Part 3 – When NOT to Use Technology: The Nitty Gritty

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

“Cutting -edge technology is as perishable as a truckload of ripe bananas;
it’s worth a fortune today, but if not used quickly, it becomes worthless.”
William Knoke, Bold New World (1996)
It seems that the theme of faculty training is the key of the positive technology experience … for faculty and students. A major goal of technology needs [...]

Part 2 – When NOT to Use Technology: A trend is happening

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

“Just for that Johnny, you don’t get to use the computer today!”
Ouch … technology used as a punishment is as bad as making a kid do push-ups in Phys Ed class as a punishment. One of the first things we need to learn is to not use a technology activity as a punishment OR reward. [...]

Part 1 – When NOT to use technology: How Teens Communicate Today

Friday, April 18th, 2008

As part of my research for when NOT to use technology, I have come across a report titled “Teens and Social Media”. Here are some of the highlights from the Dec 19, 2007, report.

Content creation by teenagers continues to grow, with 64% of online teenagers ages 12 to 17 engaging in at least one [...]