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Technology: Boon or Bane?

Technology: Boon or Bane?. Below are reactions to the question “Do instant messaging, email, cell phones, and other gadgetry bring family members closer or drive them apart?.

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Technology: Boon or Bane?

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  1. Technology: Boon or Bane?

  2. Below are reactions to the question “Do instant messaging, email, cell phones, and other gadgetry bring family members closer or drive them apart? • “ using a lot of high-tech gear to communicate at home is a poor proxy for face-to-face communication and sees omnipresent technological ties as threatening to intimacy- B.L. • “ ….typing to each other instead of talking to each other can only lead to problems down the road, such as teens using email to deceive parents about their activities”- G.W.

  3. “my wife and I talk more throughout the day because of instant messaging. My communication with far-flung relatives is very much enriched by it.” R.K. • “ I thought our marital relationship would suffer when I left my wife for a consultancy job abroad for eighteen months. Email missives made us more aware, more acceptable and more communicative.” M.C.P. • “ How can computerized communication, in place of face-to-face family communication and hugs, deepen dialogue?” T.H.

  4. Technology is bane when: • The learner is made to accept as Gospel truth information they get from the internet • The learner surfs the internet for pornography • The learner has an uncritical mind on images floating on televisions and computers that represent modernity and progress

  5. The TV makes the learner a mere spectator not an active participant in the drama of life • The learner gets glued to his computer-assisted instruction unmindful of the world and so fails to develop the ability to relate to others • We make use of the internet to do character assassination of people whom we hardly like • because of our cell phone, we spend most of our time in the classroom or in our work place texting.

  6. Integration of Technology in instruction must be geared towards: • Interactive and meaningful learning • The development of creative and critical thinking • The development and nurturing of teamwork • Efficient and effective teaching

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