Download Scripts for talk shows and more High school final essays English in PDF only on Docsity! #36 Torres, Ma. Francheska Aniana 11- BI. Josephine HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS EMPOWERED US TODAY When we moved on to the 21st Century, a certain field of Science started to grow. This field would change the whole world, making it more efficient, smart, and curious. This is Technology. It brought us laptops, phones, Internet, and many more. Every electronic device that we use in our daily life is part of Technology. These devices help us complete tasks easier, connect and communicate with people all over the world and even learn about new things. It empowers us to in a flash communicate over the world, which has dramatically affected how we can stay in contact with family or work with partners working remotely. While this has reached others, it has likewise made it harder to switch off. Speaking with those we know is presently much more straightforward and more helpful than it ever has been, at the risk of making our lives always rushed and busy. Technology can assist or augment and also stunt creativity. If used well, it can open horizons by inspiring new ideas and methods of accomplishing dreams. Technology can make manifesting ideas easy and quick which is attractive in this day and age of fast motion and too much on our plates. Technology now also plays a huge part in health currently. We have smart watches now that tell us how much calories we are burning, how many steps we take when we are walking, as well as tell the time. Our mobile phones can download apps that can tell us how much we are eating, how many calories the item has, or how much sugar is in food. Technology has made it such that, in the not-too-distant future, nearly all academic content will be available online, for free, on any device. Not only that, but unlimited online- guided practice and feedback will free students from the limits of textbooks, and free teachers from the drudgery of writing and grading problem sets. Making it easier, simpler, and cheaper for people that are working in the field of education and for students, too. It is safe to say that innovative smart technology has been a major mode of empowerment amongst individuals for most of their adolescent or adult lives. Being technologically competent can provide an avenue to both academic and career success. Technology is one of the most powerful tools available to individuals and people with disabilities. Technology, including computers, adaptive technology and the Internet, can help maximize independence, productivity, and participation. However, we have to realize that technology, though possessing a lot of good qualities; can be both a bad and good influence. Which is why we need to teach the future generations about the consequences and benefits of technology. If used as a crutch it can serve to empower “them” and decrease the impetus and spark that comes from one’s own ideas and the creative process of discovering how to accomplish them. We have to teach them that there are healthy and unhealthy things about the world we have created for them. In a nutshell, having so much information and control over the things we do at the tip of our fingers is exciting and useful. The resources that the following generations have will give them opportunities to create an even more advanced environment. | look forward to the future with optimism because | long for the advancements that humanity will make in the