Question #1 Media Diet

Friday Media Diet:

            8am-Shut off alarm on cell phone and check weather

            9am- Use computer at work

            10am- Get out of class and check facebook at home

            12pm- Turn on television while on laptop listening to music

            3pm- Go to gym and watch TV

            5pm- Shower while listening to ipod speakers

            6pm- Watch TV while checking and writing emails

            9pm- Go to work and input hours on computer

           

This is a typical day of Internet usage, nothing out of the ordinary. I very rarely use the internet in my leisure time just for the simple fact that I have no real business on the internet, asides from the school work that s given to me. I find myself very easily bored at the use of fabcebook after more than 15 minutes. On a regular day I would use the Internet more for school purposes. I believe that I am very good with not over using the Internet, but it is impossible to completely avoid it in today’s society, especially in a University where everything is ran through the Internet. There has been a drastic change in the last few years in schools reliance on Internet and technology. It seems as though having a laptop in high school is no longer just a luxury, but now a necessity. The digital divide and where students end up in college would have an interesting correlation. It is very difficult to be in Santa Clara University without a laptop when all assignments are done on line. A persons entire life can now fit in ones lap, and people are taking full advantage of this and using it for leisure, but those who are unable to enjoy the full joys of the Internet deserve not just the means, but the ability to these benefits.

            It is clear that I would not be able to be without the Internet because of communication. In the last five days I have sent 23 emails to 10 different people. Internet usage has been on the rise over the last few years amongst the older generations, and not just in a leisurely way. It is clear to see that all work places are requiring some kind of technology.

            I would greatly like to change the dependence on technology in modern America because there is a clear distinction between the two classes, those with Internet access, and those who struggle to get Internet access. The Digital Paradigm is an explanation of how the use of Internet has greatly increased and how it was believed to be the answer to all, but at the same time the digital divide is still in existence. We cannot have the “answer” to the problem be something that not all people have an equal opportunity to attain that would only widen the gap between the two classes of people. The solution needs to be either we focus less usage of technology on schools, or we give all schools equal accessibility to the Internet and all of its benefits.