AP Language and Composition Current Events Blog for Week of May 5th
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For this week's blog, find an on-line article that deals with technology's influence over our everyday lives. Post the link and a summary of the story on this blog to receive credit.
This article explains how technology affects our every day lives in a good way. When we think of technology, we automatically think about our cellphones. Technology is not only in cellphones, but also in every day chores such as the dishwasher or gas powered lawn mower. Technology reduces the time it would take to do regular every day tasks. The internet makes it easier for a numerous amount of things such as shopping, researching, reading, writing (typing), etc. Technology does have many advantages, but it also has drawbacks as well. Technology can be harsh on the brain if it is used too frequently. Many people, such as kids, use technology as a get away. For example, playing video games, getting on the internet, etc. Using these types of technology could be a bad thing because it could influence the person to be violent or cyber bully someone else. As long as technology is used in a fun, successful way, it will always be a good affect on our society. But if technology is used to promote violence, technology is not a good thing for everyday society.
This article talks about the generation gap between teenagers and their parents and how parents do not know as much as their children when it comes to the subject. The article warns of the dangers such as predators, risks, and health issues that could follow such as addiction. However, it does not solely focus on the negative, it also lists the good side of the advantage to having technology, like all of it's seemingly endless resources.
The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Daili Lama, expressed his observation of how technology affects our daily lives in an interview with Willow Bay from the Huffington post. The article talks about how you would think that he knows a bit about technology due to his incredible about of followers on twitter. He discussed how technology has greatly made our every day lives easier and how technology can also affect our lives negatively if we let it control how we live. He exclaimed that it could get in the way if we let it, but we have control over it therefor it shouldn't.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/06/technology/security/apple-email-bug/index.html According to Apple, when a person locks their phone, email attachments are encrypted in a certain way that locks them individually. Thus, the email attachments should not be able to open without the phone being unlocked first even if a hacker has bypassed the phone lock. However, German security expert Andreas Kurtz has proved that this simply is not true. Kurtz was able to plug in an iPhone 4 into a computer, bypass the passcode lock, and view email attachments. This does not work on newer devices as easily because they don’t allow computers to access raw files. However, it is easily done on older devices. Kurtz has reached out to Apple and made them aware of the problem, but they have not yet fixed it. Sidhanth Chandra
This article discusses the increase of sensors within today's society. The effects of sensors in today's society is this: they may begin to effect more than our privacy and surveillance. Sensors can be found in smartphones, gaming systems, refrigerators, and even carpets. They can detect your location, how cold your ice is, and when or if you may fall. Sensors, of course, use data. Today, we [people worldwide] use a monstrous amount of data. This data collects and collects. Data that can be recovered, recorded are viewed by potential employers, potential universities, and maybe even super technologically advanced, nosy grandparents...regardless of how much this can be an invasion of privacy and comes with a sense of Big Brother surveillance, this"data mining" gives and takes more than this. High-end businesses and other prominent figures can gain power from this ability to use sensors to track and analyze people everywhere.
This article highlights the good and bad about technology's influence. It begins by stating that parents need to monitor their children or teens while they are online and warn them of predators. Also, mental health is brought to the surface as being caused from too much use of technology. Technology is also considered a cause of risk-taking by teenagers and can lead to illegal behaviors. It has become an addiction for some users and the addiction is similar to substance abuse. Technology has advantages when used correctly. It can help students with school work as well as in a social atmosphere. Overall, children can benefit from technology if the disadvantages of it can be prevented.
Nisha Singh In this article posted by Huff, it states that the advances in our everyday lives are due to technology. The "main purpose" of technology is to make our lives easier, but it can go even farther than that. With new advancements can also come with the new generation getting more and more motivated to come out with more technology. This motive impacts our world with the idea, the more you learn the easier you can make your life. Julien Maldonate states that Facebook has helped be an online book to many,people are able to share their stories across the world. He claims that with these advances we are able to "transmit knowledge" to others and establish "permanent links." With this in mind Christophe Aguiton, explains creating more and more challenges will show that society will never be settle. For example the original iPhone came out, with in months another and so on and so on. Society will never be pleased, but this will strive for others to work harder. Technology influences our everyday lives daily and will continue to do so as the years go on.It may be physically, by making our days easier or mentally by helping expand the table and think of new ideas.
Technology has influenced our everyday lives by being able to communicate with people around the country. Also, news is able to spread faster by social media websites and television. Technology has helped medical issues as well. This article mentions that medical technology is in "light years" ahead of where it was a decade ago. Medical resources are being made available to countries and are being manufactured more cheaply and designed to travel through harsh environments with sources of technology. Last, but not least, technology has increased the international audience for the world. People are able to upload their talents online to Youtube or a social media and are able to get fame from just one video. Danielle Deese
Our world and daily lives revolve around some kind of technology. We start the day on a cell phone, work on a lap top or desk top computer and end our day on an Ipad or tablet. Thanks to technology there more information generated every 48 hours than from the beginning of time thru 1992. There is a touch of technology in everything we do and it makes our lives easier. I see technology continuing to be a staple in everyday society.
An NBA player who plays for the san Antonio spurs, Manu Genobili, talks with USA today's tech reporter and tells him about how technology has changed the way he stays organized with his fans and his family back in Argentina. http://usat.ly/1qaOVvB -Stephen McCullough
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-influence-teens-15087.html - The article explains the pros and cons of technology. It speaks specifically about predators, metal health problems, risk-taking, addiction, and the good side of Technology. It speaks on how parents overlook the fact that there are still predators lurking all over the internet and they scope children out especially, it then explains the mental health side of technology and how it can have people feeling despressed. Continuing on it talks on the Risk-Taking and how teens seeks for adult activity to do illegally, next it speaks on the addiction of technology and how it is often used during the wrong times such as church, school etc.. However after the bad things it had to see about Technology it shifts and tell about the good in technology and how it can help some with social skills and finding new friends.
In recent news, the Republican National Committee is now trying technology that could revolutionize voting on political offices. The new technology allows republican volunteers to know what citizens have voted in an election. They use this knowledge to find people have not yet voted and persuade them to vote republican. This technology was used in Florida's recent Senate elections, and it brought Republicans thousands of more votes than they originally expected.(The Republican won the election as well). This new technology does require staff management and Republicans will spend 17 million dollars on this new technology in the upcoming year. Although expensive, this new technology could have a lasting impact on upcoming political elections.
Leap Frog is introducing a new wristband for kids. This wristband is new technology for children ages 4-7. The wristband contains over 50 different games and challenges that will help the kids grow in education and get active. The kids unlock games as they complete a challenge. The band is connected with websites and apps to allow parents to monitor their child's play. The smart watches are apart of the wearable tech trend. Technology changes our daily lives with simple inventions like this one, even at a young age. Brooke Gilbert
The Snapchat producers promised users that their information was safe and secure; however, Snapchat recently settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission for not being completely honest with users. Videos seemed to be disappeared from users' snapchats when they were actually being saved to the phone and someone could simply plug the phone into a computer to view the videos. Also, hackers stole around 4.6 million users private information off of the app and posted usernames and partial phone numbers on the internet. This is a big issue with technology today, especially for teenagers, since we do not realize the importance of keeping our personal information safe yet.
Beginning on May 15, people will be able to text 9-1-1 along with voice calls. All phone providers will allow you to use it, but not all areas will yet have the service ready, so it is encouraged to continue using voice call until it will be definitely provided starting December 30, 2014. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/text-to-911-coming-to-major-u-s-carriers-may-15-85049424574.html
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/ This article makes the argument that technology has benefited our lives in many ways, especially in the business field. Banks use computers to better keep track of our money and we can conduct business online with eachother. We can become better education through technology. Social networking sites have provided more exposure to advertisements and social media, making businesses more wealthy and the economy benefits.
ALSO THIS LADY (Imogen Heap) IN BRITAIN IS CREATING GLOVES THAT YOU CAN USE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE MUSIC ON THE COMPUTER USING GESTURES INSTEAD OF USING A KEYBOARD HOW NEAT-O. http://kurentsee.com/post/82081177235/imogen-heap-helps-invent-gloves-that-will-change
Recently, computer scientists have developed technology to better guard e-mail inboxes from spam. The new system will act like the human body's natural immune response to foreign objects. The system-like the immune system- learns as it detects more and more spam, building "memory cells" that will quickly dispose of the unwanted e-mail. The new system is another step in the direction of biomimicry. Biomimicry involves various forms of everyday technology mimicking biological processes or organisms in design and/or function. Recent instances of biomimicry include buildings modeled after insects; water filtration systems based on cellular membranes; and solar energy collection analogous to photosynthesis.
Modern meadows has created a way to make artificial meat out of a teat tube. They let many try out the meat at the South by Southwest International festival. Most of the people that tried the "meat" said it tasted the same. Even if it does taste the same most Americans probably won't give a chance. 80% of Americans won't try meat out a test tube. Bringing this technology to stores will take a long time.
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/ Technology has influenced our lives in many ways. We can now access anything from anywhere; whether that means talking to someone halfway across the world or paying our bills. People no longer have to get up and go to the bank and get money out. With ATM's, that problem is solved. Just the other day, I had to go buy something and I didn't even have to use money; because, I had a debit card. And, just what we do in the outside world hasn't been the only area impacted by technology; our classrooms are getting a taste of it. We now have ways to interact with other teachers and professors and subjects in ways our parents and even grandparents never got to. In regards to talking to people around the world, with FaceBook and Twitter have made people more social and with dating sites helped them to maybe find love. Technology has brought ways to bring in income as well as people will pay most of the time for an easier way to do something like this article insinuates. Bethany Lovell
This article talks about how technology helps us in our everyday lives, but it also hurts us. It says the good part about technology is that it helps people reach out to one another and helps make communication much easier to do on a daily basis. With this being said, it can also hurt our daily lives because people can easily get hooked on the internet and not focus on what they need to focus on.
As technology starts to become more and more advanced, it has begun to control our lives. According to statistics over the years, we use technology to shop, work, play, love, and communicate with others. In today's society, we use online more than we ever have, but everyone sees the positive effects that advanced technology has introduced, but seem to ignore that it can have a negative effect on society also. Recent improvements to technology has led to a decline in "normal" social behavior. Today, you can access almost anyone or anything from internet. From having to wait for re-runs of your favorite show that you miss, the internet now makes it available for you to access that episode that you missed. It is starting to come to our realization that the news is no longer about us as a society, but it is now about technology that will eventually fully-control our daily lives and minds. It has come to a conclusion that technologists are traansforming our planet into computer peripherals, in which the computer and technology is all we know. In our society, commercials, ads, and promotions try to get to us to buy the newest, or latest technology to stay connected to current technology, but it has been said that keeping up with technology can decrease time for you to focus on yourself and family. It takes away the importance of what is really important. But the positive and negative aspect of technology can leave a good or a bad impact on our society, depending on how much we let it control our lives.
Technology was first used as an easier way to communicate. Now, modern technology has become our means of entertainment. The problem with this is, it is decreasing the amount of face-to-face interaction. Also, when one is immersed in their online world, the person becomes almost unable to form significant friendships in their real world, because of the virtual friendships they are involved in. It causes individuals to be lonely. This excess of technology also strains the relationships within families.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/544578/how_boston_hospital_using_google_glass_save_lives/?fp=16&fpid=1 Technology has influenced doctor’s everyday lives by using google glasses to save lives in a Boston hospital. Dr. Steve Horng, a hospital’s emergency depart physicians, was taking care of a patient who was having a massive brain bleed and who could only tell the doctors that he had severe allergic reactions to blood pressure medications. Luckily the doctor was wearing google glasses that enabled him to view the patient’s allergy information and current medication regimen without having to log in to a computer. With the help of google glasses, it showed the doctor that the patient was on blood thinners that needed to be emergently reversed. If the doctor was not wearing the technology of google glasses, then he would not have been able to view the patient’s records in time without having to excuse himself to go to a computer. Google glass also allows doctors to collaborate with other doctors, get alerts, and it allows doctors to see other team member messages. This wearable computing will allow clinicians to replace tablet-based computing who need their hands free and instant access to information with google glass to avoid all of that. Google glasses have greatly influenced the doctors at a hospital in Boston. –Kelsey Skurka
The last decade has seen a rise in the use of the internet for everything in our everyday lives. We have turned to it for information, pleasure, and connection with friends; however, it has only recently come to the attention just how unsecure it really is. After the NSA was exposed for spying, many of the top agents have come out to defend their practices. The NSA is known for using flaws in the encoding of websites to access the personal information of people. By using these bugs, the NSA has reported that they are able to track down potential terrorist threats and other information that can protect the US security. The former man in charge has recently come out to defend these practices by reporting that they are only being found to make the internet more secure. They are reportedly solely looking for flaws to make it safer for everyone else. The internet has these zero-day vulnerabilities, or uncureable flaws, that the NSA has been using to acquire information. They continuously reiterate that it is only for “high priority intelligence collection”, however, many new reports have denied this. Obama has as come out and defended this practice of using the flaws because it has a “clear national security or law enforcement application.” Critics have been on the rise after the Edward Snowden leaks of these practices, so the White House has begun to respond to the uproar. Are they using the information solely for the purpose of security or is there a bigger plan in mind?
Technology has both positive and negative effects on children.
Negative - predators. There are lots of predators on-line that are looking to find easy prey in children especially those that are not being supervised by their parents or other adults in charge. Children think they are making new friends when they are running the risk of being preyed upon. Parents need to be aware of today's technology and knowledgeable about what is out there on any smart device. The more children use technology, the more likely they are to fall into habits or emotions that lead to other mental health disorders. Children should be out playing or being with their friends instead of being inside glued to the TV or internet. Youth run the risk of hooking up much easier than before with people who can get them things - drugs, alcohol, etc. Technology can be addictive. The youth use technology in inappropriate times, including during class, church and the family dinner. Technology is not all bad. The youth today use it to connect with friends on Facebook, research for homework, etc. With supervision, children can gain the advantages of technology while avoiding the many traps it brings.
Scientists at Vanderbilt have created a new type of bug spray that is 1,000 times stronger than DEET and repels more than just mosquitoes. This chemical is known only as VUAA1 and does not have any noticeable toxic effects so far.
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/ In this article it talks about how they believe technology has charged people's lives for the better. For example it is much faster to get in touch with people. If you are also in a business it is a quicker way to make business transactions. It also talks about how banks are bowing using computers to file things unseated of the old fashioned way. It is a new era of communication. Shelley curry
Although technology can be very useful, it has many negative effects on people, especially teens. Parents should be aware of the possible danger. Many teens easily become addicted to technology, and many have or become predators to others. Also, many positive things can come from technology if used right. It can benefit many teens by increasing their social skills.
http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/sex+relationships/wellbeing/is+technology+affecting+your+healthr,8731 Technology can affect our health in negative ways that can go so far as to shortening our life spans. -Nicholas B. Davis
Reece Johnson Technology has allowed our lives to become vastly easier because we can talk to people with the touch of a button. While this makes our lives easier, it also causes us to rely to heavily on it. If all of our cell phones and internet stop working would we still be able to function? It has also been proven that people have had withdraws when they do not have their technology. We need to learn to rely on our technology less because we are loosing our basic human survival techniques. http://voices.yahoo.com/technologys-impact-everyday-life-5669982.html
The article analyzes the aspect of technology's influence on education. Technology has changed the way to learn and teach, and is affecting young people from very early ages (already from the age of 2). Social networking, for example, can either improve or penalize education depending on how it is used :its main concerns are privacy and security, for example it can encourage bullying; but it can also help students be less introverted and more open to collaboration while learning. There are also social networks designed for educational purposes. College students, too, benefit from technology and social networks, that can improve school spirit, offer virtual tours, and so on. So technology has influenced the learning process of kids from 2 years old to college age.
The use of technology is great tool in our everyday lives ,and it is also a hinder in our everyday life. Technology in a way is destroying the idea of face to face communication. The more people use smartphones, MP3, and other device to communicate with others, there is a almost no need to talk to a person face to face. Technology use to be just a tool and now it is a crouch. Everyday people engage in some type of relationship husband, wives, best friends, friends, son's ect. and it they are more meaningful when people are face to face. Face to screen type of relationships may not last as long and lose a certain value to them. The interaction between people is vital ,and technology is slowly pulling people away from it everyday. What is the point of having "friends" if you can never really see them face to face? is that person really a friend? This a complex issues because on other hand technology helps to connect business for trade and other transactions. It keeps families in touch if someone is away. It is a faster way to talk than by letters and postcards. Things like the internet open up doors to learning. This is a coin type issues, there is a heads and there is a tail and it is all by chance which side turns up when society decides to flip it. Will technology help us or will be destroyed by our own creation? only time can tell Here is my Link: http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-influence-of-modern-technology-on-society-good-or-bad
Sharly Lovitt http://m.torontosun.com/2014/05/02/technology-is-creeping-more-into-everyday-life This article discusses the odd uses of technology that are slowly wedging themselves into everyday use. Strange, futuristic things like keyboard pants that actually work and an egg carton that sends messages to your cellular device based on the number and freshness of your eggs make appearances in the article to further demonstrate how technology is invading life, perhaps for the better or perhaps in just a completely ridiculous manner.
This article tells how certain features of technology that has and will be added to cars helps the elderly stay mobile. This is going to become a large problem since 40 percent of our population are going to be over the age of 55 soon. The even better thoughts are that if things like blind spot detection, gesture and eyeball tracking and automatic braking are helping the elderly, then they will also help the help with physical limitations. The technology added to cars makes the road safer for all and keeps the biggest generation (Baby Boomers) very happy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clara-tsao/6-ways-mobile-techology-h_b_4054076.html Technology today has had a positive overall effect on today's poor; surveys, scholarship information and agricultural breakthroughs in technology have benefitted them in a way that improves their quality of life overall.Technology now has the ability to procur information about the current situations of imporverished people through user friendly interfaces, which isn't even to mention the easier accessibilty people now have to it.
Jana Traywick http://source.southuniversity.edu/technologys-influence-on-education-76874.aspx This article discusses the influence of technology in education. Technology is changing the teachers teach, and students learn. Computers are now overtaking white boards in the classroom. It is effective because computers and similar technology are a part of student's daily lives. With using technology as a classroom resource brings new opportunities to the class , as well as, challenges. Such as,social networking, which although can be problematic, connects teachers and students. Especially for college students who use technology to connect them to various beneficial sites for their education.
Popular messaging service, Snapchat is settling charges placed by the Federal Trade Commission that claimed that Snapchat's picture messages do not actually "go away" but are being stored by the company in a large database. Snapchat will be required to refrain from saving personal information and also prohibited from misrepresenting how it claims to protect user privacy.
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ReplyDeleteThis article explains how technology affects our every day lives in a good way. When we think of technology, we automatically think about our cellphones. Technology is not only in cellphones, but also in every day chores such as the dishwasher or gas powered lawn mower. Technology reduces the time it would take to do regular every day tasks. The internet makes it easier for a numerous amount of things such as shopping, researching, reading, writing (typing), etc. Technology does have many advantages, but it also has drawbacks as well. Technology can be harsh on the brain if it is used too frequently. Many people, such as kids, use technology as a get away. For example, playing video games, getting on the internet, etc. Using these types of technology could be a bad thing because it could influence the person to be violent or cyber bully someone else. As long as technology is used in a fun, successful way, it will always be a good affect on our society. But if technology is used to promote violence, technology is not a good thing for everyday society.
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Influence-Of-Technology-On-Our-Daily-160936.html
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-influence-teens-15087.html
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about the generation gap between teenagers and their parents and how parents do not know as much as their children when it comes to the subject. The article warns of the dangers such as predators, risks, and health issues that could follow such as addiction. However, it does not solely focus on the negative, it also lists the good side of the advantage to having technology, like all of it's seemingly endless resources.
~Abbi Spencer
The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Daili Lama, expressed his observation of how technology affects our daily lives in an interview with Willow Bay from the Huffington post. The article talks about how you would think that he knows a bit about technology due to his incredible about of followers on twitter. He discussed how technology has greatly made our every day lives easier and how technology can also affect our lives negatively if we let it control how we live. He exclaimed that it could get in the way if we let it, but we have control over it therefor it shouldn't.
ReplyDeletehttp://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4860632
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/06/technology/security/apple-email-bug/index.html
ReplyDeleteAccording to Apple, when a person locks their phone, email attachments are encrypted in a certain way that locks them individually. Thus, the email attachments should not be able to open without the phone being unlocked first even if a hacker has bypassed the phone lock. However, German security expert Andreas Kurtz has proved that this simply is not true. Kurtz was able to plug in an iPhone 4 into a computer, bypass the passcode lock, and view email attachments. This does not work on newer devices as easily because they don’t allow computers to access raw files. However, it is easily done on older devices. Kurtz has reached out to Apple and made them aware of the problem, but they have not yet fixed it.
Sidhanth Chandra
http://www.livescience.com/45375-detection-devices-how-a-sensor-society-quietly-takes-over.html
ReplyDeleteThis article discusses the increase of sensors within today's society. The effects of sensors in today's society is this: they may begin to effect more than our privacy and surveillance.
Sensors can be found in smartphones, gaming systems, refrigerators, and even carpets. They can detect your location, how cold your ice is, and when or if you may fall. Sensors, of course, use data. Today, we [people worldwide] use a monstrous amount of data. This data collects and collects. Data that can be recovered, recorded are viewed by potential employers, potential universities, and maybe even super technologically advanced, nosy grandparents...regardless of how much this can be an invasion of privacy and comes with a sense of Big Brother surveillance, this"data mining" gives and takes more than this. High-end businesses and other prominent figures can gain power from this ability to use sensors to track and analyze people everywhere.
Janna Meeks
ReplyDeletehttp://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-influence-teens-15087.html
This article highlights the good and bad about technology's influence. It begins by stating that parents need to monitor their children or teens while they are online and warn them of predators. Also, mental health is brought to the surface as being caused from too much use of technology. Technology is also considered a cause of risk-taking by teenagers and can lead to illegal behaviors. It has become an addiction for some users and the addiction is similar to substance abuse. Technology has advantages when used correctly. It can help students with school work as well as in a social atmosphere. Overall, children can benefit from technology if the disadvantages of it can be prevented.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4138876/l
ReplyDeleteNisha Singh
In this article posted by Huff, it states that the advances in our everyday
lives are due to technology. The "main purpose" of technology is to make our
lives easier, but it can go even farther than that. With new advancements can
also come with the new generation getting more and more motivated to come out
with more technology. This motive impacts our world with the idea, the more you
learn the easier you can make your life. Julien Maldonate states that Facebook
has helped be an online book to many,people are able to share their stories
across the world. He claims that with these advances we are able to "transmit
knowledge" to others and establish "permanent links." With this in mind
Christophe Aguiton, explains creating more and more challenges will show that
society will never be settle. For example the original iPhone came out, with in
months another and so on and so on. Society will never be pleased, but this will
strive for others to work harder. Technology influences our everyday lives daily
and will continue to do so as the years go on.It may be physically, by making
our days easier or mentally by helping expand the table and think of new ideas.
http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2011/09/29/how-much-influence-does-technology-have-over-the-world/
ReplyDeleteTechnology has influenced our everyday lives by being able to communicate with people around the country. Also, news is able to spread faster by social media websites and television. Technology has helped medical issues as well. This article mentions that medical technology is in "light years" ahead of where it was a decade ago. Medical resources are being made available to countries and are being manufactured more cheaply and designed to travel through harsh environments with sources of technology. Last, but not least, technology has increased the international audience for the world. People are able to upload their talents online to Youtube or a social media and are able to get fame from just one video.
Danielle Deese
http://www.azscitechfest.org/blogs/how-technology-affects-our-everyday-lives
ReplyDeleteOur world and daily lives revolve around some kind of technology. We start the day on a cell phone, work on a lap top or desk top computer and end our day on an Ipad or tablet. Thanks to technology there more information generated every 48 hours than from the beginning of time thru 1992. There is a touch of technology in everything we do and it makes our lives easier. I see technology continuing to be a staple in everyday society.
An NBA player who plays for the san Antonio spurs, Manu Genobili, talks with USA today's tech reporter and tells him about how technology has changed the way he stays organized with his fans and his family back in Argentina.
ReplyDeletehttp://usat.ly/1qaOVvB
-Stephen McCullough
Timothy Brown:
ReplyDeletehttp://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-influence-teens-15087.html
- The article explains the pros and cons of technology. It speaks specifically about predators, metal health problems, risk-taking, addiction, and the good side of Technology. It speaks on how parents overlook the fact that there are still predators lurking all over the internet and they scope children out especially, it then explains the mental health side of technology and how it can have people feeling despressed. Continuing on it talks on the Risk-Taking and how teens seeks for adult activity to do illegally, next it speaks on the addiction of technology and how it is often used during the wrong times such as church, school etc.. However after the bad things it had to see about Technology it shifts and tell about the good in technology and how it can help some with social skills and finding new friends.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/07/armed-with-new-digital-operation-rnc-aims-to-beat-dems-at-their-own-game/?intcmp=latestnews
ReplyDeleteIn recent news, the Republican National Committee is now trying technology that could revolutionize voting on political offices. The new technology allows republican volunteers to know what citizens have voted in an election. They use this knowledge to find people have not yet voted and persuade them to vote republican. This technology was used in Florida's recent Senate elections, and it brought Republicans thousands of more votes than they originally expected.(The Republican won the election as well). This new technology does require staff management and Republicans will spend 17 million dollars on this new technology in the upcoming year. Although expensive, this new technology could have a lasting impact on upcoming political elections.
Chandler Roberts
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/01/tech/gaming-gadgets/leapfrog-leapband-wearable-tech/index.html?c=gaming%20gadgets&page=1
ReplyDeleteLeap Frog is introducing a new wristband for kids. This wristband is new
technology for children ages 4-7. The wristband contains over 50 different games
and challenges that will help the kids grow in education and get active. The kids unlock games as they complete a challenge. The band is connected with websites and apps to allow parents to monitor their child's play. The smart watches are apart of the wearable tech trend. Technology changes our daily lives with simple inventions like this one, even at a young age.
Brooke Gilbert
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/08/technology/security/snapchat-ftc/index.html
ReplyDeleteThe Snapchat producers promised users that their information was safe and secure; however, Snapchat recently settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission for not being completely honest with users. Videos seemed to be disappeared from users' snapchats when they were actually being saved to the phone and someone could simply plug the phone into a computer to view the videos. Also, hackers stole around 4.6 million users private information off of the app and posted usernames and partial phone numbers on the internet. This is a big issue with technology today, especially for teenagers, since we do not realize the importance of keeping our personal information safe yet.
Sarah Tisdale
Beginning on May 15, people will be able to text 9-1-1 along with voice calls. All phone providers will allow you to use it, but not all areas will yet have the service ready, so it is encouraged to continue using voice call until it will be definitely provided starting December 30, 2014.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/text-to-911-coming-to-major-u-s-carriers-may-15-85049424574.html
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/
ReplyDeleteThis article makes the argument that technology has benefited our lives in many ways, especially in the business field. Banks use computers to better keep track of our money and we can conduct business online with eachother. We can become better education through technology. Social networking sites have provided more exposure to advertisements and social media, making businesses more wealthy and the economy benefits.
ALSO THIS LADY (Imogen Heap) IN BRITAIN IS CREATING GLOVES THAT YOU CAN USE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE MUSIC ON THE COMPUTER USING GESTURES INSTEAD OF USING A KEYBOARD HOW NEAT-O.
ReplyDeletehttp://kurentsee.com/post/82081177235/imogen-heap-helps-invent-gloves-that-will-change
Abriana Fornis
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/07/tech/incredible-new-tech-inspired-by-biology/index.html
Recently, computer scientists have developed technology to better guard e-mail inboxes from spam. The new system will act like the human body's natural immune response to foreign objects. The system-like the immune system- learns as it detects more and more spam, building "memory cells" that will quickly dispose of the unwanted e-mail.
The new system is another step in the direction of biomimicry. Biomimicry involves various forms of everyday technology mimicking biological processes or organisms in design and/or function. Recent instances of biomimicry include buildings modeled after insects; water filtration systems based on cellular membranes; and solar energy collection analogous to photosynthesis.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/tech/innovation/cultured-meat/index.html?c=innovation&page=1
ReplyDeleteModern meadows has created a way to make artificial meat out of a teat tube. They let many try out the meat at the South by Southwest International festival. Most of the people that tried the "meat" said it tasted the same. Even if it does taste the same most Americans probably won't give a chance. 80% of Americans won't try meat out a test tube. Bringing this technology to stores will take a long time.
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/
ReplyDeleteTechnology has influenced our lives in many ways. We can now access anything from anywhere; whether that means talking to someone halfway across the world or paying our bills. People no longer have to get up and go to the bank and get money out. With ATM's, that problem is solved. Just the other day, I had to go buy something and I didn't even have to use money; because, I had a debit card. And, just what we do in the outside world hasn't been the only area impacted by technology; our classrooms are getting a taste of it. We now have ways to interact with other teachers and professors and subjects in ways our parents and even grandparents never got to. In regards to talking to people around the world, with FaceBook and Twitter have made people more social and with dating sites helped them to maybe find love. Technology has brought ways to bring in income as well as people will pay most of the time for an easier way to do something like this article insinuates.
Bethany Lovell
Kacy Howard
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-beliak/womens-forum-2013_b_4138876.html
This article talks about how technology helps us in our everyday lives, but it also hurts us. It says the good part about technology is that it helps people reach out to one another and helps make communication much easier to do on a daily basis. With this being said, it can also hurt our daily lives because people can easily get hooked on the internet and not focus on what they need to focus on.
Jala Thomas:
ReplyDeleteAs technology starts to become more and more advanced, it has begun to control our lives. According to statistics over the years, we use technology to shop, work, play, love, and communicate with others. In today's society, we use online more than we ever have, but everyone sees the positive effects that advanced technology has introduced, but seem to ignore that it can have a negative effect on society also. Recent improvements to technology has led to a decline in "normal" social behavior. Today, you can access almost anyone or anything from internet. From having to wait for re-runs of your favorite show that you miss, the internet now makes it available for you to access that episode that you missed. It is starting to come to our realization that the news is no longer about us as a society, but it is now about technology that will eventually fully-control our daily lives and minds. It has come to a conclusion that technologists are traansforming our planet into computer peripherals, in which the computer and technology is all we know. In our society, commercials, ads, and promotions try to get to us to buy the newest, or latest technology to stay connected to current technology, but it has been said that keeping up with technology can decrease time for you to focus on yourself and family. It takes away the importance of what is really important. But the positive and negative aspect of technology can leave a good or a bad impact on our society, depending on how much we let it control our lives.
http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/academic/article/482544/Negative-Effects-of-Technology-on-Society/
http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-influence-of-modern-technology-on-society-good-or-bad
ReplyDeleteTechnology was first used as an easier way to communicate. Now, modern technology has become our means of entertainment. The problem with this is, it is decreasing the amount of face-to-face interaction. Also, when one is immersed in their online world, the person becomes almost unable to form significant friendships in their real world, because of the virtual friendships they are involved in. It causes individuals to be lonely. This excess of technology also strains the relationships within families.
Kate Singley
http://www.cio.com.au/article/544578/how_boston_hospital_using_google_glass_save_lives/?fp=16&fpid=1
ReplyDeleteTechnology has influenced doctor’s everyday lives by using google glasses to save lives in a Boston hospital. Dr. Steve Horng, a hospital’s emergency depart physicians, was taking care of a patient who was having a massive brain bleed and who could only tell the doctors that he had severe allergic reactions to blood pressure medications. Luckily the doctor was wearing google glasses that enabled him to view the patient’s allergy information and current medication regimen without having to log in to a computer. With the help of google glasses, it showed the doctor that the patient was on blood thinners that needed to be emergently reversed. If the doctor was not wearing the technology of google glasses, then he would not have been able to view the patient’s records in time without having to excuse himself to go to a computer. Google glass also allows doctors to collaborate with other doctors, get alerts, and it allows doctors to see other team member messages. This wearable computing will allow clinicians to replace tablet-based computing who need their hands free and instant access to information with google glass to avoid all of that. Google glasses have greatly influenced the doctors at a hospital in Boston. –Kelsey Skurka
The last decade has seen a rise in the use of the internet for everything in our everyday lives. We have turned to it for information, pleasure, and connection with friends; however, it has only recently come to the attention just how unsecure it really is. After the NSA was exposed for spying, many of the top agents have come out to defend their practices. The NSA is known for using flaws in the encoding of websites to access the personal information of people. By using these bugs, the NSA has reported that they are able to track down potential terrorist threats and other information that can protect the US security. The former man in charge has recently come out to defend these practices by reporting that they are only being found to make the internet more secure. They are reportedly solely looking for flaws to make it safer for everyone else. The internet has these zero-day vulnerabilities, or uncureable flaws, that the NSA has been using to acquire information. They continuously reiterate that it is only for “high priority intelligence collection”, however, many new reports have denied this. Obama has as come out and defended this practice of using the flaws because it has a “clear national security or law enforcement application.” Critics have been on the rise after the Edward Snowden leaks of these practices, so the White House has begun to respond to the uproar. Are they using the information solely for the purpose of security or is there a bigger plan in mind?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wired.com/2014/05/alexander-defends-use-of-zero-days/
~~Colton Herren~~
Megan Bandy
ReplyDeletehttp://everydaylife.globalpost.com/technology-influence-teens-15087.html
Technology has both positive and negative effects on children.
Negative - predators. There are lots of predators on-line that are looking to find easy prey in children especially those that are not being supervised by their parents or other adults in charge. Children think they are making new friends when they are running the risk of being preyed upon. Parents need to be aware of today's technology and knowledgeable about what is out there on any smart device.
The more children use technology, the more likely they are to fall into habits or emotions that lead to other mental health disorders. Children should be out playing or being with their friends instead of being inside glued to the TV or internet.
Youth run the risk of hooking up much easier than before with people who can get them things - drugs, alcohol, etc.
Technology can be addictive. The youth use technology in inappropriate times, including during class, church and the family dinner.
Technology is not all bad. The youth today use it to connect with friends on Facebook, research for homework, etc. With supervision, children can gain the advantages of technology while avoiding the many traps it brings.
Mark Chapman
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/05/05/tech/innovation/big-idea-bug-spray/index.html
Scientists at Vanderbilt have created a new type of bug spray that is 1,000 times stronger than DEET and repels more than just mosquitoes. This chemical is known only as VUAA1 and does not have any noticeable toxic effects so far.
http://tnark.org/2012/08/29/how-technology-has-affected-our-everyday-lives/
ReplyDeleteIn this article it talks about how they believe technology has charged people's lives for the better. For example it is much faster to get in touch with people. If you are also in a business it is a quicker way to make business transactions. It also talks about how banks are bowing using computers to file things unseated of the old fashioned way. It is a new era of communication.
Shelley curry
Katy Howard
ReplyDeleteAlthough technology can be very useful, it has many negative effects on people, especially teens. Parents should be aware of the possible danger. Many teens easily become addicted to technology, and many have or become predators to others. Also, many positive things can come from technology if used right. It can benefit many teens by increasing their social skills.
http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/sex+relationships/wellbeing/is+technology+affecting+your+healthr,8731
ReplyDeleteTechnology can affect our health in negative ways that can go so far as to shortening our life spans.
-Nicholas B. Davis
Reece Johnson
ReplyDeleteTechnology has allowed our lives to become vastly easier because we can talk to people with the touch of a button. While this makes our lives easier, it also causes us to rely to heavily on it. If all of our cell phones and internet stop working would we still be able to function? It has also been proven that people have had withdraws when they do not have their technology. We need to learn to rely on our technology less because we are loosing our basic human survival techniques.
http://voices.yahoo.com/technologys-impact-everyday-life-5669982.html
http://source.southuniversity.edu/technologys-influence-on-education-76874.aspx
ReplyDeleteThe article analyzes the aspect of technology's influence on education. Technology has changed the way to learn and teach, and is affecting young people from very early ages (already from the age of 2). Social networking, for example, can either improve or penalize education depending on how it is used :its main concerns are privacy and security, for example it can encourage bullying; but it can also help students be less introverted and more open to collaboration while learning. There are also social networks designed for educational purposes. College students, too, benefit from technology and social networks, that can improve school spirit, offer virtual tours, and so on. So technology has influenced the learning process of kids from 2 years old to college age.
Silvia Brosolo
The use of technology is great tool in our everyday lives ,and it is also a hinder in our everyday life. Technology in a way is destroying the idea of face to face communication. The more people use smartphones, MP3, and other device to communicate with others, there is a almost no need to talk to a person face to face. Technology use to be just a tool and now it is a crouch. Everyday people engage in some type of relationship husband, wives, best friends, friends, son's ect. and it they are more meaningful when people are face to face. Face to screen type of relationships may not last as long and lose a certain value to them. The interaction between people is vital ,and technology is slowly pulling people away from it everyday. What is the point of having "friends" if you can never really see them face to face? is that person really a friend? This a complex issues because on other hand technology helps to connect business for trade and other transactions. It keeps families in touch if someone is away. It is a faster way to talk than by letters and postcards. Things like the internet open up doors to learning. This is a coin type issues, there is a heads and there is a tail and it is all by chance which side turns up when society decides to flip it. Will technology help us or will be destroyed by our own creation? only time can tell
ReplyDeleteHere is my Link:
http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-influence-of-modern-technology-on-society-good-or-bad
Sharly Lovitt
ReplyDeletehttp://m.torontosun.com/2014/05/02/technology-is-creeping-more-into-everyday-life
This article discusses the odd uses of technology that are slowly wedging themselves into everyday use. Strange, futuristic things like keyboard pants that actually work and an egg carton that sends messages to your cellular device based on the number and freshness of your eggs make appearances in the article to further demonstrate how technology is invading life, perhaps for the better or perhaps in just a completely ridiculous manner.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/05/08/new-technology-makes-driving-safer-for-seniors/8883243/
ReplyDeleteThis article tells how certain features of technology that has and will be added to cars helps the elderly stay mobile. This is going to become a large problem since 40 percent of our population are going to be over the age of 55 soon. The even better thoughts are that if things like blind spot detection, gesture and eyeball tracking and automatic braking are helping the elderly, then they will also help the help with physical limitations. The technology added to cars makes the road safer for all and keeps the biggest generation (Baby Boomers) very happy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clara-tsao/6-ways-mobile-techology-h_b_4054076.html
ReplyDeleteTechnology today has had a positive overall effect on today's poor; surveys, scholarship information and agricultural breakthroughs in technology have benefitted them in a way that improves their quality of life overall.Technology now has the ability to procur information about the current situations of imporverished people through user friendly interfaces, which isn't even to mention the easier accessibilty people now have to it.
Iyana Gray
Jana Traywick
ReplyDeletehttp://source.southuniversity.edu/technologys-influence-on-education-76874.aspx
This article discusses the influence of technology in education. Technology is changing the teachers teach, and students learn. Computers are now overtaking white boards in the classroom. It is effective because computers and similar technology are a part of student's daily lives. With using technology as a classroom resource brings new opportunities to the class , as well as, challenges. Such as,social networking, which although can be problematic, connects teachers and students. Especially for college students who use technology to connect them to various beneficial sites for their education.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/technology/snapchat-reaches-settlement-with-federal-trade-commission.html?_r=1&referrer=
ReplyDeletePopular messaging service, Snapchat is settling charges placed by the Federal Trade Commission that claimed that Snapchat's picture messages do not actually "go away" but are being stored by the company in a large database. Snapchat will be required to refrain from saving personal information and also prohibited from misrepresenting how it claims to protect user privacy.
Caldwell Wagenheim