Analysis and Links (Thus Far)

Hello Blog Readers,

So far on my journey of finding the true effect of technology on college student relationships I have learned and been introduced to some effects that I didn't think of previously. Through comments and reactions to a couple of my posts on my blog, my thinking about this subject has been expanded and some of my ideas that I had in the beginning of my research have been challenged. Throughout my research I have not only used information about how technology effects students in general but how it effects students in the classroom and during school as well (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html , http://www.wested.org/techpolicy/research.html).

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

http://www.wested.org/techpolicy/research.html

http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Some-Effects-Technology/152233

http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=9662

http://www.hyoomik.com/philo/numb1.htm

http://www.termpapersmonthly.com/essays/195305.html


Technology has changed the way that we live here on Earth. Technology has enabled human civilization to relax to a certain degree. Technology has been an additional resource and a privilege that should not be taken advantage of because if technology fails then we will be in a hole that we won’t be able to get out of. If a catastrophe event were to occur, that involved the failing of technology then the communication between people would most likely be effected. The information and materials that technology provide us with can be both good and bad. The information that technology gives us is beneficial because it informs and guides us to the answers that we want. On the other hand it can be detrimental because it allows for private information to be shared against the will of some individuals ( http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Some-Effects-Technology/152233 , http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=9662). But these are the risks we take when we decide to use this resource.

This situation occurs in many relationships but especially in young college student's. For example technologies that incorporate ways of messaging like cell phone text messaging and social networking sites like Facebook are simply traps for college students. Many don't realize that all messages sent are archived and saved just in case they need to be pulled up for later use (http://mashable.com/2007/06/15/myspace-facebook-privacy/). The link in the previous sentence is just an example of how the messages that are sent over the air waves and through the internet can come back to bite you....OUCH!!!! I wonder if students were familiar with this risks then would they continue using this technologies? If they stopped using them because of this then relationships may begin to decline because of lost in communication.

I have introduced this information because throughout my blogging journey I'm beginning to believe that technology seems to really hinder college relationships. When I first began my blog it was the opposite, I believed that technology helped relationships but now I’m having second thoughts. As I continue this blog I want to explore further avenues of technologies and its effects.

Some other links that involve Facebook are as follows:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Facebook_website_-_Criticisms/id/5038344
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
http://www.experiencefestival.com/facebook_website_-_criticisms
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/oz-students-pro-rape-facebook-page-shut-after-criticism_100272119.html
--The Tech Man