Modern Technology: The Use Of Technology In Modern Life

Technology in Modern Life
Computers, internet services, and cellular phones are some technologies that have been established within the past few decades. In Clive Thompson’s “The Art of Finding,” Thompson talks about the use of information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, and communicate information. In Annie Murphy Paul’s, “You’ll Never Learn!,” Paul writes about the effects of social media, watching TV, texting, and listening to music while studying. In Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld’s “The Influencing Machines,” they write about social isolation and communication. In Ethan Kuperberg’s “Deactivated,” Kuperberg clarifies the thoughts that go through a person’s head when thinking about cutting all ties with social media

Students use their cellphones and laptops in the classroom for things unrelated to what is being taught, like checking how many likes a Facebook post has received. Anne Murphy Paul writes, “Texting, emailing, and posting on Facebook and other social media sites are by far the most common digital activities students take on while learning, according to Rosen” (718). Social media and texting during class can take students’ attention away from the material they need to learn. Most students cannot go through the whole class without checking their text messages and social media sites. This distraction can lead to lower grades in school. Paul writes, “Finally, researchers are beginning to demonstrate that media multitasking while learning is negatively associated with students’ grades. In Rosen’s study, students who used Facebook during the fifteen-minute observation period had lower grade-point averages than those who didn’t go on the site” (720). Students like to feel connected to the outside world while sitting in a classroom so they use their laptops and cellphones. Using cellphones and laptops for non-classroom activities can have a negative effect on the way a student

Technology is becoming so advanced that we are able to communicate with anyone, whether they are across the street or across the world. Texting can be a great thing for people who are antisocial. Some become friends with random strangers through the internet. Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld write, “There are lonely people… and the availability of these technologies does help them to stay isolated. But for the vast in our research, they say these technologies are adding to their social well-being” (739). Social media, chat rooms, and dating sites let people get to know more people without having to be there in person. Instead of having face to face conversations people are just a phone call or text away. We are able to have face to face video chats with family and friends. This makes communication easier especially when they live in a different state. Technology makes contacting anyone and everyone easier. Gladstone and Neufeld write, “It turns out that using a device to reach out and touch someone -- like, say, your mother-- is not necessarily a poor substitute for face-to-face contact” (740). Technology like internet, cell phones, social media, and texting messaging have changed the way people communicate with each