Negative Essay : Using The Internet And The Internet

“How young is too young for cellphones in school?” by Donna St. George says there was “near-silence at lunch when [a] middle school allowed phones for a week.” These middle-schoolers were so absorbed in their phones they did not have a normal conversation. If teens are so obsessed with their social media life that they cannot function normally when given a phone, they will not make conversation and will have weaker relationships. Teens are literally withdrawing themselves from normal social life to become “social” online. As stated in “Is Technology Killing our Friendships” by Lauren Tarshis, “1 in 4 teens are online almost constantly.” This “1 in 4” could be doing things in real life, rather than staying online nearly endlessly. Therefore, youth is more into their social media than actual

There is a complex debate over the Internet and whether it is making society smarter or dumber. For that matter the debate focuses on the Internet and the intellectuality of individuals, and if the Internet hinders or it progresses society as a whole. Other critics argue that the Internet contributes to the decline of our mental state. On the other hand, others argue that the Internet promotes and encourages literacy by its ability in providing limitless amount of information at the stroke of a key. In

Teenagers now use social media to find out the news. If I didn’t happen to have social media I wouldn’t know about most of what’s happening in the world. On social media apps there is a section where you can see what is trending or what has been posted about the most recently. This is where most of us find out what is going. I believe if teenagers were to not have social media we

Parents complain that teens are always on their phones and never out in the real world, but maybe if they weren’t “locked indoors, unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends,” they could have the chance to mirror what they’re learning online, outside in the “real world” (Boyd). As Boyd puts it, “Social media and smartphone apps have become so popular in recent years because teens need a place to call their own. They want the freedom to explore their identity and the world around them.” If anything, being on social media is a safer way to make mistakes and learn from them before having to face harsher repercussions for them outside of the digital

Social Media Nowadays it is very unlikely to find a teenager that does not use social media. Social media is a way for young adults to keep in touch with their peers. Many teendagers do not use social media to harm their well-being, but some risky kids might.

In fact, the quick, simple access to the Internet causes our generation to spend more time online in our everyday lives. As the years go by, technology advances furthermore every day. Survey research shows the intellectual habits that complement them are slipping. (Source 1) This easy access to the information we can learn from has shaped what our society is today. With these new social media, teenagers are glued to their phone more than ever before. Teens then share their creations and receive feedback from others online. (Source 3) Teenagers feel the need in updating their status every second of every hour. Many times pre-teens just create their social media because they want to blend in with the crowd due

In the article, It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, the author Danah Boyd states that “trapped by helicopter parents and desperate to carve out a space of their own, teens need a place to make mistakes”. Teens should be allowed to go online and go on social media without their parents freaking out. Yes, there are dangers to going online as there are dangers to everything. There is technology everywhere, teens can go online wherever and whenever they want, it's inevitable. Teens access to the internet and to going online is a great resource and is very helpful, so why try and take that away?

Different studies directed to the amount of time teenagers spend online agree that beyond gaming, kids and older people fill in their free time in social networking, blogging, messaging, downloading content and more. Potential warnings signs regarding to this topic can be that the person loses track of time, becomes angry, prefers to spend time online more than with friends and family, etc.

My first reason to support my claim is being on technology makes teens have less real life experiences.Which can hurt them on how they will adapt.This quote explains that people need to socialize in order to get experience and adapt to Survive,but since teens don't go out to socialize.They won't have any

A lot of teens tend to forget about the real world because they are so focused in the internet/social, and they tend to forget to do their school work which means a lower grade some evidence of this “All of this access can be dangerous, those who abuse the internet can become trapped in a cyber riptide”. This will become a habit

Some parents might say that being online too much makes teens antisocial and depressed. These people don't really pay attention to what their kids are doing, all they see is their teens on their phones all day. What they don't see is that their teens are chatting online with people that they've made friends with or they could be doing homework for a class that only assigns work online. They could even be playing games that helps them get quicker reactions. Being online too much shouldn't be an issue for anyone and all this talk about being antisocial should stop because it isn't true.

Internet addiction is harmful psychologically. Imagine being a young child and all you want to do is post on social media or see what’s going on, you see nothing wrong but that’s complete opposite of what a psychologist sees. In the article, “The Bad, the Ugly, and the Good of kids Use of Social Media,” it states, “Review of research from the past decade has found that adolescents who demonstrated internet addiction scored higher for obsessive-compulsive behavior, depression, generalized and social anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, introversion, and other behaviors,”. Imagine being so young and testing for all these mental disorders because of an addiction to social media. As an adolescent, you have a

The amount of time a teen spends on the computer can affect how well they socialize with people in the real world. Teens have a hard time interacting with one another in person because what someone will say online could be something they would in no way say in person. This can cause an individual to become extremely timid in person because they sit on the computer knowing they have the ability to state whatever they want.

However, there are many negative effects from Internet to people. What is the negative effects of Internet to teenagers? In fact, besides the advantages of social networking, there are many disadvantages about using social network like Internet addiction, cyberbullying and miscommunicate with the world. Most of the suicide case of students relate with cyberbullying. Indeed, cyberbullying is one of the most dangerous thing which affects negatively to Internet users. Teenagers should be careful when making friends with unknown people on social

In this article “Teens and Technology 2013” by Pew Internet & American Life Project shows statistics between teens internet access and teen and tablet ownership. Now these days most teens are online. The article says, “Fully 95% of teens are online” (“Teens and Technology). Internet can be accessed through cellphones, tablets, and mobile devices(“Teens and Technology). The younger the age group, the more use of internet occurs. Pew Internet & American Life Project wanted to show facts and graphs on internet use for teens. The information could open people’s eyes and see how much teens are using the devices with internet.