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Hello Fellow Journalists,

Today I am here to talk about my interactions on the internet. I use the internet for all of my coursework. Laptops are used every single day in order to not only do assignments, but also to turn those assignments in. Over time I have definitely noticed a change in how technology is used in school. In elementary school I never really used a computer or phone in order to help me do homework or assignments. Everything when I was younger was on paper and test were in in class on scantrons and other physical testing materials. 

Today I will be talking about my interactions with the internet and everything I have used it for today. The very first thing I used the internet for is when I woke up with a custom alarm that I use everyday. So from the very waking moment that I am up I am using the internet. I then would proceed to use my phone from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM to talk to my friends on what they want to do throughout the day. Then I would use my laptop to watch a movie for one of my classes and this would be from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This shows that I have already used the internet for 4 hours. Half of this time has been used for communication and the other half was used for assignments for school. I would then be on FaceTime with my girlfriend from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This shows that I then used the internet for personal fulfillment and connection for 3 hours. The final aspect of my day where I use the internet is when I am in bed. I just screw around on my phone for and hour depending on the time. Today it was from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM. Throughout the day I don’t think I realize how much I am on my phone and other devices, but after logging this all out I have realized that I spend a good amount of the waking hours staring at a device. I do think that the way that I use my devices are not super crazy and unhealthy, but I do think that I could substitute some of that device time for in person interactions. Instead of texting my friends what they want to do, I could just walk to their dorm and talk to them about what they want to do rather than just wait for a reply. I think the Netflix episode “Arkangel” a tracking device is used so that we know where our children are at all times. I know that there is a feature on Snapchat where you can check on each other online activity and see if they are currently online and where they are. I know that my girlfriend and I use this feature all the time and so far it has not caused any issues in our lives. It honestly makes it easier to talk to one another especially given the distance. I would say that it does make the conversation less meaningful when we are closer to one another and could just drive to each other’s houses to talk rather than seeing if were both online to talk. 

I think that our networked world makes connecting with each other easier, but less meaningful. I do not believe that connecting with someone over a device is any better or equal to connecting with them in person. I spend hours on Snapchat “talking” to people, but once you meet them in person it’s a completely different experience. The internet makes it easier to do work and communicate, but I would rather do all these things in person so I can have true interactions with physical things in our daily lives.

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