my view on technology

Technology can do two things, help us learn and distracts us from our daily lives.

Us human beings are all very busy people. We have work, school, errands, and sleep. We should be doing what we need to do, but instead were worried about what we are missing out on with social media websites like Facebook, twitter, Instagram, etc. There is always time later to get updated on what is going on away from where we are. This distracts us from doing what we need to do presently. Don't lie, we all do it. We get in trouble at both work and school by using technology.

However, technology does not only distract us. If we are using it for learning purposes it can actually help us tremendously. A lot of the classwork/homework in school comes off websites that teachers either created or got instructed to use from the school. Technology has gotten better and better at helping us learn. Believe it or not, news websites really teach you a lot about what is going on around us. The weather is useful at preparing us on what to wear or where to go/what do to. Current events are put on the news to educate society on both the good and bad things happening. The radio, television, internet and telephone are all terrific methods of communication.

Some people who have special needs or are disabled in a certain way need assistive technology to help them with their daily lives. Ipads have programs and apps that help with education purposes. Electronic Wheelchairs are a huge piece of technology that benefits someone who cannot walk. People who cannot express what they need can use technology  with pictures and buttons to show it.

module 3- analysis of reading

New Literacy

http://newliteracies.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/448/2014/07/Leu-D.J.-Zawilinski-L.-Forzani-E.-Timbrell-N.-in-press.pdf

I always knew that a lot of stuff is based online. However, after reading this article, I learned that there is and will be much more online rather than books. In the article it state, "literacy is not just “new” today; it becomes “new” every day of our lives". everyday, society needs to learn how to use different forms technology because inverting is updated. This can go with emails, new apps, browsers, search engines, wikis, and blogs. We need to know how to do all of  this if we are going to succeed in and out of school.

I thought it a very good idea when the article suggested to "start teaching new literacies as early as possible". Just like anything else, the earlier someone starts, the easier it is to do when an adult because they are use to it.

twitter chat

It was hard to decide on a twitter chat to do a blog on. I really like Disney movies, whether cartoon or with real people so I decided to do a hash tag on #WaltDisney. On television, they rarely shows old movies anymore and its sad. The whole concept of Disney would have never started if it wasn't for Walt Disney. He was the founder. Also, Disney World is one of my favorite vacation spots. Just like everything else, things change over time. Everything forms around the generation that is present.

You can see from the first picture here, that someone wants this Pinocchio book from Etsy. This book is an older one and when something is older, it builds value. Twitter could help people sell things and make money (not only with Disney products). There are many different purposes of twitter and this is an outcome of technology.

 Walt Disney wrote some very inspirational quotes. you can see on the 3rd picture, some people tweeted about the quotes and its significance. Both kids and adults can use these quotes to pursue challenges when they are in a difficult time in their life.

 People from all over the country love Walt Disney. You can see from the fourth picture below. Here, they are giving him credit for what he has done. Twitter chats can involve people from all different ages and countries.