Technology Is Altering The Landscape Of The World

People in society nowadays spend their time using smartphones to communicate, be entertained and obtain information in their daily life. Texting and social media sites have become the means in which people communicate with others. When I was a kid I used a gameboy to be entertained by these days entertainment comes by using a phone, person, device, or a console which can easily be transported. Information is spread within seconds by using social media. As you can see, society has become overly dependent on technology in their daily lives for three reasons, because it negatively affects children, people are obsessed with buying and using advanced technology, and social media can lead to dangers for the user.

Through the years technology has been evolving increasingly, from flip phones to smartphones to watches used as phones, type writers to laptops to touch screen laptops and radios to basic televisions to big screens to flat screens and on to smart screens. Growing up, I would often spend time watching many hours of television. As a teenager, I also would begin spending more time on phone; talking, texting and video chatting. In today the world, the internet is highly influential, and is filled with a plethora of information about many things. For a long time, phones and the internet have become very problematic because of the lack of communication. Because technology may have a negative effect, it can lead to an overload from the media, to phones hindering writing skills and online communication can affect face to face communication.

The overuse of some types of technology in our everyday lives, resulting in a diminished value for knowledge and education, is a growing problem in our society. For example, instead of focusing on reading a book many young adults will go on Instagram, YouTube, or Snapchat, which offer shortened

Technology has become an everyday part of life; the majority of our lives is now spent using some type of technology. Technology has also become popular in many professions, including Counseling. With the increase in technology and the constant changes, counselors have been trying to incorporate the new technologies in their profession to benefit their clientele. The possible uses of technology in counseling are unlimited, even though there are multiple possibilities that benefit the counseling profession, technology can often bring about ethical issues. Technology can be used in several different ways to benefit their profession and their clients each having their own negative and positive effect to the counseling process. My concern is that distance counseling/online counseling is not as beneficial as believed and could actually cause more harm than help. Even though, I do personally see the possible benefits of the growth of technology in the counseling field, but believe for it to be successful there needs to be additional code of ethics and guidelines for professionals to adhere to.

In this digital age, technology is everywhere. The continuing growth of technology made people’s lives become too complacent and lethargic. Every human being grasp the advantages of technology in pursuit of doing things fast and easy. What exactly is technology? The word technology can describe different type of electronics and machinery today such as microwave, television, cars, computers and even manufacturing cables. The internet, which is a vital part of technology, makes any thing easily accessible and offers convenience through the use of social media. According to Ventola, social media is referred to as “Internet-based tools that allow individuals and communities to gather and communicate; to share information, ideas, personal messages, images, and other content; and, in some cases, to collaborate with other users in real time” (Ventola, 2014, p. 491). Even though technology can be educational and let people stay connected with family and friends, it causes social isolation for people who are having difficulty to disengage or being dependent on technology’s advancement. The use of technology like the internet and devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and computers can negatively impact people psychologically and physically because it can damage social skills development, inhibits social interaction, and it enticed people to waste time.

With technology growing at a rapid rate, it has nearly consumed everyone’s lives, especially students. The National School Boards Association says, “Almost 60% of students who use social networking talk about education topics online and more than 50% talk specifically about schoolwork” (“Creating & Connecting” 1). There are more online colleges than ever before. Businesses are communicating via live computer conference calls on opposite ends of the earth. In addition, schools are introducing computer enriched assignments as early as elementary. According to research done by the National School Boards Association, “Nearly all school districts (96%) say that at least some of their teachers assign homework that requires internet use” (“Creating

People are now connected electronically to 24-hour news cycles, updates on all the movements and activities of friends and celebrities, and even, in the case of physicians, with latest research findings on diagnoses and treatments of illnesses. Even counseling has expanded thanks to the Internet where some counselors now offer group sessions via chat, or provide treatment via instant messaging and emails. Psychologists have expressed concern whether computer mediated communication (CMC) will help or hinder those individuals who may be lonely and isolated from others. CMC has definitely changed how we communicate with others and has had an equal amount of problems related to misinterpretation.

Education like most industries in the United States is constantly evolving. When I was in school in the early 1980s the building was blessed to have two Apple 2Es and students were lucky to get on one of them once a month to play “educational games.” As I progressed into high school I took a computer programming class and I created a sports trivia game. I was one of the lucky students because I could use a computer fifty minutes a day. In the early 1990s I learned in college that I could play solitaire without actual playing cards. I heard of the Internet, but dismissed as a fad that will eventually fade. In 1999 I got my first computer and I could travel the world at the speed of dial-up. Now I can do a lot more on my cell phone than I could with that old computer. With the Internet, technology, and social media administrators have a wide variety of tools in the communication tool bag to use to enhance the educational setting in schools and public relations within the community. If we are expecting our students to be prepared for the world of tomorrow we must embrace the technology of today. Eric Sheninger and Patrick Larkin explore why embracing social media is imperative for schools today in the article “Changing Perceptions of Social Media.”

For example, two families living on opposite sides of the world can now communicate using Skype, or any means of telecommunications application software in order to keep in touch and stay connected with one another. This technology does not come without its consequences; using technology to keep in touch with loved ones from afar has turned into communicating with another from across the room. Those mostly affected by the increasing usage of technology are adolescents. The Pew Research Center conducted a research titled “Teens and Technology 2013” (Madden et al., 2013). This report consist of data collected from not only adolescents ranging in age of 12 to 17 but also from the parents of those adolescents, where it is reported that 74% of “teens ages 12-17 say they access the internet on cell phones, tablets, and other mobile devices at least occasionally” (Madden et al.,

Technology is so common in this day and age that it is almost impossible to imagine living without it. There are many good things about technology, for example, keeping in touch with people no matter where in the world they are and being able to know anything instantly. Even though technology brings people together, technology creates many issues such as teen’s identities being affected in a negative way by social media and millenials having few conversations.

These days of the twentieth century technology is advancing at a fast pace. Everyday there’s a new trend of Internet communication and tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Myspace and so much more that offers immense scope for socializing. Also tools online that can help children develop learning skills quicker than you can learn at school. Children are all the more on the Internet, agreeing report by Sarah Kessler, Mashable; almost 80% between the ages of 0 and 5 utilization the Internet on at any rate a week after week premise in the United States. Technology has evolved throughout generations and children are encouraged to use the computer to study, using credible information on the web. Overall, surveys states that children are more socialized and educated because of the Internet.

We live in a day and age where we encounter technology at every corner. 91% of American adults own a cell phone (Brenner), and a laptop is considered a staple among college students in order to complete work for school. Televisions and social media are the primary sources for news outlets, and it becomes more evident over time that we as a world have become more and more dependent upon technology in order to communicate more efficiently than ever before. Technology has now reached far beyond the boundaries of well-developed, first-world countries, and is prevalent in even the most primeval of societies. It now allows for us to communicate with individuals who were once far beyond our reach, further improving the lives of those living in

In today’s time social media is major part of everyone’s daily life. For instance, “people spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook” (Lawrence, 2012). This demonstrates that social media has a major influence on an individual’s life. Not only is social media having an influence over individuals, it is also influencing the way society communicates. For example, communication was once through phone calls or by mail, but now communication is being executed through various form of social media such as, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Tumbler, etc. In addition to social media being used for communication, smartphones are also contributing to this as well. Furthermore, smartphones can be used to access the web when there is no internet.

Innovation has become a crucial factor to allow corporations to provide various products and services in reacting to a competitive, rapidly changing environment. Over the past decades, the developments and improvements in Information Technology (IT) have had a profound impact on the global landscape as well as the regular corporate working environment. With the help of advanced Information Technology, businesses are able to process and operate its daily works more accurate and easier. It is much safer and easier to store data and information in the database than the traditional approach (Valacich & Schneider, 2016, p. 214). IT has been changing the way how business is done. It changes the basis of business from the labor and manual skills to the knowledge management. The jobs required by information technology, as well as the technology itself, are changing the social system of the organizations. Organizations are unable to adapt the pace of technology change will suffer more in the business world than they used to be.

In recent years, technology has been on a continuous rise. It has become an integral part of the lives of countless individuals. From laptops to mobile phones, various devices have their daily use in the daily affairs of people, whether the average citizen or famous personalities. For the most part, technology has its benefits. Students now have easy and quick access to multiple sources of information within the click of a button or the touch of a screen regardless of location. Friends and family may now communicate across vast distances in real time. Also, people may use their mobile devices to entertain themselves, especially in terms of watching videos on demand and playing virtual games. There are many other examples.