Prompt #1

Technology controls almost all of our connection with society and the basis of our culture. The first video mentioned how many recent jobs didn't even exist a decade ago, as many new jobs were needed as a result of the increase in technology. Technology is also reaching people quicker and connecting people together more than ever. One of the biggest ways it has influenced society is that it has made our access to information and ability to understand new information grow exponentially. With such a large influence on the world, it is important that technology is used to educate in similar ways. Yet while it is beginning to have the same kinds of effects on education, the impact is much smaller than on society as a whole; schools are not integrating technology into their programs as much as they should be. Without the use of technology, students aren't interested in school. The second video showed how irrelevant high school students thought school was. Many teachers still believe using technology is lazy rather than innovative and ban it from their classrooms. With a technologically based society, students should be educated using this technology in order to best prepare them for future jobs and new inventions. Technology such as phones, computers, and the internet can easily connect us with the best tools and information, not only in society, but also from an educational viewpoint, and we should be using it effectively.