"Digital Nation"

Lately there has been much argument over whether the increased use of technology is detrimental to societies' creativity and general intelligence. Curiosity has lead to studies conducted on people who multitask, using various forms of technology simultaneously and studies over the general effects of the many types of technologies being utilized today.PBS made a documentary, titled "Digital Nation" about these studies that showed the everyday use of technologies such as email, cell phones and Facebook in a very negative light. The documentary showed interviews of a few MIT students who believed that their constant use of multiple technologies whether it be checking Facebook, reading texts on cell phones, or watching videos on YouTube did not effect them in any negative way. However, anybody that has ever tried to check Facebook or text during a class, knows that these kids are a little full of it... You don't really have a clue what Mr. Gibson said about translating quadratics five minutes ago because your friend Jessica posted a hilarious status right in the middle of his lesson, and then your BFF Terrin texted you wanting to hang out at lunch, then you replied to an email from your chem lab teacher, and on and on it goes... Of course there are many viewpoints on the matter but one comment left on the site caught my attention. One man believes that old people (himself included) should not get so worked up because of the new generations' technologies and habits that are so different from the ones people used to have. He views the inclining use of technology as neither bad nor something to be left unchecked. I would agree that the constant distraction of technologies can be a bad thing and people should definitely learn to prioritize class over things like Facebook and Twitter, but that it is still not a tool to be ignored. To get a better understanding of the documentary,  click here .