I am surrounded by technology all day and all evening. In fact, it is a great task to spend an evening without technology! My personal technology use includes blogging, researching, website development, social media and email. My professional technology use involved research, blogging, research, website development, email, chat, document production and sharing of media.
As a teacher, I will admit that technology has allowed me to search a large expanse of material. I have been able to implement ideas that I would have never dreamed of 10 years ago. I feel that students and teachers can be provided with the latest and greatest tools and techniques in minutes. Quite honestly, it is incredible!
I am not sure I would make any extreme changes personally or professionally. If I could change anything, I might consider limiting my computer time in the evening. I tend to fixate on topics or problems from work and bring them home with me. It is so easy to continue working when it is all in cyberspace or within my computer, iPad or Phone. Although, I appreciate the easy accessibility that technology provides.
I wouldn't know what to do without technology for an evening....I need to try that!
ReplyDeleteI did a 48 hour no technology weekend once. It was so challenging! I put my devices in a closet. Truly interesting!!! Give it a try!
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