Technology Autobiography

The three technologies that I decided had the most impact on my life are the smart phone, social media, and email.  All three of these technologies have had affected my life in many ways.  These three technologies are continuously used throughout each day of my life.  My smart phone is the main social connection between myself and friends and family.  My phone has most of the capabilities of a computer and can retrieve information or preform many tasks.  The communication through my phone, whether it is text messaging or calling, is the most used form of communication I use.  My phone is also capable of updating and alerting the user about information through different apps which informs many people of the current events going on in the world.  Social Media is another form of technology that has impacted many people’s lives.  Social media profiles allow individuals to create a profile that describes how they portray themselves.  These profiles are also forms of communication. The ability to share information and opinions on one’s profile is encouraged.  This is a different way you will be able to learn knew information because of the publicizing of a story on a social media site rather than a data website. Finally email is another form of communication and has become much more popular over my lifetime has become increasingly popular.  With the popularity of communicating through email growing, its effectiveness on society has also increased.  I do not, however think that email has an impact on the ways I learn new information. 

Throughout the video I noticed many different uses of technology while amongst the young participants; although I think the main purpose was continuously based from personal enjoyment and entertainment.  For example, a lot of the young people were able to express them through the usage of technology, whether it be having a social media profile, create music, or read and write.  These personal hobbies that are supported or created from technology are also forms of communicating and exposing yourself to information that you may not have come across another way.  However, another portion of the participants from the video were also using the technology for an academic purpose.  Some of these students were using technology to learn languages, write, read, and take pictures.  Technology can be used in many different ways and is a very helpful aid when learning new information.  People in society today have however become dependent on certain forms of technology which can be a very large downside to the usage and importance of technology.