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Technology in Education
Hesitating...
But the thing is, it actually takes me a while to learn how to use a piece of technology. Like anyone else, I’m going through an adjustment period. So when I say I am able to use a cellphone or iPad, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m adept. And it will be much faster to just type this and submit it on my MacBook Pro (which I also don’t know how to use to its full capacity), than to try to use a whole other piece of equipment at the same time.
My boss keeps telling me that this generation needs to slow down - we’re too impatient, we don’t read the directions all the way through, overconfident that we’ll be able to just figure it out as we go. In class, I had a hard time paying attention to Olivia’s instructions - I was so eager to try out this new machine and start creating things! But as soon as class was over, I felt a sort of drag - “now what?” I think this is such a trend - we (my generation) are enthusiastic about something new (an instrument, a foreign language, an iPad) but as soon as we encounter difficulties - such as not knowing how to get from one App to another without going back to the main screen, or feeling slowed down by the unfamiliar touchpad - we hesitate.
Oh Technology
I am continuously amazed and convinced by the importance of technology and hyper reading. I really do think that Technology has become an extension of us, more like part of us, as if we're reaching out to outer space, to improve, to expand, to reach for the best and we rely on Technology to do that. Just like rubickscube said, the world wide web has enabled us to communicate in ways never thought of before. Tim Berneres-Lee showed us the initial intention of the web, to communicate and reachout to people, sharing information and creating that sense of community across the world. My mind and the way I think are becoming more and more technology-like, hyper reading, e-mailing, blogging, skyping and connecting with people from over the seas.
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