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Pros And Cons Of Ipads

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Technology is literally taking over the world right before our eyes. Today, everything we do is dependent on technology. Weather it’d be going to school, taking the train, typing a paper, and or turning in your work onto a website such as D2L or Turnitin.com. Technology will grow every single day and one day take over our world.
As an IT major, there are new things constantly being invented by people that make our lives easier. Self-driving Uber was just recently introduced in Arizona, self-driving cars were introduced late in 2016 as well. These are just small examples of all the new things coming our way. In a small matter of time, we won’t even have to get out of our beds in order to get ready. There is a new statistic out that states over …show more content…

Technology got implemented into many classrooms in late 2013 when iPads and Chromebooks were added in order to enhance the students learning experience. I personally hated having iPads in the classroom because they distracted in class and outside of class. My homework was made a little easier and getting assignments turned in as well, but it was an overall bad experience. According to the Washington Post, 60% of teachers believe that technology in the classrooms is a distraction. iPads in my opinion and other hand-held devices cause distractions and force student to have a short attention span. Many students who do have access to classroom technology usually cheat on homework, cheat on tests, and find quick answers on the internet. Another example of a technology flaw is when hundreds of people were left stranded in the airport because a computer crashed that tracked all the airplanes. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving families …show more content…

NASA is currently working on forwarding entire humanity into a different realm. This sounds crazy but is very possible because of the resources we have today. I also believe that everyone in high school should be required to take a technology based course because it would certainly help all students in the near future. Our brains our evolving everyday causing us to try new things all the time. Humans will never stop at inventing new things.
Many people may still ask the question if technology is ever going to get bigger than it already is. And, if today’s technology is enough for us humans. Technology will continuously grow every day and people will never stop being amazed by it. In fact, the people who want technology to stay where it’s at have no idea that the water they’re drinking is purified using technology. The food that we eat is grown by technology and scientists constantly monitoring everything. We as humans have been relying on technology for thousands of years. Our use of tools is beyond anyone’s

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