Is Google Making Us More Stupid? By Nicholas Carr

Nicholas talks a lot about the benefits of the internet, especially associating it with his writing career. The internet is a great way of accessing unlimited information at ease. So, because of this many are starting to notice the lesser use of hard copies and books being used. They get all their information online versus going to back to a physical copy of the information on a topic. Many use the internet for its convenience, meaning the way we read still has not changed. Some downfalls that are showing up is more and more people are skimming over pieces of information. Even just a few paragraphs are too much to absorb for many nowadays. Leading to a new style of reading focused on efficiency and immediacy.

Does the Internet Make You Smarter? By Clay Shirky

With a change in the way we learn, the smarter we become when it has come to the evolution on media information. With the convenience of the internet, the exchange of information has become very fast. A website called PatientsLikeMe was created to boost medical research by having patients submit their medical records. With these new technological tools, we must experiment and find a way that works with this great freedom.

Why I Asked My Student To Put Their Laptops Away? By Clay Shirky

Clay has been teaching classes about the internet since 1998. He had a lenient view on technology for the most part. Until the increase of distractions, he started to notice in his classes. So, the rule of no technology unless an assignment requires it was added to his syllabus.  For some time, then he did know about how multitasking is bad for cognitive work, especially for the work he asks for from his students. Other problems from multi-tasking include being horrible at staying on task, and negative effects on memory. Social media just adds to the problem too with its constant updates and message that pop up at random. These alerts and notifications have become impossible to resist, show how our visual and emotional systems are faster than our knowledge. But this all comes down to one thing, Clay just wants to help those who want to pay attention. Leading to success while the other students remain in the dust.