The three most important influential communications technologies in my life up to this point are my cell phone, laptop, and the ability to video chat. These devices play a huge role in my daily life, so much that I cannot imagine myself functioning without them. My cell phone is the most influential piece of technology in my life, it is there for me to always stay in contact with family and friends on the spot. My cell phone also allows me to easily access the web to search a piece of information when I do not have access to my laptop or computer. Another thing that I use my cell phone almost every day is its ability to turn into a GPS. Besides the three things I listed my cell phone does much more, from helping me stay organized to allowing me to stay up to date with current news events. My laptop is also a major technology in my everyday life. I use my laptop for mainly academic purposes, such as writing papers, blogging, checking my email, and much more in the academic world. If I did not have my personal laptop it would be much harder for me to get my work done since I would not have access to the internet or word documents at my home. Video chatting is the third most influential piece of communications technology in my life. I video chat with my brother ofter since he is away at school six hours from us. I like to video chat with him so that we can see each other and it feels more real than just talking on the phone.
These three technologies help me learn new information everyday right on the spot. For example with my cell phone I can search the web, call or text someone, and read books or magazines. My laptop takes finding out new information even further because I have access to everything I can possibly think of. I can search the web and read detailed journals or documents. I can check my email to find out if there is any changes to a course. I can also video chat from both my laptop or my phone.
These three technologies are not always as good as they seem. I think as a young adult in this world full of new technologies we become quite reliant on them. For example during Hurricane Sandy, my house lost power for 10 days. Durning those 10 days I did not have any form of communications technology available to me. I felt lost in some way almost as if I did not know how to function. I need to learn how to function incase the technology I plan to use that day fails on me. I need to always have a back up plan to allow me to learn new information.
In the video, Alan made a great point. He said that “Being able to experiment with technology is what makes it technology. If people did not experiment with test tubes back in the days of Newton nothing would have happened. Its paving the way for us to move forward as a species and a civilization.” (2:33) I agree with his statement completely because in order for us to move forward in the world we constantly have to experiment with new technologies to learn what works and what doesn’t work. Throughout the video there were many similarities between the students and I. Some similarities consist of always having my cell phone with me even if I do not bring a purse. I also agreed with the girl who said she did not like abbreviations, when I text I do not use short words I always try my best to text how I would type a paper or talk to someone in face to face situations. Some differences with me and the students in the video include using technology to make music or videos, I do not do those things with technology because I do not have a great interest in music or video making, although I do like to take a lot of pictures with my cell phone. All of these students used technology to improve their lives in meaningful ways and to help them learn new information.
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