Stasis Grid

Author Info

Source Type

Categorical

Definitional

Causal

Evaluation

Action

Jurisdiction

Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1. James
Hurmiz

Website Article

Are there longterm effects of

technology?

Is technology a
negative aspect
to society

How does
technology
effect our
mental
processing
skills?

Technology
overuse can
promote social
issues.

We should
limit
technology us.

Schools,
parents

2. Cris Rowan

Website Article

Does
technology
effect a childs
growth?

Social skills
lacking

Does
technology use
create problems
in the growth
of a child.

Technology can
cause social
disorder and
hinder critical
thinking skills of
children.

Children
should be
limited to how
much
technology
they can use.

3. Gregory Vogl

Website Article

Are humans
less
interactive/acti
ve due to
technology
advances?

Technology has
many benefits but
it also has side
effects that we
cannot ignore.

4. Jim Taylor

Website article

What effects
does
technology
have that carry
on to the future
in human
minds?
Does
technology
effect the way
children think
and focus?

Does overuse
of technology
create less
complex minds
in children

Children can be
less focused and
not able to
comprehend as
much with
technology.

Schools, adults

Children
should be
limited to how
much they can
use
technology.

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5.Anderson,
Kristen

Website Article

Is technology
hurting the
present world?

Does too much

technology
harm or social,
physical and
environmental
health?

Author Info
Up to three
names, write
them all; 4+,
write first
name et al. (i.e.,
Smith et al.)
6. Jerry Kaplan

Source Type
(popular,
scholarly, trade,
government)

Categorical
Does X exist?

Definitional
Is X a Y?

Scholarly

Can technology
benefit the
future world

Technology
can form
artificial
intelligence
that can
promote
efficiency.

7. Judith
Davidson

Scholarly

Is there
inappropriate
technology use
among teens?

Does the early

usage of cell
phones
promote misuse
among teens?

8. Scott
Mcquiggan

Scholarly

Is new
technology in
the classroom
enhancing
childrens
learning?

Does improved
classroom
technology
promote better
grades and
smarter
students?

Causal
Does X cause
Y? Is Y a result
of X?

We should
limit
technology.

Evaluation
Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

Action
What should
be done about
X?

We should
keep
going/incorpor
ate new
technology to
replace certain
human
function.
Teens should
be monitored
more to
prevent
inappropriate
use. (sexting)
Are children
keeping up with
this environment.

Jurisdiction
Who is
responsible?

Parents, adults,
society

Educators,
government

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9. Sonia
Livingstone

Scholarly

Are new
technologies
becoming
central to the
daily lives of
young people.

Is technology
being overused
but the young
population?

10. Nancy
Roberts

Popular book

Author Info
Up to three
names, write
them all; 4+,
write first
name et al. (i.e.,
Smith et al.)
11. Katherine
DeWeese

Source Type
(popular,
scholarly, trade,
government)

Categorical
Does X exist?

Scholarly

Are screens
harming the
brain?

Does the nonstop usage of

technology and
looking at
screens harm
brain function?

12. Larry
Rosen

Scholarly

Is technology
distracting?

Does
technology
distract people
to the extent
that they cant
focus in school
or work?

Integrating
technology in
the classroom
can benefit
education and
educators

Does
technology in
the classroom
cause more
creativity?

Definitional
Is X a Y?

Causal
Does X cause
Y? Is Y a result
of X?

Monitor
children and
young people
and make sure
there isnt
abuse of tech.

Technology
companies,
parents,
government

Educators,
engineers,
parents

Evaluation
Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

It is taking time
away from
important aspects
in their life.
Especially social
media, it is
become an
addiction.

Action
What should
be done about
X?

Jurisdiction
Who is
responsible?

People should
stop looking at
screens so
much. Limit
technology

Technology,
adults

People should
limit social
media and
technology
use so they
can focus on
important
things in their
life.

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13. Sarah
Tulane

Scholarly

Is technology
harming young
peoples social
lives?

14. Manimoy
Paul

Scholarly

Is technology
hurting
academic
careers of
young people?

15. Charles
Lockwood

Scholarly

Does medical
technology
improve the
medical world?

Is social media
a bad thing?.

Is social life
evolving
around
technology?

Is social media
and texting and
everything else
revolving
technology
causing poorer
grades?
Is medical
technology
improving
lives?

How harmful is
this to society.

Even with the

high cost, is it
worth it?

Students
should be
limited to the
amount of
time they use
technology.

Adults,
individuals
themselves.

Medical
technology
should
continue to
become more
advanced.

Engineers,
doctors