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Should you put Your Phone Down?

Do you agree or disagree with the points 1-4: 1.     It’s rude not to put down your phone when in conversations with others Imagine you’re talking with someone and  in the middle of it they start to talk to someone else. That’s kind of a “are you kidding me?” moment. 2.     Put down your phone - It raises the quality of your conversations Just by being there our phone has the potential to distract us from our in-person conversations.” 3.       Your Phone is a distraction  A single phone notification can spoil your ability to focus on a specific task or conversation. 4.     It helps you be more empathetic* Sherry Turkle, (from the TED Talk), writes that texting or not paying attention create disengaged* conversations that lead to a lack of empathy. “ Face-to-face conversation is the most human and humanizing thing we do,” writes Turkle. “It’s where we develop the capac...

Look UP! - or Look DOWN - or Whatever...

  Clip one: Look UP   We might “miss out on many of the things life has to offer if we don’t ‘look up’from our phones more often.” Do you agree with the message?   Do you agree we are “ a generation of idiots, smart phones and dumb people ”?   Do you think the message is about a complete shut down... OR to have a balanced life instead of only living in the virtual world?   What does Gary Turk mean when he says “ give people your love, don't give them your 'like' ”?   How can you “ live life the real way ”?   Clip two: Look Down What is the message in this clip? Can a youtube tutorial solve all your problems? Is a more connected world a better world? How important is your smartphone to you? What did you do before social media came along? Should we all be using social media? When is it not okay to have your face “buried” in your phone?   Clip three: Look Down What d...