What the Tech?

4/13/2020

Daily Literary Quote
“There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.”

Philip K. Dick

Journal Prompt
What are some ways you use technology in your day-to-day lives? What are some ways technology has improved our lives? What are some negative impacts of technology on our lives?

Do you think video surveillance has made the world a better place? Why or why not?

61 Comments

Cheyenne Ward

4/14/2020 03:11:09 pm

Some of the way we use technology in our day to day lives is using it to talk to people who are far away or doing homework when you can't go to school. It's improved our lives cause we have a faster way to access information and even being able to do homework online is an improvement. A major negative effect is it gets very distracting with things like social media, snapchat, facebook, Twitter, ECT. Gets us distracting buy talking to friends, lovers, and even family. I honestly does make it a better place because we are able to catch people that commit serious crimes for a reason they only know even if its the worst reason.

Cody

4/17/2020 12:20:34 pm

I agree with you. Technology is the way to go.

Paul

4/14/2020 09:08:55 pm

I use technology for social media and games. It helps me find information on things I don’t know very fast. I personally don’t have any negative things that come from technology. I think surveillance has made the world a better place because we can find out more information out bad people and what they are doing and where they are because of it.

wylie

4/15/2020 01:24:40 pm

I agree with this too.

Dakota

4/19/2020 01:05:10 pm

I agree. If you need to do research for a school project electronics is your best friend and will help you learn things.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:51:27 pm

I agree video surveillance has helped with tracking bad people.

taelyn

4/15/2020 12:57:49 pm

in our world today technology is the only way some people can communicate with others outside of their homes. i use technology to keep myself from being bored by using social media. i also use technology to do my homework because we are now required to be homeschooled. video surveillance has more pros than cons and i think it is a good thing. video surveillance helps catch people doing bad things and can help law enforcement catch criminals.

wylie

4/15/2020 01:21:08 pm

I agree on the video surveillance it has more good then bad.

Brooke

4/15/2020 07:17:19 pm

I agree that technology has definitely made communication easier.

Sydnee

4/27/2020 09:03:30 pm

Couldn’t agree more! People have just taken things to the next level

wylie

4/15/2020 01:19:56 pm

In this world I would say technology is the biggest most used thing we have in this world. The things we can do with it are pretty much endless. From talking to people across the world to being able to see what is on the outside of this earth. we use it in our day to day lives when we talk to other people, look something up on the internet, and now our school. It has made many things easier to do and opened access to many different things but also has made us less dependent on ourselves and more on our devices. I think it has also made us a lot more lazy so we miss out on many opportunities. video servalence has made it so we can solve mysteries but also cuts in on peoples privacy. I think they are a good thing to have though.

Brooke

4/15/2020 07:18:07 pm

We do use technology the most out of everything.

Riley

4/16/2020 11:28:59 am

Without technology we not have the ease of communication that we are privileged to today. I agree that it is a good thing to have.

troy

4/19/2020 01:36:40 pm

I agree it has made us less dependent and lazy and some people don't understand the right time to be using it and when we should just be using our brain power and doing it ourselves. Phones have become a large distraction to people, they are on them when they shouldn't be like at work and that opens a large window for injury if they aren't paying attention.

Kaleb

5/19/2020 05:06:10 pm

Technology does make it easier to communicate.

Brooke

4/15/2020 07:16:12 pm

I use my phone everyday to wake me up for work everyday or to look up things. Technology has made are world a lot easier in are day to day lives. One massive way it had improves are lives especially now is by giving use a way to continue are education online. We can also shop online so that we don't have to leave our houses. Even though technology has made are lives easier we have started to depend on it and become lazy.

Riley

4/16/2020 11:27:51 am

I agree that technology is important. The world would be an unrecognizable place without most of our tech.

Cheyenne

4/16/2020 01:57:49 pm

I totally agree even though there's a lot of benefits of technology it can cause people to become lazy.

Owen

4/17/2020 11:55:06 am

Yes it is very important now because we are al online now.

Cody

4/17/2020 12:20:03 pm

I agree. My phone is my baby and it helps me with a lot. But now it’s hard because sometimes people won’t get off their phones

Dylan

4/27/2020 02:16:52 pm

I agree that we have stated to depend on it, but it does make life easier.

Sydnee

4/27/2020 09:04:34 pm

We can depend on our devices more than most anything else because it helps us.

Riley

4/16/2020 11:26:36 am

We use technology in almost every task we do in life. Technology has a broader meaning than just electronics and as such sinks and other things we don't think about, are classified as technology. Technology definitely improves our lives and makes tasks like looking up definitions easier. In a way though technology has also made us lazier. Video surveillance has made the world safer but it also kind of steps on the toes of privacy. In some places like banks I would say it is necessary but if it isn't for protecting a high value areas i don't really understand why it is necessary.

Owen

4/17/2020 11:54:05 am

I agree technology is not just electronics.

troy

4/19/2020 01:34:05 pm

I agree that sometimes technology has made us lazy. we should still double check our stuff when using technology because it can fail and become in accurate.

Dylan

4/27/2020 02:15:55 pm

I agree that it has made us lazier and that it is necessary in certain things.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:53:09 pm

I didn't really think like that that technology is more than just electronics, you've got a good point.

Owen

4/17/2020 11:53:26 am

We use technology in our everyday lives. The technology we use in our everyday life is not just our phones but everything else that was invented to make our lives more efficient. With the use of our phones we sometimes take advantage of the time we spend on them and forget about the real world. Video surveillance is mostly an opinionated subject where people do or don’t like it. It can be used for good or bad.

Cole

4/19/2020 01:32:14 pm

It is crazy how far technology has came in the recent years.

Cody

4/17/2020 12:18:51 pm

I think it’s very useful. If anything happened like a robbery or anything bad then you can go through and look to see who it was. And you can just keep an eye out on your store. A lot of homes have it now too which is nice to see who’s been coming and dropping things off or seeing if your package was delivered while your at work. I think it has helped with a lot of problems.

Dakota

4/19/2020 01:03:04 pm

I used the same example as keeping an eye on the store.

Cheyenne

4/19/2020 08:30:42 pm

I agree and the ones people use at home can make sure bad people don't rob rou or hurt your family.

Destiny

5/18/2020 02:19:20 pm

That is quite a good example of what good technology has become today.

Dakota

4/19/2020 01:02:05 pm

I feel like video surveillance has made the world a little better place. I think this because it makes people think of their actions before they do it. It makes people not want to break the law or do anything that would put them in jail. It helps the law enforcement identify who was committing the crime. It also makes the store or place owner feel safer because they have eyes watching over their stuff.

Cole

4/19/2020 01:31:06 pm

I agree no one wants to rob a bank without a mask on anymore.

Cole

4/19/2020 01:29:14 pm

I use technology in almost everything I do. Technology is a helpful tool because it allows us to do things easier. Some negative effects is that we become addicted and rely on it to much. I think video surveillance has helped because it allows store owners to figure out who stole or if you are robbed.

Kelton

4/19/2020 09:20:57 pm

Technology definitely allows us to do things easier. And I hate robbers as well.

troy

4/19/2020 01:32:39 pm

technology has improved our standard of living a lot. it has gave us new ways to make medicine and inventions to improve quality of life and work. I use technology everyday as I have a smart phone. I also use at work improving telephone communication lines. technology does have negative affects. It can be to powerful and cause harmful effects to our world when someone gets carried away. surveillance. has made the world a safer place making finding criminals a little easier but there is some places that surveillance should not be used and is being used.

Kelton

4/19/2020 09:20:13 pm

I agree it has definitely improved our standard of living quite a bit and it definitely can have harmful effects on the world such as dirty criminals.

taelyn

4/20/2020 12:00:08 am

i agree that there are places where surveillance is used and shouldn’t be used, you make a good point with both pros and cons of video surveillance.

michael

4/21/2020 11:46:29 am

I agree troy that the cctv is very helpful with finding criminals.

Tamryn

5/3/2020 08:15:18 pm

I strongly agree with you troy! Surveillance camera and such have helped us in so many ways! But when people do get carried away it could have a huge negative impact.

Kaleb

5/19/2020 05:04:28 pm

I really don't like people watching me when I don't know.

Kelton

4/19/2020 09:18:25 pm

I use technology to communicate with my bosses such as my phone or to even play games and even my truck. It’s improved our day to day lives by making tasks a lot easier and quicker compared to old ways. Ok the other hand it has definitely made us more lazy and less dependent on ourselves.

taelyn

4/20/2020 12:00:42 am

i agree that technology has made us more lazy, that is a very good point.

michael

4/21/2020 11:45:16 am

What a great rseponse kelton.

Michael Bollen

4/21/2020 11:44:39 am

Technology has because a needed thing in our lives. We use it every day for things like communication and transportation. Although technology can make us lazy and dependent. But things like cctv are very useful and have helped many people and orginizations.

Tamryn

5/3/2020 08:13:51 pm

I agree that technology is something we use everyday. We are at a point in the world that I think could possibly fall apart if we didn’t have technology.

Dylan

4/27/2020 02:14:31 pm

Technology has become something that we rely on in everyday life especially now that we are confined to home. I use technology to communicate with people and for entertainment. Technology has improved the speed that news is spread. That however can also be a disadvantage when it comes to rummer and fake news. Technology is useful in certain aspects but we need to be careful on how reliant on it we become.

Destiny

5/18/2020 02:18:12 pm

With the advancements of technology today is it becoming quite conflicting on whether its good or bad.

Brayden

5/24/2020 11:17:14 am

It is helpful but sucks when word travels to fast especially with fake news and rumors.

Sydnee

4/27/2020 09:02:08 pm

It’s definitely a bittersweet type of thing I think. Because our devices can be incredibly useful or they can have the biggest negative impact.

Jacob

5/18/2020 05:20:49 pm

Yes they somewhat seem to equal out. Is the negative or positive more important.

Tamryn

5/3/2020 08:11:11 pm

In today’s world, we have technology everywhere. Such as screens that talk to us and entertain us while we are getting gas, phones that are always in our hands or wireless computers that we can carry around. I use technology everyday in many different ways. I have my phone that is always with me no matter where I am that I use to contact people or simply entertain myself with social media. I also use technology at my work. I have two mini eye pads that I use to check people out and have run credit cards through. Technology helps us in new ways everyday and every year. Along with the good of technology, there also comes bad. Bullying is a lot easier online because you can hide behind a phone screen or you can get distracted and fall behind on school or your job.

Jacob

5/18/2020 05:19:21 pm

Yes, i agree our phones are always with us. Also true that bullying can be done much easier online.

Brayden

5/24/2020 11:15:51 am

I agree technology is there for a lot of good and mainly bad too. But it does make getting gas not as boring.

Destiny

5/18/2020 02:15:31 pm

Today technology is the biggest staple of society. the list of things you can do without technology is very slim and is only getting smaller as we progress. Some ways people use technology is to monitor their health in a variety of ways. There is not much you can't do with technology. Some bad things that happen with technology is that bulling is easier to do since its easy to hide behind a screen. something else that is bad is how much we rely on our technology we can't go a day without using most technology today.

Jacob

5/18/2020 05:08:32 pm

In this day and age technology is one of the greatest used things in most of everyones lives. I use technology for a few things such as social media and keeping in contact with people. This is beneficial because you can stay up to date with world things. At the same time it can take away from things you need most.

Kaleb

5/19/2020 05:02:55 pm

There is so much information out there that is right in our hands. The smart phone that most people have anymore make it so that we can find almost any information that we are looking for. You can look up simple questions or answers on how to fix something on your truck. I think it is great. I have very mixed feelings on surveillance. I think it is helpful but I also don't like to be watched all the time without me knowing.

Brayden

5/24/2020 11:14:45 am

Technology has become very useful and we use it for everything. But it has started making us lazy at times. We use it for communication and even games. We have also always used technology for school work which has helped a lot. It’s always there and it can help find information easier.

Loon

5/25/2020 06:40:26 pm

I use technology every day to contact people fast and reliably. Technology makes our life easier being able to get any answer off the internet and being able to contact people that don't live around you. One negative thing about technology is that along with it comes many useless things such as games that take up our time. Video surveillance has the possibility of making the world a better place stopping criminals and tracking things such as the corona virus. But with video surveillance comes the question of how much privacy people want.

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