The evolution of Technology

Everyday, the average teenager spends over eight hours looking at a screen. Now, one may say that's completely insane, but others may beg to differ. In some ways, looking at a screen may not be all that bad. Looking at a screen doesn't just mean watching tv or playing video games. For example, in Southampton High School, most students will be looking at a screen almost all day long, because their district supplies them with iPads. There shouldn't be any games on them, they are mainly used for educational purposes. Kids are connected to the internet this way. The way technology is evolving using the internet on their iPads is part of their everyday routine. They will be a lot more educated than kids growing up without internet because they will have been connected to a lot more information and resources through the web. Kids without internet could be affected later on in life when they are applying for colleges, or looking for jobs. They will not be up to date with how our world is using the internet and that will be a problem for them in the future. Kids growing up without internet won't be as educated as kids growing up with internet. They'll be less connected to social media and less connected to the knowledge that roams throughout the web. Books that are in library's aren't as up to date as the internet is. One can search the web and find what they are looking for within a matter of seconds. On the other hand, searching through a library or book store isn't as fast. When kids are growing up without the internet they aren't as connected to the world socially. One may argue that newspapers are a way of connecting with the world. Yes, that's true, but can a newspaper inform someone on something that happens, as soon as it has happened? No, but the web can. By the time books or newspapers are released to the public the information is yesterday's news. Someone may argue that television is a way to be connected to the world but is it really? The tv