DIGITAL LIFE 

Our Homework was to watch and respond to a video by a history teacher in Hawaii called digital life. The video was a parody of the 1980's song video killed the radio star. See back when video killed the radio star they were singing about how video was replacing the radio(i think) But today we have really expanded on technology since that song was written. I'm sure if you take a whole bunch of teens and put them in a room to monitor what they would do. I'm pretty sure 95% of those kids will pull out their phone or other device and start playing on it. I mean what happened to finding other means of entertainment like reading or going outside. I'm not saying I am one of those people(i am being very hypocritical right now.) However i would chose reading a good book over going on an electronic any day. When I was little reading was my only means of entertainment. Today we have iPad s and iPod's and so many other types of technology. I completely agree with what this teacher is saying because in The United states there is a library with no books they are all online. I personally hate online books. I love reading the real book feeling the pages while you turn them feels way better then tapping the next page button and waiting 10 minutes for the next page to load. That isn't what reading should be like. In fact that shouldn't even be considered reading. Online reading is just another stupid excuse for kids to go on a device and tell their parents their reading. "I'm sure your not actually reading. If you really wanted to read you'd get off your butt and go to the library and get it yourself" That's what my parents say every time my brother asks to read on his iPad. I Think the history teacher is right i mean sure technology is helpful but it's corrupting our minds. There isn't going to be a next generation if this keeps up. I am one of those people who go on my iPod or my phone or my 

laptop but i now that we need to stop relying so much on technology for entertainment. Technology isn't always perfect though. For example the Guy who drove in to a river because of his GPS. Thankyou technology for also putting several cars in rivers for that we sincerely thank you. So i warn you don't rely to much on technology unless you too want to end up in a river. I've been complaining about technology but really it's our fault for misusing it. I think that this History teacher is trying to say that we should stop using the gift technology is.