With that being said, generation Z needs to engage in their local governments as much as they are involved in their cell phones. Local government makes the overall decision for their municipal district in order to maintain peace, order, and good governance. If generation Z including millennials want their voice to be heard, getting involved by voting and taking actions like peaceful protest allows their voice heard by their local government. In addition, the previous generations should adapt to generation Z’s environment by including technology and social media into their daily lives in order to not make the younger generations feel like a failure but instead get them interested and engaged in whats occurring in their world.

Technology has evolved notably over the last 50 years, with cars that drive themselves, and food that gets delivered to our doors without ever saying a single word. Technology, the new normal in today’s age, has given us the luxury to do anything with the artless click of a button. Although technology has made our everyday lives effortless, with things such as emails, texting, and online classrooms, one relevant aspect is severely lacking: face to face interactions. In the last 50 years, technology has adversely altered the social environment, before the innovative wave hit schools relied only on books, pencil, paper, and common sense to get them through the day. People relied on letters, neighbors, and newspapers.These days, asking your neighbor for a cup of sugar is unheard of, and the nocent side of technology is ignored.

As a kid, you wouldn’t see me without a book in my hand wherever I went. I read at home, at school, and while I spent the night at my Aunt’s and Uncle’s. Reading was one of my favorite things to do when I was bored, but as I grew up and was introduced to more and more technology, reading became a thing of the past. Reading in today's modern society is seen as something that is out of date and somewhat pointless. With the advanced technology we have today, we spend our time watching videos on YouTube, spend hours scrolling through Twitter, and mindlessly stare at the TV when we are bored. Even if we wanted to read, we have no need to lug around a paper book with us, as we have whatever we want right at our fingertips.

Technology has grown a lot over time, from the beginning of time when we first discovered how to make fire and when we invented the first wheel. As time advanced we advanced and created more and more new things. Now today our government has bunches of nuclear missiles,our food is genetically modified and we're all connected by the internet. Many people have all different opinions on the idea of technology regarding how far it has come along. Here, one can find out why these advancements have been beneficial to society as a whole.