The Use Of Tablets, Mobile Phones, Or Pda 's ( Personal Digital )

In today’s day and age, Laptops and Tablets are revolutionising education systems around the world. Close to 70 percent of primary and secondary schools in the UK now utilise tablets and laptops (Coughlan, 2014). A question arises, does this new form of “paperless” classrooms really seem to be the next step forward for education around the world? What effects will it have on students, positively and negatively? I’ll be focusing on these two factors, positive effects and negative effects on students. Tablets and laptops are very beneficial to the “modern” student of today like accessing their work easier. This does not mean it holds back on the many implications it has on students, such

The relatively recent escalation of smartphones across the world has brought about many circumstances that no one had imagined prior to the 21st century. One potentially major impact of the smartphone is its effect on students, teachers, and educational facilities. In this paper, I will explore the impact of the rhetorical devices used by the authors of two scholarly articles from different academic fields. “Using Smartphones to Supplement Classroom Reading” by Karen Bromley is written in the applied field of education; and, “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him learn: Smartphone use in higher education” by Chad C. Tossell and his team of authors originates from the academic field of the social sciences. Although Bromley and Tossell are both writing on the impact of smartphones in education, their differing uses of rhetorical devices allows Tossell to effectively reach a scholarly audience, while Bromley’s article is appealing to the general public.

Smartphones, the pocket-sized computers are becoming increasingly popular. This year for my birthday I received my very first smartphone; I can finally understand why people are always on their phones. The invention of the smartphone has helped improve human lives in many ways; "By the end of this year there should be about 1,859.3 millions of smartphone users worldwide" (Statista). The number seems to just keep getting larger. Smartphones have everything people need in just one little device which people can take everywhere; digital camera, web browsing, Global Positioning System (GPS), media player, and a broad set of apps available to

The use of smartphones has been on a tremendous increase globally. The smartphone technology has become so successful that business persons and employees would develop trouble imagining business operations without them. Some of the factors attributed to this extensive use of the smartphone are the growing need for technological advancements by individuals. In some societies, the smartphone is used in social class ranking. Those who possessed the smartphones were considered wealthier than those who didn’t. The smartphones, being a very new invention of humanity, has become an inherent part of human’s life. The smartphone is a combination of different sophisticated features. It allows users to keep memories, pictures, personal info, correspondence, health and financial data in one place. Smartphones also became an integral part of modern telecommunications facilities. In some regions of the world, they are the most reliable or only of available phones. Today, the smartphones have gained even more important uses with sophisticated features than ten years ago. Nearly all smartphones today use the touch screen controls instead of the original hardware buttons. The benefit of smartphones is a variable closely related to the demand (Wong, 646). Therefore the increased advantages of the smartphones have eventfully transpired to their high requirements in the global market. Moreover, when contemplating the switch from the regular cellphone to the smartphone, of new to the benefits

When Apple first released the iPhone in 2007, the world could never imagine how commonplace it would become and how vast the effects would be. Shortly after the release, social media such as Facebook and Twitter blew up as society began accessing them on their new iPhones. These networking sites have allowed people to connect with others worldwide, transforming the very nature of socializing and human interactions. As the years pass, a general increase in the number of Americans, both old and young, who use their smartphones to access social media becomes prominent. However, this increase in usage has had a detrimental effect on the behavior of adults, teenagers, and even children because it lowers attention span, induces sleep

In today’s times, the smartphone is important to communicate. Having a smartphone could mean a matter of survival – particularly when traveling abroad, searching for directions, updating reports for work, connecting with friends, family and etc. The product I pick is the iPhone. When the iPhone was launched it rocks the world of every person. The appearances of the iPhone to Americans become a trend in smartphone history. The first smartphone to become a choice set of being sleek and user friendly. The iPhone affects Americans psychologically of having the idea how convenient to surf the internet using a portable device. Therefore, the iPhone became a personal handheld computer device to have easy access to browse the internet. Moreover, consumers

Technology has a large effect on our lives. It surrounds todays modern society and it is available nearly everywhere. It influences minds in good and bad, affecting our young children and adolescents. This may be potentially harmful. Technology is used as another form of communication and exch

Portable devices have become a very large part of most people's everyday life, varying from iPhone, tablets, and laptops. A majority of people incorporate the use of portable devices at least once throughout their day, making it hard for parents to keep children away from them. A common concern about these devices is how it is affecting the younger generation. Many parents debate over the effects of handheld devices and whether they are positive or negative on a child's development. Some parents allow their children to have access to devices at a very young age, and some wait until the child is older. Portable devices have become so popular that keeping children from using them has become harder, but can introducing devices to children at too early of an age have any effects? If not used properly, handheld devices can have a negative effect on the development of children.

In today’s world, electronic devices are becoming increasingly conventional and accessible. With the advancement of technology, the people advance along with it by cultivating and using technology. It is not surprising that laptops, phones, tablets, and televisions are common in this era. Consequently, people may engross themselves in these appliances, distracting themselves from other tasks such as school or work. Technology takes residence in schools, offices, and homes, making it hard to escape the grasps of it. It is convenient, therefore, it will have use. Thus, it can lead to problems such as losing quality time on studying, losing focus, and texting while driving. Technology is essential in today’s

The technological transition between the twentieth and the twenty-first century is what a notable author, Malcolm Gladwell, would call a tipping point. Somewhere along the way technological advances simply went from arriving at a steady pace to arriving at a pace of a steep incline. Eventually walking into a public area where nearly everyone will be looking down at some sort of digital screen, disregarding their age simply became the norm. However, simultaneously, multitudes began viewing technology as the sole reason behind the suppression of old family traditions depleting grades, and childhood obesity. Nonetheless, looking upon this issue, the world is not ideal, and certainly not society for that matter, therefore, one must consider all

To this day and age, we see more and more children and teenagers craving technology. We now see ten year olds with their own iPhones. This has caused many children and teenagers to become addicted to technology. For this reason, technology exposure limitations should abide. What ever happened to only calling and texting on a phone? “A recent meta-analysis of post studies led by researchers at the University of Exter, U.K., suggests that men who store their phones in their pockets risk exposing themselves to radiation levels that may and also lower sperm levels”(Holmes). Technology damages people’s minds, bodies, and lives, and should limit the use of technology for children and teenagers.

Cell phones and technology in general has advanced a lot over the last ten years. Allowing students to be able to take their phones or devices wherever they want in today’s society. Thus bringing forward the issue of cell phone distraction in the classroom.

I use my phone every day. Depending on how I’m feeling I would say I spend about 8-9 hours total a day. If I’m not feeling too great it’ll be less than that. Many people may think that’s too much, and others may suggest that’s not a lot. Cell phones aren’t used for social media and games only. They are used as alarms, reminders, help you communicate, virtually everything. Which begs the question, how does my personal use of electronics for social and recreational purposes affect my social and recreational life? It doesn’t really. I’m able to go about my social and recreational life while also having a cell phone. It’s crazy I know. It may have to do with the fact that I’ve gone years without a cell phone and have learned how to manage both. I am satisfied with how I use electronics for social and recreational purposes.

Allowing personal devices in the workplace can become an issue for some companies. In today’s world, technology has become problematic. Let’s face it, we live in a world that will leave their money at home before leaving their phones at home. New research conducted by British psychologists shows that young adults use their smartphones roughly twice as much as they estimate that they do. In fact, the small preliminary study found that these young adults used their phones an average of five hours a day — that’s roughly one-third of their total waking hours. (Gregoire, n.d.) As I discussed before the negative impact/dependence of phones has gotten out of control. In my own opinion, allowing devices at work to any associate other than a manager in the retail industry, fast food companies, railroad, and restaurant companies, isn’t worth the trouble. Can you imagine going into your favorite retail store and the associate is distracted with their phones other than assisting you. The associate will give the company bad morale, decrease productivity, and lack customer service skills. I work in a retail industry and I am part of the management team, from my experience some associates can retain from their phones and others simply cannot. I have an associate by the name of Orianna. Ori is categorized under the new generation. She must stay connected to social media and urges to text her friend’s other than being focus at work. She takes unnecessary bathroom breaks to use her phone

It is known that the use of cell phones, specifically handheld use such as texting, while driving decreases driver awareness and the overall safety of roads. In response to this knowledge, some states have passed laws that have outlawed the usage of handheld devices, and while there should be laws that definitively outlaw handheld usage, is there enough empirical evidence to outlaw hands free usage of cell phones? In other words, does handsfree usage of cell phones, via bluetooth, speakerphone, etc., distract drivers enough to the point where states should legally ban the total use cell phones while driving. The following essay will introduce arguments for both sides of this topic, one for hands free cell phone usage and the other against cell phones usage entirely.