The dynamism in technology had changed the way people reason, work, relate, interact, collaborate and share information but, it all seems like yesterday when kids spend useful time watching TV to get enlightened, where parents buried their heads reading newspaper, times have changed. News, information and educational materials are click away to anybody interested using various handheld devices such as the e-book reader, tablet and smart phones. It’s interesting to know that technology had help make family more united and help them work more smartly, no need shouting at the top of your voice to call 'Bisayo' in the kitchen, you either Skype your kitchen computer or texts the smartphone you carry around in your pocket. It's a brave new world, and in some interesting ways, that's good news for family life. Let's see ways technology has helped improved family life.
Get Family Connected Virtually.
Families are now get connected easily using various social networking tools. All of these social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google +, My yearbook etc., they have help create virtual communities and hangout for friends and family to get more closer, communicate easily and share photos. Although, the typical Facebook user have an average of 130 friends including family members, Facebook is arguably the most popular social networking site but Google + offer more. These communications tools are often free and intuitive to use.
Keep Families More Safer.
It’s so amazing when technology have made us have our eyes on our family members no matter where they are. A GPS chip in your child's cell phone or shoe could help find him in an emergency, and one sewn into your dog's collar, or a microchip ID inserted under his skin, could save your pooch's life if he ever succeeds in getting out of the yard.
Very soon personal GPS safety devices may become as common as wristwatches, keys, handbags for simplicity.
Sharing Multimedia made easy.
More fun ways to share family photos, you also have the choice to make it go viral. Photos are now being shared seamlessly through mobile applications such as Whatsapp, Skype and lots more. Also some web based application such as Flickr and some online scrap-booking sites, and photo-sharing sites are making it easy to share memories. Whether you want to watch your Uncle's birthday celebration via webcam or just send an audio e-card, you can do that without breaking a sweat.
Stay smart, keep real.
Smartphones are mole versatile and get job done easily and quickly. With various applications difficult task are made easy and you can always count on those tools to get work done ASAP.
The operating systems in smartphones such as Blackberry, Andriod and Mac IOS increases functionality and uses enough memory to run applications that are needful for day to day activities. Need a quick weather report for agricultural data collation? Dad can use his smart phone to check weather forecast, teach mum how to cook a recipe, teach junior how to solve a particular Algebra problem and do much more
These key points are vital ways technology has helped make a better family, when these various social media tools are used positively in the family settings it add more fulfillment and flavor to family, it also help promote unity within the family. I hope you enjoy reading the article. Any suggestion and comments are all welcome.
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