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We must also be introspective as educators. How many of us are guilty of the same accusations we make of our students?

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From a pedagogical perspective, it is our role as a facilitator of knowledge to help students build the "bits of information" into a greater conceptual understanding.

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We need to teach students to be able to say "I am not informed on that topic, I cannot comment on it right now".

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Technology is impeding the productive struggle that is so necessary for intellectual growth.

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We seem to be classifying every student into one category.  We do have students in all of our classrooms that ARE thoughtfully informed, that ARE critical thinkers.  We as teachers need to take into consideration of using these students as a strength, a learning tool to help other less informed students in our classrooms.

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The opinion that kids today are more informed, the problem is if they become an activist for an issue without any comprehension of the issue. This is evident in much of the demonstrations that young people are participating in but really have no idea why they are there. They are simply following the crowd.

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The author relies on the reader to fill in the missing anecdotal information as evidence for his claims that we are more ignorant, have poorer communication skills, etc.

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Are we considering information as value free?

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The author casts emotion as something negative, can we make a point in favor of emotion as a means for learning?

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Much of the group discussion mentioned the personal desire of themselves or students to read certain content. How are we to be truly informed if we do not hear evidence [read from the perspective of] all sides?

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Agree.

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How does the concept of 'fake news' relate to the article?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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I agree that students think less criticality.  They spend more time searching for the answers rather than try to read or solve the issue.

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I think that technology is great especially in the 21st century, However, it in some instances handicap our children and that includes us as well. Example, instead of actually doing the research; they immediately go to the internet especially google.

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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The author has a negative vision of contemporary use of technology which I do not necessarily agree. What do you think? Is it negative?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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How do we assist students with their detachment from the false promises of this technologically savvy world?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Students read articles or novels as a "have to" but how many read for pleasure......adults too.

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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In paragraph 11, the author claims that technology is making us ignorant and we are developing a myopic understanding of the world. I wonder to which time period he is comparing our current "ignorant" and "myopic" state to. Hasn't technology broadened our understanding of the world?

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What are the "false promises" of a tech savvy world?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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can we teach our children manners at restaurants when we train them to be quiet with electronic devices?

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How has technology affected your ability to communicate with others on a meaningful basis?

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The forum "Reddit" has a feature at the bottom of longer readings that is "TL/DR", too long didn't read.

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Just because we were exposed to longer texts/sermons/presentations did we actually comprehend all of it? Have our "problematic" changes just catered to a more realistic expectation? Have we just started "chunking"?

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We can post something on Facebook about an idea, but can we really expand upon it?

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How does technology make us less informed?

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Why do we no longer have the patience to read longer articles?

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"Technology is preparing them for jobs, but is it preparing them for life?"

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Aren’t we as teachers responsible to find out if our students are informed? Whether students learn via technology or not,This is where our AVID WICOR strategies come into action!

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Since technology isn't going away, how can we utilize it to challenge our students academically?

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Sound bites and tweets are not designed for comprehension, analysis, synthesis and evaluation, so how do we help our students build these skills?

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While technology makes information instantaneous, how is it contributing to making society less thoughtful and introspective?

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Since our kids can only handle small chunks of information at a time (according to the article), how can we adjust our teaching strategies to fit their current learning abilities?

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^ agree

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How has technology radically changed us?

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Based on the article, can technology be seen as a double edged sword?  If so, how?

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We count on our phones to navigate passageways on the road and in our lives.

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Why did technology make us stop reading for pleasure or knowlege?

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How can a person have a balance between being an informed citizen and attending to all of the demands of daily life?

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"U.S. adults who read any work of literature in the previous year plummeted from 57 percent in 1982 to 43 percent in 2015" (DeWerth, D., 2017, p.1). How can we change this?

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"We have also become ignorant and less able to communicate with one another on a meaningful basis." How can we ensure our students develop the skills needed to have meaningful conversations in class and in life?

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"Technology is preparing them for jobs, but is it preparing them for life?"

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The author states "Technology has made getting bits of information so easy that the big picture is lost." and uses GPS as evidence. How does this support the statement?

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"Consider the last time you read a novel"- as an ELA Teacher it's hard to have this expectation of my students, when the rest of the world is struggling with this.

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How can we incorporate more meaningful conversations with our students?

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Good afternoon. Looking forward to seeing you on tomorrow.

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