The Risks we Take

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).

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.