Many people find that they use their computer on a daily basis. You may also have a regular routine of computer use, but when do you begin? This week’s article looks at people’s mornings in the Internet age. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
How does your family normally begin each day? What do you think about the use of texting as an intercom and alarm system? Do you feel that the situations described in the article are excessive or are they commonplace? What rules and guidelines do you think should be set for families regarding the use of technology in the morning?
Technology for Breakfast Article
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I think "Technology for Breakfast" is invading the normal schedule for all families around the world, technology is a big thing, and the most clever piece of enjoyment on earth! But, sometimes it might ruin people's social life, for example our parents, and grand-parents didn't have computers back then, they only had radio's, no tv's, no medical care, no computers.. there was nothing! infact, they were used to it. But, today, without computers people have nothing else to do in their life, just checking their e-mails, and other blogs. And families have been complaining, this period of time usually starts during teenage years, where they all use computers, and waist their time. I must admit it sometimes takes me hours to check my Facebook, and e-mail. I also check it several times in a row. I always wake up in the morning aiming right at the computer. Maybe, the next 4-5 years, there won't just be a computer, there will be more technology building in our world, and there will be more to do by then.
I'm going to have to disagree with this article. Unless you seriously have no life, you should not eat with with your laptop. Just because some families have problems with kids using technology in the morning doesn't mean they have to act like everyone else is addicted to using phones. I don't even have a phone that I use, but many would classify me as a geek. I have a laptop, thats it. When I wake up in the morning, it's an alarm clock ringing. I never blog, go to chat rooms or anything like that. I check my Facebook for 15 minutes max. Same with my email. I game, mainly. I hate it when people say, "Oooh I just got a text, hang on a second" and those are the kind of people who make people write these articles. The kind of people who say lol, brb, rofl in real life. If I get a call in the middle of gaming and I say 'Be right back', I generally stop gaming for an hour.
usually on a school day my family would start the day with a shower and breakfast. I have to admit though, that on weekends me and my brother would start with either the computer or television. However i never start the day with my phone. I don't particularly like the idea of texting as an intercom for two reasons. The first one being that it costs money for no reason, the second that it makes people lazy. I don't see the point of using phones as an alarm or intercom system in the house, when, even if living in a two storey building, one would send a text instead of stretching his or her legs, and sending the message themselves, no big deal. I do think the situations are unfortunately commonplace, but this is life nowadays and we have to deal with it, although i do think it should be limited. I think technology should be limited, and children should be encouraged to spend more time finding other things to do. Families should not allow phones or laptops at meals and other family get togethers.
I feel that the situation as described in the text is not normal at all. Even though people use more and more time on Internet and using electronic advices, I don’t know anyone who find it that important. I think it’s important to focus more on the real life than what is happening on Facebook, email or Twitter, even though it’s a good way to talk to friends that are close or far away from where you are. Except from work, no one in my family wake up early to check email etc. I would never send a text message to my parents when in the same house, and I would never wake up just by the sound of a text message.
My family and I always wake up by eating breakfast .I have to admit though my family and I always use the computer as an important part of our life..I always start my day by using my phone,since i like the idea of texting as a way of communication for many reasons.
"Technology for Breakfast" is a reality of the world today. When somebody from my family wakes up early, even if it is only by 5 minutes, you will be able to hear the typing either on a computer or on a phone. People used to read newspapers,but now you can find newspapers online. In 2009 computers and phones are what keep us in-tune with the world. Wether it is finding out about current events,or finding out what your friends are up to you can do it online. Wether this is a bad thing or a good thing I dont know. I do think that parents should make sure their kids are not crossing the line between fun on the computer and computer "obsession." In "Technology For Breakfast" we read about the girl Moriah who started walking her dog for a much shorter amount of time after getting a computer, the parents should put a stop to this, wether its a number of hours allowed on the computer a day or a block of time that is "family time."
I am going to have to contradict this because technology is a way of life and if we remove technology then we wont have anything to do the modern world is more dull then the ancient world with all these rules etc. so I think that we should be allowed to use technology as we please and however long we want.
Each day, my family and I wake up get dressed and that's when my family calls me for breakfast. We usually sit as a family and we eat breakfast. My sister always has to watch TV in the morning but other than that my family doesn't use technology in the morning. I think the use of texting is a very good idea because then you can get in touch with people easily and using it as an alarm system is also good. I think its excessive because you don’t need to use computers, iPhones and all the other stuff is necessary, especially in the morning, but after you eat your breakfast and all done then its ok to use electronics but not so much that you would forget to so stuff. Some guidelines that families should do is not allow computers, or laptops in the morning and a little bit less in the afternoon and at night maybe only for two hours.
This article is actually reality, many families at the morning spend their precious family time while eating breakfast as one united family, but technology could easily take that away from you, like what happened Gabrielle Glaser of Montclair, N.J. when she got her laptop, she was late for the bus three times, it is remoresful but that's how it goes kids, or even parents get too caught up with e-mails, texting, or even video games etc. which takes away some family time at the breakfast table. Before technology was there people used to just wake-up, brush their teeth, eat breakfast and leave, nowadays its the complete opposite, it wake up, then laptop, text on your cell phones, play games. Life is different these days and they need a changesoon, very soon.
In the mourning I’m usually the first one to wake up, everyone is usually asleep except my older sister who is on her laptop. I take shower get dressed, eat and wait for the bus to come. I use the alarm on my phone to wake me up, my family and I are mostly in the same place, I just have to take a few steps to reach anyone to talk to them. Plus no one uses their phones in the mourning so we don’t ever bother texting each other. I do think that the use as texting as an intercom and an alarm is dumb because everyone is in the same house so its walking distance. I feel that the situation described in the article is are a common place because now people are getting into social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and they also need to check emails because of work. So they have this urge to check every moment they have free. The rules and guidelines that should be set for families regarding the use of technology in the morning is to simply not use any type of technology in the mourning. The reason I said this was because it is possible that the family has about an hour or more to be together until the get back from school and work at the end of the day when they are tired. So it is good to have that family time.
After reading this article, I felt very “old school”. I usually use the internet once a day, occasionally in the morning, but usually not until after school. Normally I begin my day by using the bathroom, washing my face, getting dressed, and eating breakfast. My family members have similar early morning routines, none of which involve technology. While I do not object to the use of texting as an intercom and alarm system, I do find it a bit excessive. I myself have no need for texting. The situations described in the text are alarming. People are becoming too reliant on technology. We are dependent on things that our ancestors never even dreamed of having. I believe that members of a family should at least say “good morning” to each other before greeting their technological gadgets. Technology is a wonderful and convenient way to communicate with people anywhere. However, we must be careful that it doesn’t cut off our communication with the people who are right in front of us. There must be a healthy balance between technology and family time.
Each morning my family begins with each person waking up, getting washed and dressed each at their own pace. Around 5 minutes before we have to leave the house, we quickly stuff some breakfast down our throats and off we go. Technology is used only for alarm clocks in the mornings because no one would have time to do anything else. The use of texting as an intercom and alarm is a just a bit too much. That is like replacing normal human activities, such as walking, with technology, and that leads to no good. The situations described in the article are excessive and at the same time commonplace. I think its ridiculous that the whole family wakes up to sit on computers all morning until they have to run for their lives to be on time for work and school. Some rules and guidelines that should be placed in families are that technology in the mornings is only allowed for alarm clocks and emergencies, such as a last-minute essay print out or other work or school relates necessities. Chatting with your friends on facebook at 6 am, right before going to school and actually seeing most of them, is absolutely unnecessary and low.
I'm going to have to disagree with this article. Although many families out there might be going through this situation at the moment, its not happening in every single home and implying that would be over exaggerating. Sure, some people may like to wake up and check their facebook or twitter accounts but having more interaction with technology than your family is sad. The amount of time spent using technology should also be controlled or at least somehow limited, instead of parents blaming their kids. My family usually begins each day my waking up and getting ready for school, and we eat breakfast separately. We don't interact very much in the morning, but then again my family isn't exactly a bunch of morning people so it works for us. Using texting as an intercom is just being lazy when you can just walk to the person you want to talk to, especially considering the fact that its a waste of money. The situations mentioned in the article might be commonplace to the people who wrote it, however they don't seem familiar to me. One thing I know for sure is that the use of technology shouldn't be breaking families apart, especially during the morning when they should be eating breakfast together and talking among each other.
I disagree with this article. I don't think you actually need technology in the morning. You just need to shower, brush your teeth, and eat breakfast! You don't actually need to have notebooks in your laps or check face book everyday. You can check them all after you come back from school. And also, if you use texting as an alarm system, you might be anxious to text your friends then actually not sleep and ruin your day and fail your class for the day. The excitement won't make you sleep. I think that these actions are excessive since not everyone does "these things" every morning, since their parents would never allow it. An irresponsible parent would only allow their kids to do all these stuffs. And for the rules, the parents should allow them to check all of them after you do all your homework. Then, in their free time, they could do whatever they want. If the parents make their children doing these a habit, it would be a real problem for them in the future. They will not get used to the society when they grow up.
on normal days, my family start out the day with awaking, brushing teeth, then having breakfast. I think the way of waking people up by text messages are not very effective. Instead, we can call people to awake people. I think the situation is excessive because only very few people start out the day with electronic devices. I think it's not so bad to have parents being less strict on using computers at anytime.
i dont agree with technology in breakfast because family should spend more time in the breakfast table. every morning my family rushes to computer or the cell phones i don't agree with that because i wouldn't spend a lot of time with them. that why i don't agree with technology in the morning
On weekends I wake up to the rustling of papers as my dad is reading the newspaper. I might go have breakfast or watch some T.V before but other than that there is no use of technology in the morning. I might glance at my phone but nothing more than that. I think the use of texting as an alarm clock is just whack. As others have said there’s something called an ALARM CLOCK and besides I do not wake up on text messages because my phone is not always right next to me. The situation in this article is defiantly excessive. I do not believe in a pull that would make you check your email the first thing when you wake up. I have a dog and I walk her for about 20 minutes and wouldn’t cut it short so I can see who’s online! Honestly I think that the use of computers and phones in the morning can wait till later, and that so called “pull” can wait till later. I know some might say that this is the future but what future has you wake up and boggle your eyes on a computer screen. Family time is family time no short cuts.
I think that you should separate technology and a relaxed breakfast with your family. During the day you get in contact enough with technology. During the morning i wake up, take a shower and eat breakfast, and not directly go onto the computer. i can do that enough during the rest of the day.
After reading the article I was really shocked that some people even use it in the morning when the could be catching up on some much needed sleep time. I mean don't these people have social lives? Why would they waste time on the internet when they could be going to the movies with friends or going to a party? Maybe they didn’t get invited, but with all that none-social time I wouldn’t be surprised. I do admit that chatting and texting is a big part of our lives especially this generation and those to come. There’s just so much technology our there that we can even access our emails while we're texting! its crazy but we don’t complain. But unlike a lot of people, we have very interesting social lives. (;
Besides school days I’m usually not up in the morning, my mother and father however start with eating breakfast (consisting of tea, eggs and yoghurt), then they would take a shower. My father would then read the newspaper and head off to work, I’m not really sure what my mother does then. Texting is an excellent alarm and intercom system, its simple and fast. I think that its excessive to use your phone and computer in the morning, because you just woke up and you shouldn’t be using technology that early, quite simply because you don’t need do. Families should agree not to use ANY technology besides the radio or television in the morning because It just disrupts the calm of the morning.
I think that it is not normal to wake up in a morning and that the first thing a person does to be going on the internet and chatting with friends. It just doesn't make sense. I think that it would be completely normal to chat with friends at the end of the day, like after a very hard day, for example that by doing that a person is resting. But to do that, first thing in the morning, before a person takes a shower and has breakfast with family, is just, in my opinion, not right.
Although, I don't think there is anything anyone can do to change it.
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