Review: Team B Presentation: Misinformation Debate Dedrick Odomes: Team C

The overall theme Team B is conveying, is the decline of literacy due to technology, by providing strong evidence of the decline as well as credible sources. Team B begins their presentation with a study by the Pew Research Center in which studies suggest that even teachers agree that there is a decline in literacy because of the use of technology within education. Team B points out that " nearly 90 percent of teachers believe that digital technologies were creating an easily distracted generation with short attention spans," and that "60 percent said it hindered students' ability to write and communicate face to face." In the article ("Children who read on an iPad/Kindle are falling behind in the classroom") (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325378/Children-read-iPads-Kindles-weaker-literacy-skills-charity-warns.html) that Team B utilizes on page 5 of the presentation, furthers the idea and proof of literacy decline. The studies they present about children and the decline of literacy, corroborate with their conclusion that there is in fact a decline.
One of the many examples given by Team B is on page 6 of their presentation in which the axiom of poor grammar skills showcased by students, adds to the notion that digital technology, which at first was thought to speed up learning capabilities, in fact dumb down students. Team B gives insight to the fact that now, instead of students writing papers using proper grammar things like "emoticons, truncated, and butchered words" are becoming a normal occurance within universities. The article in which they use for their hypothesis of poor grammar due to technology (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/texting-twitter-contributing-to-students-poor-grammar-skills-profs-say/article4304193/) is very informative and honestly gives staggering numbers that affirms what Team B is saying.
One of the most interesting and, in my opinion, the most undiscussed topic concerning digital technology, is the effects of technology on relationships. Team B gives wonderful insight into the effects of technology and relationships on page 8 of their presentation. I personally know a few people that would rather live their life inside a cyber world instead of actually living life itself. Page 10 of the presentation is a real eye opener for me. Technology In The Classroom, really gives a breakdown of the negative effects associated with digital mediums used as a learning tool. Page 12 of the presentation should cause everyone that reads it to reflect on exactly what the statement is saying. The article Team B used to convey their point (http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/07/03/the-un-education-of-a-nation-where-we-went-wrong/) on page 12 gives a different perspective about our digital/cyber era. All in all I agree with Team B's conclusion, there is a need for educational balance in this digital world.