Friday, November 6, 2009

Implications Post

Blog Readers...Blog Readers,

It has been an excellent journey thus far. I have enjoyed it thoroughly and hope to continue research on this topic as future technological innovations are introduced and unveiled. College students relationships as they intertwine with technology can be a tricky subject to fully understand because everyone is going to have their own opinion on how they think technology helps and hinder relationships. Text messaging can enhance relationships because an individual can get to know someone better through this commonality. But for the individuals that use text messaging non beneficially and are sneaky with it can end up ruining a relationship. This subject is completely based on what an individuals morals are and how they have learned to deal with different situations in the past.

The future for this argument is definitely unresolved because of the amount of new technology that is coming out on a daily basis. It is unknown what new technologies will be introduced that will catch people committing wrongful acts and/or vice versa, good and fruitful acts. On one side of the argument technology can continue to help college students relationships by providing easy ways of communication between two individuals, while on the other hand technology can continue allowing individuals to "sneak around" without getting caught and serving consequences. This issue has been great to focus on but it will be very interesting to see where it goes in the future.

--THE TECH MAN

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Class Links "Shout-Outs"

This blogging project has opened my eyes to some very different topics that I have not examined thoroughly in the past. I believe everyone who participated in this project did a fine job in crafting there arguments and providing sufficient details on there topics. Some blogs stood out for the rest and are as follows.

1)http://allquietonthewesternblunt.blogspot.com/ ... This by far was my favorite blog because it met all the credentials. It provided information far beyond what the assignment asked for. The blog was creative while trying to interact with people who left comments and blog readers as much as possible. "Bud's Wiser" did a great job of touching on all cylinders of his argument.

2)http://fluidflames.blogspot.com/ ... This blog was GREAT! This blog was enjoyed by many who read it as well. I believe it was enjoyed so much because of the way that it was written. It was written in a way that was appealing to the audience and always made the reader come back to read more. I am very interested in this topic and how green technology has effected the world so far. I enjoyed how this writer explored many different green technologies instead of focusing on just one.

3)The last shout out goes to http://nutritionama.blogspot.com/ ... This blog was attractive from the beginning with the background and template chosen. The information was appealing to me because I am a big health head and enjoy learning about ways to improve health. This writer did a great job of providing information that was accurate and helpful.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Annotated Links Post

Blog Readers,

This post hopefully helps you out a little in understanding why I chose some of the sites that I chose and what information that I picked up from them. This post will consist of about 3 or 4 links with descriptions of each.

1) http://www.hyoomik.com/philo/numb1.htm ..... This link I believe has been one of the most beneficial links that I have used throughout the blogging process. It giving in-depth information for both side of the argument. This link provides pros and cons for the argument and really expanded my thinking about the current technology that we are provided with here on Earth. Although this article is focused and titled Technology on Business it gives details and exposes truths about how everyone is effected by this epidemic.

2)http://www.wested.org/techpolicy/research.html ..... This link was very helpful because it too allowed me to internalize a different prospective of my argument throughout my blog. It gave information about how technology is effecting learning and teaching in the classroom. Students are taught and lots of learning takes place in these environments so I thought it was necessary and appropriate to use this source throughout my blog writing.

3)http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/17/it .... This link included an excellent article that paralleled my blogging topic precisely. It entailed the effects that technology specifically had on students. The article mentioned how colleges and college students have embraced technology and used it to there advantage. It argued that technology improves learning and the rate at which material is learned.

4)http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html ..... Another helpful link that caught my attention almost immediately was this one that gave further information about the effects of technology on students and classrooms. The links that I chose which included information about students and classrooms I thought were extremely important because students spend ampill amounts of time in classroom and what goes on in the classroom effects the social life and the relationships that he or she has.

5)http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCR/is_1_33/ai_62894068/ ..... This final link provided the first article that is shown along with several other links to different articles. These articles were extremely helpful with looking at my argument from the emotional side and the challenges that colleges students go through in some relationships. These emotional downfalls can be enhanced and/or eliminated through the use of technology.