The Importance On Technology

Author Nicholas Carr states that the internet is, “making us think superficially.” The only information these students are discerning, are the words in their screens, telling them facts. This does not give students a chance to think strong enough

Today’s society is more affected by technology than it ever has been and it is changing every second of every day. Advancements in technology have been changing our culture and society for hundreds of years; from hunters and gatherers to information overload to a future of the most advanced technologies we could imagine. These fast advancements in technology quickly change our society. This statement was greatly expanded upon by three people: Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler

Caleb Shroyer Melody Niesen Comp 1 12 November 2017 Essay 4 Every student is a culprit of looking on the internet for answers, but it is affecting how we learn. Looking on the internet for answers is fast and easy, and sometimes can be very helpful. Technology can also be very distracting at school even at home.

Often times, the older generation gives the Internet a bad reputation. There are numerous articles claiming the Internet is generating a doltish society. Nicholas Carr is one of many writers who addresses the topic of our supposed intellectual decline entitled ‘Is the Internet Dumbing Us Down?’ According to Carr and multiple psychologists, the Internet can inhibit cognition. Because these people didn’t grow up with Internet, like the Millennials did, they fear the power of the World Wide Web. Like any great tool, if abused, the Internet can thwart progression. However, in this century, the Internet is an extremely popular and efficacious learning device. I cannot speak on anyone’s behalf but, the Internet was my first teacher, and it continues

When students are assigned assignments for school, they most likely go to the Internet to find the answers. They refuse to figure the question out on their own because as Carr stated, we are becoming shallower thinkers. We do not think we can do it on our own so, we have become dependent on the Internet to give us the quick and easy answer. We do not even bother picking up textbooks anymore to read because most of us have suppressed the idea of research to find an answer, which is why we have a hard time retaining the information. My school, for example, distributed us Chromebooks to help with in-class activities, but in reality they are a distraction. Most students sit in class on their Chromebook browsing for shoes or clothes and catching up on social media. However, those students tend to perform poorly on exams in comparison to the experiment conducted at Cornell University that Carr

They are taught to know that the answer to any of their questions is only a Google search away. The dependence on technology that people in this day and age have is a scary phenomenon. In an article by The New York Times Magazine, they commented about the technological dependence and its downsides, “Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But

A sentence from Grimes, Ginger explains how lazy students use the internet to receive the information without actually executing the work to the best of their ability. “The good students do all the work while the lazy kids reap the same benefits...” (source F) This demonstrates how the lazy kids rely on the internet while the attentive are actually willing to do the work. Lazy kids receive the same benefits short term but, in the long run they refer back to the internet instead of back to what they learned. The internet has “brainwashed” kids into thinking that it is okay to use the internet whenever they need to, instead of actually thinking about the process of doing things correctly. Some may think that the internet does not negatively affect students. Gamerman, Ellen writes “At Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach, Calif., seventh-graders are looking at each other's hand-held computers to get answers on their science drills. And in San Diego, high-schoolers can roam free on the Internet during English exams.” (source D) In some schools it is okay to use the internet while taking a test. Kids are just going to rely on their technology even if it is “frowned”

The internet needs to be embraced as an integral part of education and in turn schools should promote the responsible and effective use of the web. Teachers need to understand the importance of the internet and technology in the modern world and should take it upon themselves improve their “techno-literacy” when it is lacking. Without adapting to the modern world, they hamper their ability to teach their students. Students should be taught the critical thinking skills needed to effectively browse the internet; they need to be taught how to effectively judge whether or not an article or website is credible and worth their time. Access to the internet can be a significant part of any classroom and will allow students to further their understanding of the material. Being able to find extra examples for a concept that they do not understand in calculus or trying to find some constant they forgot in physics, all in seconds, can be invaluable to any student. It can be just as invaluable to teachers for whom the internet could be something of an additional tutor in the room for students to ask questions, which would ease the burden on a teacher’s shoulders. However, it will also fall upon teachers and students to ensure the responsible use of the internet and prevent any misuse and exploitation of such a powerful tool. Though it is possible to concentrate while working on the internet, it is also possible to fall prey to the myriad of distractions that present themselves on the internet. Things like YouTube and social networking websites are all parts of the reason that the internet is so wonderful, yet at the wrong time they can serve as pitfalls to a studious student. Thus it is up to individual students to make the ever difficult decision to postpone pleasure for work and it is up to teachers to ensure that this is done in the classroom. If used

In this new age of technology, information is becoming more readily available to practically everyone. This revolution has raised one major concern for the students of our generation: that we will not be able to think at all. That this generation will rely so heavily on the ability to access information immediately that we subsequently lose the ability to think for ourselves. This will not happen, however. Although many believe the internet is spoiling our generation, the fact of the matter is that the internet actually enriches our education and aids us in coming up with more educated solutions.

Every day the world is changing and things are done differently. Technology has also affected the way students are taught and in which they learn. It has changed the classroom. Technology saves us time and allows us to access material in only minutes. “The Internet and online subscription databases, even as a supplement to the printed works in the library, allow students to see, and force them to consider or reject, points of view that they might never have encountered in decades past” (Gow 4).With all the time technology produces, it also has downsides and it also may have created a less intelligent society.

However, some would say that within education, the use of technology can influence students to cheat or take the easy way out on their assignments. “Students today can easily access essays, reports, class notes, tests, etc. online, making it that much more difficult for teachers to know if the work their students hand in is original” (Ronan). This dilemma interferes with teenagers processing new information. The Internet is a great tool; however, teens may rely too heavily on it, and worse, believe everything they see. I believe that the internet can be a great source to gain more knowledge, however, one needs to acknowledge how to effectively use this tool to benefit them.

Welcome to the Digital Age, where we choose not to benefit from the endless access to information within the reach of our fingertips provided by the technology we ourselves have worked hard to institute, and instead choose to obliterate our brains by redefining procrastination, losing our ability to think, and watching cat videos on YoutTube. It is foreseeable that the magnificent monster, technology, will consume society, (if it hasn’t done so already) which may have intense negative impacts on education. A question often asked by scholars is “how do we communicate with students today who have grown up with technology from the beginning?” (Source B) Quite frankly, the only way to keep the attention of those permanently damaged by

Constant change in attention from learning and using technology causes students to have a risk of causing damage to their brain. Interaction with technology can cause students to have the disadvantage of changing their focus constantly between learning and using technology causing students to have a hard time focusing on learning. Students will struggle to give their full attention in learning rather than giving full attention to using forms of technology, and will cause their brain to problems. Technology makes students to have a feeling of bound to information available on the internet. Turkle mentions, “If you 're having a conversation with someone in speech, and it 's not being tape-recorded, you can change your opinion, but on the Internet, it 's not like that. On the Internet it 's almost as if everything you say were being tape-recorded. You can 't say, "I changed my mind.”.” (Turkle, 60). Using technology restricts students from developing their own thoughts, as students just have to depend on the information present on the internet. Students have to rely on the information that is available on the websites, as the websites are the only information which limits them to the only information that they can use and they cannot extend their learning. Having access to technology does not allow students to think critically and develop their own ideas

Technology is evolving and is becoming a central need in everyone’s life. It is even being integrated into the education system, changing the way one learns and teaches. An increased reliance on technology as a means to enhance knowledge has decreased the ability to acquire thorough knowledge and develop the power to reason or judge. This is evident in the way technology has made it easier for students to cheat, in how the internet provides wrong learning opportunities and in the way students respond to learning while being engaged with technology.

To begin, most of us already know that students of the 21st century are quite tech savvy meaning they use technology periodically and get a great amount of use from it. Judging by the amount of time spent on these devices, it should be obvious that many students use these devices for reasons beneficial to their education. For example, is a student is having a difficult time completing a homework assignment, the internet will always have sources for the research needed for their assignment or tutorials on how to do certain math problems. Though it can be argued that technology isn’t allowing us to think deeply about certain things as said by this quote, “The fact is, you’ll never think deeply if you’re always Googling, texting, and surfing.”- The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, it can easily be argued that from the research and information gathered from the internet can be used in a productive