https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve Made with wonder en-us 2017-03-14 12:52:44 UTC 2017-04-25 13:19:11 UTC hello@padlet.com bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159960371 We are surrounded by technology everywhere we go today in society. We rely on it and use it for everything. Is technology benefitting or destroying society?
Is social media irresistible to us?]]> 2017-03-14 12:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159960371 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159961864 Etelson, Erica. "Is Modern Technology Killing Us?" Truthout. Truthout, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

Key terms: Modern Medicine, Consequences, Healthy


Etelson and her baby would be dead without modern technology. Modern medicine helped her deliver her baby. "The problem with technology is that most innovations have unintended consequences, and those unintended consequences are piling up, causing harm and creating dangers of existential magnitude"  (Etelson, 2014).
I think technology is both benefitting and destroying our society. It is great and very useful for things like modern medicine because it saves millions of lives, but it also has a negative impact to it as well. (For example kids are glued to their phones too much and can't have a real conversation with someone else).
This source is credible because it is from the point of view from a mother who went through an exhausting journey to have her baby safely. Without this procedure her and her kid would not be alive and healthy today.

Erica Etelson 2014

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26295-is-modern-technology-killing-us




]]> 2017-03-14 13:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159961864 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159967549 Chen, Brian X. "What's the Right Age for a Child to Get a Smartphone?" The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 July 2016. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

Key Terms: Smartphones, Kids, Age

Smartphones are bigger and better than ever. One question that comes to every parents mind is, at what age should my child get a smartphone? A study was conducted and the average age a child gets his/her first smartphone is at 10. James P. Steyer says that he set a rule for his kids. He said that his children don't get a phone until they start high school. He also stated, “No two kids are the same, and there’s no magic number,  A kid’s age is not as important as his or her own responsibility or maturity level” (Steyer, 2016).
I see what Mr. Steyer is coming from and the age does get lower and lower to every year when a child gets their first smartphone. I think it does depend on how responsible they are, but I also think it comes from a sociological background and see how they are raised and how there parents have always treated them. This could mean a child has always gotten what they want or hasn't really asked for much. I personally think no child under the age of 14 should have a smartphone because these phones take over a child's life.

Brian X. Chen 2016

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/technology/personaltech/whats-the-right-age-to-give-a-child-a-smartphone.html?_r=0]]> 2017-03-14 13:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159967549 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159988001 Jones, Michael. "Yes, the Robots Will Steal Our Jobs. And That’s Fine." The Washington Post. WP Company, 17 Feb. 2016. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

Key Terms: Machines, Replacing, Employment

Machines are taking jobs from us. Almost half of people employed in the US are at the risk of losing their job in the next decade or two. They will take our jobs but they will eventually provide us with new ones. Just look at the past. 2008 for example.

Technology is coming out faster than ever at such a fast pace. We rely on it for navigation, education, texting, music, even to keep up with information going on in the world! For the most part it is being misused in non-productive ways.

Michael Jones 2016
Assistant Professor in Economics at University of Cincinnati


https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/02/17/yes-the-robots-will-steal-our-jobs-and-thats-fine/?utm_term=.1068990639df





]]> 2017-03-14 14:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/159988001 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/160021342 Stevens, Heidi. "'Irresistible' Technology Is Making Our Kids Miss Social Cues."Chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2017. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

Key Terms: Social Media, Studies, Irresistible


Technology makes our lives so much easier, we just have to find a way to use them appropriately. Adam Alter's book states that, "Instagram, like so many other social media platforms, is bottomless," Alter writes. "Facebook has an endless feed; Netflix automatically moves on to the next episode in a series..."  (Stevens 2017). Stevens is trying to tell people that it is their to hook you and don't let it take advantage of you because its easy to let it do that to you. Studies have shown that picking up technology from an early age messes with a kids social skills and behavior. For example,  "When kids are asked to detect people's emotions — happy, sad, angry, surprised — based on nonverbal cues, those who spend a lot of time on tech struggle to decipher one emotion from another at a much higher rate than kids who spend more time interacting in the real world" (Stevens 2017). I agree both with Stevens and the book she is talking about Irresistible because it is irresistible for humans to function without technology in todays society. I think it would bring chaos to our world.

Heidi Stevens (Contact Reporter) 2017

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-irresistible-tech-addiction-adam-alter-balancing-0313-20170313-column.html

]]> 2017-03-14 15:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/160021342 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/161485337 DigiMOM, Posted By. "10 Benefits of Exposing Young Children to Modern Technology."DigiParenthood. NYT, 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 21 Mar. 2017.

There are all sorts of benefits that children can acquire through technology. One thing is hand-eye coordination. There are applications where they can engage in that helps them improve this. Other benefits include: improves language skills, increases cognitive developmental skills,  helps out with visual attention capacity, and enhances social interaction skills. One could argue is that as a child gets older that they get too glued to their technology and lose some of their social skills as they mature with all of the technology that surrounds us, but I think if the person is outgoing they should be fine. This could be a pro and also a con depending upon the individual we are looking at.

https://digiparenthood.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/10-benefits-of-exposing-young-children-to-modern-technology/]]> 2017-03-21 13:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/161485337 bstein4 https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/161556219 https://www.cnet.com/news/why-is-samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-overheating/

Why are the Samsung Note 7's catching on fire?

The Samsung Note 7 is a popular phone by Samsung. As of last year, they all of the sudden started catching on fire. First it was just a few, than a couple hundred. Samsung was in such a state of perplexity that they had to recall all 1 million phones of the 2.5 that were already made. It wasn't until later this year that they announced why they were catching on fire. ]]> 2017-03-21 15:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bstein4/omx3z4z1sgve/wish/161556219