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The Power of Technology for a New Generation | Sofia Murgueitio | TEDxColegioBolivar


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[Music] I have a concern that makes me feel

I have a concern that makes me feel

I have a concern that makes me feel guilty and I need to confess about six

guilty and I need to confess about six

guilty and I need to confess about six years ago my mom began highlighting

years ago my mom began highlighting

years ago my mom began highlighting dangerous positive behavior in relation

dangerous positive behavior in relation

dangerous positive behavior in relation to technology contrary to what most

to technology contrary to what most

to technology contrary to what most adults kept complaining about how

adults kept complaining about how

adults kept complaining about how technology was ruining our generations

technology was ruining our generations

technology was ruining our generations she insisted that we take advantage of

she insisted that we take advantage of

she insisted that we take advantage of it she said things I didn’t understand

it she said things I didn’t understand

it she said things I didn’t understand at the time maybe because I was at a

at the time maybe because I was at a

at the time maybe because I was at a very young age it was late 2011 when

very young age it was late 2011 when

very young age it was late 2011 when cell phones became available to most

cell phones became available to most

cell phones became available to most people

people

people my parents innocently gave me the chance

my parents innocently gave me the chance

my parents innocently gave me the chance to pick my Christmas present this year

to pick my Christmas present this year

to pick my Christmas present this year it was between my favorite doll who

it was between my favorite doll who

it was between my favorite doll who looked just like me or between the

looked just like me or between the

looked just like me or between the latest cellphone with so much negative

latest cellphone with so much negative

latest cellphone with so much negative pressure coming from a teachers and

pressure coming from a teachers and

pressure coming from a teachers and other adults who insisted the bad

other adults who insisted the bad

other adults who insisted the bad effects of this and other technology

effects of this and other technology

effects of this and other technology guess what I prefer the doll even a cola

guess what I prefer the doll even a cola

guess what I prefer the doll even a cola Holly you are a school with freedom of

Holly you are a school with freedom of

Holly you are a school with freedom of expression and advanced teaching

expression and advanced teaching

expression and advanced teaching techniques it was campaigning against

techniques it was campaigning against

techniques it was campaigning against the use of technology demanding that

the use of technology demanding that

the use of technology demanding that technology was drowning us my mom alone

technology was drowning us my mom alone

technology was drowning us my mom alone against the rest of the world just

against the rest of the world just

against the rest of the world just insisted on how exciting this new

insisted on how exciting this new

insisted on how exciting this new technology was and how I should learn to

technology was and how I should learn to

technology was and how I should learn to use it the sooner the better let’s

use it the sooner the better let’s

use it the sooner the better let’s please consider that technology isn’t

please consider that technology isn’t

please consider that technology isn’t just phones it’s mostly everything in

just phones it’s mostly everything in

just phones it’s mostly everything in our world today despite the bad press

our world today despite the bad press

our world today despite the bad press and some specific cases of addiction the

and some specific cases of addiction the

and some specific cases of addiction the extreme use of technology I want to show

extreme use of technology I want to show

extreme use of technology I want to show the grandia’s effects of technology in

the grandia’s effects of technology in

the grandia’s effects of technology in the brain even causing people’s brain to

the brain even causing people’s brain to

the brain even causing people’s brain to develop differently first of all to

develop differently first of all to

develop differently first of all to understand the positive benefits of

understand the positive benefits of

understand the positive benefits of technology and its relation to the human

technology and its relation to the human

technology and its relation to the human body it’s necessary to understand the

body it’s necessary to understand the

body it’s necessary to understand the brain my brain your brain the human

brain my brain your brain the human

brain my brain your brain the human brain the brain is the most influential

brain the brain is the most influential

brain the brain is the most influential organ in our entire body according to

organ in our entire body according to

organ in our entire body according to research done by the Science Museum your

research done by the Science Museum your

research done by the Science Museum your brain is confirmed about a hundred

brain is confirmed about a hundred

brain is confirmed about a hundred billion nerve cells this number being

billion nerve cells this number being

billion nerve cells this number being about the same number of trees in the

about the same number of trees in the

about the same number of trees in the Amazon forest each cell being connected

Amazon forest each cell being connected

Amazon forest each cell being connected to around 10,000 others so the total

to around 10,000 others so the total

to around 10,000 others so the total number of connections is approximately

number of connections is approximately

number of connections is approximately a hundred trillion getting to know how

a hundred trillion getting to know how

a hundred trillion getting to know how the brain works makes it easier for

the brain works makes it easier for

the brain works makes it easier for scientists to create medicines and tools

scientists to create medicines and tools

scientists to create medicines and tools for curing diseases brain imaging is a

for curing diseases brain imaging is a

for curing diseases brain imaging is a great example of the humongous advances

great example of the humongous advances

great example of the humongous advances in medicine revealing what is going on

in medicine revealing what is going on

in medicine revealing what is going on inside our brains

inside our brains

inside our brains according to neuroscience news mapping

according to neuroscience news mapping

according to neuroscience news mapping the brain in great detail enables us to

the brain in great detail enables us to

the brain in great detail enables us to observe sophisticated processes this

observe sophisticated processes this

observe sophisticated processes this machine was created to read people’s

machine was created to read people’s

machine was created to read people’s minds and therefore it has been used to

minds and therefore it has been used to

minds and therefore it has been used to study the brain as closely as possible

study the brain as closely as possible

study the brain as closely as possible even when getting to a point in which

even when getting to a point in which

even when getting to a point in which the machine can detect whether you’re

the machine can detect whether you’re

the machine can detect whether you’re lying or not due to the great advances

lying or not due to the great advances

lying or not due to the great advances in technology the science academy of

in technology the science academy of

in technology the science academy of science is able to analyze how

science is able to analyze how

science is able to analyze how technology affects the brain directly in

technology affects the brain directly in

technology affects the brain directly in the prefrontal cortex cerebellum and

the prefrontal cortex cerebellum and

the prefrontal cortex cerebellum and parental lobe

parental lobe

parental lobe researchers highlight that the brain of

researchers highlight that the brain of

researchers highlight that the brain of present generations are developing

present generations are developing

present generations are developing particularly due to technology which

particularly due to technology which

particularly due to technology which also affects communication skills

also affects communication skills

also affects communication skills investigator Horvath examined humans

investigator Horvath examined humans

investigator Horvath examined humans focused through the brain scans by using

focused through the brain scans by using

focused through the brain scans by using neuroimaging he analyzed frequent

neuroimaging he analyzed frequent

neuroimaging he analyzed frequent Internet users finding out that they

Internet users finding out that they

Internet users finding out that they showed twice as much stuff of activity

showed twice as much stuff of activity

showed twice as much stuff of activity in the prefrontal cortex compared to

in the prefrontal cortex compared to

in the prefrontal cortex compared to sporadic users this part of the brain is

sporadic users this part of the brain is

sporadic users this part of the brain is essential for short-term memory the and

essential for short-term memory the and

essential for short-term memory the and quick decision-making and therefore

quick decision-making and therefore

quick decision-making and therefore people who use technology more

people who use technology more

people who use technology more frequently will most likely take better

frequently will most likely take better

frequently will most likely take better decisions when when involving a quick

decisions when when involving a quick

decisions when when involving a quick situation it makes a huge impact in

situation it makes a huge impact in

situation it makes a huge impact in decision making skills according to

decision making skills according to

decision making skills according to human development for playing video

human development for playing video

human development for playing video games can help you be more decisive and

games can help you be more decisive and

games can help you be more decisive and makes you switch tasks tasks without

makes you switch tasks tasks without

makes you switch tasks tasks without losing focus which is most commonly

losing focus which is most commonly

losing focus which is most commonly known as multitasking so it creates the

known as multitasking so it creates the

known as multitasking so it creates the abilities and teaches the brain to adapt

abilities and teaches the brain to adapt

abilities and teaches the brain to adapt a better technology writer nicholas carr

a better technology writer nicholas carr

a better technology writer nicholas carr found out that the rise of Internet is

found out that the rise of Internet is

found out that the rise of Internet is actually struggling our ability to scan

actually struggling our ability to scan

actually struggling our ability to scan information rapidly and efficiently

information rapidly and efficiently

information rapidly and efficiently rather than making children stupid

rather than making children stupid

rather than making children stupid research done by PhD

research done by PhD

research done by PhD Jim Taylor shows that the use of

Jim Taylor shows that the use of

Jim Taylor shows that the use of technology on a daily basis even

technology on a daily basis even

technology on a daily basis even including video games

including video games

including video games drastically improved capabilities such

drastically improved capabilities such

drastically improved capabilities such as time of reaction and a capacity of

as time of reaction and a capacity of

as time of reaction and a capacity of identifying details the brain of

identifying details the brain of

identifying details the brain of children is simply changing evolving

children is simply changing evolving

children is simply changing evolving differently compared to those who lived

differently compared to those who lived

differently compared to those who lived without these humongous advances a clear

without these humongous advances a clear

without these humongous advances a clear example of this change is how humans are

example of this change is how humans are

example of this change is how humans are no longer focused on remember things but

no longer focused on remember things but

no longer focused on remember things but instead they’re focused on remembering

instead they’re focused on remembering

instead they’re focused on remembering where to look for these things for

where to look for these things for

where to look for these things for instance it’s not very helpful to

instance it’s not very helpful to

instance it’s not very helpful to remember every single fact about a topic

remember every single fact about a topic

remember every single fact about a topic if it’s even easier to go and search for

if it’s even easier to go and search for

if it’s even easier to go and search for this information finding a lot more

this information finding a lot more

this information finding a lot more detail the fact of not having to retain

detail the fact of not having to retain

detail the fact of not having to retain all of this information in the brain

all of this information in the brain

all of this information in the brain allows it to develop in areas such as

allows it to develop in areas such as

allows it to develop in areas such as critical thinking and in addition

critical thinking and in addition

critical thinking and in addition education has also drastically improved

education has also drastically improved

education has also drastically improved due to the use of technology using smart

due to the use of technology using smart

due to the use of technology using smart phones or computers as devices for

phones or computers as devices for

phones or computers as devices for note-taking is an easier and more

note-taking is an easier and more

note-taking is an easier and more efficient way to make notes during class

efficient way to make notes during class

efficient way to make notes during class rather than forcing students to have a

rather than forcing students to have a

rather than forcing students to have a notebook any student will enlighten that

notebook any student will enlighten that

notebook any student will enlighten that most of the time women’s notes because

most of the time women’s notes because

most of the time women’s notes because teachers talk faster than we write in

teachers talk faster than we write in

teachers talk faster than we write in fact an average person is able to type

fact an average person is able to type

fact an average person is able to type from 38 to 40 words per minute while the

from 38 to 40 words per minute while the

from 38 to 40 words per minute while the same person is able to handwrite an

same person is able to handwrite an

same person is able to handwrite an average of 16.9 words per minute

average of 16.9 words per minute

average of 16.9 words per minute so this 23.1 words per minute truly make

so this 23.1 words per minute truly make

so this 23.1 words per minute truly make a difference

a difference

a difference when you are trying to get every detail

when you are trying to get every detail

when you are trying to get every detail that teacher is talking about in other

that teacher is talking about in other

that teacher is talking about in other words if school’s allowed computers or

words if school’s allowed computers or

words if school’s allowed computers or cell phones for every class students

cell phones for every class students

cell phones for every class students would be able to take more notes and

would be able to take more notes and

would be able to take more notes and their hope for be higher achievers am

their hope for be higher achievers am

their hope for be higher achievers am nevertheless the use of technology not

nevertheless the use of technology not

nevertheless the use of technology not only allows students to write faster but

only allows students to write faster but

only allows students to write faster but definitely children contain a larger

definitely children contain a larger

definitely children contain a larger amount of information in their brains

amount of information in their brains

amount of information in their brains and get to learn extra topics due to the

and get to learn extra topics due to the

and get to learn extra topics due to the fact that technology allows faster

fact that technology allows faster

fact that technology allows faster learning and it gives extra time for

learning and it gives extra time for

learning and it gives extra time for teachers to include more profound and

teachers to include more profound and

teachers to include more profound and interesting information in their

interesting information in their

interesting information in their schedules so altogether medicine changes

schedules so altogether medicine changes

schedules so altogether medicine changes their brain changes and

their brain changes and

their brain changes and change and altogether people change all

change and altogether people change all

change and altogether people change all the technological advances dine man’s

the technological advances dine man’s

the technological advances dine man’s world we live in is constantly changing

world we live in is constantly changing

world we live in is constantly changing every single day scientists teachers

every single day scientists teachers

every single day scientists teachers among others discover and create tools

among others discover and create tools

among others discover and create tools that help humanity evolve and make life

that help humanity evolve and make life

that help humanity evolve and make life easier and safer for everyone but

easier and safer for everyone but

easier and safer for everyone but languages of technology at schools

languages of technology at schools

languages of technology at schools students would not only be would not be

students would not only be would not be

students would not only be would not be hurt but instead they would definitely

hurt but instead they would definitely

hurt but instead they would definitely have more tools in order for them to

have more tools in order for them to

have more tools in order for them to success we have to realize that

success we have to realize that

success we have to realize that technology contribute on a daily basis

technology contribute on a daily basis

technology contribute on a daily basis not just using a cell phone for

not just using a cell phone for

not just using a cell phone for communication or watching Netflix but

communication or watching Netflix but

communication or watching Netflix but much more than that technology exists

much more than that technology exists

much more than that technology exists today is knowledge progress and cures so

today is knowledge progress and cures so

today is knowledge progress and cures so technology today is the key to success

technology today is the key to success

technology today is the key to success [Applause]

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