Look Up

We live in a day and age where social media, and technology for that matter is taking over our lives. Sometimes we are so focused on going on our phone that we don't realize how much time has past or forget to connect/spend time with the people that matter, such as our family and friends.We crane our heads down so much to focus attention on the phone, what's going on in the social media world. Technology is changing so fast that teenagers, especially want to know what going on in the world. People want to find alternative way in keeping in tough with their friends and family by texting,social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram rather then manually visiting them/ or talking to them in person. Technology has impacted people to the point where they are too "lazy" to build up stronger relationships with their loved ones. It has taken a toll on people's relationships to the point where it breaks up friendships, romantic relationships, causes drama and unnecessary chaos. For me, technology has impacted the relationships with people that are closest to me. Before getting phones, my friends and I would find other ways to build up our relationships such as going out, having conversations about casual and serious topics, and actually be excited to see each other. But now, we're still good friends but that excitement is lost in the sense that we just text each other "what's up?" or "how or you". Of course my friends and talk/hang out with each other in person but that "spark" like before is lost. Most real life conversations, words are often replaced by simple indifferent acronyms and words through text and real life emotions are often replaced by emojis and GIFs. Some of these changes are made for either better or worse. A case where technology strengthened a relationship was with my best friend when she moves away. Even though we are several kilometres apart, we are still able to catch up with each other through social media and texting. Such devices should be allowed in academic settings such as schools because they are resources that help benefit the student in a case where they need to connect with group members for a group project via text (if one of them is absent) or to extract on'line resources. However I do think some rules and regulations should be put in place so that the student doesn't prioritize their technology devices over what's being taught in the classroom that would benefit them in the long-run. Some rules could be blocking sites such as Snapchat,Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and put a limit to how much time they have to be on their phone, by taking phones away during class or asking the students to shut down their phone if needed. This is how much technology has impacted our lives.