Do you know that the use of technology can save thousands of trees and so contribute to the reduced rate of deforestation? Unfortunately,the biggest driver of deforestation is agriculture and to provide the world with paper products. Paper production worldwide has increased 20-fold since 1913.
In the last 5,000 years, humans have reduced forests from the lush expanse of fertile land to an eye sore, as they seek to satisfy the need for more paper, the result - deforestation. Surely there are alternatives to tree-cutting for paper making that would reduce the effects of deforestation.
Apart from simply not cutting down the trees, conversations among different writers on the topic suggest that the use of technology in our everyday life is an effective alternative to tree cutting for paper making that would reduce deforestation.
Use of technology can save the trees now and for generations to come. It would also contribute positively to the preservation of plant and animal live that is negatively affected as a result of deforestation.
Think about it, if we learn the technology and use it well we too can not only save the trees, but can contribute in a large way to the preservation of the eco-system, making sure that the forest environments remain intact.We will also be saving our students from the beaten tract of traditional teaching.
I fully support this position and have often wondered why weat UWI do not cut down on the use of paper. We need to save the trees. I have collected so many sets of paper articles that we can read online. Technology has afforded us new opportunities to read materials and incorporate it in the classroom. Save the trees!
ReplyDeleteThis certainly is a good reason for encouraging the use of technology. Maxx was wondering why she has a pile of papers from UWI for articles we can read online,well this is because those lecturers as many of us, are 'digital immigrants' according to Marc Prensky(2001). A "Digital Native" like Aisha would hyperlink the article for us to read on line, the 'immigrants' would print and photocopy them.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post.It was a very refreshing position on the value of technology ,which few people may have considered. Your point on the value of technology as a means of saving paper and by extension trees is a valid one and indeed interesting food for thoughtg.