Digital Smarts - Put the Phone Away and Be There

Does it seem that more and more people are constantly looking at their phones and not paying attention to their surroundings? In an Edutopia blog post entitled The Insanity of the New Humanity: Put Away the Phone and Be There, Vicki Davis makes a comparison between Ireland, where it is the norm for people to put away their phones when in public places, and the United States, where we seem to always have our cell phones out and at the ready. Her wish for 2015: “Let's use all of our wonderful technology to improve our lives. Let's not allow it to keep us from living our lives.” It is something to think about the next time you are with family and friends and feel the urge to pull out your phone.