There are numerous articles on how Facebook can make you dumber and Twitter can impede your ability to make sound decisions. Do you believe technology is making mankind dumber? Choose a side from those listed below and provide clear, research-based, support for the side of the debate selected. The debate options follow:

SIDE A: Living in the information age has made us smarter because we have a huge wealth of knowledge at our fingertips whenever or wherever we need it.

Wednesday at midnight (MST)

SIDE B: Living in the information age has caused people to become lazy and dumber because they are no longer building up their memory banks to solve problems; machines give them the answers they need to solve problems.

Be sure to clearly identify the side you are choosing to support. Conduct research and provide valid support for the stance in a minimum of two to three well-developed paragraphs