Technology has and continues to change us in so many ways... And I'd like to focus on communication and writing with respect to how our minds become more digital.
I remember getting my
first e-mail account during my first year of college. I think my adaptation to e-mail has influenced my slight distaste for talking on
the phone. I am able to pre-contemplate what I am going to say, so began
communicating with all of my friends and colleagues through instant messenger. I
continued to do so throughout college.
Nowadays I continue to
communicate mostly through electronic mail communications and texting. This certainly would
not be as second nature to me, and I certainly wouldn’t prefer e-mail over phone
communications if it were not for this technology.
Do emerging technologies focus
our senses or distort them? I personally believe that technologies can focus
our senses but without purposeful thought it will distort them. As I mentioned
above, I prefer electronic communication. Many people prefer the voice contact because it is more personal. If I
thought I was closer to someone simply because we have a lot of electronic
communication , I might have a distorted view.
Despite the lack of the "personal," I think
written communication has taken a giant leap. I believe that students today are much better
writers than ever before. They e-mail, type letters, instant message, and text each
other all the time. Even though there is slang that is used in these types of communications
it is far more than they were used to writing when writing was solely done on a type
writer or even pen and paper.
I would certainly say typed communications
has focused our abilities to communicate effectively through written language.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Cool Things
The most beneficial part of today's class was learning to be aware of the simple (and inexpensive)things one can do to enhance learning in the classroom. It's OK to be creative with resources that are either inexpensive or, simply, ready for the trash heap (so long as these resources are safe).
Here's a cool thing...
Here's a cool thing...
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