A modern books value does not compare to that of a book that had taken the time and effort of someone to craft it, because of technology a book can be multiplied hundreds of times but at the same time taking from it devaluing it when compared to the original. Soon enough print medias and materials are slowing disappearing because of the ability to find any text needed useful or not
Most people find reading books easier so don’t some people like me because I prefer researching on the internet to searching for stuff in the library. Some people will support Carr by saying that the internet really makes us dumber but I’m on the opposite side because I defiantly think it makes as smarter especially with this technology that keeps improving as years come. All these things we have today and are able to access to will not be available without the internet because people or researchers wouldn’t have been able to get accurate information about what they were looking
It has become more convenient to open a search engine than to visit a library or bookstore. With access to a computer and an internet connection, the knowledge of the world is just a click away. There are not many topics that one could not find information on, especially on Wikipedia. Technology changed the way people find the information they are looking for and, unfortunately, it might not be for the best. Works Cited Berkman, Fran.
Fixed lines also have cons to go along with it as well. Most wire line phone companies charge more than what you'd pay for most alternatives, and some are taxed more as well. There are some locations where getting new wired phone service is prohibitively expensive or even impossible. Long distance and extra features like call waiting are normally included with alternative phones. Cellular has some great reason why it should be considered over fixed lines.
Fluid intelligence doesn’t look much like the capacity to memorize and recite facts, the skills that people have traditionally associated with brainpower. But building it up may improve the capacity to think deeply that Carr and others fear we’re losing for good. And we shouldn’t let the stresses associated with a transition to a new era blind us to that era’s astonishing potential. We swim in an ocean of data, accessible from nearly anywhere, generated by billions of devices. We’re only beginning to explore what we can do with this knowledge-at-a-touch.
However, Google has a huge amount of information and much of it could be wrong. For example, the Wikipedia website is not a good source of information because normal people write the information in it and not specialists. Therefore, if we get wrong information, then our knowledge would be wrong. Carr also discussed that the Internet is an imaginary world, and all the people are behind the computer screens. Therefore, whenever we access a website, Google can collect more information about us, and if we access more websites, then that would be easier and faster for them to collect the information they want.
Video Case Assignment #2 Questions Questions: 1. a. Some advantages of an online survey of a cross section of Internet households are lower costs, instant results, instant updates, and better responses. The disadvantages are that not all households have Internet access, if the survey is sent via email, it may be considered junk mail. Also, some people just fill out the surveys to get the promotional offer and will just fill out anything. The disadvantages in not being able to reach as many individuals due to lack of internet or lack of email accessibility, provides major negative impacts for research.
Read-Only Participants – And On Line Courses Could Be A Volatile Mix Martha Jenkins Grand Canyon University: May 13, 2013 Read-Only Participants – And On Line Courses Could Be A Volatile Mix For the most part, the amount of effort and energy you put into a project, will most likely determine the final outcome. Today although online course enrollments are up, the failure and completion rates are higher than in a traditional classroom setting (Schreck, 2006). Buedouin (2002), suggests that online learning can take place without participating. However, the research by: L. Nagel, A.S. Blignaut and J.C. Cronje (2009), indicates that participation is necessary to be a successful online student. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS
They can choose to engage in deep thinking activities. Too much of anything is not good for any one, and this also applies to internet usage. Scholars say that the price of technology is alienation and that this indicates that the more distracted an individual becomes, the less able they are to experience human emotions such as empathy and compassion. It is still too early to tell what the results of the future effects of the internet, but as Carr states, “An intellectual technology exerts its influence by shifting the emphasis of our thought. As the brain adapts to the new medium, the most profound changes will take place over several generations’
He says that as the internet becomes our primary source of information, it is affecting our ability to read books and other long narratives. This process of rewiring our brains carries the danger of crushing human experience. The author uses many specific examples and statistics to demonstrate his point of view. Carr argues whether our reading and writing habits may be affected by the search engines on Google. He explains how people are on a disadvantage when they rely on e-books rather than books.