They might instead skip around, scanning for pertinent information of interest… I can’t get my students to read whole books anymore…” (318). Students are not focusing on reading a book from beginning to end. Instead, students tend to skim through and miss the important information which is a negative impact on them. Carr agrees that using the Web so often is having a negative effect on him because he is having a harder time focusing and reading articles which are more than a few sentences. He points out, “When I mentions my troubles with reading to friends, many say they’re suffering from similar afflictions.
2) The author feels that someone has been tinkering with his brain, making it change. He no longer enjoys reading a book of any length because he cannot sustain concentration on the book. 3) He feels that all the time he now spends online is affecting his abilities to concentrate. He recognizes that the Internet has been a useful tool for him to search for information and communicate. He notes that, unlike footnotes, links send you to the information rather than just refer to it.
Based on what level they are on, then move them into a group of children that are at the same level. Then, as a teacher, build upon their knowledge at their level and pace. The guide the students into learning new words on their own, this could be done by reading and practicing writing. Alternative #3: Embedded Phonics Instruction, on pages 235 and 236, is a literature-based instruction. Students learn new words based on
Josh Haning Mr. Rogers English Final 05/31/2011 Us Stupid Google Making Is As times change, so must our methods of dealing with them. The evolution of media has changed the way we absorb information from writing to radio to television and so on. During these trans-formative periods, skills are lost and skills are gained; but to label the internet as the catalyst for the degeneration of our intelligence goes a bit too far. In his article ”Is Google Making Us Stupid” Nicholas Carr argues that, in its current form, the internet is not conducive to the kind of deep thought required when reading a long article or novel. He feels that while the internet is extremely useful, it is designed to distract as opposed to focus the mind.
Net neutrality is unfettered access to the Internet. Even though the concept of unrestricted access to Internet content sounds appealing, it has been a heated issue that has broadband providers, politicians, and regulatory agencies involved because of fear that the consumers will have to pay for access and speedy delivery of content. The first section of this paper begins with the history of the legal aspects of this issue. Net neutrality began garnering attention in December 2005 and in 2006 legislation was drafted and presented to both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Both houses did not approve the legislation brought to them.
Standards: o Language Arts-Writing: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process; Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing o Language Arts-Viewing: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media o Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. o Students use spoken, written and visual language to accomplish their own purpose 4. Procedures and Activities: guided practice Before we get started we will discuss the writing process: Prewriting Drafting Kerns page 8 Lesson Plans Revising Editing
When trying to see what he is reading and understand it completely, it is hard for him because he often finds his mind wandering and wanting to do something different. He believes this is because of all the technology that we rely on, especially google. I don't think that Carr actually thinks google is making us "stupid", but just more lazy, and just causes more distractions which gets in the way of learning. In my own opinion, I think the internet, google to be specific, is a great tool for learning. Instead of reading through long texts, sometimes reading pointless information to get to the information you want, you have the specific information you need in seconds.
Summary of “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr argues in, “Is Google Making us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think. The internet looks to be slowly taking away the ability to focus very long, and is becoming the most widely used medium for information. Carr has the feeling that he no longer thinks like he used to. Reading a long book or article is no longer enjoyable to him. He attributes this feeling to the extensive use of the internet and computers, even though this usage of the internet has been to help him write.
Change in Consumer Lifestyle over Time When looking at changes in consumer lifestyle in the past decade, the most salient feature has been the sharp increase in dependence on technology to acquire information and media. In tandem, the act of reading physical books has declined considerably as information is more quickly and easily obtained via any device with Internet connectivity. As lifestyles of the young and middle-aged demographic become busier with more people on-the-go and reliant upon compact technological devices, physical books and bookstores are slowly becoming obsolete. However, a segment still exists that enjoys reading books during leisure time, such as during travel, but carrying around many books at a time can be cumbersome and inconvenient. Value Innovation – Amazon´s Kindle Amazon saw the opportunity to offer books and other media from its own collection to consumers in a compact and convenient way, and in 2007, it introduced the Kindle, revolutionizing the very act of reading and launching the first commercially successful e-book reader.
Nicholas Carr and Clay Sharkey debate whether or not the internet is actually making us smarter or dumber. “Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives- or exerted such broad influences over our thoughts, as the internet does today. “that is one of Carr’s viewpoints. Shirkey believes that “every increase in paperback book to you tube, alarms people accustomed to the restrictions of the old system, convincing them that the new media will make young people stupid. This fear dates back to at least the invention of movable type.” I tend to agree more with Sharkey because there are a lot of learning toold we can gain from the web.