EFFECTS OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES ON BOOKS
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Running Head: EFFECTS OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES ON BOOKSWill the Internet Replace Books as the Chief Learning Tool?Name:Institution Affiliation:Instructor:Date:
EFFECTS OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES ON BOOKS2The continuous growth and advancement of technology have affected various sectors in different ways. All the way from business to education, technology has enacted various changes. Learning has been significantly affected since print books have been reported to decrease at a high rate. Companies specializing in publishing learning materials have been forced to incorporate emerging technological trends in their operations. They have been forced to replace print books with electronic books (e-books) due to the increased demand for e-books in the market. Learners are now accessing learning materials from the internet leading to a reduction in print books usage (Berman & Cerf, 2017). The national libraries are registering low turn up as students study in their rooms through accessing materials from the internet. The online learning materials are associated with different benefits a factor which has facilitated their maximum use. The online sources are easily accessible and are rich in information (Lepore, 2015). This paper, therefore, aims to identify whether internet and other technology will replace book as the chief tool of learning. To achieve the objectives the paper will focus on an excerpt from Johnson's everything wrong is good for you, Christine Rosen's people of the screen, Guin's staying awake and Nicholas Carr's "Is Google Making us Stupidamong others.”In his non-fiction book "Everything bad is good for you," Steven Johnson focused on today's popular culture which is making people smarter through the incorporation of modern technology. Johnson focused on television games and video games which have emerged more demanding therefore making the society more intelligent. In the book, Johnson highly criticised the perception that pop culture is deteriorating due to new media platforms (Johnson, 2006). Various researchers have associated technology with moral decay since it has facilitated online streaming of pornographies, especially amongst the young generation. John is firm in his arguments since he supports moral decay to be correlated to increased technology use. However,
EFFECTS OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES ON BOOKS3the widespread culture appears to be more superior to the traditional culture since it has made lifemore meaningful and Convenient. To defend his stand on "everything bad is good for you," John provided an example of the media sources. According to Johnson, the internet has made learning easy and highly flexibledue to the availability of diverse materials. Johnson noted that companies specializing in the publication of learning materials do not only produce print books but also e-books. That of e-books is slowly overtaking the production of print books. This is because electronic books are becoming first choice source material to students from all corners of the world. The turn up in libraries also appeared to decrease as students are using their laptops, mobile phones and tablets to access learning materials. The online materials are highly flexible as students can access it while traveling provided access to the internet is granted. The online sources are downloaded then saved to the gadgets making it accessible always. Most of the sources are freely accessible while those chargeable are affordable. Everything bad is good for you is portrayed in the fact thatinternet has been facilitating moral decay but also made learning easy. The continuous growth and development of technology indicate that students will maximize on utilizing online resources. This indicates that in future books will not be the chief tool of learning but instead theonline sources. In her book "People of the Screen," Christine focuses on modernity which is directly associated with technology. Christine symbolizes technology with means of transport since it leads to exploration. Several sectors have incorporated technology into their operations, and multiple benefits have been realized. Christine compares the rustle of the turning book's page to that of flickering screen twitching pixels. The use of technological devices like smartphones, computers, and tablets has been increasing significantly from all corners of the world (Rosen,
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