Disconnected Video Reflection

                Technology is a huge part in our lives in the 21st Century, watching that film made me wonder if I could possibly be that darning to go without a computer and texting for three weeks. The three students Kenny, Caitlin, and Chel made a great video reflecting how difficult school is without technology; yet, I feel as if it was exaggerated especially with the time period the movie was made in.

                Kenny, Caitlin, and Chel all fallowed their project by not using technology with some bumps along the way. Caitlin was my favorite by far, she handled the project great. By removing the computer completely from her sight she wasn't temped at all; except the ductape was a little extreme. She learned valuable lessons that I believe will help her, from time management with her paper to realizing that computers are that major in our lives. After getting her computer back 5 weeks later she only spent 30 minutes checking things before she decided to walk away and do her laundry, where as Chel spent at least 5 hours on his computer doing absolutely nothing productive. Kenny needed to break the cycle or his Mandarin class would have been near impossible to catch up on. Kenny was the only character that I felt used his computer for a purpose, writing blogs, doing homework, and staying connected with friends on Facebook. All these thing I feel are a necessity in an average teenagers life.  Chel was a baby to say the least and had the hardest time adjusting. He was the only one who used a proxy and complained to her nonstop about helping him. I feel as if he learned something from the project; however, didn't put the effort into it like the others. Except on the typewriter where he couldn't figure it out.

                I would personally love to try this experience because I haven't adjusted to using my email and D2L on a constant bases and I am not such a fan of it either. Granted I need to get used to it soon.

                Technology is important but I feel as if they (Kenny, Caitlin, and Chel) made it seem as if technology is the only thing. I have grown up with technology all around myself and its great but I have so much time to go outside, spend time with friends, and learn new things especially at college that I don't agree with how they freaked out so much wondering what they would do without it. This would be a great class project to try out; however, the only thing different would be that I don't think UWSP has an typewriters. This video really allowed for me to think about how technology impacts my life and how I would react in the same situation.