The New Technology, student cant live without.
Natalie Albanese
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Opinion
All of the hot new gadgetry of the iPhone and social networks like Facebook and Twitter have caused a stir across the globe. NDNU students were asked what technological "gadgets" they love and what they can and cannot live without.
"I can't live without my Blackberry. It helps me to get organized, and it's just convenient for reading e-mail updates and other forms of networking like Facebook and Myspace," said Jansen Ucol, a junior, who later mentioned that he would get another Blackberry "ASAP" if he were ever to lose his.
Hayley Hart gave a list of what she couldn't live without, which included her iPod, computer and cell phone. "I check my text more than my voicemail," said Hart. Who compares her iPod to a "personal radio station"- preferring to create playlists rather than wait for her music on the radio.
Sometimes it isn't about the gadgets themselves but the overall convenience.
"These [gadgets] are allowing people to do more things with the devices they have," said Peter Young, who is known to be one of the more "tech savvy" teachers to work at NDNU.
Young related one example that occured earlier this month when the power went out at the BART headquarters. Due to safety reasons, his train to San Francisco was forced to a crawling pace. Since he was on his way to teach a class, he used one his own gagets to alert his students. He then used his cell phone to send a mass Twitter message.
"It's changing the way people are acting, reacting and interacting,"said Young who refers to Twitter as his "broadcast pager system."
As a teacher, he is glad that it has become much easier to keep in touch with his students. Though sometimes he would prefer quiet time away from work.
As the world increasingly connects through online applications, it becomes more of a requirement for students to stay in touch with their teachers.
"It's not necessarily about students needing their phone, but it's also about how the university ties itself with these new gadgets," said Victoria Chavez, senior. "A lot of professors want you to turn in things electronically, like through Moodle, and Programming Board lists all the new events on Facebook. So it's almost forcing us to be more dependent on these new gadgets."
"Facebook has been killing the on-campus internet, making it slow," said Alex Lazo, a senior who also worked for OIT. The social networking site is one of the most visted on the NDNU campus.
As technology advances continue, the more it becomes a part of every day life. Regardless of what the hot new gadgets may be, it probably won't be long before those items are seen as a necessity over a luxury.
"I can't live without my Blackberry. It helps me to get organized, and it's just convenient for reading e-mail updates and other forms of networking like Facebook and Myspace," said Jansen Ucol, a junior, who later mentioned that he would get another Blackberry "ASAP" if he were ever to lose his.
Hayley Hart gave a list of what she couldn't live without, which included her iPod, computer and cell phone. "I check my text more than my voicemail," said Hart. Who compares her iPod to a "personal radio station"- preferring to create playlists rather than wait for her music on the radio.
Sometimes it isn't about the gadgets themselves but the overall convenience.
"These [gadgets] are allowing people to do more things with the devices they have," said Peter Young, who is known to be one of the more "tech savvy" teachers to work at NDNU.
Young related one example that occured earlier this month when the power went out at the BART headquarters. Due to safety reasons, his train to San Francisco was forced to a crawling pace. Since he was on his way to teach a class, he used one his own gagets to alert his students. He then used his cell phone to send a mass Twitter message.
"It's changing the way people are acting, reacting and interacting,"said Young who refers to Twitter as his "broadcast pager system."
As a teacher, he is glad that it has become much easier to keep in touch with his students. Though sometimes he would prefer quiet time away from work.
As the world increasingly connects through online applications, it becomes more of a requirement for students to stay in touch with their teachers.
"It's not necessarily about students needing their phone, but it's also about how the university ties itself with these new gadgets," said Victoria Chavez, senior. "A lot of professors want you to turn in things electronically, like through Moodle, and Programming Board lists all the new events on Facebook. So it's almost forcing us to be more dependent on these new gadgets."
"Facebook has been killing the on-campus internet, making it slow," said Alex Lazo, a senior who also worked for OIT. The social networking site is one of the most visted on the NDNU campus.
As technology advances continue, the more it becomes a part of every day life. Regardless of what the hot new gadgets may be, it probably won't be long before those items are seen as a necessity over a luxury.
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Los Angeles Movers
posted 7/06/09 @ 12:38 PM PST
All these gadgets certainly do make life easier for teachers and students alike. Pretty soon, everyone will be so used to using them that it will seem like standard procedure. (Continued…)
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posted 11/28/09 @ 1:25 AM PST
As the world increasingly connects through online applications, it becomes more of a requirement for students to stay in touch with their teachers.
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