Technology And The American Teenagers Summary

In recent years technology has swept over the nation and found its way into majority of Americas homes and schools. I wanted to know the effect that technology has had on children and teenagers. I came up with the question, is technology benefiting or hurting teenagers? With technology popping up around us everywhere today, almost all teenagers in America have access to technology is some form or another. From smart phones to computers, there are new ways to learn, communicate and do so much more. Today's high school experience is being lived, communicated, and recorded with technology. I wanted to know if all of these new forms of technology were helping or hurting American teenagers and children. In this paper I will cover how technology

Her article follows 4 teenagers and their paths with technology. She describes how this generation is a new and changed group, they will never do things the same as others did before them. Taking notes on paper is no longer a thing, just like using a map for directions will never happen again. When you think about it, all of this is true, when was the last time you pulled out a paper map to try and find your way somewhere? Detwiler's article is a slap in the face, showing you what the reality really is. Statistics and facts are strategically placed throughout her article to go along with what she is telling you, and they are not just boring facts. It is facts like "an average teen has three hundred Facebook friends" (Detwiler 107), or "twenty four percent of teens are online 'almost constantly'" (Detwiler 106). Detwiler writes her article like the reader is reading a story, she is very descriptive yet factual. Her article is relevant and does a good job describing what technology really is like in the life of an American teenager in the world today. She shows the truth of what a teenager's life with technology is really like, this article opens up the eyes of the reader and can make them think of the possibility of 'cutting back' on their technology

In an article titled, "Internet Abuse among Teenagers and Its Relations to Internet Usage Patterns and Demographics" written by Suzan Lema Gencer and Mustafa Koc. These two authors surveyed one thousand three hundred and eighty students on technology. The students were asked a number of questions including their gender, age, and their perceived grade achievement. They were then asked questions about their personal internet use. They were asked questions like, "why do you access the internet most of the time?" With popular answer choices like "for homework" or "for information". The answers to this question allowed the authors to narrow down the reason for teenager's