Technology Senior Project
Dajah Burrell
March 26, 2014
English 4 Pd. 2
Dr. Bailey
Senior Project
How many times does the average person check their phone in a day? According to Joanna Stern of ABC news people check their phones 150 times a day. Yes a phone along with other forms of technology gives people the freedom to communicate in just seconds, allows people to carry their favorite games and the internet wherever they go, but people have become too dependent on technology. Social networks, cell phones, tablets, and video game systems have become a necessity in people lives, resulting in the disruption of education, developing developmental skills and health. Although technology has advanced the world, it still negatively affects the lives of many. Technology has become a negative problem in the lives of many people due to it effect on education, developmental, and health.
Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the …show more content…
However he never specified whether it would change the world for the better or not. So which one is it? Education has been the key to creating and improving technology. Only to have that technology sabotage students education. Teachers are allowed to use technology to teach students, but should they be allowed to? Technology in the classroom allows teachers a more up-to-date, easier way to teach for those who know how to use it. However technology in the classroom also “takes away valuable learning time, it can be overused, and it can also turn educational experiences into games for students” (Kalaus, Julia “Negative Effects”). Kalaus goes on to explain that in schools located in impoverished areas may have students without computers or internet access at home and need to be taught how to use
March 26, 2014
English 4 Pd. 2
Dr. Bailey
Senior Project
How many times does the average person check their phone in a day? According to Joanna Stern of ABC news people check their phones 150 times a day. Yes a phone along with other forms of technology gives people the freedom to communicate in just seconds, allows people to carry their favorite games and the internet wherever they go, but people have become too dependent on technology. Social networks, cell phones, tablets, and video game systems have become a necessity in people lives, resulting in the disruption of education, developing developmental skills and health. Although technology has advanced the world, it still negatively affects the lives of many. Technology has become a negative problem in the lives of many people due to it effect on education, developmental, and health.
Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the …show more content…
However he never specified whether it would change the world for the better or not. So which one is it? Education has been the key to creating and improving technology. Only to have that technology sabotage students education. Teachers are allowed to use technology to teach students, but should they be allowed to? Technology in the classroom allows teachers a more up-to-date, easier way to teach for those who know how to use it. However technology in the classroom also “takes away valuable learning time, it can be overused, and it can also turn educational experiences into games for students” (Kalaus, Julia “Negative Effects”). Kalaus goes on to explain that in schools located in impoverished areas may have students without computers or internet access at home and need to be taught how to use