This paper is about teenagers being addicted to their cell phones, and I can’t write it because I’m too addicted to my cell phone. This has been happening to kids all over the country. Their phones and social media take over their lives and they don’t know how to stop it. Technology is used almost everywhere you can see. Children of the most recent generation have grown up with technology; it’s a huge part of their life. There are definitely pros and cons to kids growing up with technology. The benefits exist as long as it’s handled well by those in positions of authority. Digital citizenship and parental responsibility also plays a big role in technology education for youth. Considering these effects, this technology clearly has changed the way kids grow up.
Technology in Schools
Today’s youth have grown up with technology, so it’s not uncommon for them to just pick it up and use it with ease (Tapscott 40). It is also becoming more common for students to receive iPads to use at school. At Bettendorf High School and Rivermont Collegiate, both in Bettendorf, Iowa, students receive iPads as freshmen and get to keep them until the end of their senior year. They are obviously meant for educational use, but students can also put their own music and games on it, as long as it’s primarily used for research and note-taking purposes. These two high schools are just two examples of where, all around the country, the amount of technology allowed in classrooms is increasing. Teachers have begun to add the use of cell phones, iPads, laptops, and other forms of technology into their everyday lesson plans (Higgins). The superintendent of Township High School in District 113 outside of Chicago said, “The kids taught us a lesson: They’re still go...
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Technology has become increasingly prevalent within our schools in the last decade. Teachers are now using computers and technology-based lessons in the classroom to pull students away from the normal paper-pencil technique. In an article by Linda Starr entitled “Integrating Technology in the Classroom: It Takes More Than Just Having Computers”, she describes how teachers need to be able to operate technology properly and be able to assist children with their technological needs. However, Mark Pullen writes in his article “Pros & Cons: Is Elementary Too Early for 1:1 Technology?”, that although exposing children to this amount of technology can be a good thing, there are qualities that children will not develop if they do not keep the technological lessons to a minimum. iPads and computers are taking away the place of textbooks and assignments which
The concept of internet safety is often taught to adolescents starting as early as secondary school, however, recent research has shown that the teachings aren 't effective. Issues that stem from parents being ignorant to what their children are posting online are cyberbullying and sexting; which are common negativities that minors are subjected to in recent years. The topic of kids harassing other kids via social media has become a sensitive subject as well. Cyberbullying has become so out of control that the youth are starting to take their own lives because they cannot bare to deal with the hate. Teens like Jamey Rodemeyer who was a 14-year-old who took his own life after being bullied physically at school and harassed online about his sexuality (Hughes). These types of problems could be prevented if parents were more aware of what exactly their kids were posting on social media and limit their access to the
Technology has been involved in people’s lives forever, especially in the Millennial Generation. This generation consists of individuals born between the years of 1982-2004. The articles “The Flight From Conversation,” “Teens and Technology 2013,” and “Leading The Charge For Change” deals with teens interacting with technology today.Each article has different topics, but they connect through the over dependence of teens to technology. The Millennial Generation becomes less and less in touch with the real world and morphs into a quasi-reality.
Loewy says that the restrictions that kids are getting from the older community about what social media is hindering them from learning how to use digital technology proficiently. He also says that even though it is important to keeps kids safe online that these focuses give kids “a distorted view of the digital world.” Loewy also says that “It is a view that reflects the fears adults rather that the aspirations of youth.” A question that can be answered in this article also can be “How much of a digital age community are we becoming?”. This article gives consistent points and examples of how we are steadily becoming more and more technologically innovated in all aspects of our lives from the classroom to the the work room. Some examples this article provided were that classrooms now a days had iPads assigned to students, ebooks, laptops
Technology use among teens and students has been on the rise. Students have technology ranging from cell phones to laptops to iPads. First off, more and more students own cell phones. In 2004, an average of 53.5% of high school students owned cell phones (Jon, 2009). By 2013 that number was up to 78% of students (Madden, Lenhart, Duggan, Cortesi, & Gasser, 2013). Now 47% of those students own smartphones, which is up 23% from 2011 (Madden et al., 2013). The internet and computers are also on the rise. 74% of teens have access to the internet (Madden et al., 2013). 93% have access to a computer and “one in four teens (23%) have a tablet computer, a level comparable to the general adult population” (Madden et al., 2013). This increase in accessibility of technology to students has resulted in changes in the classr...
The previous quote depicts how a teenager feels about technology and its effects on her generation. In relation to this specific viewpoint technology is seen as a negative aspect of society. Included in the article other teens provide varying ideas on the subject at hand. For example, one teen by the username ElysM states,” Technology has its place in society, but the problem is that many people of all ages don't know how to use it properly. Kids who aren't good at socializing make the problem worse by spending time on the internet every day” (Mads942 2011) This viewpoint suggests that technology could ,and probably would, be beneficial to society if adolescents were educated on how to use it in an appropriate manner. Many of the commentators on the article stated that technology is everywhere and is hard to live without therefore it is a good thing (Mads942 2011). Based on the words of the teens above, technology that has developed in the last 30 years such as cell phones, MP3 players, gaming consoles, laptops, and the internet have both positive and negative effects on society. While the discussion will continue for many years there is a general consensus among teens that without technological advancement society would not be as developed as it is at
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As disclosed in the article, The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child, Chris Rowan acknowledges, “Rather than hugging, playing, rough housing, and conversing with children, parents are increasingly resorting to providing their children with more TV, video games, and the latest iPads and cell phone devices, creating a deep and irreversible chasm between parent and child” (par. 7). In the parent’s perspective, technology has become a substitute for a babysitter and is becoming more convenient little by little. It is necessary for a growing child to have multiple hours of play and exposure to the outside world each day. However, the number of kids who would rather spend their days inside watching tv, playing video games, or texting is drastically increasing. Children are not necessarily the ones to be blamed for their lack of interest in the world around them, but their parents for allowing their sons and daughters to indulge in their relationship with technology so powerfully. Kids today consider technology a necessity to life, because their parents opted for an easier way to keep their children entertained. Thus resulting in the younger generations believing that technology is a stipulation rather than a
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Do you ever think about how much technology has changed the way we work, learn, play, and even think? Technology is a major beneficiary to society; especially in the classroom where we get the opportunity to learn and grow. In recent years, schools have begun implementing tablets and other devices in the classroom to better student’s education. The use of technology in the classroom provides more of a personalized learning experience and gives students a widespread availability to engage in learning. Technology is necessary in today’s modern globe, it is basically “the pen and paper of our time and the lens through which we experience much of our world” (Warlick, 2013). Technology is not just considered the “internet”, it is so much greater than that. Overall, it enhances the quality of education and engages students deeper than ever before. With all the significant gains, why would people argue that technology hinders students more than it helps? Critics may try to repute the use of technology in the classroom but I believe what really matters “is the way we use it, the context that we use it in, and the learners who we use it for” (Chong, 2012).
Technology use was on the rise but has shown a significant increased rate in recent years. Technology was a beneficial tool that was used on a daily basis. Technology industries had developed many devices like computers, laptops, smartphones, iPods, and many other devices that made technology easier to access from anywhere and anytime. Technology expanded every day and the usage increased which had an effect on society especially targeting teens. Teens abused the use of technology that caused them to have serious problems mentally and physically. Teens mainly focused on technology use and caused a social disconnection from the real world. Technology use has a negative effect on teens by causing health problems and social disconnection.
Students in the classroom today represent the first generation to grow up with new technology surrounding them since they were born. It has become common to see children from an early age learn how to use computers, smart phones, video games and other advanced digital tools. The use of the Internet, computer games, and instant messaging has become parts of students every day life. It is an obvious result that today’s students think and process information differently. My generation is considered the last pre-digital generation. As a future educator who will be teaching the 1st generation of digital natives I fear that there are many concerns about preparing students for life and the work environment. This paper examines how the technology available to students has changed the way in which they learn. In addition, I would like to look at the profound implications technology has on student education. I’m curious to find out if the technology available today is helping students le...
Andy Carvin states “ internet access in schools isn’t worth a hill of beans if teachers aren’t prepared to take full advantage of technology” (2000). Schools spend a lot of money on computer hardware and software as well as other technologies without realizing that many of their employees are unprepared to include them in their teaching and use them to their advantages. Educators often use technology as a classroom management tool rather than an educational one, allowing computer time as a reward for good behavior (Clark & Gorski, 2001). The problem with this is that students learn to use the computer for games and such because it is their reward instead of using it on their own time for educational purposes. This is teaching them the wrong idea. Margaret Honey, director of the Center for Children and Technology in NYC said it best, “The bottom line is, you don’t just put technology into schools or into homes and expect miracles to happen. The technology is only as good as the program that surrounds it” (Meyer, 2002, p.2).