I've been talking to Matias, and he suggested that a nice topic we can work on is technology. In order to introduce this new unit, I'd like you to watch the following video.
Discuss the following questions in a comment below:
1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
1. It surprised me that for example in India are more brilliant kids than normal ones in the usa.
ReplyDeleteAlso that if facebook were a country, it would be the third biggest country in the world. This is incredible, i didn't know that so many people is on facebook.
Finally, it has interested me that a lot of new jobs didn't exist some years ago, this is surprisingly, it means that jobs change all the time and really fast.
2. My relationship with technology is good, i really love technology, i think that i couldn't live without it nowadays. When I was a child I use technology less that now, my parents don't let me use it all the time and now I had a computer, a tv, an ipod and a cellphone in my room and I use them all days.
3. I think that I couldn't live without facebook, google, celphones or an ipod. This is because for me at least, they are necessary now. I get used to them.
4. Yes, I do. I think we need technology and that it exist to help us and make our lives easier than in the past. We can search for information, learn, know people and comunicate for example with it's a positive thing.
Yes, there are a lot of disadvantages. Nowadays people rely on technology, we spent so much time using it, we use cellphones all the time and now that they have internet, we use them even more.
great answers, Malena!
Delete1.I remember these facts: If facebook were a country it would be the 3rd bigests one. I choose this fact becuse it shocked me, is a huge amound of peolple! The 25 percent of inteligents children in india is bigger than the hole population of child on states. There are a lot of children born in india, and I didn't know it! 1 out of 6 couple in the usa met on the internet. Is interesting because nowadays the communication has chance a lot. And that is great.
ReplyDelete2.I have a good relationship with technology I believe and I like it a lot, I get used to it easily and I find it very interesting. It chance with the time but I got use to it, -I have to accustomed to it because if not I wouldn't understand what my friend are talking about.
3.I believe that I can't live with Facebook, my cellphone of course, internet to search for information to school or to life. I couldn't live with this kind of things because I am very comfortable with this things, and it would be very difficult to go back to times were the technology were not so developed.
4. Yes I believe it has made a great impact on society becuase it chance the field of vission about our work, house, and there are a lot of disadvantejes too, for example you can get addicted, or it can be very dangerous for someone who doesn't know how to block people and they can know everything about someone by the internet. And that could converges to crime or maybe a lot of big problems.
good work, Guada!
Delete1)the 25% of india's population with the higest iq's is greater than the total population of the u.s. : This means that there are so much people in india that only the smarter ones are grater than all u.s.
ReplyDeleteThe top 10 in-demands jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004: this means that technology is growing up so fast that we need new jobs to cover the use of them.
e-paper will eventually be cheaper than real paper: It means that when technology advance, old techonolgy will be cheaper and buying a computer and using e-paper in your life will be more cheaper than it is now.
2)I really like technology so i am use to it and everytime that new types of technology appear i try to know about it and get informed of it.
3)It will be dificult of stop using cellphones, becouse with them, we are always connected with our fiends and family so if i want to arrange something or talk inmediatly, i use cellphones. This also happend with internet becouse nowadays everyone is connected to a social network.
4)I think it has more positive impacts than negative, becouse on society it helps us to do diferent daily things such us washing out clothes, so we can use that time, which we used to spend there, to do other things without caring about daily things. There are some disadvantages such as it can be addictive and aslo poeple could use information of our social networks to use them for kidnaping for exaple. but i think if we take care and we use internet with security, we wont have any disadvantage.
Thanks Manuel, I totally agree we have grown so used to cellphones, that it's hard to imagine not using them anymore!
Delete1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
ReplyDeleteThe fact about the poblation of India surprised me quiet a lot. I think over population is a very important matter that is treated like something unimportant. It makes that the people living in a country 1.where there is excess population have bad life quality.
The fact about the new jobs being the most demanded ones interests me. I think there're a lot of new jobs that people want because there're easy, but, for example, I'm going to study industrial design, and that's a career that maybe you couldn't study before because it was something like a ocuppation (meaning, like a carpenter's job), and that creates a new job, a more specific one.
The fact about the U.S being 28th in the rank about broadband internet penetration surprised me. I'm curious about what country ranks first, I suspect that it may be Russia, because I knwo that they have very good internet services.
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
I like technology, I am very good at usign the computer, but not as good with devices like cellphones, ipods, etc. I mostly enjoy it because I like having all the information i want when i want it, and I also like playing videogames, and finding new music to listen. I think my relationship with technology has been the same since i was like, 7: I use it but I also do other things, as i have a lot of hobbys.
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
Mmh, I think I could adapt to living without any of them, but I use google a lot to search about things that interests me or makes me curious. Also, I used the internet to learn to play the bass guitar, I can live without that, but it was easier that way.
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
I think technology is the natural way of human evolution, meaning, I think it's natural that later or sooner we'd came to this stage in our evolution where the technology would grow faster and faster. As every tool the human makes, its positive of negative impact depends in how it is used. That's why I think school should teach about the use of technologies, so that instead of being dependant of them, we are aware that they are tools we should use for good. So, I think that it both has a positive and a negative impact, for example, as a good thing, we have acces to a lot of information, to other cultures, and even languages, but at the same time, some people become addict (for example, of social networks), and human contact may be replaced by computers.
Very good answers, Paula, I completely agree with #4
Delete1) 1)A-India has more honors kids than America has kids.
ReplyDeleteB-If you took every single job in the US today and shipped it to China, This country would still have a labor surplus.
C-There are 12billion searchers performed on Google each month.
I choose them because it is possible to observe how the world in which we live changes through the technology. Also because they show us information that without technology
we wouldn´t know,
2) 2)I think my relationship with technology is very good, I have technology things that we need updated and I know how to use them. It wasn´t always the same, it changed my life a lot because when I was just a child I didn´t use this kind of things. Nowadays we depend of technology.
3) 3)I think we could live peacefully without any of these elements. They are not essential to our lives.
4) 4)I think technology has a positive impact in society when it makes our lifes easy. But also, brings many negative aspects when we say that leaves many people out of work.
Thanks for your answers Gonzalo. I think #1-b is a really shocking fact!
Delete1-The first fact that suprised me is that Chine will soon become the number one English speaking country inthe world. This surprise me because in China the english is not their first lenguage!
ReplyDeleteThe second is that the U.S Department of Labor estimates that today´slearner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 28! That´s curious becouse in the past people have only une or two jobs during all their life.
The third thing is that the top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004, tahat´s really incredible because in a few years the working field has change a and progress very fast.
2-I have a very good relationship with technology during the time, I use a lot the internet, my Ipod and my celphone. During the time I get more and more interested and more dependent of new technologies.
3- The one I think that I couldn´t live without it is Google because I use it for many things, I use it as dictionary, as a searcher, as translator, etc. It is very usefull for me!
4- In one hand social networks had a good impact on society because is easier to find old friends or have contact with people you don´t see so much.
In the other hand they make people loose the contact with the real world. So I think the best is to have a good balance between social networks and real friends or life!
Good answers Ignacio; I very much agree with #3!
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Delete1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
ReplyDeleteIndia has more honors kids than america has kids. It surprised me because I didn´t know that fact.
If Facebook were a country it would be the 3rd largest in the world. It surprised me because I cant believe that a lot of people in a short time, people have become dependend of a social network.
The number of text messages sent and received daily now exceeds the total population of the planet. It surprised me because is fantastic how communication grew.
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
I like technology, I´m always with the computer or cellphone. I never go out without my cellphone, I´m very dependent of that. I think that it has changed over the time, the technology every day is better and more eccentric (obviously more expenseve).
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
I think the website or Gadget that I couldn´t live without is the cellphone (messages) and Facebook. Both help me to be in permanent Communication.
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
I think technology has had a positive impacto n sociery in a lot of aspects, for example you can comunicate with someone who is far, you can receive information just in a minute. Obviously there are disadvantages, for example the comunication face to face is not the same.
Interesting answers, Guadalupe, thanks for sharing :)
Delete1)A-If facebook were a country , it would be the 3rd largest in the world .
ReplyDeleteB-Years it toook to reach a market audience of 50 millions , google 1 yaer.
C-The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004.
I chose this facts beacause their are very interesting , and beacause it show us , how the comunication is changing , and how new technologies are becoming faster and how they increase by the world population..
2) I like new technologies and new machines, and I always use them for something special, for example, listen to music, search for information, etc..
As I got older technologies also evolved, so i was aware of the new things they created and therefore , I have no problem.
3) I use a lot of Facebook, google, sports pages, and others, but if i can t use it more, i would not have any problem. I thing if i can not use it , i would use other ways to get to the information.
4) I think so. People accept new technologies, and are part of the routine. They use it daily, anytime, for everything. But this can bring disadvantages as losing the ability to do certain activities without help ; and also sitting all day on the computer or watching television makes you lose fitness and health . That's why I recommended, to do the two things and not to dependent on technology only , and also be careful with the excessive use of new technologies.
Thanks, Andres
Delete1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
ReplyDeleteIndia has more honors kids than america has kids. It surprised because I think that education in Inda it isn't as good as in USA.
If facebook were a country , it would be the 3rd largest in the world. That it's a littel strange, because Facebook hasn't have a fisical place, so it's dificult to imagine.
The top 10 in-demands jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004. This took my atention becaus it talks of the constant change that we are in.
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
Every day I'm in contact with technology, so I can afirm that I have a grat relationship. Yes, I think it changed over time, because now, smartphones, or tablets, allows us to be conect in every moment in every place, something that some years ago it was imposible.
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
I think couldn't live without my cellphone. I used every day and in very diferents ways, so it's really important for me. Apart from that, I belived that Facebook is the other gadget essential.
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
Yes, I srtongly belived that technology helps us to be in contact and to inform us in every moment. Sometimes, that can be negative, because there are lot of information that isn't true, and we think that it is.
(Sorry for the delay)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Borja, I'll add your marks ASAP :)
Delete1)We are preparing people to do jobs that doesn't exist and also with technology that doesn't exist. This shows that we can avance every day.
ReplyDeleteIndia has more honor kids than u.s.a. This sorprised me because i thought education was more advanced in U.S.A.
1 out of 6 couples who married in the U.S last year met online. Here we can see how comunication in changing, years ago people couldn't imagine that this would happen.
2)I'm not very connection with technology, but I know that every day is advancing.
3) I couldn't live without google because I allways search there a lot of things, all I want to know.
4)Technology has had a positive impact on society, it helps to comunication. In fact, sometimes it can be use in a bad way and it can harm relations.
Discuss the following questions in a comment below:
ReplyDelete1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
The first thing is that India has more kids honnors than america has children. It really surprise me because nobody valorates.
The other is that if Facebook were a country it would be the 3rd bigests one. It really quite me because it's a very big amount to a social red.
And finally, that 12 billion searchers performed on Google each month. It's really interesting because I usually search for things in Google, and that makes me part of this 12 billion searchers!!!
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
I think it changes over time, because it evolucionates day by day. I use internet all time in my cellphone, because it's a smartphone, but I don't use the computer.
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
I can live without nothing, because it isn't necessary for our lifes. I really enjoy other type of activities.
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
Yes, it has disadvantages, because it's makes an influence in kids live, you know? Some children doesn't study because of the computer.
Im santiago from malena's blogg beacause my problem with my account still existing.
ReplyDelete1. Choose three facts mentioned in the video which surprised/interested you. Explain what they mean to you and why you chose them.
-If Facebook were a country it would be the 3rd largest in the world. wow, it surpriesed me because now i realise how many people use facebook, quite a lot!
-India has more honors kids than america has kids. its surprising because india is one of the poor countries on all over the world, and beside this, it have more honor kids than one of the most important countries.
-The number of text messages sent and received daily now exceeds the total population of the planet. its interesting to know how commuication have improved in the last years!
2. What is your relationship with technology like? Has it always been the same, or has it changed over time?
I have a ver close relationship with technology, im in contact with it most of the time, using my cellphone, or watching de tv. i think that since i was 10 years old my relationship with technology has been changing because of the new devices that have been improve throughout the years.
3. Which of the gadgets/websites/media/etc. mentioned in the video do you think you couldn't live without? Why?
i think that i couldn't live without my cellphone because i think that nowadays is essencial to comunicate with people. anyway i think that i could adapt to live with anyone of them.
4. Do you think technology has had a positive impact on society? Are there any disadvantages?
yes i do. now society is full-time in touch with one part of the world to the other. we can be informed about things wich are heppening in china, for example. althoug there are some negative points, sometimes that information wich is sended via internet, not alway is true.
Thank you Santiago! Would you like me to try and create a new account for you?
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