Information technology

Technology has also affected the way we learn, read and write. Introduction of new technologies certainly resulted in an evolution of our literacy, for both good and bad. The provision of new technologies through search engines like Google and Yahoo has increased the convenience and speed which we can get the information that we need. Simply by the click of a button, pages after pages of search results would appear in the search engine within seconds. However, with the immense amount of…

would further ask if the changes are negative, or just different? The author states in his article that he is nervous about technology, such as the internet, negatively impacting our minds, and ability to effectively communicate. He acknowledges the internet’s usefulness in quickly finding information. However, he is more concerned that societies dependence on technology, and the distraction it causes, is diminishing reading, writing, and overall reasoning skills. An interesting point from…

As technology becomes a more influential part of human society, questions are raised considering its impact on society. Clive Thompson’s article, Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better, addresses this issue by stating that technology has a positive effect on society. Jenna Wortham’s article, I Had a Nice Time with You Tonight. On the App., presents a similar argument, but takes a different approach, by making her argument more grounded in everyday life.…

controversy for this essay is whether or not technology has a negative or positive affect on people. In order to help explain whether or not technology has a positive or negative affect on us there will be four articles that will be discussed within this essay. The first article is “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, “The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens by Ferris Jabr, “Get Smarter” by Jamais Cascio, and “Technology Doesn’t Dumb Us Down. It Frees…

Is all this technology helping us or is it hindering us? Our world now revolves around technology, from self-driven cars to clocks. Our lives have changed so much due to this new technology. We are can now find the answer to any question within minutes due to the web or connect with a new culture across the world without even traveling. We are getting use to this new way of life and our brains are reprogramming themselves to accept the new ways we now receive information. In the article “Is…

the new technology that we have today. I also think that the new technology is okay, but all it gives you is a constant buzz and a never-ending mindless chatter. Maybe one day I will start having the same emotion or feeling about the newer source of technology like I do about the older source of technology. How do you feel about the whole situation? If you had to make a decision of picking the best one, witch one would you pick. I honestly think the newest version of technology is…

Technology such as the internet and video can certainly be a distraction to students, but if used properly they can be an essential tool for learning. In today's day and age, it would be detrimental to deprive students access to computers and the internet. While they should not be used as the crux for teaching techniques, these technologies have become viable channels through which one may access knowledge. As such, rather than prohibiting the use of these technologies, it would be more…

out there today take this technology for granted because they rely on these inventions to stay in touch. Everyone in the world wants to know about what has happened as soon that information is available to the general public. The Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties did not have these simple and effective technologies. The Gilded Age, brought out new technologies that were at first only used by skilled engineers because the technologies were complex. While this technology was impressive for its…

more famous Amusing Ourselves to Death. In short, Postman (1992) argues that “We are currently surrounded by throngs of . . . one-eyed prophets who see only what new technologies can do and are incapable of imagining what they will undo” (p. 5). Though…

problem with using technology. Most college students use social media which includes: twitter, snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. Today we are going to learn how to use technology to help us in school rather than waste our time. First thing college students can use technology for is online classes. This can be a challenge for some students because they are only used to their day to day uses like Twitter. You can use a variety of strategies to succeed like doing a trial run with technology…