Comments on: Homework Tools? http://courseblogs.atlhub.net/gsutherland/2010/03/12/147/ . . . through Teaching & Learning Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:07:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: catneilson http://courseblogs.atlhub.net/gsutherland/2010/03/12/147/comment-page-1/#comment-175 catneilson Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:38:33 +0000 http://courseblogs.atlhub.net/gsutherland/?p=147#comment-175 I think that new technology will always have the positive and negative affect on everyone. For my iPhone, at first it was something that was cool and new and everyone was getting it, but did it really work that well? And now 3 generations later the iPhone is something that is strapped to my hip at all times, which is a problem in itself. technology is something that continues to change and because of this, we have to continue to learn, with is a positive aspect of technology. But I think the negatives are that when we get to a certain point people want to stop upgrading and live with what they have, which puts them behind the times and causes problems. My Grandma, for instance, barely knows how to use a cordless phone and due to this we have trouble communicating with her, but she sure does know how to write a letter :) Isn't technology just a huge back and forth swing that can get a little better each time around? I think that new technology will always have the positive and negative affect on everyone. For my iPhone, at first it was something that was cool and new and everyone was getting it, but did it really work that well? And now 3 generations later the iPhone is something that is strapped to my hip at all times, which is a problem in itself. technology is something that continues to change and because of this, we have to continue to learn, with is a positive aspect of technology. But I think the negatives are that when we get to a certain point people want to stop upgrading and live with what they have, which puts them behind the times and causes problems. My Grandma, for instance, barely knows how to use a cordless phone and due to this we have trouble communicating with her, but she sure does know how to write a letter :)

Isn’t technology just a huge back and forth swing that can get a little better each time around?

]]> By: Eljay http://courseblogs.atlhub.net/gsutherland/2010/03/12/147/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Eljay Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:08:43 +0000 http://courseblogs.atlhub.net/gsutherland/?p=147#comment-142 I find it interesting to read your opinions on technology, I being someone who did not grow up separated from electronics. There has never been a point in my life that I haven't been around or known about computers and gadgets in some shape or form. Growing up in the early 90s, the internet was there, was accessible, but was something so fragile and important that I was given the command to stay away unless supervised. As I have grown, electronics have grown with me. But I was born early enough to not have electronics become something malignant in my life, growing and growing around me no matter what I do to stop it. As for homework, coming from a small town high school, my teachers were set in their ways solidly enough to beat research through books and essays through writing for me to distance myself from the "new-fangled gadgets". Now in college, I don't get the luxury of saying no to the computer. In order to even retrieve my homework I must log on and wade through the constant stream of information from the internet to find it. And then homework itself, in classes outside of math, is often performed on a computer. Chemistry requires an online site to complete assignments, Rhetoric requires a word processor, and Cultures, while requiring books, also requires online access to e-texts to finish readings. For the most part, these requirements make my life easier. Since all these things can be done on one computer, my homework can be completed in my dorm room. But at the same time, the convenience becomes a nightmare if for some reason my laptop goes missing or if the internet is down. A fine line has been created between convenience and helpfulness, a line that most can't walk. I just spent the last week, Spring Break, completely cut off from the internet and electronics. While it didn't cause any sort withdrawal for me, it caused a nightmare to try and catch up with Baylor life once I "plugged back in". Society has created such a need and push for technology in everyday life that our gadgets have become attachments of ourselves. I suppose the ultimate decision will be whether or not these attachments become symbionts or parasites. I find it interesting to read your opinions on technology, I being someone who did not grow up separated from electronics. There has never been a point in my life that I haven’t been around or known about computers and gadgets in some shape or form. Growing up in the early 90s, the internet was there, was accessible, but was something so fragile and important that I was given the command to stay away unless supervised. As I have grown, electronics have grown with me. But I was born early enough to not have electronics become something malignant in my life, growing and growing around me no matter what I do to stop it. As for homework, coming from a small town high school, my teachers were set in their ways solidly enough to beat research through books and essays through writing for me to distance myself from the “new-fangled gadgets”. Now in college, I don’t get the luxury of saying no to the computer. In order to even retrieve my homework I must log on and wade through the constant stream of information from the internet to find it. And then homework itself, in classes outside of math, is often performed on a computer. Chemistry requires an online site to complete assignments, Rhetoric requires a word processor, and Cultures, while requiring books, also requires online access to e-texts to finish readings. For the most part, these requirements make my life easier. Since all these things can be done on one computer, my homework can be completed in my dorm room. But at the same time, the convenience becomes a nightmare if for some reason my laptop goes missing or if the internet is down. A fine line has been created between convenience and helpfulness, a line that most can’t walk. I just spent the last week, Spring Break, completely cut off from the internet and electronics. While it didn’t cause any sort withdrawal for me, it caused a nightmare to try and catch up with Baylor life once I “plugged back in”. Society has created such a need and push for technology in everyday life that our gadgets have become attachments of ourselves. I suppose the ultimate decision will be whether or not these attachments become symbionts or parasites.

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