Article Assessment #2

What follows are my thoughts on "The New WWW: Whatever, Whenever, Wherever" by Tom March.

Indeed, advanced technology provides us with what we want when and where we want it, a downside of which is a spoiled-to-hell human race. It affords us with the opportunity to impulse-buy 24/7, which has many positive and negative effects. Being immersed in what I call "instant capitalism" makes us happy, but potentially on solely a superficial level. In many respects, instant capitalism is analogous to soma in "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxely- it makes us happy, but superficially so. As the article said, "Children and teens with mobile media devices are like kids in a candy shop." Indeed, we need to ensure we don't overdo it.

I agree with March when he writes that it is unfortunate that too few schools integrate the internet into the curriculum. I strongly believe that a class website and blog are an extremely effective way for students to engage (further) in a subject and that every teacher should have one. We need different, better mediums for teaching and learning.