Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Is Google Making Us Stupid

When finished with Tuesday's blog question, please follow this link and read the article entitled "Is Google Making Us Stupid," written by Nicholas Carr, printed in The Atlantic in July of 2008. Respond to the essay in any form, yet focus on reacting to the ways in which Carr inquires; how does he ask leading questions so that an audience will think? What are your thoughts on this topic?
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  1. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Reading that has made me think about some of the things I do,like not being able to just sit around doing nothing and always wanting something to do. I notice that we really don't research no more on things we need to know like going to the library and looking up a book. The first thing we think of when we have to research something is google. It's like we aren't really thinking for ourselves we have the computer to do all the work for us. Than when we have to do the work on our own we look dumb and confused, so I liked this article because it made me think about try doing more old fashion research instead of running to a computer.

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  2. not hereJuly 21, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    As i read this i thought of the new text and call lines like cha-cha. You ask a question and within seconds there is an answer, someone paid to do it. No effort at all, just 10 seconds and you have your single answer, no other information backround anything. I feel like people, in school espicially, just want the answer but not knowledge.

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  3. MikeJuly 21, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    i understand where the cpu was coming from because basic stuff we need to know doesnt always need to b looked up on google

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  4. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    I didn't read it all, but I know exactly what he's getting at, i think.
    I feel by todays technology is making things so easy that simple enjoyable things sometimes feel like a chore.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    I am of course one of many that use google for everything. Not only will it find the correct spelling of your topic, but one of its other suggestions could really help.

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  6. Chris TerrillJuly 21, 2009 at 9:24 PM

    I totally agree with Carr as I have had the same experiences. I feel that when we use google to spell-check words and look up facts oh a whim as often as we do, it won't stay with us and it will just pass through without and lasting power. We process the facts and dispose of them to move on the next thing to search to entertain or inform us for the split second that we care.

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