google & youtube

I would agree with some parts of what the article is saying. In elementary school I was taught how to use those little note card things to look up the names of books in a library, then it was like a huge upgrade when my elementary school got a card catalog online so you could search for books online. Now we don't even need books, we google information we need and book articles are scanned into a website and we can read them right off of the internet. I probably couldn't use the ways I was taught in elementary school to find books even if I tried. I do however agree with the fact that google makes researching for papers so easy. It helps bring up articles very quickly, but sometimes the information is from non trustworthy sources, so you have to put some consideration before actually using the sites they provide you with. I also agree with the point, the more you use the internet for whatever homework, research, etc. the longer the assignment actually takes you. Having Facebook open while trying to even do this simple blog can take me a good 2 hours just from flipping back and forth. With regards to the youtube article, I cannot believe the things you can find anytime you long onto youtube. You can find the most random things, like the guy with his how to dance demo, along with many other how to's. Also you can find just about any music video and many interviews. Its crazy how many people use youtube anytime they are giving a presentation to go along with their presentation, youtube is also becoming much more popular along with google and facebook.