The inequalities that this creates is that it separates people who know and have access to the technology and the people who have know idea how to use technology or don't have access. The younger generation is growing up in a world that has easy access to technology. We almost expect that everyone should know how to use technology and should have access to it. We don't like to explain how to use it or understand how someone doesn't know how to use it or who doesn't want to learn how to use it. While thinking about this I decided to youtube old people using computers and found this very funny video clip. Hope you enjoy!
Sunday, May 4, 2014
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This week in class we talked about the use of technology and the inequalities that come with it. Technology was created to bring people together, but in my opinion it is pushing people apart. When using social networking sites instead of searching for new people to talk to or things to do, instead we continue doing what we know. We become friends with family, high school friends, and we play games that we were originally interested in outside of the internet world. When we do become friends with people that we don't know we do it because they know someone or they are interested in similar things that we are interested in.
The inequalities that this creates is that it separates people who know and have access to the technology and the people who have know idea how to use technology or don't have access. The younger generation is growing up in a world that has easy access to technology. We almost expect that everyone should know how to use technology and should have access to it. We don't like to explain how to use it or understand how someone doesn't know how to use it or who doesn't want to learn how to use it. While thinking about this I decided to youtube old people using computers and found this very funny video clip. Hope you enjoy!
The inequalities that this creates is that it separates people who know and have access to the technology and the people who have know idea how to use technology or don't have access. The younger generation is growing up in a world that has easy access to technology. We almost expect that everyone should know how to use technology and should have access to it. We don't like to explain how to use it or understand how someone doesn't know how to use it or who doesn't want to learn how to use it. While thinking about this I decided to youtube old people using computers and found this very funny video clip. Hope you enjoy!
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Elaine,
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying about the generational gap in technology use. I, unlike a lot of other people my age, don't know a lot about technology. I can do the basic things on a computer and smartphone, but don't really have a desire to learn everything there is to know about the devices I am using.
I work at a call center for a company that switched to a purely electronic system a few years ago. Everything is done via email, text messaging, or through an app on a phone. The people I talk with are in many different age ranges, so it is important that we adapt to their needs when it comes to technology. I have spent many minutes on the phone with people trying to walk them through the necessary processes to gain access to the information they want.
It is always interesting encountering the many levels of technology knowledge within this country.