Synthesis Essay: Do We Need Technology?

Have you ever thought about how life would be like if we did not have technology? Technology can be a great enhancement to our education but it also has its flaws. When you first get a new enhancement you should always check factors that could go into consideration. Some factors to put into consideration are communication, handwriting, and access to anything on the internet. These are some of the disadvantages to technology. The first disadvantage to technology is communication. As Tim Wilson says in Source B “how do we communicate with students today who have grown up with technology from the beginning?”. This statement really makes people think. The internet has had such a gigantic impact on our lives. We have all been so deep in our devices that when it comes to basic socializing we no longer can communicate smoothly. It is incredibly awkward so we turn back to our cellular devices and this is not a good thing.
As Johnson says in Source D “I can’t imagine writing without a computer”. Writing is a very important aspect in life. If we could not write then it would be incredibly hard to do basically anything. Also with computers, if you type, it has spell check and this affects humans heavily. Also writing papers have become so difficult on paper. All we do is erase and rewrite and erase again. In my opinion that is why we use computer so much, It is not a good thing but sometimes it is helpful. The final disadvantage is that anyone has access to anything on the internet. As Gelernter said in Source E “The instant you get bored, click the mouse, and you’re someplace else.” This can be a major disadvantage to kids. Kids are very innocent and one wrong word could bring up things that no kid should know or even have an idea about. Technology can be good but dangerous. It could help children learn things like their ABC’s on children's websites but as I stated before it is