Comments on: I guess I am one of them!!!

By: Ryan Haver

Ryan Haver — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:54 +0000

I’ve done my best to take part in most new technologies even if they don’t completely spark my interest. I’ve had a twitter account for almost a year and it seems that they only person who ever checks out my tweets is my g/f, and I’m almost positive that she only does that to mock how few people actually read them. Perhaps with good reason. But, when it comes to instant need to upload and “show” everyone what I’ve done on my weekend I can absolutely relate. I’ve recently tried to take part in the new “Google Buzz”, but it’s so new most twitter and social network addicts don’t even know what it is yet.
I think the need to share our world instantly, comes from the fact that we can. It’s interesting to our generation and it’s a tool that we have utilized to communicate. No matter how impersonal it may be at times, it’s effective and ultimately that’s what counts.

By: Jessica Bradley

Jessica Bradley — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:28:47 +0000

This is truly a reflection of the age in which we live in. It’s nice to have documentation of the times we share with others that we can look back on and reminisce. But what is important is truly experiencing the time. Being caught up in instant sharing takes away from the moments in which we can give our full attention to others. I was watching the Olympics and they had a segment on the 1980 Men’s Hockey Team winning gold. They made reference to an age where there was no internet or cell phones. The players didn’t have mini camcorders or immediately grab for their phones to contact loved ones. They just cheered and embraced. After reading this post and thinking back to that segment, it just opens your eyes to how important it is to live in the moment even though your first response is to reach for that technology device.

By: Debra La Grutta

Debra La Grutta — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:00:23 +0000

I can give you one reason why cell phones should be allowed in school. As a parent, if I was not teaching in the same school as my own children, I would want them to have a cell phone on them for emergency reasons. If, God forbid, their was an emergency at the school, I would want my children to be able to contact me instantly. Afternoon quizzes have always been affected by students communicating with their peers, especially at lunch. Texting is just one more way that is available to them. In that case, different quizzes and tests would be necessary.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:33:24 +0000

I wish we could teach them to respect it. Remember you can’t stop it unless you strip search the kids at the door so somehow we have to work with it.

By: Mike Nealon

Mike Nealon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:48:40 +0000

I understand that this generation can’t live without their “texting” and communication devices. However, there is no, and I do mean no reason why they should be allowed in school. In my classes, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve caught students texting, or looking at messages, or viewing videos, or viewing pictures during class time. Enough is enough. I teach three sections of Geometry and often give pop quizzes. Word spreads quickly to my other two classes when Mr. Nealon is giving a pop quiz. How do I know this? I walked in to one of my classes to find students in a paniac to brush up on the topics for the quiz. Geez, I wonder how they knew I was giving a pop quiz??

By: Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:18:08 +0000

Claus, We aren’t in need of medication. We have just evolved. We now walk upright with our hand up to our ear. It is evolution and it is here to stay. But we will soon evolve again and at this point we will only be using our minds. You might find your wife is not actually shopping with you in mind when looking for girly things.
I am not asking that you get on the bandwagon – I am just asking you work to have these new ideas integrate with who you are so you can continue to grow. There is nothing wrong with it. In the “old” days we would have been looking down the barrel of a shotgun to make our point or sling a few in a bar and have a good laugh. Social graces haven’t changed – just the means to get there have!

By: Anthony Macchiarola

Anthony Macchiarola — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:21:06 +0000

I can definitely relate. I just switched from a regular cell phone to one with Internet and all of the new capabilities. It is really amazing how much technology changes in such a short time. Two years ago my phone was pretty high on the technology list, but up last week one of my students told me I had the same phone as his mother. I don’t feel the need to be connected all the time, but it is really nice to have it available whenever you feel like it.

By: Claus

Claus — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:53:03 +0000

I can remember when a cell phone was the device that Captain Kirk would always whip out whenever he needed to beam up from some planet he was visiting or simply to get out of a difficult situation. This would happen while I was watching TV. For those of you that were not born yet, I am talking about 1967-1968 and the TV show Star Trek. I also remember standing on a busy side walk and seeing people either coldly and silently walking to their intended destinations or having conversations with other people that were actually right next to them. I still watch TV and I still enjoy people watching when I am out in public, usually while my Wife is shopping for girly stuff and I just sit there and patiently wait. The comedy of this is now I see all kinds of people talking away but there is no one there with them. It’s just their little hand held communicator. Every where I go now there are people busy talking on their cell phones. I have no idea why what they have to say is so important that they cannot wait until they get to where they are going and then sit to have the conversation.
It used to be that when people were talking out loud to some unseen person while out in public it simply was someone that was out on their day pass from the hospital or the medication wasn’t working yet. Now I can be looking for discount aspirin at CVS and someone is standing there looking at me talking away yet they are not even remotely talking to me. I have even foolishly looked at them and said, ‘What?’ Only to then receive the look as though I were the one in need of medication.

By: Halina

Halina — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:35:07 +0000

I can totally relate to this. I am obsessed with my iPhone and downloading new apps for me to use. It is such a huge part of my life and I do not know what I would do without it. I was never a big fan of texting until I started and now I cannot stop. I think I have lost contact with people because instead of picking up the phone to call them I just text them since it is easier. Once I hear my phone buzz or ring, I must run to it to read the latest news or what not. It is odd because while I am teaching I will hear my phone buzz and want to read it but know that I cannot since I yell at my students while they are reading their texts that cannot wait.

By: Shonna Dell'Olio

Shonna Dell'Olio — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:58:14 +0000

I can say that I can’t relate to this. The only thing I use my cell phone for is to text and call people. I occasionally take pictures but I don’t usually upload them. I have taken video and emailed it from my phone, my friend was in Iraq and I caught the baby rolling over by himself and had to email it to him. I’ve taken pictures on my camera and my friends keep bugging me to upload them to facebook but I just can’t find the time to do it. I am all for technology but until grad class and my 9,000 jobs slow down, I can’t really engulf myself in it.