Technology And Technology : The Use Of Technology

Technology is as much of a distraction as it is an asset. It took me 30 minutes to begin this essay because my phone is right next to me, and I got a text. A single message turned into a full conversation along with an update on multiple social media apps. I was annoyed with my phone because it distracted me from my essay, but how could I stay mad at something so important to me? Without my phone I doubt I could be a functioning adult. I couldn’t have bought my Starbucks this morning, I used the mobile app, and I couldn’t have boarded my plane, my boarding pass was sent to my email, and I couldn’t have called an Uber to get back to school.

Technology is an advanced program on a computer or even a cell phone that can do anything from discovering what you want. However, children remain the most human beings that use technology. Since they have been given a cell phone or a tablet at a very young age, their mind is used to the technology moving their fingers yet when parents give a child technology devices they don't know how enormous they are hurting the child's education. Since children have become more dependent on technology they have become careless in doing their own work, having less communication with others, loss of attention in class, and easier for them to cheat on their online assignments.

To begin, technology can be used as a productive tool, but sometimes at school, this tool can become a huge distraction. In fact, "A study published in the Journal of Media Education this week reported that student spends a fifth of their time in class doing things on their devices that have nothing to do with their school work" (Schaffhauser). Technology has the power to distract students when learning and eventually makes students forget everything they did learn. When teachers hand students technology, school work is not always what you see on the screen. Due to this distraction, scores on tests have been going down, "The paper published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

What are smart devices? “A smart device is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks via different wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, 3G, etc., that can operate, to some extent, interactively and autonomously”(Weiser). There has been a debate for years on whether or not technology impairs users from performing daily tasks and whether it is has become too much to handle. Technology is a very important and helpful aid to an individual’s every day life. Although some might see it as a distraction, the number of ways in which technology has advanced our capabilities, effectiveness and knowledge is enough to sink most opposing arguments. Technology has created a very different society completely changing the very concept of accessibility, making information available at almost any time and anyplace.

There is a problem. At work there are new ideas to pitch. At school there are endless projects and assignments that have to be finished quickly. Everyone wants these ideas to be original, one-of-a-kind, never seen before! Everywhere in life there are stressors that send adrenaline and cortisol hormones to your body that increase heart rate and sugars in the bloodstream. These hormones trigger neurons in your brain to release neurotransmitters that within a fraction of a second have reached all of the interconnected regions of the brain. All of the sensors in the brain receive the impulses, and the Executive Attention Network that brings attention, creative thinking, and concentration into the brain’s activity wraps everything together. There, a creative thought has been born (Underwood 2).

Technology is the distribution of intelligence that deals with the arrangement and use of industrial means and their relationship with life, society, and the environment. Since the establishment of modern technology has been entangled with it. On average a smartphone user will check their phones 150 times a day-----. And that is just how the people cooperate with their Smartphone. Technology has a large negative effect on society.

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.

Despite technology being a practical tool to gain knowledge and information, it can be damaging to brain health. Overindulging in the use of technology can result in physical, mental, and emotional issues. If a person overuses technology can it damage their body? And if so how can you treat it? In order to start research on the topic, we must first study the composition of the brain to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the brain works.

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.

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.

"Get out your phone," "grab a laptop," "we are going to the computer lab" are common phrases heard in an average classroom, whether it be in elementary, middle, or high school. More and more teachers are implementing technology in the classroom as a way to increase students' interest in what is being taught, but many teachers fail to recognize the problems that come with the use of too much technology. While technology may be an innovative resource for the classroom, students' exposure to technology should be regulated because overuse of technology negatively affects the brain and eyes, and impacts basic life skills. Technology in moderation can be beneficial, but an excessive amount creates more problems than it solves.

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.

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.

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.

In an age full of technology, we have engulfed our minds with things that we view on our smartphones, computers, and of course, television. People must learn to slow down for a moment and cherish the things in life that actually matter, like family, friends, time to pray and to read our Bibles. Even though there are great uses with technology like news, entertainment, communication with friends and family, and even applications that can help with everyday life, where do we draw the line?