The chapter "Can You Hear Me Now?" by Sherry Turkle was an interesting read on how networking and technology have influenced our lives. She introduces the conversation with stories of her witnessing people at a conference not paying attention to the speaker but rather emailing and online networking. I believe the audience for this writing is more geared toward my age group (18-30) when referencing the young working professional in society. It takes on the language slightly of looking back and asking what has happened to this generation. The writer presents herself with astonishment at the amount of technology used in everyday life. She even goes on to say that there is no "downtime" anymore, but only work time (Turkle/Ousborne 228). In the preface, it mentions that her last books were published in 1995, 2008, and 2011. This gives a reference to what technology was around. During her essay, she mentions the age of the BlackBerry, "The BlackBerry revolution" (Turkle/Ousborne 228). I find this interesting because in my life, in 2008, the BlackBerry phone was around but only for adults.
Just the other day, one of my professors sent out an email titled "As College Students’ Smartphone Use Goes Up, Students’ Smarts in the Classroom Go Down," written by the College of Education, Health, and Human Services of Kent State. The article discusses the amount of data used on phones and links it to students' GPAs. It concludes that smartphones inhibit students' studying and attention skills. I am also a part of this statistic. I have learned that when I bring my computer to class, I barely take notes and mainly surf online, which is why I have stopped bringing it with me to class. But even as I write this paper, I have already checked my Facebook four to five times!
In the article,“Multitasking is actually kind of a problem for kids and adults” by Hayley Tsukayama the author went into detail about how parents and their children view their personal media habits. One of the ways that the parents and children viewed their media habits as was feeling the need to respond to texts and notifications immediately. “More than 1,200 parents and teens surveyed, 48 percent of parents and 72 percent of teens said they felt the need to respond to texts and notifications immediately, almost guaranteeing distractions throughout the day” (Tsukayama). This article can be connected to “The Epidemic of Media Multitasking While Learning” both of the articles discussed the different factors of media multitasking among individuals. The article from The Washington Post website gave great insight on multitasking and rather it is bad for students when it comes to learning. I believe that the issue being discussed is very relevant because if students are easily distracted by technology while in their learning environment it results in them not learning
In “Connectivity and its Discontents,” Sherry Turkle discusses how often we are found on our technology. Turkle states in her thesis “Technology makes it easy to communicate when we wish and to disengage at will.” In the essay are interviews on several different people, of all ages to get their view on the 21st century. Teens are starting to rely on “robot friendships,” the most communication teens get are from their phones. Are we so busy trying to connect to the media that we are often forgetting what is happening around us?
Technology has always been at the forefront of the world’s mind, for as long as anyone can remember. The idea of “advancing” has been a consistent goal among developers. However, recently the invention of smartphones broke out into the world of technology, causing millions of people to become encapsulated in a world of knowledge at their fingertips. Jean Twenge elaborates on the impacts of the smartphone on the younger generation in her article “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation?” Twenge’s article is just a sliver of the analysis that she presents in her book “IGen.” Twenge, a professor of psychology at San
” Carr uses this example to provide evidence of how smartphones pose as a distraction and interrupt students from their work. Carr also uses “nearly a hundred secondary schools.” This example is used so readers can grasp the large amount of schools that are involved in the issue. Lastly Carr uses “The subjects whose phones were in view posted the worst scores, while those who left their phones in a different room did the best.”
Doctor Jean Twenge is an American psychologist who published an article for The Atlantic titled “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation?” in September 2017. The purpose of Twenge’s article is to emphasize the growing burden of smartphones in our current society. She argues that teenagers are completely relying on smartphones in order to have a social life which in return is crippling their generation. Twenge effectively uses rhetorical devices in order to draw attention to the impact of smartphones on a specific generation.
In the article, “Connectivity and Its Discontent,” by Sherry Turkle, the author discusses the relationship between human beings and technology. First, the author begins the article by explaining why people choose to text message because it is easier compared to face to face contact. On the other hand, technology can prevent a person from feeling lonely and having power to control a conversation. In addition, the author states how a person can multitask while communicating with someone on video chat, yet a person can feel at times guilt-ridden by ignoring a person sending emails while socializing on video chats. Meanwhile, Turkle contends that some people are choosing to be closer to their devices by focusing on themselves and not show consideration
The world is shrinking and the networks are growing at an unprecedented rate. This is possible because of our technological advances in recent decades – especially computer and networking technologies. The Internet changed the way we connect and communicate with others; it made dissipating information as easy as clicking a button. The advent of social media coupled with the powerful mobile networks and devices have enabled us to be connected twenty four seven. But this always-on connectedness is not without its downsides, it has come to a point it’s being counterproductive. Two essays, Sherry Turkle’s “The Flight from Conversation” and Claudia Wallis’s “The Multitasking Generation” in the text “Reading Critically, Writing Well”, shed light on how these technological advancements are affecting us wholesomely - the way we communicate, the way we perceive our identities and the way we live our lives.
Turkle’s stance on this topic is emotionally engaging as she uses rhetoric in a very powerful approach, while also remaining unbiased. The article flows very smoothly in a beautifully structured format. The author maintains a composition that would appeal to the interest of any sort of audience. She effectively questions the reader’s views on the negative consequences technology has on social interactions. Her work is inspiring, it sheds light on the dark hole society has dug for themselves, a state of isolation through communication in the digital age; this is a wake up
Sherry Turkle, a psychologist, writer, and professor, studies different age groups and their lives on the internet. Technology was the new big thing in 1996 when Turkle gave her first TED talk, but in 2012 she is back, except this time she is talking against the dominance of technology. Turkle blames technology for many reasons: lack of real communication, distance from each other, and feelings of isolation. However, in her talk she fails to provide evidence of how controlling humans are over technology. Turkle’s argument is built on the idea that too much technology is bad for us, yet she shows evidence of having a strong bond with technology herself. She goes on and on to talk about the disadvantages too much technology usage brings with it but doesn’t reflect and provide audience with benefits decreased technology in our lives. In all, Turkle’s argument against technology most likely failed to motivate audience to unplug themselves from technology for the better. She should’ve provided alternate options that would give the audience something to consider when they would be on their phones for too long. Turkle’s argument of overuse of technology will have a minor impact on the audience's technology
Turkle, interviews two high school girls name Elaine and Audrey to see how they feel about the use of technology. Elaine talks about her use of a cell phone to text her friends because it’s a comfortable way that helps “
Out of everything I just discovered I think removing my mobile phone from close proximity during academic studies will have the most significant impact on my productivity. I often pick it up when I have a natural pause in my work, it is almost an impulsive reaction when I hit a stumbling block as if my phone will give me all the answers I need, the irony is I do not even search for the answers but I check my social media. I will also look to segregate myself from it during work to see if it has the same effect. As Cheng and Yan (2016) suggest the first step to prevent the mobile phone from distracting our learning is self-awareness.
“Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder, leaving us with fifty-button remote controls, digital cameras with hundreds of mysterious features.” (James Surowiecki) Whether or not is known, technology has become too heavily relied on. It is replacing important social factors such as, life skills and communication skills. While technology is created to be beneficial, there must be a point in time where we draw the line. Once face-to-face conversations begin to extinguish, this means that there is too much focus on the “screen culture”. In her writing, “Alone Together”, Sherry Turkle talks
Students are often challenged with multitasking in a classroom setting, such as taking notes, listening to a lecture, and interacting with their cell phones or laptops. As students are allocating their attention to multiple places at once, it is important that students still learn effectively. The purpose of this study is to understand how the recall of undergraduate students is being affected by this division of attention. Electronic devices, such as phones and laptops, are becoming an immense distraction in schools, and they appear to be negatively impacting learning (Carrier, Rosen, Cheever, & Lim, 2015). As students spend vast amounts of time listening to lectures and completing assigned readings, the use of electronic devices increases as they are a very convenient distraction.
A.S. & Y.S. More Schools use Cell Phones as Learning Tools.” USA Today. N.p., 7 Aug. 2013. Web. The Web.
“... found that student test scores improved by 6.4% when cell phones are banned at school and that there are no significant academic gains when the ban is ignored.” helps prove that cell phones are a huge distraction! The effects strongly reflect off of the child’s grades. These pieces of evidence connect because it describes how little it takes to be distracted. Connecting to my first claims, this situation describes how children can be easily “damaged” by smartphones. One might argue that without phones, a child’s grade would in fact be higher! If a child has a question or doesn’t know about a certain subject and wants to find out, they could easily search it up. This action helps them to educate themselves quickly and it teaches them to be independent. You would most likely agree that the internet can be