Every day,
there isn't an hour that goes by where we are not encountering some form of technology. Technology gas become a big part of who we are today. It has affected us in so many ways, whether it be in a positive way or in a negative way.
There are many ways that technology has benefited us. In the science field, technology has helped come up with medications to treat different diseases. Communication wise, social media has helped us connect with people that live thousands of miles away from us. We can also count on technology when we need help on projects, understanding certain problems for school, and even reading books.Sometimes we count on it so much that we wouldn't know what we would do without it. There are also a lot of downfalls when it comes to technology and social media. It makes people do things that they wouldn't normally do because of the pressure of the media. Young people see movie stars doing doing drugs and drinking alcohol, and they're enjoying it. Teenagers get curious and they end up doing what they see. Social media has aslo caused huge problem when it comes to cyber bullying.
With technology becoming such a big thing in society today, media literacy is also becoming very common. According to the "Center for Media Literacy, 'Media Literacy is a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet' "(Center for Media Literacy) Going by the definition, I would definitely have to say that I am "media literate". When ever I get stuck on a problem, say in math, I would use so many types of websites to help me try and understand the problem more. When trying to understand problems for chemistry, I would turn to YouTube and find the lesson we've been working on. I would go for my laptop before trying to attempt to look through the book. I wouldn't have been able to get by in many classes without the internet.
In the forward of Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman goes on about what George Orwell and Aldous Huxley think will happen in the future. In the end, it mentions how "Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us" (Postman 22-23). This statement is very true in a way. The things that we love the most amongst our personal belongings today would include things that would waste our time from doing something that would actually benefit us. Those things would include our gadgets that we use daily, like our phone, laptop, T.V., and gaming consoles. Instead of being on a social network chatting with people, we could be doing something much better, even if it's something as small as reading a book.
Technology and social media has affected us in so many ways. Right now, we are both gaining a lot from the use of technology and losing a lot, in small ways or big, or in positive ways or negative.
Works Cited
Center for Media Literacy." Media Literacy: A Definition and More | Center for Media Literacy. Center for Media Literacy, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
Galarneau, Lisa. "10 Ways Social Media Is Transforming Our World." Jeffbullass Blog RSS. Jeff Bullas, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
There are many ways that technology has benefited us. In the science field, technology has helped come up with medications to treat different diseases. Communication wise, social media has helped us connect with people that live thousands of miles away from us. We can also count on technology when we need help on projects, understanding certain problems for school, and even reading books.Sometimes we count on it so much that we wouldn't know what we would do without it. There are also a lot of downfalls when it comes to technology and social media. It makes people do things that they wouldn't normally do because of the pressure of the media. Young people see movie stars doing doing drugs and drinking alcohol, and they're enjoying it. Teenagers get curious and they end up doing what they see. Social media has aslo caused huge problem when it comes to cyber bullying.
With technology becoming such a big thing in society today, media literacy is also becoming very common. According to the "Center for Media Literacy, 'Media Literacy is a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet' "(Center for Media Literacy) Going by the definition, I would definitely have to say that I am "media literate". When ever I get stuck on a problem, say in math, I would use so many types of websites to help me try and understand the problem more. When trying to understand problems for chemistry, I would turn to YouTube and find the lesson we've been working on. I would go for my laptop before trying to attempt to look through the book. I wouldn't have been able to get by in many classes without the internet.
In the forward of Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman goes on about what George Orwell and Aldous Huxley think will happen in the future. In the end, it mentions how "Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us" (Postman 22-23). This statement is very true in a way. The things that we love the most amongst our personal belongings today would include things that would waste our time from doing something that would actually benefit us. Those things would include our gadgets that we use daily, like our phone, laptop, T.V., and gaming consoles. Instead of being on a social network chatting with people, we could be doing something much better, even if it's something as small as reading a book.
Technology and social media has affected us in so many ways. Right now, we are both gaining a lot from the use of technology and losing a lot, in small ways or big, or in positive ways or negative.
Works Cited
Center for Media Literacy." Media Literacy: A Definition and More | Center for Media Literacy. Center for Media Literacy, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
Galarneau, Lisa. "10 Ways Social Media Is Transforming Our World." Jeffbullass Blog RSS. Jeff Bullas, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
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