Here is the post for your comments on Amy Goldwasser's "What's the Matter With Kids Today?"
Richtel's article "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction" focused primarily on the negative effects of technology on kids and teens. What, according to Goldwasser, are some positive uses of technology that teens (or young
adults) engage in?
And....drum roll please...the last reading for our discussion on reading, the brain, and technology: "Can You Hear Me Now?" by Sherry Turkle. Whether
or not we agree with Turkle's assessment of the problems with
technology, I think she raises some important issues and questions that
we need to ask ourselves as we move ahead. What are some of the most
significant questions that Turkle brings to this discussion?
I remember a few years ago all of the stress over "Big Brother" watching us. In Turkle's article she alludes to the same concern. It seems everyone got over their privacy being invaded when Facebook started catching on. Everyone seems to be willing to post intimate details of their lives these days without concern as to who is reading.
ReplyDeleteKathy L.
In the article What's the matter with kids today: Sounds like kids really do read alot, but it's all short stories. Refering to the dairy of Anne Frank as a blog made me chuckle for some reason. It's a good thought article. Good to hear someone thinks internet is beneficial to youth.
ReplyDelete~Tym F
Goldwasser brings up good points, but I think a few stand on weak legs. No one will doubt the value of researching topics with ease and assembling information quickly. But being able to interpret the content is another matter. Also, not everything personal needs to hit the public airways- I don't think "diary" equates that well to a blog- for one, writing a journal doesn't have an opportunity for response from others, often for a reason.
ReplyDeleteBTW, "Jaws" came out in 1975 and I didn't have to look it up (but maybe that's just because I'm old-er).
Kevin K.
Goldwasser's article "What's the Matter With Kids Today?" Had some good points but seemed to shy away from the negatives of internet use. She praised the fact that kids were reading but failed to acknowledge the fact that they abbreviate everything, use almost no proper punctuation, and have established what can be considered their own language. I could see them reading as a good thing if they would read and write properly. U no wat I mean?
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According to Goldwasser, some positive uses of technology that teen are engaging today: teen write diary, they ahre their feeling, more reaction about the world. Some questions that Turkle brings to ask: "are we losing he time to take our time?" " Does it matter that it's real?" " who am I?" "who are you?"
ReplyDelete--Uyen B.
Goldwasser brings up the positive side of technology as a tool for learning and developing skills that have a real world impact.
ReplyDeleteTurkle makes some valid points about the blending of technology and networking. I have almost completed my sales training at Weber State and I have learned that interacting with people in person is very important for many reasons. these are my questions about the future of technology on a personal level.
in the next 20 years how will technology change the way we interact on a daily basis?
Will technology someday streamline most activities so people can be more effective thus freeing time for less technologically driven activities?
Goldwasser takes a very different perspective than Richtel. She says that technology is a positive thing because kids are now reading, writing, and presenting their feelings on a scale that has never been seen before. Personally, I think the availability of technology is decreasing the drive for people to learn. Why work on spelling when we have spell check? Why pay attention in class when you can Google later? And so on..
ReplyDeleteI really like that Goldwasser makes a reference to that fact that people over generalize, labelling teens as all being the same. I think this is a true statement and one that I am probably guilty of conforming to. I also really liked another statement Goldwasser makes, ''Teenagers today read and write for fun; it's part of their social lives. We need to start celebrating this unprecedented surge, incorporating it as an educational tool instead of meeting it with punishing pop quizzes and suspicion.'' In Sherry Turkle's article she makes some good points. Her statement ''Are we losing the time to take our time'' is intriguing. She elaborates on this by saying, ''We live in contradiction: insisting that our world is increasingly complex, we nevertheless have created a communications culture that has decreased the time available to us to sit and think, undisturbed.'' I think this statement is very true.
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I like the stance that Goldwasser is taking because she realizes that technology isn't all bad. But I have to agree with Victoria; why pay attention in class when you can google almost everything now. I also don't think that literary reading has declined at all, people are just choosing to read their books on handheld devices or laptops rather than books.
ReplyDeleteKids are idiots. technology is useful but at the age they are at they have not formed the maturity necessary to be responsible. technology isnt bad but its abused pretty easily. I don't believe reading is declining its just online and not quite as detailed
ReplyDeleteB. James
Im glad that technology has some good effects to us. I think she is right kids read a lot through the internet. Kids read mostly gossips or short stories. It is not same as reading books or news articles but I think it is better than nothing. Anyways they read something I think to improve reading skills it doesnt matter what kind of reading. So I agree with her opinion
ReplyDeleteY. kim
I think again technology is tool that can help us all if we use correctly. We have a lot of information right at our finger tips.
ReplyDeleteIt is very true that the younger generation is growing up with so many distractions. The article "Growing up digital, Wired for distraction" explained it really well. Kids have are able to get a hold of so much technology these days, that they get off the beaten path of learning. Don't get me wrong technology has helped students in so many ways to help learning. But, with that said there are so many things out of the class room to distract them from developing as students.
ReplyDeleteTaylor N
Technology has definitely changed the way that we see the world. We are in a way detached from reality but involved in a cyber social network of millions of people. Teens of today tend to type there feelings rather than say them. But no matter what your perspective is on this it is obvious that technology has its advantages!
ReplyDeleteJordan B.