Reflection 3

Another cause for concern when it comes to technology, is that social media is lessening students' abilities to read and write properly. This article is interesting as it is written by a writer himself who grew up before social media and is now watching as his children are constantly engaged with Twitter and Facebook.  The author of this article makes the argument that social media may actually be helping in regards to reading and writing. One of his points is that these days we are reading more than ever. The whole basis of social media stems on our ability to read. The fact that Twitter also has a 140 character limit forces those tweeting to be concise and effective in their writing. What I really like about this article is that it points out the flaws, for example the lack of good grammar and spelling, but it also shows the positive aspects of technology. There are pros and cons to technology in education, but whether we like it or not this is where our generation is headed.