How Technology help Students

It started with the discovery of fire, the development of the wheel, the conception of levers and pulleys; these simple technologies at that time were the state-of-the-art gadgets that helped civilization progress.

Now, the year is 2011, and we have the Internet and wi-fi, ipads, cell phones, these complex technologies that somehow affected people’s daily way of life. Students of all levels receive a huge benefit from all of these modern-aged technologies. Let’s skip the general fact that some students take it a habit to simply “copy-paste” their home works, projects and research papers, skipping the entire learning experience. As we well the use of the computers and Internet have sped up the students’ research, instead of pouring long hours inside libraries.

With the current electronic technologies we have today, students are able to communicate with one another if they need to confirm about class schedules, sudden changes in venues where they’re suppose to meet up for group projects, submit assignments via e-mail if needed. In short, electronic technologies are making the students’ life easier.

For graduating students, they can make use of the Internet by posting their resumes in websites like Jobstreet, where potential employers are always looking for fresh graduates each year.

Some Blackberry applications can show tutorials how to tie, how to reach certain locations, what team won what game, and even perform weather forecasts.

Even handheld video game consoles such as the Playstation Portable and the Nintendo DS help the students to kill some time, wind-down from stress. And these types of gadgets are evolving as well, having their own wi-fi, digital clocks, cameras, and other applications.

The scary truth however, is that technology everywhere is becoming so advance that it is starting to develop its own sentient presence. Boundaries between leisure and laziness blur, and certain websites, such as Facebook, are known to destroy productivity even professionals within the corporate world. Everyone, not just students, is getting too drawn into these technologies that we are being used instead of us using these technologies. Too much of anything can never be good, a form of self-discipline is being called for. Of course, that’s up to the person how to use the technology.