So after creating all of these blog posts I must say it was not as painful as I thought it would be. And by painful I mean trying to come up with 250 words or more about different articles relating to reading and writing. At first I thought there is no way I have that much to say about these topics, but I was definitely surprised that in several instances I had almost too much to say! I think the most challenging aspect of writing the blog was trying to connect each post with the previous posts. Sometimes it was obvious how they related and other times it was not so obvious because they were opposite of each other.
I found reading the articles criticizing our society’s lack of brainpower most interesting. This was the first time I have read in depth about this on going debate about whether the Internet is making us, in general, smarter or stupider. I’m glad we were able to read both sides of the argument but I have to say the articles scolded us for using the Internet too often was the most shocking. It is impossible now to completely stop using the Internet because we rely on it for day to day life, but I think changed can be made to make it more helpful. I’m sure there are a million and one educational tools on the Internet that schools can use to better educate the next generation of tech-obsessed citizens.
After tracking our Internet history and reading about my classmates Internet habits, I am definitely more aware of how I spend my time online. I wouldn’t say my habits have necessarily changed, but at least am I aware of what I’m doing. That’s half the battle, right? However, I do find myself checking different online newspapers and articles than I did before.
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