digital nation blog

Living Faster

*** One thing that was talked about in the living faster section of digital nation is the fact that technology is causing teens to lose empathy for others. They came to this conclusion because on a field trip to the zoo the children were looking at turtles. The turtle was not really doing anything so a young boy suggested they put in a robot turtle. They took this as the boy didn't value the turtles life. I think this is completely obscured because the boy just wanted to watch something he wasn't telling them to like get rid of the turtle or anything. I think that this some over analyzed. Another thing that was spoken about was multitasking and the fact that people can't sit and concentrate on one thing they have to have a zillion things going on at once. I agree with this but we are a generation that needs a fast pace. When I am doing homework I personally have my radio on, facebook up, instant messenger going, and youtube playing all at the same time. I've learned how to give attention to each thing separately yet all at the same time.

Learning

*** This section explained how video games are changing the way people learn. They said that there are two schools now, the school where you learn English and arithmetic, and then the school where you collaborate and complete different tasks. Both of these "schools" are giving one skills that will help them in their later life. They both give one skills that make them an asset to companies.

Relationships

*** The Internet gives people the ability to have their own little part of the world where they can say whatever they want. It has turned into the kid's way of communication. Teens connect to each other through facebook, myspace, instant messengers, and chat rooms. With all this freedom comes something that isn't so good, cyberbullies. Cyberbullies have come in different forms there is the anonymous way of doing it and then there's putting your name to it. Being cyberbullied can be a hard thing because on the Internet you're allowed to put your real self out there without being judged and the next thing you know someone is judging you and teasing or bullying you. The people on digital nation say, " Stop. Block. Tell." Don't let these bullies get to you and then stop them from getting to anybody else.