Technology has made an incredible impact on education. It has made education more accessible and affordable. Now, people can get full degrees solely online. For those who have busy work schedules or who cannot afford tuition at a physical university, online classes are very convenient. “One of the most profound ways in which technology has …
Teacher: “This is PaperLess Classroom”
*Ding Ding* The teacher stops lecturing and turns to you so that she and the whole class can stare at you while you are scrambling through your bag trying to turn the ringer off. Finally you found it and quickly pushed down the small, slim button down until you feel the small vibration through your …
Educational Freedom Around the World
School? Reading? Yuck! These words are often associated with learning in school in countries where books and internet have evolved side by side. No matter the age, people associate reading as boring and would rather do anything than pick up a book for school or let alone read when a game or a social event …
Help! My Online Textbook Won’t Load!
In the age of ever-growing technology, of course the internet is going to affect almost everything people do. The internet greatly influences schooling all over the world and how we perceive and consume literature. Nevertheless, is this a good or bad thing? Is the internet literary? That depends on who you’re asking. Coming from me, …
I like zombies, but I don’t want to become one
There is a debate that we as humans can be compared to a zombie nowadays, but first, let me take you back as to why this question was brought up. In our previous blog we talked about the advancement of technology, and how us humans found a way to communicate with each other without being …
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Why the Internet is Changing How We Learn
In school, it has become normal for everyone to have laptops and use them to do assignments and study. It’s now almost impossible to succeed in college without the Internet. Even without immediate access laptop, students must find a way online. In Maria Cecire’s Massively Open, we are given a glimpse of a not-so-distant future …
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Robots, I repeat Robots are taking over the world….I mean technology.
There is a lot of talk about how technology is evolving and so different today. Technology as we know it is in schools and is apart of everyday use in schools. While technology is used in schools i feel it is lessening our ability to learn. Now we can just google things to get the …
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The Future Of Education
Technology has taken over every day life, so it is no surprise it is not taking over the classroom. Students have better and quicker access to knowledge all at the touch of a button. Access to the internet and computers are almost required for students now, because everything is becoming digital. Technology has already advanced …
Is Accessibility the new Intelligence?
The way we are learning and reading is consistently upgrading and growing. Maria Cecire’s “Massively Open” and Stephen King’s UR are both stories revolved around the forever upgrading internet, and its influence on schooling and literature. Though both of these stories show the negative almost scary side of the internet, they do also give evidence …
Robots Give Bad Hugs
The poor guy looks so uncomfortable... Robots don’t give very good hugs; they’re too metallic, cold, and hard. On the opposite end of the spectrum, as a teacher intern myself, I have been told by many of my students that I give some of the best hugs. There is a certain quality that robots will …
Blog #2 The Future of Technology & Education
The development of technology has increased rapidly within the past ten years alone. This has changed the way we communicate, study, and learn amongst other things. In a passage found in a blog by Purdue University, they acknowledge the changes in education. “…Because of the access to information and educational opportunity that technology has enabled, …
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Shhhh… Listen! Do You Hear The Sound Of Technology Changing Education?
The cyber world is transmuting the way we study literature. It has broadened our view of how we read texts. In Stephen King's novella Ur , we see how Wesley is affected by the change from paper books to the kindle. His view of the internet is completely changed and he does not know if …
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Crashing… The Internal or Personal Connections
Stephen King’s UR and Maria Cecire’s “Massively Open” both explain how technology is becoming such a big thing in a school setting. Focusing more on Cecire’s “Massively Open” talks mostly about the negatives on technology. In her case, she talks about working at a school that is only online. I totally agree with Cecire because …
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The Future(ish)
Old school education, we picture chalk screeching on blackboards, the sound of the teacher’s droning voice, and carrying your five-pound textbook to class every day. New school education now has a whole new image. When we think of education today, we think of online textbooks, PowerPoint presentations, and lots of online homework using websites such …
~Change Is Here~
With the rise of the Internet, the way in which we read has changed. However, that isn’t the only thing that’s changed. The Internet has also changed the way we study, specifically in education. Stephen King’s novella UR, Maria Cecire’s “Massively Open”, and Dattatreya Mandal’s Tech Innovation Education: How the Internet has Changed the Way …
New Age of Learning
Being that I am a millennial, I have experience in both reading paper copy books and online eBooks. While I was growing up between the ages of 6-12, I found that most of my reading was done with paper back books, hard copies. However, when I got to high school all of my reading and …
Is your homework online?
The idea that technology is a good or bad contribution to education is a matter of opinion, because reality is that technology has become a prevalent part of the education system. Since technology and the internet are not going anywhere anytime soon, society is now exploring the opportunities available, whether negative or positive. We see …
Pro Tech
There are many positives to each side both pro tech and pro print, but I have to take a stand as pro tech. I gave grown up in the age of the internet so since that is the case, I will have to lean towards technology over paper. There are several reasons that I chose …
#Spillproof
The current state of the internet is not okay. We have three to four large companies all competing for our time. The less time we spend in “the real world” the more money they make, and the happier their stockholders are. However, I do not think this is the end of our society as we …
Blog #1
Between the two articles, I would have to agree with Kenneth Goldsmith’s point of view on the Internet. Although I can see how Saeinni would be upset, I think her argument is absurd and completely invalid. For example, she uses her personal experience as evidence, She complains about how she has spent countless hours learning and …
The New New
Personally, I believe that the internet is an amazing source of education and adventure. Technology has only made the world today better and functioning more efficiently. Therefore, I am pro-tech in this instance because writing poems on the internet rather then on paper or in a book of some sort does not make it any …
The Society of Technology
Technology has been a major, influential part of today’s society. As a society, we have gotten accustomed to having access to countless information and we are able to talk to one another through phone calls, text, or social media. Through different perspectives we are able to see how people are impacted by technology. In Kenneth …
Here, let me help you Grandma.
What comes to mind when you think of literature? For most, or at least for me, leather skin hard back books with old dusty pages comes to mind. Perhaps a book that has way too many words that I have to look up in the dictionary to effectively read and understand. Or even the image …
Technology isn’t hurting anything.
Unsurprisingly, there are people out there who are complaining that technology and the internet is ruining literature. Now, has technology "ruined" some things in this world? Possibly. But to say technology is "ruining" literature is pretty far-fetched. If anything, technology HELPS literature. Technology can be very helpful to authors, writers, poets, readers, etc. Technology is …
Time to Adapt Forward
Isn’t it almost contradictory that people who believe technology is “poisoning” our upcoming generation also use it just as often if not more than millennials? A lot of this has to do with the perspective one has of another’s use of technology, more often than not believing that using it is a waste of …
Let’s Be Honest, The Internet Slaps.
People around the world have been arguing for years about whether technological advances in literature are a blessing or a curse. Individuals such as Jonathan Franzen and Lindsey Saienni think that literature should stay how it has always been, printed words, ink on to paper. While others, such as Brent Easton Ellis and Kenneth Goldsmith …
The Rise of Technology:
There is no way to deny the fact that we are in a transitional technological advancing period.Technology has rapidly gained momentum over the last 20 years or so and is continuing to collect population. It is nearly to a point where technology is unavoidable and unstoppable. With such an abrupt technological advance in the small …
Techno-catastrophes
The age of digital print is here, and many writers have learned to adapt to the current times. R. M. Drake is a poet who has learned that his medium is going to be most sought after in the form of a instagram post. His poems usually are a stanza with one simple theme and …
Literature Killing the Internet = Millennials Killing Chain Restaurants
Dang, we kill everything. To me, “The internet is killing literature” argument has the same ring to it as the “Millennials are killing the chain restaurant industry,” argument. We’ve all heard it, “millennials are no longer buying diamonds,” and “millennials don’t care about paper napkins,” and usually people ignore the fact that maybe millennials are …
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A New Generation of Art
Despite how much criticism the internet receives, everyone, even if unintentionally, utilizes the internet. The internet has opened many doors to create new genres of literature and arts. For example, Instagram poetry. Because of the internet, poets such as R.M. Drake, R.h. Sin, and Samantha.King.Holmes have been able to share their works to a wider audience and make their form …
Technology is Taking Over
Lately, there has been some controversy about whether the Internet is taking over literature. Lindsay Saienni has expressed her feelings about the recently famous Instagram poets, such as R.M. Drake and r.H. Sin. Saienni argues that she is “insulted” by the fact that these Instagram poets are receiving so much attention, while she has put …
Technolgy makes literature evolve and you can’t stop it.
There are many articles with different opinions circulating throughout the world. Some people say technology has impacted literature in a negative way because people can lazily write literature and it blows up on the internet. While Saienni had so much negativity to say about poetry. I can’t help but look R.M Drakes poetry and define …
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Face It The Internet Is Staying
Society today has become consumed with technology these days between, laptops, iPhone, smart watches and many more. We can pretty much get anything we are looking for in just a few taps. Most people have their whole lives on the internet, but who is to say it is destroying our lives? In fact, I think it …
Oh hush. Instagram Poetry Isn’t That Bad!
As the years go on, technology is constantly progressing. For the younger generations, it is easy to adapt to these changes and usually isn’t an issue. Yet for older generations, they tend to struggle more and become bitter when they have to ask their children or grandchildren how to text on their new iPhones. Many …
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Pro-Internet
Many people would say that the internet is destroying this generation; from scrolling through social media to DM’s, the internet seems to hold a bad reputation. But like any argument, there is always two sides. I believe that the internet has actually doing common good to this generation and generations to come. The internet is …
Literature & the Internet 