Plans for the week.

Okay, Here it is.

1. I've gathered national statistics about teens and technology, It's time for a high school survey.
2. Finish blog post about how electronics affect sleep.
3. Get three more peoples opinions on teens and technology(Guest posts)
4. More facts...Less random statements.
5. More journal like entries(Like this) rather than just information all of the time.
6. Start senior project portfolio(This probably should have already been started)

Let the games begin.

Cash Registers.

 

I bet you never thought of this as up and coming technology, Did you?
Well neither did I until I got a job a few weeks back and started having to learn how to use one. I used to think ohh you just push a few buttons and then I can get my order...Well that is the general concept, but it's a little more involved than that. There are so many different options and buttons to push, but this actually helps the order process. It prints out a receipt showing the persons order so that any miscommunications or mistakes may be fixed before the order is made. Also it makes the ordering and preparing process more quick, and makes those lunch and dinner rushes so much easier to get through.
Cash registers have been around so long they seem like an everyday part of life that we don't usually realize or recognize the help that they can give us.
The affect this can have on someones relationships verys. The most common I have noticed from my experience though is people get frustrated. Since there are so many different tasks bars, buttons, and tools to use on these advanced machines if you don't grasp the concept quickly and learn how to use it effeciently(Basically meaning you better be two steps ahead of the customers thoughts at all times) The customer will not want to wait for you to find out and will glare at you, tap there fingers violently on the desk, and most likely complain and ask if you know what you're doing...Especially if you're on the phone with them trying to take an order for delivery. So although these machines may be a great advancement and speed up the proccess of "Fast Food" it may be slow food if you have no idea what you're doing.

The Radio

Music is a big part of my life. I must listen to some version of music for at least nine hours out of the day. Whether it be on my I-pod, the computer or the radio it's important for me to be connected. I must say ever since I started to drive I listen to the radio more and more each day. It used to be for jut a few minutes in the morning while I was getting ready for school. Now it's turned on the minute I wake up, Get in my car, Come home, Before I go to bed. I don't even use the radio just for music anymore. I listen to it when I want the latest scoop of Hollywood gossip, Or to see what kind of traffic build up ther will be when the latest winter storm has hit. The radio has been around for several decades now, and I don't think that my life would be the same without it.  

                                                    

Guest Blogger

I believe technology can both positively and negatively affect teens. Personally, I believe teens are easily distracted, if they are unable to focus on the task they need to complete, this is when technology becomes detrimental to their education. But, technology and other distractions come together to form the basis of why so many teens spend hours and hours at the computer, and less time on their studies and homework. ~Anonymous

More about Cell phones.

"I'll give you a happy letter if you get three more entries done by monday"
Well, Guess what? It's Monday and I haven't even started them yet. Over the Weekend I did a lot of procrastinating that included getting a job, Going bowling, and catching up on sleep. None of this of course had anything to do with working on my blog. I did however witness several technology uses throughout my weekend.
The use of cell phones among teens was amazing. Everywhere I went there was someone sitting on there phone playing a game, going on Facebook, or texting their friend waiting to find something better to do. I've notice this a lot, and I'm one of them. When someone is waiting no matter what age they are if they have a cell phone they are usually on it instead of looking for someone to talk to or somewhere else to go while they wait for their hair appointment, waiting in line at the grocery store, or walking alone. In a way I guess our cell phones are our security blankets that keep us feeling connected from the world when we're alone at the moment.