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I found today’s class really enjoyable and interesting. Even though I feel like I knew a lot of what Dr. Pound was saying I don’t think I knew it consciously. It was a real eye-opener to how much technology has changed our lives. I especially liked the activity where we had to write on a word. I think this activity really helped with the whole eye-opener thing. It really is interesting when you compare generations of technology. Like I said in class technology has made my long distance relationship way easier. However, when Dr. Pound asked me if it was weird to change from in person to Skype I was really taken aback by my answer. It wasn’t weird. Of course I like in person much better, but Skype is a fairly decent second best. It is odd to me that I didn’t find this change weird. It really affirms how submersed our generation is in technology.
Also, I really like one of the idea’s talked about in the article for today. The electronic textbook idea. How much easier life would be!! By putting everyone on the same page we get a better quality of learning! It could also be made so there is a national curriculum, which I love the idea of. Right now if I wanted to switch to a university outside of Ontario I would lose my Education credits because of the different expectations for the program. With electronic textbooks this could be fixed. Even if the schools teach different things the access to the textbooks used at a prior university would make the switch possible. Also if this extended to high school I think that the transition from high school to university would be much easier since everyone ahs access to the texts. I also love the less money paid too:)
I also tried to find a link to this slideshow I found on msn.com, but no luck. It was about mistakes people made on Facebook. The one I remember most is t his girl was angry at her boss and said so in her status. She also suggested that he made advances at her. She girl however did not remember she had added her boss as a ‘friend’ on Facebook. Needless to say, she was fired over Facebook. There really is no more privacy lol.
I love my lampost picture:) Although, it may have more to do with cyborgs then technology.
I identified with your Skype comments in class, because I keep in touch with a lot of friends overseas that way, and while it is much better in person, I'm really used to it now and don't find it weird at all either.
ReplyDeleteAwesome picture. I also love how all of your posts have remained consistent with pictures of different lamposts depending on the theme of your discussions.
ReplyDeleteIt funny i am also super comfortable with Skype, but when i hooked my mom and dad up to it to see relatives they were sooooooooo freaked out! lol my dad thought it was the weirdest thing ever, and when the person on the other side started to talk it threw him off completely! haha My parents really arent that old at all, they just aren't used to these communication technological advancements. Point being, he pretty much rejected it and wouldnt sit infront of my laptop haha
ReplyDeleteHaha yea, I have got to say, props to people back in the day, because I don't know how anyone could have kept up long distance relationships before technology was invented. My boyfriend (who goes to school out of town)doesn't even have a cell phone (despite my efforts to convince him otherwise lol) and I think that is hard enough because I have to wait until he gets to a computer to talk to him, nevermind not even having the internet. :| lol.
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