Students have the technology to learn almost whatever they want at any time; however, instead of researching new information, they keep their eyes glued to apps such as Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Social media helps students stay connected to their friends, but are students starting to overuse it? I've witnessed many students fail to finish their homework because they felt like they needed to check social media every five to ten minutes. Social media isn't becoming the problem; students not knowing when to stop checking their news feed is the problem. Technology gives students access to all types of information at their fingertips; however, they tend to use it for social purposes. When most students have access to information at any
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In the passage Is Google Making Us Stupid?, author Nicholas Carr states, "When I mention my troubles with reading to friends and acquaintances -- literary types, most of them -- many say they're having similar experiences." He thinks he was smarter before he used Google, and that it made him less intelligent. He said that before there was Google, people had to do their research from reading books. Since there is new technology in the world, there's a new way of learning that older people aren't used to. That because it is easier to learn new things at a young age, which is why today's young adults don't have a hard time figuring out new …show more content…
Thanks to all of the new features of technology, it has become easier to complete simple tasks; on the contrary, there are negative impacts as well. For example, people are now able to use filters, draw, and crop photos, changing a photo from its original look. Changing a photo from what it originally was can be negative and positive. It can be positive because people have the control to change photos to make them look better than the original. It can become negative when someone attempts to completely change how the original photos look. For example, it becomes negative when an overweight lady crops a photo of herself to make herself look skinny, in order to look attractive on a dating
In the passage Is Google Making Us Stupid?, author Nicholas Carr states, "When I mention my troubles with reading to friends and acquaintances -- literary types, most of them -- many say they're having similar experiences." He thinks he was smarter before he used Google, and that it made him less intelligent. He said that before there was Google, people had to do their research from reading books. Since there is new technology in the world, there's a new way of learning that older people aren't used to. That because it is easier to learn new things at a young age, which is why today's young adults don't have a hard time figuring out new …show more content…
Thanks to all of the new features of technology, it has become easier to complete simple tasks; on the contrary, there are negative impacts as well. For example, people are now able to use filters, draw, and crop photos, changing a photo from its original look. Changing a photo from what it originally was can be negative and positive. It can be positive because people have the control to change photos to make them look better than the original. It can become negative when someone attempts to completely change how the original photos look. For example, it becomes negative when an overweight lady crops a photo of herself to make herself look skinny, in order to look attractive on a dating