Technology : The Positive Influence Of Technology In Our Life

In the 21st century nothing has been more influential on the human race than technology has. Technology is a part of anything and everything and the thought of no technology would be considered the apocalypse. Two women, Jane McGonigal, a video game designer, and Sherry Turkle, a technology professor at MIT, both have their own perspectives on technology and how it impacts emotions. McGonigal’s main focus is how video games can be used as a model on how we as humans can make this world a better place. Turkle’s studies are focused on how technology such as cell phones, online avatars, and social media make a whole generations personal development different from past generations. McGonigal is extremely optimistic towards the idea of not only video games but technology as a whole being a huge impact on the improvement of earth’s population. Turkle is more skeptical on technology bringing up thought evoking questions regarding whether technology and its effects on us should be considered good or bad. Even with their contrasting topics both of these women are trying to show how the technology of everyday life alter the emotions. Turkle and McGonigal’s ideas are comparative regarding the emotional effect on people using alternate realities being positive and they also agree that technological communication has become a tool for emotional benefit in society, but their technological views differ on how technology will help us mature as a person.

Jenny Arledge reminds us that, "Technology can become the "wings" that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before—if we will allow it." Technology over the past few years has blossomed into something bigger and better than we could have ever imagined. Technology is and always has been a debatable subject. Most older people do not think technology is doing anything but teaching kids to ignore everything around them. However, the use of technology has had many positive effects on everyday life: it helps us stay in touch, keeps us up to date on the news around us, and leads to prodigious advancements in science.

1) Based on the resources provided above, how would you define technology? Be sure to use your own words!

On June, 02, the first day of recording the usage of technology, I used about seven hours and fifteen minutes. I set up my alarm on my phone to wake up at 6:30 in the morning. I always wake up at 6:30 a.m. but, I could not get up from my bed. I use to check my Facebook and email until 7:00 a.m. on my bed. As soon as I get up from my bed, I play music on my phone until I arrive to school at 7:45 in the morning. I play music on my phone as soon as I get on my car until I get home; it is about 13 minutes. I have to call to my bank when I get home because I could not swipe my card. It took me at least 30 minutes. After the call, I get on my Facebook and chat with my friends about one hour and thirty minutes. I use to cook dinner at 3:00 p.m. and always take me two hours to finish up every dishes. I always used to play music on my laptop while I am cooking. At 8 o’clock, I used my laptop to study about an hour. Before I sleep, around 9:15 p.m. I watched a movie on Netflix. It took about one hours and fifteen

As technology in our world continues to advance and evolve how we interact with one another in society also begins to change. The societal norms adapt to the technology that people now use constantly in their everyday lives, especially regarding phones. Our society has become one where people cannot live without their phones; some can feel like they have no life when they are without their phones. It saddens me to see a world where we can connect with people from anywhere around the world thanks to technology, but at the same time we are more disconnected from the people who are around us as many people spend more time talking and texting with one another using technology than having face to face interaction.

In this day of age, almost everything has been become digital and you must now adjust to this new form. Even though technology has turned over to a new direction, there is still much to learn and benefit from. The good thing about today’s technology is that it is much easier to use than how it was many years ago. Technology is always advancing and creating new things to learn. As this essay progresses, I will be discussing three types of technology that have been positive aspects in my life, all of which are currently greatly advancing.

which can benefit our lives, but ultimately shape us into something we’re all slowly becoming— addicted.

Throughout history, technological advances have been an effective way for the media to get information out to society, whether it was factual or not. Technology affects almost every aspect of society and can be used as a device to spread the word which alters the way that many people live their lives. In the graphic novel “The influencing machines”, written by journalist Brooke Gladstone and cartoonist Josh Neufeld, the authors embrace the reluctant views towards the history of technology while arguing the positive and negative effects when dealing with false accusations that are brought to people's attention. People don’t fear technology itself, they fear the unknown effects that could be brought upon them in their future. Although everyone has the ability to make their own decisions and believe what they choose, the media has a huge influencing factor in the way we view, analyze, and talk about news.

Technology occurred before the human kind and it has improved people’s lives positively and negatively. The influence of technology is really great that it has absolutely changed our lifestyle. Computers, the Internet, Gadgets all these things have transformed our working system completely and our productivity has increased unbelievably. As everyone knows with every positive that have to be a negative, technology is really great, but it also has a huge affected every part of family life. We are spending more time indoors than we are outside. The time we spent on the computer, watching TV, and other electronics drive is about 8 hours a day. During this time, we are usually spent alone and not with the rest of the family. With all the electronics drive, we currently have, we don 't need to get out of the house anymore, you can do everything from the luxury of your home. Almost everything revolves around technology now. Don’t get me wrong, I love computer and all the technology we have now, with every new invention coming out I have them all, Apple Watch, iPhone7 Plus, iPad, new Apple TV, and new headphone, most of my product is around Apple because I love the company they produce a good product, good design, and it last for a long time. On June 29, 2007, about 9 years ago, when the first generation of the iPhone came out, people will wait outside the stores to buy it. The estimated sales of this first generation iPhone were around 250,000 and 700,000 units in the first weekend

Technology is one of the biggest advancement in the history of our universe, and the powers of it are good and bad. People mainly gain from the use of technology and its many uses. Without technology today, the world would be a much, much different place because of the major setback in communication and other activities and resources. The things that technology impacts are family, education, and health.

Mornings are associated with many things: a tasty drink of piping hot coffee, the sound of birds chirping, moving into a nice, long stretch, the smell of fresh bacon cooking on the stove, and occasionally running downstairs to check for gifts underneath the Christmas tree. They are also associated with alarm clocks, starting the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and daily routines. Think about your daily routine. Do you read the newspaper? Do you eat breakfast? Do you brush your teeth? For many people, their day starts with megabytes, pixels, screens, blue light, and wifi. The first thing they do in the morning is turn off their alarm, which is on their phone, and check their social medias, which is on their phone. News, music, and games can all be found in one’s pocket. Phones can do many amazing things. As arguably the most often used technological device, phones are both an example and a cause of what technology can do to a society. However, there are some disadvantages to the virtual reality we are living in today. To make myself clear, we are losing key listening and communication skills because of technology.

Technology is always advancing, and people use it almost everywhere. It's used in jobs, homes, and everyday life. Recently technology also has made an immense impact on the way people learn. Many people have different opinions on how to use technology, and if it is a good tool for information. Some believe the use of the internet can help with creativity, and comprehensive. Other believe that through using internet imagination is lessened, and that it leaves students not understanding what was read. Technology can have positive, and negative results, it also had many different tests and studies done to see the impacts.

Take a glance at the people around you and see how many of them are using some form of technology. The role of technology in our lives is becoming more predominant as years pass. While it is an incredible tool at the fingertips of many Americans today, this simple yet complex tool is taking a considerable toll on our lives. While the roles of technology are a great tool in the lives of many, we need to greatly minimize what the use entails. Whether it be sitting at a coffee shop, simply having a cup of coffee, or visiting a loved one in the hospital as we wistfully have to see them for the last time, some form of technology is present all around us. With this vast presence it sometimes gets used in abundance during times that should be spent with those we care about and love, as seen in the short story, Emote Control by Anne Swan, a well-known, respected author. Although the endless forms of technology help to save many lives daily, this multibillion dollar industry is expeditiously altering the way we socialize, taking the place of those in our presence who we love, and causing a robot or five-inch LED-screen on our phones to have our full attention throughout most, if not all of our days.

Do personal technologies like phones, iPods, and computers connect or disconnect us? The opinions vary from person to person and generation to generation. Two opinions that we’ll look at specifically are from Andrew Sullivan, a blogger and columnist for the Sunday Times of London, and Anna Akbari, a professor at New York University. When looked at briefly, Sullivan and Akbari’s views seem to be like the opposite sides of the same coin. Sullivan argues from a more personal standpoint that personal technology shuts us out from the world. Akbari, on the other hand, sees technology and our personal devices as a way to open the world up to us and provides facts and results from professional studies that

The modern world is changing with new innovations everyday. Technology is getting more and more advanced, and more and more people have access to it. As good as this advancement may sounds, it comes with both positive and negative effects on the modern world. For example, technology can positively make transportation easier and faster, mechanized agriculture, and boost our education system. On the other side, it can place privacy and safety at risk, replace humans labor skills, cause pollution, and isolation.