"Digital Nation"

After watching the beginning of the Digital Nation documentary I realized how amazingly connected our society has become. We cannot go anywhere without being connected to technology in some way. Students are now being taught how to use technology in conjunction with their education. We are constantly being ambushed with new forms and uses of technology. Given any day we wake up and begin our day with technology and continue throughout our day with technology. Throughout our day we are constantly attached to cell phones, internet, computers, television, smart phones, etc.

I also do believe that because we are constantly doing so much at one time that this generation has become a multitasking generation. We all think that we are 'expert' multitaskers although I am sure we would be better off not multitasking as much as we do, it is unavoidable now. We are never just doing one thing at a time and when we do attempt to do one task we find our mind tends to wander. With our society so fast past and constantly evolving if we do one thing at a time it is as if we are not using our time to the fullest.

In terms of multitasking in the classroom I think that there is no avoiding it. Teachers can try to prevent it by restricting use of cell phones, laptops, etc but then our minds tend to wander. It is extremely difficult for us to remain on one subject, especially during a lecture. Although there are many negative aspects to the use of technology now there are so many positives that outweigh the negatives. I cannot imagine a day without the use of technology, our society has become so attached to technology, we would be lost without it.