Observation of a College Student's Use of Technology (Blog Post #4)

                For this blog post I observed my fellow students to see how they used technology in the classroom, between classes, in the computer lab, and while they were hanging around campus. In the classroom the most common use of technology would be the cell phone, followed by the computer. Most students who were on their phones were completely oblivious to the world around them, and it was very obvious to me that they were going to fail their classes. Students who were on their computers during class were most of the time taking notes about what the professor was saying, but there were those few who used it for fun and were not paying attention at all. Student’s use of technology between classes comprised mostly of them listening to music and blocking out the outside word, or texting away like there was no tomorrow. In the computer lab most of the people I saw were doing some school work, or something related to school work. There were a few, however, who opted to use it for socializing by using Facebook. Students hanging around campus used technology the same way that students use it when they are walking between classes, or trying to kill time between classes. They would be listening to music, or texting someone, or other various forms of social media be it Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr. During my observations I saw that the students who were using their phones or computers were the ones who looked like they didn’t care two squats about school, while the ones who were paying attention were the ones who looked like they were very studious and committed to graduating.

From Google.com - This image shows some of the more popular
social media sites that students around campus were using.

From Youtube.com - This video shows how different students 
use technology in their daily lifes.