Negative Effects Of Mobile Devices On Teens

The use of cellphones in school has brought up debates all over the world. While some believe they are an advantage, others believe that they are a hindrance to the learning process. Despite the fact that smartphones can be used for important school activity such as research and time- management, they are also one of the main sources of classroom distractions. As a current student, I can attest to the fact that students often play games or text friends instead of listening to what is being taught. Students often argue that they need their phones to listen to music because it helps them focus. This has been vigorously studied and the results vary, but are not fully supportive. Not only have students made arguments as why they should be allowed to use their phones in school, but parents have as well. Most parents are in support of the having phones in school because they want to always have a way to contact their child. One thing parents do not realize is the ways their children are misusing their phone. Teachers should not have to fight the distraction caused by cell phones in the classroom. The use of smartphones in school causes too many distraction and there is a multitude of ways this privilege can be misused.

Ding ding. The student’s phone distracting the whole class when he texting back and forth with a friend sitting across from him. Kids each day get more and more addicted to their phones. Electronics even affect kids grades. Children each day are getting chained to their phones; therefore their grades are dropping. The generation of cell phones has greatly affected us humans because children in school can be on their phones watching the next best thing while a class is going on, it is distracting the kids around them and themselves. The more cell phones that are allowed in school the more children are on their phone letting their grades drop because they are distracting themself and others. The students seem happy with their cell phones, but cell phones in school is defective —there was a problem.“It found that following a ban on phone use, the school's' test scores improved by 6.4%. The impact on underachieving students was much more significant -- their average test scores rose by 14%” (Kottasova). Cell Phones in school is superfluous because keeping students distracted can lead them to flunking their tests, can cause cyber-bullying to increase, and cheating on other test which can lead to getting in trouble.

Cell phones and the computers are similar to each other in many different ways. One of the most common similarities is the internet aspect. With everyone connected to the internet, the adverse effects can spread throughout like a virus. “A Nielsen study released in 2010 indicated that texting was the primary reason for purchasing mobile phones and that text communication had become a "’centerpiece of mobile teen behavior.’" The modern smartphone of the 2010s is a powerful computing device, and the rapid and ongoing development of new applications provides users with a growing number of ways to use mobile phones for recreation, productivity, and social communication” (Issitt 2016). In the following Issitt states, “however, as smartphones have become more common, concerns about the detrimental effects of smartphone use have also increased.” (Issitt 2016). Issitt expresses the large growth of people with smartphones has its positives and negatives. The positives being the ability to communicate, but the negative being the effects on relationships with one another. An example of the negative side of things is the lack of interaction with people. People are more likely to call or text instead of interacting with one another. The lack of interaction can ruin relationships, or make people feel unwanted. In the article “Eurasian Journal of Educational Research,” the writer states that the internet, “can transform into an addictive instrument in excessive usage situations.” (Gunduz 2017). The statement explains the issue of the unnecessary use of the internet as a growing addictive process that is taking over more and more

Despite the fact that cell phones are conduits for information they are also a major distraction in the classroom. “31% of teens who take their phones to school send or receive text messages everyday during class time.” (Document 5) Almost one third of the students in a classroom are devoting their attention to their cell phones rather than paying attention to the information given by the teacher. Students not giving their full attention don’t receive all of the lesson

According to Lenhart, in 2012 three quarters of teens, ages 12-17, owned cell phones. Of those teens, twenty three percent of them indicated they possessed a smartphone. With the technology advancing in cell phones, it has become yet another classroom distraction and a serious concern for cheating. With cell phones on hand, it has created an easy way to become distracted during class. Assistant Professor Campbell from the University of Kansas brought to attention, “one study found that a third of university students in the US play video games on their mobile phones and laptops during class (Gilroy, 2004 as cited in Katz, 2005).” The majority of researchers have found that mobile phones have lead to problematic use in the school environment

Teenagers who use their cellphones very often will have their academic progress negatively affected due to being distracted. It is not a rare occurrence for teenagers to have their phones with them while they are in class, but that is mainly because many of them do not realize the impact it is having on their grades. Researchers, Christian M. End, Shaye Worthman, Mary Bridget Matthews, and Katharina Wetterau at Xavier University did a study about the impact of

Nowadays, Technology is playing a very important role in people’s life. It keeps on developing everyday to make the life of each person easier. One of technology are very popular is Smartphones. At present, Smartphones are in the hands of almost every teenager. It has become so common that young children are starting to ask their parent for one. For this reason, it cause of problem in today’s society,now generation are known as the “texting generation “It true that smartphones have many advantage but if teenager use smart phones too much it affect the negative effect with them on their relationship, education and health in the same time.

The second reason why technology is a bad influence on teenagers is that it takes up all of their free time. Today’s teens spend more than 7 1 / 2 hours a day consuming media — watching TV, listening to music, surfing the Web, social networking, and playing video games, according to a 2010 study of 8- to 18-year-olds conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Teenagers feel that if they aren’t doing anything, they should be on their phones. It doesn’t even have to be that they aren’t doing anything, just the temptation of the phone can be enough for them to be on it. I see people all the time with their friends, and they still feel the need to be on their phones when they should be talking with their friends.

Although cell phones unify the online world, they cause teens to be distracted and unable to focus on what’s going on around them. Teens are attached to their phones, they never leave their sides and are constantly being checked for new notifications. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat keeps teens involved in the online world. Teens are interested in what’s going on around them and want to stay informed. Cell phone have a way of connecting today’s youth but have become extremely distracting. This attachment is causing teens to suffer without knowing. The daily lives of today’s youth are being interfered due to the constant use of cell phones.

Cell phones, tablets, laptops, and any other device are items we use daily. What we don’t know is how they affect us. Social media is something everyone uses. According to Pew Research Center’s Internet, 80% of teenagers between the ages 12 and 17 use one of

“See, technology Has made us more selfish and separate than ever Cause while it claims to connect us, connection has gotten no better.”Technology has taken connection away from us because all we do is look down at that tiny little screen and don’t communicate with others around us. “heavy media users that consume more than 16 hours of media per day are more likely to get in trouble a lot, and are often sad or unhappy….”(rideout). Heavy media users are highly likely to be unhappy and people who are unhappy have a less chance of being social and connecting with other people.“Screen-based activities can take upward of 11 hours of a teenager’s day, and many demand rapid shifts of attention: quick camera cuts in videos, frenetically paced games, answering questions in multiple apps, not to mention web design that invites skimming.”(Willingham). With access to all of these thing and not being able to pay attention is a major part in why we are not connecting because you have to pay attention to a person when they

How important are cell phones? Technology and cell phones play an influential and prominent role in the daily lives of many people, especially students. Technology behind cellular devices has advanced to where it can be used to navigate GPS, send emails, watch movies, record events, and much more. However, schools have restricted the usage of cellphones despite its universal range of technological potential. While administrators ponder upon the negative aspects of cell phones, such as the distractions it can cause with social media, the positive aspects of its educational value still outweigh the negatives. Recently, some schools are starting to lift the ban on cell phones, and this is

Mobile technology has become an integrated part of people's lives. It has enabled us to do multiple innovative tasks that we couldn't have done before, such as messaging people, creating presentations and documents, and watching that hilarious video your friend posted on Facebook, all on the go. Mobile technology is even being used in the business world to do work from anywhere. There are multiple reasons why mobile technology is important and affects people in a positive way. However, mobile technology can also have a negative effect on people, specifically teenagers. Mobile technology is affecting teenagers today negatively through the use of cell phones while driving and the behaviors that mobile technology can inflict upon teenagers.

Cell phones are a ubiquitous and necessary part of most people’s lives. Young people, especially teens, do not know a world before the cell phone. Many parents believe that a cell phone helps maintain connectedness and personal safety. However, with every advancement in technology comes unforeseen consequences. There is a concern among parents, and I am one, about how teens are using the shortcuts afforded by this technology to perhaps, their academic detriment.

From having good grades, to studying for the ACT, in addition to trying to fit into the social aspect in high school a teens life has never been more hard. And the invention of the smartphone has only added to the amount of stress that a teen has to deal with. The smartphone has created an environment in which adolescents are always connected with those they go to highschool with, through the use of social media. For example if a bully were to be picking on a student at school the student could not just go home and forget about the incident, but now the bully has the ability to abuse that student at any point he/she desires. These types of incidents are creating a new wave of problems for adolescents and their parents, Nojiri Matthew interviewed Rick Wolf (assistant superintendent at Mifflin School district) explaining “The increase in social media use has added another element when identifying and caring for kids dealing with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other mental health disorders, Wolf said” (Wolf). The smartphone is the catalyst to these problems. If you were to take away the smartphone problems such as cyberbullying would be less of an issue. However adolescents these days are given smartphones at such a young age, with no supervision on how long they use it throughout the day, that it becomes second nature to be looking at it every minute of everyday checking their social media profiles.