My 3rd and 4th Sources
The third source I am using is an internet
article by Alyson Krueger titled “6 Ways Technology is Improving Health Care”.
I wanted to use the angle of health care because I think it gives my research
question another view which might not normally be included. The article is
Krueger’s list of why technology is important to health care. Her first two
points are about how advancements in technology enabled healthcare information
to reach a wider spectrum of people. She uses the internet and social
networking as examples to how data is now spread. The next two points talk
about improved treatments and patient care. She explains that as technology has
evolved so has medical treatment, this makes it faster and less painful than
for patients overall. Patient care has improved because everything is now becoming
consolidated electronically. This helps people and doctors access information seamlessly,
which allows them to keep large amounts of data available and ready. The last
two points are that doctors are now more accessible and that they are better
able to predict medical trends. She explains that doctors are able to use text
messaging, video conferencing, and email to better get in contact with
patients. Lastly technology can help predict medical trends; Krueger says that
this new technology will help medical officials to respond to outbreaks
quicker.
My Next Source is another internet
article this time coming from Matt December. This article unlike my first 3
sources is more of a personal experience. December writes about a teacher Janet
Austin who teaches special education at her local elementary school. Austin
explains that her students began using ipads to see the impact technology would
have at the grade-school level. The process took nine weeks and Austin said
that she experienced results within her controlled group. She noticed that a
student that once had issues with spelling began to improve with the help of an
app. Austin also noticed that there was also a spike in her student’s
enthusiasm towards learning. Austin is quoted as saying that one student “was
so determined that during those nine weeks she would come in during her
recesses and before school to practice her words on her own”. I chose to
include this source in my essay because it gives a personal look at how
technology is improving education. I think that technology and education are intertwined
and education would not be where it is today if not for the improvements of
technology.
Alyson Krueger. “ 6 Ways Technology
is improving Health Care.” Business Insider (2010): Web. 5 Nov.2012
Matt December. “Technology Makes a
Difference in Student Achievement”. Source Newspaper (2012): Web. 7 Nov.2012
Now that you mention it - I think our schools are using ipads with special needs kids too. From what I understand it helps a lot of them with physical disabilities and dexterity issues. I'm all for it for those kids; That should be an intriguing source for you.
ReplyDeleteElectronics in healthcare I think is a MUST. Where on earth would we be without computers in medicine? It should be interesting to find out. Would we have the advancements we have now? Surely not.
Good luck with your research!
Hi again,
ReplyDeleteI would in a high school library and some of my coworkers work with the special needs kids who use iPads and kindles and I agree they are very beneficial. With some students who split their time in special education classes and regular classes - having a kindle is beneficial because no other student would know if they are reading an 'easy" book, so they would not be made fun of. As much as I hate to admit, kids today really are in tune with electronics, so if that's what it takes to get them engaged, we need to use those devices.
On the other hand, I have seen newspaper advertisements for a local school that charges $18k per year tuition and the ad says "every student gets an iPad". Well, of course they do, their parents are forking over tons of money! We know this isn't true for city schools or rural area schools, so that's not fair either.
To see the way technology is used in education today is absolutely incredible. I came across a news article a few days ago that I think would give a great example of how technology is not necessarily making people "dumber." In this article a shipment of Android tablets were delivered to an Ethiopian school with no instructions. Within 4 minutes they had been powered on. Within 5 days they were averaging 47 apps used per day, per child. Within 2 weeks the children had learned the alphabet in English from an app. And within 5 months they had hacked the Android OS to enable the (disabled by default) camera. With no instruction, they hacked an OS in 5 months.
ReplyDeleteSo in short, I absolutely agree that technology is not making us dumber...
Very good find with how technology is improving health care. This is something that's become very important for my family. My father in law is diabetic and has had to be transported by ambulance to the hospital more than once. Of course, he never sees the same doctor twice while he's there, so it's become extremely valuable for them to punch his name into their computer and see everything that's happened, especially when his blood sugar is so low that he can't even communicate his name, let alone his symptoms. It's also become helpful for my kids' information too. The state of Colorado is centralizing all of the immunization records, so schools and other officials can access them. This helps tremendously when you're trying to locate the different shot records. My girls were born in 3 different states, all with a different little card. It's nice to have everything in one place finally. We wouldn't be able to do that without technology.
ReplyDeleteI think your source from Matt December is a very interesting one. For some time, companies have been pushing technology based learning on kids. I have witnessed some of this first hand with my three year old. He probably knows how to use and Ipad better then I do. Computers have been in schools for a long time but just recently it seems that they are being used more and more for alternate learning styles.
ReplyDeleteI find your first source very useful for your argumment as it provides a great argument on how technology benefits the medical industry. I am fascinated when it stated that technology is evolving medical treatment by reducing pain for patients and also accomplish tasks faster so that they can accommodate more patients faster. I have a sister who is in the medical field, specifically she's an ultrasound technician and the job she performs solely relies on technology. I've heard of apps for smartphones that allow quick diagnostics for common systems to help aid nurses and others in healthcare. Your second source is a great source as the first one was as the benefits of technology does not only effect the medical industry, but goes beyond to our educational system. The availability of the internet alone allows vast amounts of information about any topic very easily and quickly. I don't know about you, but I haven't touched an actual dictionary book for about ten years as I just conveniently just open my laptop or iPhone and look it up.
ReplyDeleteI think advancement in technology in many ways bring us closer together. The use of Skype and Face time, allow families and friends to interact "face to face", this is especially wonderful for our troops over seas.
ReplyDeleteHowever, it has also created a wedge where their does not need to be one. I find myself at dinner with my fiance checking my Pinterest page, or updating my Facebook status. We sit around in a group of friends, texting, or playing games. It has taken away from the much need human interaction that our bodies need. I know that technology is necessary, and advancements are meant to be a good thing, I personally think they are not always good.
Technology in a lost of cases is taking the man, out of humanity.