How Others Handle Technology

If you were to look around campus at anoy one students, you would probably find someone lost in their cell phone. Whether you observe students during class or during class breaks, technology is probably the point of concentration. As a matter of fact, I observed many students during the day. During class, students hide their use of technology. They burrow their cell phones in their backpacks or tuck them under the desk to "hide" it, but many teachers notice. Instead of concentrating on the lecture, students are distracted by other conversations and games. Also, students that are allowed to bring computers to class are rarely on helpful websites for the lesson. Rather, students are on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Technology in classrooms is highly distracting and should be left out. Students are also infatuated with their technology between classes. Many students walk in pairs, but do not talk. Instead, they are texting or calling other people. Not only is this rude, but it also completely takes out social interaction. We need to learn how to control our technological dependence.

Short film on texting in class.