Guide Questions:
1. How does technology change the lifestyle and habits of many people?
2. How does technology cause hazardous outcomes to natural resources?
3. What are the effects of latest technologies to man and his culture?
4. How does newly-innovated technology affect man’s health?
Outline
I. Technology isolates people from their society.
A. Technology minimizes people’s social interactions.
1. Technology minimizes the bond between members of the family.
2. Technology diminishes intimate relationships among people.
3. People prefer more in communicating other people through internet or phones than through personal. …show more content…
Technology can harm the emotional health of a person
D. Technology lessens the outdoor activities of a person that makes them unhealthy.
IV. Technology causes harm to nature.
A. Exploitation of natural resources endangers our planet.
1. Animals are being used for experiment.
2. Plants and trees are being cut for further development of technology.
B. Emits hazardous waste to nature.
1. Technology emits noxious gasses that pollute the air.
2. Technology produces harmful wastes that pollute the bodies of water.
INTRODUCTION
The history of technology is as old as human’s life. The use of technology has started during ages from mastery of fire by early mans to modern expertise of computers. It has provided extraordinary improvements to our world- being an endless source of entertainment, linking communication anywhere at any time, increasing the accessibility of opportunities, and many others. However, despite of its productive contributions to the world, its progression has made several unpleasant effects on people in the society. Ever since the industrial revolution has ascended, people have become totally dependent on technology, embracing its benefits while ignoring the many drawbacks. Experts tell us that advancing technology always brings side effects, causing harm to the environment as well as to the person’s physical, mental, emotional and social development. The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to have control over our lives. According to Lee Siegel, …show more content…
Some negative effects of technology in today's classroom are first, it can take away valuable learning time due to technical troubles that might happen when teachers conduct a class using computers or laptops. It will also occur in some impoverished areas where there are students who have little or no idea about computers. Second is that students are not doing their own work anymore and are only relying on the web to do the work for them. They are more likely to copy and paste or plagiarize from a web site to accomplish their assigned homeworks and paperworks. And last, it can turn educational experiences into games for students especially those who have their own gadgets stored with applications for