Video Link - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
Digital Nation is a video about the effects of the mass amounts of technology on our society today. The video revolves a lot around multi-tasking, such as texting while walking or studying while being online. Technology is being shown as a big distraction in the way that people are constanty multi-tasking and aren't focusing on the things they should be focusing on. I think that multi-tasking is a big part of our society, with technology being so prominent. I never give it a second thought that I'm multi-tasking with digital media while doing other things, because it seems so natural to my lifestyle. However, technology may also be dumbing us down. Many things we do with technology may seem so mind-numbing, like sending an aimless text or constantly refreshing your facebook page. Many of the things we do with technology take little to no critical thought, and our generation may, in a way, be becoming dumber than the non-technology age before us.
Digital media can't all be bad, though. Many teachers are now incorporating digital media into their classes, which can benefit students who are growing up into a world where the internet and other kinds of technology are only going to continue to expand as they grow older.Virtual worlds are also an uplifting part of new media, in which people can do things and create things that would never be possible in the real world. People can escape the real world into the virtual world, and become someone completely new. One person in the video said that if you don't jump on board with the new technology, you'll get left behind. I think this is true, and that we need to embrace today's technology in order to succeed in our society.
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