Saturday, April 9, 2011
The Roles of Technology While Traveling
Technology can play many different roles while traveling. Sure, technology can help us during our travels, like finding what road to take, taking pictures and videos, and talking to family and friends telling them how much fun your having. However, technology can also distract us from actually experiencing our trip. Nowadays, people spend more time on their smart phones texting rather than enjoying their trip and seeing the sights. Way back before the iPhone whenever you needed to find someplace to eat, or find what to do next, it was like another adventure. But now, theres an app for almost anything. Like Christopher Elliot says in his article, need to find dinner, theres and app for that. Taking pictures of our trip is fun and all, but, not when its taking up the whole trip! We dont take time anymore to actually observe whats going on around us. So sure, technology can be helpful during our travels, but really, its taking away the actual experiences we may encounter. So next time your on a vacation, try to take a break from this technology.
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Steven,
ReplyDeleteI think you are on the right track with this blog. You understand that Elliot is telling us that there is a time and place for technology, but not to let it take over our trip. I would like to see you go into even more depth with your thoughts though. Really try and relate your thoughts to the author, and make sure you use a quote from the reading when the prompt asks for this.
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