Technology Around The World

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Technology has shaped the way people see things all around the world
. The new technological advances that have appeared in the past decade have given people more ways of communication, potential for learning experiences, and much more ways to access the World Wide Web. It’s important for schools across the world to take advantage of these new resources and learn as much as they possibly can about them. To influence any kind of change in the way people learn things, one must find a starting place. At Pensacola State College, it’s time to renew the outdated technology across campus and start encouraging students to use the technology available. With this change, students and teachers at PSC will become more familiar with the technology, be able
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If PSC decided to go in that same direction, then students could save money on their books and not have to worry about carrying heavy books to class with them every day. Textbooks for college students aren’t cheap. By introducing online textbooks, students would be able to save money due to the fact that online textbooks are cheaper than the ones from the school bookstore. The money saved could help out students who are in tough financial situations. Also, with new additions in technology on campus, the online textbooks would be even more easily accessible to students. In addition, the use of online textbooks will eliminate the hassle of having to haul big textbooks around campus. Some students, however, may not like the idea of having their textbooks on the computer. In this case, the student can choose to purchase a regular textbook from the bookstore. Online textbooks are meant to be an alternative that makes the students lives at PSC easier; therefore, the school shouldn’t completely eliminate the use of physical textbooks. By providing this alternative to heavy textbooks, students could save money, easily access their books online from anywhere they need to, and ultimately relieve stress in students

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