Is technology moving too fast?

The article, Reading Online is not Reading on Paper by the blog moving at the speed of creativity, makes some good points. It talks about the way the world is changing with the new technology and the new opportunities we have today. Some teachers like to remain traditional and stick to books, while others are completely on board with new technology. In this blog post, it discusses the fact that classes are becoming digitalized and kids are drifting away from the skill to read books. The bloggers referred to reading online as "screen-scanning." Now that some of my classes are becoming more and more technologically advanced, I have noticed that I am developing new reading habits. Even though it's not quite a habit yet, I have caught myself "screen-scanning" before and then have to go back and re-read the piece. In this blog, Mark Federman says, "Screen reading cannot provide those skills." ["Those skills" referring to reading actual text on paper] I agree with this statement, however I also believe that it is a good thing because it teaches new skills as well. Reading a book versus reading online is not the same, true. Although, reading online is something new and I believe that students are benefiting from it. It's good to have the skill to read on paper, but if technology is advancing, why shouldn't we? This is what the world is becoming so we need to accept it. These things are being created to help improve education. So if we don't take advantage of these resources then why are they being invented. People are just afraid to let go of old habits. Some day we won't need to be able to read on paper, so it would be better to learn now, and ease into the new ways. It's great that we have learned so much that we can create these things, so without education improving, neither would technology. If we don't use the new technology, we will stay in the same position we are in this time. New technology isn't only affecting the education system, it is also improving medical conditions as well. New vaccines are being found and created because of the science technology we have today. Convicts are being brought to justice easier because of new forensic science technology. Communication, transportation, health, you name it. Everything is changing so instead of fighting it, we might as well just go with it.