Arizona Western College's Technologically Hooked Students

Arizona Western College students eating lunch in the cafeteria
with their electronic devices.
(Picture taken by me)

I spent a morning in the Arizona Western College cafeteria observing students. As most were eating their meals, what caught my attention was the amount of students using their laptops, cellphones, iPods, almost never putting them down. They ate, they talked, while being connected to their devices. I asked a couple of students what they were doing, some were browsing the internet, others were simply wasting time, others were even working on homework due the next class period.

What surprised me about this is the fact that not even because they were eating did they let go of their electronic devices. Everywhere I looked there was always someone holding their phone texting or on a call. As people walked to and from class they would be checking their phones, there were a few people who instead of being technologically connected were instead talking or hanging out with friends. Though for the most part Arizona Western College students seem to be “up to date” with technology, as shown in this video:

Arizona Western College Students

(Video by Me)

As silly as the video may seem, as you can see outside on campus, inside in the cafeteria, at the school’s Starbucks there are people using their phones or laptops all the time. College students can not seem to be able to let go of their devices even when around friends or classmates. From what I could tell it was not a bad thing, they were simply multitasking. Though I can not say if this one day will affect the students negatively  is but it sure does entertain them. In conclusion, to finish school work, communicate through social networks, or text one another Arizona Western College students will always be on the hook with technology.