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We all know cellphones have helped youth with connectivity
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But are all cellphones really all good?
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Children have started to use cellphones from such a young age
without knowing any of the effects.
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Mobile phones stop teenagers from ge>ng a good nights sleep
Image by: Hilmar Traus@ Source: Kate Devlin: Mobile Phones Stop Teenagers Ge>ng a Good Nights Sleep
Many young people feel “pressure” to be at the end of their phones
“around the clock”
…the stress of which leads them to take up smoking or drinking.
-‐ Kate Devlin
Image by: I Travel East Source: Kate Devlin: Mobile Phones Stop Teenagers Ge>ng a Good Nights Sleep
Cellphones give children a way to escape monitoring of their activity on the internet by
their parents.
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"74% of all teens say they occasionally access the internet on phones”
Image by: Ben Mason Source: Camille Bau@sta Cellphones: A Teen’s Lifeline To The Internet
Cellphones hamper parents ability to
prevent their children
from seeing
and saying the wrong things
on the internet.
Image by: Andreas Eldh Source: Martha Irvine: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online: US Report
The greatest example of this is Snapchat, which allows users to send pictures via mobile device,
without the worry of it being saved.
Parents need to worry about their
children using it for sexting.
Image by: Rashad Blueblood Source: Larry Magid (Forbes): What is Snapchat and Why Do Kids Love it and Parents Fear It?
Furthermore, cellphones are also a large distraction to students, in and outside
of the classroom.
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The idea has been � � proposed to have cellphones used �
� as a teaching device in classrooms, ��
but…
Image by: jane0 Source: Kris@n Rushowy: Teens Say Cellphones Distrac@ng In Class
72% of students �do not think �
cellphones have a place in the classroom
as an educational tool…
…Saying cellphones are already such a large distraction! Image by: Mark Phillips
Source: Kris@n Rushowy: Teens Say Cellphones Distrac@ng In Class
Teens have become addicted to ��
their phones. With the term ��
“Crackberry” often being used �� to describe the addictiveness of the ��
once quite popular Blackberry.
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We feel that we could be missing out if we do not have our cellphones with us at all times.
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Source: Ann Louise Gidleman: Are Teens Addicted to Cell Phones?
“30% of teens are depressed when they cannot use their cellphone.”�
- TotalHealth
Image by: AndyCrud Source: Ann Louise Gidleman: Are Teens Addicted to Cell Phones?
It is also worrisome to think that
texting is creating an antisocial and shy generation.
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Where calling someone’s home phone or leaving a message is a thing of the past.
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And where the ability to interact with others does not require strong social skills but strong thumbs.
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With Americans sending or receiving 357 text messages a month compared with just 204 phone calls.
Well over 60% of all T-Mobile cellphone communication is now being done via text messaging.
Image by: pistolero595 Source: Cesar Marquez: Nega@ve Aspects of Text Messaging
Unfortunately,� �
with all of this being said,��cellphones are a part of our ��
everyday lives now, and I ��don’t see them losing ��
popularity any time soon.
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Sources 1. hdp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2099894/
Mobile-‐phones-‐stop-‐teenagers-‐ge>ng-‐a-‐good-‐nights-‐sleep.html
2. hdp://mashable.com/2013/03/13/teen-‐cellphone/
3. hdp://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2011/02/24/teens_say_cellphones_distrac@ng_in_class.html
4. hdp://ctvnews.ca/more-‐youth-‐use-‐smartphones-‐to-‐log-‐online-‐u-‐s-‐report-‐1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd
5. hdp://totalhealthmagazine.com/features/childrens-‐health/are-‐teens-‐addicted-‐to-‐cell-‐phones.html
6. hdp://www.scien@ficamerican.com/ar@cle.cfm?id=how-‐your-‐cell-‐phone-‐hurts-‐your-‐rela@onships
7. hdp://borderzine.com/2009/10/nega@ve-‐aspects-‐of-‐text-‐messaging/
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