In light of our tech blackout last Friday, this article is pretty interesting. Could you give up your electronic devices for "No-Tech Tuesdays"? Leave a comment on this post. Discuss how easy (or not) it would be for you to give up electronic gadgets one day a week. This is an assignment. It is due no later than 9 pm today.
Today, seniors have a class meeting second period. who will be taking candids from yearbook? Thursday is Club Fair. Who is taking pictures for that? Put your names up on the whiteboard.
Today we will be doing goal setting for the quarter. This is an assignment. You will be putting together a portfolio to show how you have advanced toward your goals. Second period, you will do this tomorrow since you have the senior class meeting today.
Well, I have been on the computer a lot extra lately. It's really bad. I think it would be really hard for me to do No-Tech Tuesdays, but it would definitely by doable, especially since I really feel like I NEED to "unplug" more.
ReplyDeleteEach teacher expects something from the computer either a project from it, or the use of a program online. I think if the teachers participated in No-Tech Tuesdays I think I could do it at least, and I think I would be more productive because there would be no internet to distract me. Then again, I am not that connected to technology so sometimes I don't even have time to occupy myself with it.
ReplyDeleteIt's really hard us to do a "No-Tech" day mostly because for various classes, we need a computer (Just like this one). I would love to try a "No-Tech" day, but I know it might be difficult because it can "slow down production."
ReplyDeleteI think I could live without electronics for a day if I needed to. Though I think electronics do have the power to be very distracting, they are also extremely helpful. I also believe it is also up to the user to decide when enough is enough.
ReplyDeleteI have been using the computer more than I need to be, but I think I could give it up one day a week. I don't watch tv much at all, so I can definitely live without that for like..ever! hahah, but Yes. No tech tuesdays should happen, and it would work for me.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a little difficult for me to give up electronics, even for one day. I use it so often, even when I don't need to. However, I think it would be good for everyone to take a break now and then.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great way for students and teachers to get more involved with each other because it makes them need to find their way through problems. Even though it slows down this process, technology, for most people, is used 24/7. I think we need at least one day to take it to the past and show them how to handle how they had to do stuff in the days without any technology. This is hard to do, but it's a worthit experience.
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ReplyDeleteI think it's nice to not use technology for a day, but since we do have it, we should use it to our advantage. Since we're lucky enough to obtain it, we might as well use it, right?
No-tech tuesdays would be extremely difficult. We depend on cell-phones, computers, tv, and other electronics to get us through the day. I use electronics very often, even when it is not necessary. This could be a good exercise, however, for people to take a break from their dedicated electronic use.
ReplyDeleteI think technology has become part of everyone's life. Without electronic devices, especially computers, it really "makes most everything difficult." To me, I think I could not give up my device for "No-Tech Tuesdays." I know we shouldn't rely too much on technology, as this makes us seldom use our brain. But with the advance of technology, it is reasonable for us to keep pace with it.
ReplyDeleteIt'd be difficult for me to give up electronics. I use electronics so often. Though it'd be healthy for everyone to take a break from electronics
ReplyDeleteTechnology is a big part of an everyday life. I like the idea it would be really hard not to use the computer but i feel it will be good for me and also others.If No-Tech Tuesday happens i would like to see how many people really do not end up using the computer.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be too hard to do a No-Tech day because the computer is needed for homework in a few of my classes. The assignments are online and information is online so it would be impossible. If I didn't have online homework, I would be fine with a No-Tech day.
ReplyDeleteNot using any electronic devices for a day every week would be difficult for me, but it is possible. While electronics like computers are needed for classes like journalism, they're distracting as well. I think it would be for the better if we got rid of electronic gadgets once in awhile, but I would dread every minute of it.
ReplyDeleteIt is easily recognizable that almost everyone, especially students, are hooked on electronics, so "No-Tech Tuesdays" would be difficult to implement. As the article implies, 35 percent of students and teachers could not resist using tech devices, and "75 percent said it slowed down their production. I know I could not do it, because I use the computer constantly at school for crucial things like completing research, homework, and in-class assignments. I, like many others, have sports and other activities after school that interfere with me doing the former activities at home. Also, social lives are also connected to the internet to some extent now, another reason why a "no-tech" day is difficult to implement. It is hard to try to promote actual face-to-face interactions between people, but technology is becoming more and more a part of lour lives
ReplyDeleteI think that it would'nt be too difficult to give up my computer time for a day, but I think that it would be difficult to give up my phone since I use my it for emergencies and calling/texting my family and friends.
ReplyDeleteContrary to popular belief, humanity will not regress by hundreds of years by giving up technological gadgets for a mere day. Though most people are incapable of doing this, there are plenty of things to do instead, such as that old, outdated thing called talking or family bonding.
ReplyDeleteTechnology has become such a dominant factor in a person's life. People rely on technology to complete their tasks, as well as a solution to boredom. Personally, I fit into the second category. So it eould be an unattaiable goal for me to isolate technology for one day. Technology has a huge influence on me, and although I want to try to stop using it for one day, i think it will not be possible.
ReplyDeleteI don't think a large majority of people can give up technology for a day every Tuesday, but i think i could because it doesn't seem that hard its just our generation is just so dependent on technology.
ReplyDeleteI've gone a week with out computers, TV, cell phones for my time at Camp Royal. (I still used my camera to take a few pictures and videos though...) It wouldn't be too hard for me to give up electronic gadgets one day a week. I have my cell phone constantly on silent, and no one ever calls or texts me. I lost the USB cable to my iPod Touch. That probably says something about how much I value my gadgets. But not having access to the Internet for more than a week would be a hard though.
ReplyDeleteI can admit, without hesitation, that I am fairly dependent on technological devices. A lot of the homework, socializing, and other activities I do on a daily basis all take place with the use of my cell phone, laptop, tv, and ipod. Although I have developed a very strong bond with these items, I do feel as though a "no-tech Tuesday" would not be that great of a challenge. Up until the beginning of 8th grade, I didn't have my own cell phone, computer, or ipod. This was just life. In order for upcoming generations to know the feeling without such broad technology, we should prepare now, regardless of its supposed difficulty, attempting to show people what it was like "olden days" where none of this existed. If society is not cautious with their actions, their dependency could ultimately lead to some sort of demise in technology..
ReplyDeleteAlthough it would be difficult for everyone, including myself, to give up electronic devices for 24 hours on "No-Tech" Tuesdays, I think it is possible. It will definitely be hard to do so because most classes students have require the use of a computer, whether it be to research a certain topic or type something up. However, we all have given up our computer, cell phone, tv, ipod, etc. for a couple of hours at least once before, maybe even more so a few more hours can't hurt! Additionally, it would do us some good to take our minds out of technology for a day.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really pathetic that technology has become such a major part of everyone's lives. I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say that I'm not affected and that I can live without technology (well technically, I can, but I won't want to). I don't mind using gadgets to learn new things or increase my efficiency at doing various tasks, but I think that dependence on technology for EVERYTHING is wrong. What if something went wrong with our Blackberries or iPads for a day? Would life stop? Although I know most of us can survive without technology for a day, sadly, some cannot.
ReplyDeleteThis is not really a case of whether or not we can give up technology, because of course we can, even if we do not want to. This is more a matter of what's more efficient. Yes, looking up a word in an actual book dictionary will give you the same result as texting google definitions, but ultimately what brings us to the latter method over the former is speed. People today live in a constant stage of urgency - of course we will pick what is most convenient, what will get us what we need fastest. While it is arguably disturbing how reliant we have become on technology, technology nevertheless makes us more efficient. Why waste a (mostly) good thing?
ReplyDelete(To answer the question though, I like the idea of going back to basics to get more "face to face connectedness" and I could give up technology once a week but I wouldn't last long. I've only had a cell phone for two years but I'm probably more attached to it than I realize.)
I doubt that it will be truly hard to simply give up technological devices for one day. It would a simple matter of leaving all the little toys at home and keeping the computers off for the day, which is fine.
ReplyDeleteHowever, one must look at the fact that so much of our work and our lives are dependent on this technology. Whether it be homework, a job resume, or simply listening to music, technology has become such a fundamental part of modern society that going a day without it may simply lead to inconsistency in work and in life. Whether this is sad or not isn't the case here. The issue here is whether it is truly worth the trouble to have a mandatory no-electronics day. Even the Amish don't do this - they still use electronics that they find useful.
Also, the idea of promoting more face-to-face sincerity through the lack of electronics is absurd. This is simply a matter of choice, as to whether someone could go up to a person and talk to them instead of sending a text message. People must be given the freedom here to make their own decision, and whether they want to be "face-to-face" is their decision, and that shouldn't be questioned.
While it will be difficult to be part of a No-Tech day, it is still manageable and practical. I've spent at least two consecutive days without Internet when I was on vacation, but as soon as I return home, the Internet is the first thing I go to. It is undeniable how essential the internet has been to our daily lives.
ReplyDeleteThe No-Tech day is not needed.This is like having everyone in the world not eat as much food for a day to save animals, plants, and what not, we shouldn't. We have the luxury of having such technology and us choosing a day out of the week not to use it is definetly not taking advantage of our resources. Think about the kids from third world countries!
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