I am addicted to my iPhone. I try to limit myself by refraining from downloading any social media but I make an exception for Instagram. Just one social media app and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m constantly thinking about which of my adventures are post worthy, which pictures would attract the most likes,…
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Sherry Turkle's TED talk
Sherry Turkle talks about the need to use devices with awareness of other people and how devices are not a substitute for human relationships and conversations. She comments on how “People talk to [her] about the important new skill of making eye contact while texting” in order to be able to text while in class…
Happy Holidays!!
Happy holidays everyone! Here’s a hilarious poem about Santa getting addicted to his iPhone…which is actually an anagram of Twas The Night Before Christmas….Enjoy!
Parents…
An Apple a day really does keep parents away! This is a common “family” dinner time scene. Parents on their devices, doing work that i’m sure is important but is it more important that quality time with their children? Then the kids get out their phones because there anyone to talk to and soon enough…
How texting effects conversations, or does it…
This is a great article about how teenagers are learning to be able to make eye contact while typing. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?_r=0
This is what we need in CA
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Bookless libraries
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A fictional story I wrote in 2012 about a family
An apple a day keeps my parents away! It is 2006 and the Kaminski’s are living in rural Russia. “Get in the tub already!” said Mrs. Kaminski as her reluctant 11 year old daughter Olga, gets in the wash basin. The family had to use a wash basin to wash and only changed the water…
"If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner." -Omar N. Bradley
I love this quote because it’s so true! Personally, I love my iPhone and computer, but if we use our devices without being aware and thinking for ourselves, our devices, which we use as our servants, may turn into our masters and start to direct our lives.