First off I just need to say that those MIT students really threw me for a loop. There's such a thing as being too connected. I feel that it's very important to disconnect and experience the world first hand. For example, when I go hiking for several hours I turn my phone off and put it at the bottom of my nap sac. I dont need to know what someone is doing or has done while I am in class because they'll still have done it by the time I'm able to talk to them or turn my phone back on to read that text.
As for those kids texting while eating meals together; If my friends just stopped a conversation mid sentence to read something I'd be a little offended.
This movie showed that technology has so much merit when it comes to education. It gets students engaged more by keeping their attention. Grades even went up significantly in some situations simply by introducing technology in to the classroom and utilizing it to it's full potential.
Near the end of the film they examined an army recruitment practice referred to as the "Army Experience Center." Here, kids were allowed to play all sorts of war games free of cost as a way to get them interested in joining the military. I think this is a significant and serious misuse of technology to catch kid's attention. It gives them an unreal ideal of what it's like to be a part of war. As one woman said "there's no reset button in real life."
Over all I think technology is a great thing in moderation. We shouldnt let our youth lose sight of the world right in front of them! Technolgy should be used in such a way that it's benefitting the child and preparing them for the future rather than sheltering them from real life.
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