It was funny, as I reading this online, I notice, I have a tab open for facebook, i-mail, my moodle account and this, and my cell phone is sitting right next to me. I am being highly distracted by my cell phone, and facebook notifications coming to it, which then lead me to the facebook tab, and so forth. To me technology is so distracting, however its not the technology I feel it is more the social network. I actually deactivated my facebook for a month or so some time ago, and it was kind of relieving, I didn't feel as though I needed to get on a check it every 5 seconds. In the article they were talking about cell phone usage while driving, which today causes so many accidents and this was never a problem say 15 years ago. So many people have smart phones these days which is just like a mini computer, it goes everywhere with you and is a great distraction especially in class rooms. His daughter said that technology was more important than family, that goes to show how much technology is just taking over lives, and its younger and younger each year it seems. I didn't get a cell phone untill I was in 8th grade, my younger sister got hers when she was in 6th. I notice when I multitask I retain less knowledge. If I am using my cell phone to check facebook during class, I didnt pay attention to a thing my professor was saying. I definitely agree this is all based more on an individual perspective. I am sure there are some people out there who are actually really good at multitasking. It explains how facebook and the phone took over mrs.campbell for a bit and then forgot about her cookies, and burnt them twice. I can totally see how that could happen, I lose my train of thought once I get on the phone or even the computer such as facebook and I could completely forget what I was doing or what I wanted to do. The social network I feel is more impacting on us more so than just the internet.
-Lindsey
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