The Negative Effects Of Technology On Society

Negative Influences of Technology on Society

In today’s world, technology use, availability, and popularity is increasing day by day all around the world. With the dawn of the technology revolution, many significant progressions have been made, notably in the medical field, that have positively impacted society. At the same time however, this rise of technology has many adverse affects on society, which outweigh the positive contributions it provides. Arguing and discussing aspects of the negative influences of technology use is extremely important so that people are aware of the threats and dangers it poses to society and everyday life as we know it, and so a change can be made before it is too late. The increasing use of technology negatively

As students become more and more reliant on the tools of technology, they are more likely to do the bulk of their writing on social media. Texting, social media sites, and email are becoming the primary ways people communicate, which is shortening communication and is causing students to become used to leaving out punctuation and using abbreviations (2, p.1). The negative results brought on by the use of technology is becoming a serious threat to the use of formal writing. Students are more likely to commit grammatical errors because of the spell check and autocorrect features added on smart devices and computers, which automatically fix misspelled words. Becky Atwood, coordinator of the Cape Public School’s Adult Education and Literacy Program writes, “Technology has affected student’s ability to write and write coherently. They have to learn what they might have already known, or learn new skills that they have never mastered, because they are used to writing informally…” (2 p.4). Technology’s negative impacts on writing are real. Dependence and use of technology is causing students to miss out on developing writing skills, and it is noticeable. Writing instructors are beginning to see a difference in the quality of student’s writing, as well as their impatience with the writing