I came across this article from Real Simple, which discusses some tech etiquette. I know I am guilty of a few of these "rules". I find more and more, I am checking email and constantly trying to stay connected. I know it's rude, but I check in without thinking first. It's automatic.
Something that drives me crazy as a teacher is texting during class. I know students say they can pay attention and text at the same time, but I know they are not fully attending. Automatic for students, too?
What are some of your tech pet peeves?
I posted a link to my blog on the Real Simple website. Let's see if I have any traffic as a result!
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Chad Pohlmann cpohlmann1129@oswego308.org
ReplyDeleteIs there a better thing to commment on than pet peeves. Technology is around us now 24 7. With increase use of the smart phone people are always connected. My Tech Pet Peeve is when peoples phones go off in a meeting or some sort of event where it is so obvious not have your cell/smart phone on. Its not that hard to put it on vibrate or silent people!
We all seem to have vices and peeves. I can relate as I feel the need to check email every 5 minutes; but I get on my sons' case to turn off their Ipods around company.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Chad that I think it is rude and inconsiderate to leave your phone on during a meeting, movie, or event. It is very easy to put it on vibrate.
ReplyDeleteAnother pet peeve... for some reason it drives me nuts when people walk around with their blue tooth in their ear. I even see our bus drivers with it in their ear while they are driving students.
One more...when you are out with friends/family and they are constantly check their facebook (on their phone) or texting someone when you are sitting with them. I think it makes you feel like you're not even there or you are boring them.
I think it was Cheryl on Curb Your Enthusiasm who said it best.....
ReplyDelete"So what Larry, I see your going to pull that head down blackberry thing again."
My principal thinks he's now the man because he has a BB. He's always pulling the head down BB thing. Even at staff meetings. One day I'll have to bust his bubble and let him know that the BB's are as outdated as the cordless phone.
-Comment from Mary
ReplyDeleteI appreciated this article. I think it is true that as we become more and more centered around technology, as a society we need to teach ourselves how to have tech manners. I can remember working in retail during my college years and customers would be talking on their cell phones socially while I was trying to complete a sale. I sometimes felt rude interrupting them so that I could do my job. It really is a new way of life in the 21st century.
I agree with some of these points from the article- technology has always been something that came second to family, friends, and education in respect to the timing in which it is used.
ReplyDeleteCell phone use during class, specifically texting, is a real pet peeve of mine. When I approach the student and ask them if their life depended on their text that it was necessary to ignore their responsibilities in class, they simply say, 'well, I got a text and I was just sending one back!'
This one really grinds my gears.
HOLLY LIEBL
Sad to say but I am SO guilty at times of poor Tech etiquette. My Husband threatened to "text ground" me just this week b/c I could easily "text my life away" as he says. Though I should probably spend less time texting I will say that I do not text or answer my phone when in conversation with others... that is by far my Tech Pet Peeve! A close 2nd to that would be cell phones in schools... students should not be permitted to have them at school AND if they are caught with them I feel the phone should be confiscated until at least the last day of school.
ReplyDeleteNow there's a peeve. I either lost my last post to this column, or it just posted itself? Did I get a say in the posting time or matter? No. How does this happen? How do replies get lost or delayed or not sent at all? We used to complain of the bit bucket. It must be full to the brim because now we so rely on technology that without it we feel like we function like cave men. Which reminds me, last quarter, there used to be a "blog" section under Sakai Tools. Where is that? Is this that? See? Another peeve? Lack of comprehension is a big peeve. One benefit is that it is fun to yell and curse at a piece of equipment or software. It can't curse back (unless it's a GPS speaker!)
ReplyDeletePlease ignore URL. This is new and hasn't nothing in it yet.
My biggest tech pet peeve is when teachers use their phones in the classroom and while working with colleagues.
ReplyDeleteOur district does have a pretty strict policy against students using phones; depending on the circumstances, it will be confiscated for a minimum of 24 hours up to 5 days, and the parent has to come to the building to retrieve it. That's a pretty steep policy, and I believe the teachers should be setting the example.
One specific teacher comes to mind. I am convinced that she would cease to thrive if her phone was more than 12 inches away from her. She receives and responds to messages when students are in her room. She does the same when we have to work on projects together as colleagues. It makes me think she has very little respect for others. Administrators are very aware of the issue; I believe they choose to ignore it.
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ReplyDeletepet peeves;
1. students using electronic devices in class. I ignore it if it doesn't disrupt the class, but it still bugs me. It's not polite.
2. I silence my cell phone and put it in my book bag while I teach, so it doesn't distract me. Can't others do the same?
3. my biggest peeve is to see people driving and using their cell phone at the same time. That can kill innocent people. Why must so many people drive and yak on the phone at the same time? I don't answer the phone when I'm driving. I think driving needs my full attention, as I don't want to run and kill other people.
This is a great topic, we all have pet peeves. Personally, my biggest pet peeve is interacting with an electronic device while ignoring a human being that is trying to talk to you. That is ridiculous, the text can wait for a moment. This is up there with motorists that do not yield for people in a crosswalk while it is raining. All of the technology we use to stay in touch makes me sometimes feel out of touch with my personal day, my self-time. With all the means of contacting and replying, some days feel like I am wasting time with comments that could otherwise wait until there is more information or even should not have been sent or received in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI suppose it’s no surprise that this was my most-commented on post, considering we have all experienced some rude behavior because of technology use. Your peeves included: cell phones going off in class and movies, ipod use around others, Bluetooth use, texting and facebooking around others and in class, cell phone use by customers, losing information because of technology, and driving while talking.
ReplyDeleteKristie wrote that this behavior is rude and can make you feel as though you are boring the person what is focused on their phones. Mary-Ellen expressed frustration with technology not doing what you want it to do. Megan was brave and confessed to being guilty of texting, and I have been guilty of some of the above, too.
Chad mentioned that we are always connected, and Mary wrote that we are becoming more and more centered around technology. Thomas feels that he becomes out of touch with his real life with all the time spent replying to possibly unnecessary information.
Holly believes that technology comes second to friends and family. Do you think this is the case for the students we teach? Joel mentioned something generational; he checks email, but his kids use ipods. Perhaps not, as Kevin wrote of a principal who seems to think checking his BlackBerry makes him seem important, and a teacher in Audrey’s school constantly checks her phone in meetings and in class!
Robert made a great point about phone use and driving. All the above are annoying, but phone use can lead to distracted driving, which has deadly consequences. It’s something I am concerned about, and I recently took Oprah’s “No Phone Zone” pledge.
I think anytime we don’t slow down and pay attention to what’s happening in front of us, there can be a range of harmful consequences. Being present and not being distracted by technology is something we will all need to practice as our world changes.