Comments on: Continuous Computing http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Will R. http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1532 Will R. Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:56:20 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1532 <a></a>I don't know, Laura. I think being plugged in is going to be more and more "normal" as we move forward. But that doesn't mean we won't be able to unplug or that we shouldn't unplug (even though I'm finding it harder and harder to do...;0)) I think it's up to parents to teach balance. I try to do that with my own kids, even though my own life is pretty much out of whack. I limit their time on the computer. And I know it's easy when they're young, but I want to make sure they have a balance as they get older too. I'm not scared of it, but I am aware of it, and I think that's the important part. I don’t know, Laura. I think being plugged in is going to be more and more “normal” as we move forward. But that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to unplug or that we shouldn’t unplug (even though I’m finding it harder and harder to do…;0)) I think it’s up to parents to teach balance. I try to do that with my own kids, even though my own life is pretty much out of whack. I limit their time on the computer. And I know it’s easy when they’re young, but I want to make sure they have a balance as they get older too. I’m not scared of it, but I am aware of it, and I think that’s the important part.

]]> By: Raj Boora http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1531 Raj Boora Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:20:02 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1531 <a></a>Laura, it may be that in the end, part of what we teach people in a plugged world is how to unplug - though harder done than said (look at what it takes to get people walking again after driving for so long). Laura, it may be that in the end, part of what we teach people in a plugged world is how to unplug - though harder done than said (look at what it takes to get people walking again after driving for so long).

]]> By: Laura Pearle http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1530 Laura Pearle Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:12:33 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1530 <a></a>Don't you think that this is a little dangerous? My sister (an IT biggie at a major university) worries that her children will not know how to live without being plugged in and available: they'll miss the pleasure of quiet time, alone, unreachable because it's considered "bad" or "weird". Her eldest is agitating for a cell phone because "everyone has one", which reminds us of those days when you *had* to have the right pair of jeans or the school jacket, and when the response was "just because 'everyone' has it doesn't mean you have to." What are we teaching young people about the value of privacy if they're never alone or unavailable? What are we saying about quiet and solitude if the norm is to constantly be "on"? This trend worries me. Will's post worries me. It's not necessarily a good thing just because the technology is there or we can! Don’t you think that this is a little dangerous? My sister (an IT biggie at a major university) worries that her children will not know how to live without being plugged in and available: they’ll miss the pleasure of quiet time, alone, unreachable because it’s considered “bad” or “weird”. Her eldest is agitating for a cell phone because “everyone has one”, which reminds us of those days when you *had* to have the right pair of jeans or the school jacket, and when the response was “just because ‘everyone’ has it doesn’t mean you have to.”

What are we teaching young people about the value of privacy if they’re never alone or unavailable? What are we saying about quiet and solitude if the norm is to constantly be “on”?

This trend worries me. Will’s post worries me. It’s not necessarily a good thing just because the technology is there or we can!

]]> By: Raj Boora http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1529 Raj Boora Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:35:31 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/continuous-computing/#comment-1529 <a></a>I blogged about this on Friday (<a href="http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/07/social-computing.html" rel="nofollow">http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/07/social-computing.html</a>) asking the question: "So with all that going on... what are we doing when we are not using technologies like handhelds and blogs/wikis in the classroom?" I think that in the end, after many years, the cell phone will become something like the watch - a "simple" device that is so linked into other parts of life that it becomes difficult to ignore - imagine trying to get through a working day (or even a social day) without ever looking at a watch or clock. We might one day never think about not having access to whatever is coming through the devices that we carry - the "uber phones". I blogged about this on Friday (http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/07/social-computing.html) asking the question: “So with all that going on… what are we doing when we are not using technologies like handhelds and blogs/wikis in the classroom?”

I think that in the end, after many years, the cell phone will become something like the watch - a “simple” device that is so linked into other parts of life that it becomes difficult to ignore - imagine trying to get through a working day (or even a social day) without ever looking at a watch or clock. We might one day never think about not having access to whatever is coming through the devices that we carry - the “uber phones”.

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