Warning: This may be a negative point of view to our
class, but something worth considering in hopes to find a solution!
Currently in the world eighty-one percent
1 of us is using technology at any given time. It's been a gift and a
curse, but necessary we learn the basics of it. Within that
eighty-one percent, just in the United States alone, each household owns at
least one Apple product 2. Meaning almost everybody has access to an
App Store.
With technology slowly taking over our
lives it falls hand in hand with our education. For businesses to survive in
the world they need to be updated on and using cutting edge technology. And
with children being brought up in this world they are getting smarter when it comes to this tricky thing. That then means these businesses need to be seriously implementing this technology. It's an endless cycle.
It all seems good and great but when is
enough, enough? It's a fine line and a never ending battle. Coming up with new and creative ways for
using technology and applying it in our lives is always irresistible. But with
the new the old fades away and could that be hurting us?
Starting small and following the whole
essence of our class: BOOKS. Enhanced eBooks specifically. I found this study online titled "Are
Enhanced E-Books Bad for Kids Reading Skills?" and once again I feel torn
with the idea. On the positive side, enhanced eBooks give us the ability to
further deepen our knowledge of a topic or story. The information and ways of
getting that information delivered to us are almost infinite. The Internet
doesn't stop learning and creating. On the negative side, maybe it's too much information thrown at us all at once. That's how this study came about.
This post is already long enough so I'll
let you read the article here: https://gigaom.com/2012/05/29/are-enhanced-e-books-bad-for-kids-reading-skills/
What are your thoughts about this? Do you think this is an issue
that could be resolved or has technology already done its damage? I mean… there’s
an app for everything.
1 http://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_use_technology_in_everyday_life
2 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-03-28/cnbc-survey-apple-products-us-homes/53827254/1
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