FINAL BLOG POST

1)- The revised version of our class was definitely better than the first because we had more things to do. It wasn't the same old boring english class, we were actively learning in a new way and I felt more engaged in the class. 

2)-I actually looked forward to working in clark rather than the spartan complex because expanding the environment helped me understand the class more. The reason i think i enjoyed the new version of the class was because it was something new and fresh to look forward to. Also, it wasn't stuffy, boring and hot like the class in the spartan complex where it was almost impossible to pay attention.

3)- I liked everything about the Clark classroom. It was air conditioned, had alot of gadgets to work with and overall just helped the learning aspect of the class. I liked that we could use computers as writing boards, communicate with each other in new ways rather than just writing notes from lectures all day. I really liked being able to use computers in class to do work. I believe that engaging students in new fresh ways will always result in the students being more active in the class and willing to participate more because it wont be the same thing over and over again.

Assessing Assessments

I don't believe my book is scholarly enough. It was written by credible doctors, yet the subject of the book may be a little inappropriate. Indeed it gets my point out in a way, but i'd have to tweak it in a way that the reader would understand why i chose that source. It's a little difficult to find a book that would easily relate to my thesis. The only other book i could think of to support my thesis would be a dictionary or a thesaurus of some sort.

I think i have assessed my resources pretty well but they all still need work. I need to tweak them down to the point that it makes perfect sense of why i chose them, and how it helps my argument. I also think i need more because i don't have enough information for my claim to be accurate. My claim is obvious to any person that has experience with technology, yet writing down on a piece of paper would be difficult without more assessments.

Resources Reflections

1. How did you find your resources?- naturally, i googled them first. For my interview, i chose my mom because she was the first thing that came to mind when i thought about my thesis, and where i wanted to move with my essay. She was always getting on me about not using my brain enough, and how I'm lazy by googling or calculating everything. For my magazine and news paper articles, i went to the library and asked the librarians for help. She helped me by showing me the data base and directing me to where i could find the most sources to back up my thesis. I was not really sure what kind of book to use. I just asked myself, what kind of book would i look for, to look for information. So i looked on my shelf and found the perfect book. The stupidest book yet it taught me a lot.

2. How has research altered your original idea? My original idea was to still focus on college students but how much they cared about their privacy. I started to research and then thought to myself, who really cares about college student's privacy? They don't have a lot of money for identity theft, or novels to publish for a mass amount of money. So why would anyone have research or articles about college student's and how much they care about their privacy? I then thought, college students, including my generation and the generations to come, are too dependent on the things we've had since we were about the age of 14 or 15. I never really had fast internet until i was 16. I always used the library or looked at newspapers and magazines by hand, not by the internet.

newspaper article

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this article from the san jose mercury news was a great example of how dependent individuals are from their gadgets. For example, the article is to show why a computer may be slow, or how to get rid of certain programs to make your computer running faster, ultimately to save an individual time on a project or just surfing in general. In silicon valley, the dependency is hire than many other cities in the U.S. Most likely because the entire valley itself is famous for its software engineers and latest gadgets. People pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to fix a computer. Why? Because they are dependent on doing things that are so easily accessible. Without a computer, it seems some cannot even function. The question is, what comes next after a computer isn't handy?

Magazine Source

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270407,00.html

How many of us are obsessed with celebrity news? It is literally for some people quite an obsession. Knowing everything about a favorite celebrity. Knowing where they are, what they've been doing, who've they been dating. Some people have to absolutely know thats been going on with their favorites. Therefore, god invented Magazines to comment, write articles, photograph celebrities that most people are obsessed with.

The hit celebrity story right now has to be the Chris Brown and Rihanna scandal. After Chris Brown was arrested after allegedly beating up Rihanna, people have become obsessed with the story. And now since Rihanna has dropped the charges and gotten back together with Chris, there have been millions of blog posts, emails and letters to Rihanna stating why? and how stupid she could be? Why do these people give such a damn about someone else? Technology has allowed people to access other people's lives 24-7. This article is a good source of showing how becoming obsessed with other people's lives has become its own source of a technological advancement dependency.

personal interview

i decided to interview my mom because she inspired my thesis and she's always getting on me when i use technology to do my homework. Interviewed her on Sunday 4/19/09 5:30pm

Me: Do you believe the youth of this generation has become too dependent on technology?

Mom: Yes because some kids can't even do anything without a computer and its sad.

Me: Why is it sad?

Mom: Because when i was in school, we didn't even have computers. We had to do everything in our head.

Me: Does that still benefit you to this day?

Mom: yes it does, i can still do chemistry calculations in my head, i still memorize formulas from my geometry years, and i am able to attain information quicker and faster than most of 

my coworkers that have grown up in the U.S.

Me: Wow, do you think children should be taught the way you were taught?

Mom: Of course its great that kids are lucky enough to have a calculator do their calculations for them, but its sad when i see kids use their calculators for easy arithmetic problems.

Me: What do you  mean?

Mom: For example, i asked a patient of mine, how old he who was 10 and his brother who was 18 put together was, and he answered he didn't have his calculator.

Thats why when i was teaching you times tables i never let you use a calculator which is why you can zip through problems like that with a breeze.

Me: True. What do you think would be the best solution?

Mom: I think that to a certain age, maybe high school, children should not be allowed to use calculators. It benefits their minds as well as their academics. What harm would it due to teach a child to use their brain then their fingers? I also had to hand write all of my essays, i didn't have Microsoft Word to tell me which words were spelled incorrectly and how my fragments should be put together. I also believe that the more a child uses their brain and hands to do the work, the less dependent they are if anything is to ever happen to their technological advances they have been lucky enough to access.

journal article

The Journal of Mental Health Counseling found that young college students ages 18-22 have become too dependent on the internet and has started to take a tole on their health. For example, since the internet can access just about anything, there have been cases where children as well as young adults have had symptoms of enraged anger, and have taken it out on things in their home or family members as well. The reason not because of the video games causing violence but because children and the youth have become so addicted to these technological advances that their anger is eminent. This source is helpful because it shows they cannot wait to beat the next game or the next guy that it frustrates them so much to take their anger out on their own family members. These doctors of these journals have suggested therapy is the best way to get over these addictions.

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27176666_ITM