May 5, 2014
Your thoughts on multitasking.
Do you agree? Can you multitask? Do you disagree?
I feel that most
people are able to multitask to an extent but it certainly isn't the most
effective or efficient way to get things done.
In the video Digital Nation a
professor spoke about quizzes he gives to his students that should be easy as
long as they are paying full attention to the lecture and/or readings done for
the class. Throughout classes the
students are not only listening to the lecture but they are also checking their
email, going on their Facebook and chatting with their friends. This professor found that because the
students are multitasking, throughout lectures, they are only averaging a 75%
on these quizzes. I feel that this
shows, yes a person can multitask, but they cannot be 100% efficient in each
task they are pursuing. I know that for
myself when I try and do too many things at once I get distracted and do not
tend to complete anything I intended to at that time.
Is there an addiction happening in
society today with technology or is it just a new way of living?
Should we be concerned?
I feel that there is some addiction happening,
in society today, when it comes to technology.
In the video Growing Up
Online it was stated that back in 2007 90% of teenagers were online. I found a recent study that states that
"93% of teens ages 12-17 go online, as do 93% of young adults ages 18-29.
Three quarters (74% of all adults ages 18 and older go online." With the
availability of technology at our fingertips it makes it so easy for everyone,
who wants it, to be online and connected to the whole world at all times. I see it as a bit of an addiction because
there are some people who cannot be more than an arm's length away from their
phone, a computer or a tablet without feeling like they lost their best
friend. It is sad to me that, with the
evolution of technology today, we, as a society, have a tough time just living
in the moment and enjoying the people and things that are physically in front
of us in the moment. I found it
interesting that in the video Digital Nation it talked about a free 2 week Internet Rescue
camp they put on for people who are too overtaken with being on the
internet. The people who attend this
camp are cut off from all technology for 2 weeks and are immersed in activities
such as jump roping and other outdoor and collaborative games. I feel that if technology wasn't creating
some sort of addiction in people that camps such as this wouldn't be
created. I feel that there should be
some concern and we need to be making sure, as teachers, parents, and role
models to children, that we are teaching them that technology is not the end
all be all.
Do parents of today have any idea
what their kids are doing online? Whose job is it to teach them the
safety and digital responsibility? Parents/Teachers/ Community/Government??
I think that there are
some parents who monitor what their children are doing online very carefully
and there are others who do not. I feel
that safety and digital responsibility should start with a child's parents. Most children's first exposure to technology
is within their own homes and because I feel that parents/guardians need to be
taking the necessary steps to make sure they are being safe and responsible on
the internet. I also feel that because
technology is becoming so prevalent within schools today that teachers need to
be reinforcing the safety and responsibility of using the internet. Within the
video Growing
Up Online it is sad to learn that there are some kids hiding such things
are cyber bullying and eating disorders from their parents and getting hints
and tips through the internet on how they can "become a better anorexic"
or ways to end their lives. If parents
were able to better monitor their child's internet use some of these things
could be avoided.
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Hello Heather,
ReplyDeleteYou had said “I feel that there should be some concern and we need to be making sure, as teachers, parents, and role models to children, that we are teaching them that technology is not the end all be all.” Agreed. Technology can be a huge help in nearly all the time, but people need to know that it is important to unplug. Personally, I like the game you can play with your friends where you all stack your phones on the table and the first person to take their phone and use it buys dinner for everyone. Incentive to unplug :-)