28 Zoom
Peyton Rail
28.1 Introduction
Keywords
- Zoom: a proprietary video telephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications.
- COVID-19: infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Caused a nationwide pandemic in 2019-2022.
- Quarantine: a state, period, or place of isolation in which an individual must be placed in due to being exposed to infectious disease.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
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Understand the effect coronavirus had on generation Z
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Why generation Z is considered a “Digital Era”
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Reliance of technology during this era
We are living in a digital era. Generation Z, often referred to as “Zoomers” have been first hand experiences of the effect technology and science has had on our society. Much of what we do in these times involves some sort of technology. This generation can’t remember a time where the use of the internet was unavailable. Technology has become an outlet for many things over the years, especially in 2019, and it has completely taken over our lives.
In the early spring of 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic completely altered national life. To stop the spread of the newly discovered disease across the world, everyone was ordered to quarantine and self-isolate. Many individuals turned to the internet to keep up the socialization they once did in person.
“Video conference. Business partners communicate via video using laptop. The guy talks with his business
partners appearance about plans and strategy. Distant work” by Kateryna is used with permission from the copyright holder
28.2 How Did Coronavirus Turn Everything Digital
Key Takeaways
April 2020 was the first full month in the United States of America of COVID. This month consisted of an initial impact that was widespread and affected people across all age groups, and all states (Udalova). The U.S. experienced 2.4 deaths per 10,000 individuals beyond predictions based on historical mortality trends; which was a 33% increase in all-cause national mortality — deaths caused COVID-19 (Udalova).
COVID-19 spread so rapidly due to how contagious it was. This disease is transmitted mostly through respiratory droplets, but whether transmission can be forwarded by touching a surface (ie, a fomite) is uncertain (Mohapatra et al. 2020). Because of how little we knew about this new virus, our government put in many restrictions in our daily lives for our own protection.
“people connect together, learning or meeting online with teleconference, video conference remote working on computer laptop, work from home and anywhere, new normal concept, vector flat illustration” by ST.Art is in used with permission from the copyright holder
28.3 How has our digital era affected our generation?
Key Takeaways
Technology has severely impaired our generation. Most of what we do nowadays is on our devices. There aren’t many places we go without them because of the impact they have had on our lives. Especially during COVID, technology was