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Education. Health. Entertainment. Everything that surrounds us is beginning or already has incorporated technology in some way or another. We, as a society, have launched a completely new portal to the digital age and there is no going back.

I went to google.com and searched for web definitions on the word: Technology. There were various definitions, ranging from incorporating science to having the ability to use technology; basically being tech savvy. What does being tech savvy even mean when we are in a world that is updating and modifying everything that has to do with technology. Take Apple Inc. for example, they tend to update their products every year or so. Their competitors are then left with no other choice than to keep up or lose major business. My definition of tech savvy, the ability of being able to keep up, have some kind of knowledge on how best to use technology so that it helps and not only entertains or becomes a distraction. But, of course everyone has their own opinion.

The range of opinions, I attribute to diversity. There has never been a time when diversity has been so available. The digital age has made it easier to communicate with anyone in the world. Countries and cultures have been exposed. In some ways, it is a great advantage, but many don’t believe so. There are still skeptics and it will take a great deal of time for individuals to accept the tech world.
After taking this information 3.0 course about technology, I can accept I am a skeptic, but not in the manner most skeptics are. We’ve all heard of the people who abhor technology; those who won’t dare touch it or allow it into their lives. I’m not that type of skeptic.

I truly believe that we can use technology for our advantage. It can help us advance in various ways. However, we have not learned how exactly to harness it. We don’t use it to our advantage. We use technology as a diversion, for entertainment. This is where my skepticism comes into play. Although we are on our way to learning how to use technology correctly, we will then become too dependent. We will forget how to use our innate abilities and ultimately disappear. For example the level at which we push our brains to think. Our minds have the ability to memorize great amount of data, just like a computer. The only problem is recall. Remembering exactly what a memory is and when it occurred isn’t as easy. This ability of recall will decrease even more. Our professor explained that we are on a path were everything will eventually be digitally documented. We won’t be able to recall at all and rely so much on something that might alter the way we communicate with each other. Thus, leading to even more psychological-social harms than already exist. Some professionals believe that because our huge use of virtual interaction that we are forgetting how to interact physically with others; that we are forgetting how to read people and facial expressions. That is a pretty big assertions (alike to my own), but in some ways can be found insightful.

Consequently, the information 3.0 class helped opened perspectives that I otherwise wouldn’t have learned about on my own. I have created a standard that I would like others to respect. I don’t mind that many haven’t been taught the correct manner to use technology, but please don’t waste my time. If my colleagues didn’t learn much at all from this course, please respect this comment. Don’t waste others time with items that might not affect anyone in a huge manner especially about personal items. The digital information was very positive and a great learning experience.