Young Americans Internet Access: 2000-2015

With social media growing and growing into a mass of accounts and profiles and different groups of people and clubs and websites and other things, what adolescents do on social media is something that many parents worry about. Not every parent is at ease with the fact that their child/teenager is out in open water; one young human being surrounded by millions of other human beings who are younger, the same age, or older than them. The article “Teenage social media butterflies may not be such a bad idea” takes a look at teenagers ' use of social media. Social media is a very important tool, allowing people to connect or continue their relationships without

We live in an era ruled by social media, primarily when it comes to teenagers, social media is used for everything. From communicating with family and friends to being used as a news outlet, and even advertisement for business and companies. This article is titled “Social Media: What's Not to Like,” written by Alison Pearce Stevens. The topic of this essay is the effect social media can have on teenagers. Social media, on one hand, can be used as a great way to share with the world and boost teens’ self-esteem. On the other hand, social media can be used as a place for bullying, body shaming and can cause depression or even suicide in teens.

The New York Times published an online article on January 9th 2010, which later appeared in print on January 10th 2010, titled “The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by their 20s” on the impact of technology on the future behavior of children and adolescents. This article focuses on the distinctive behavior of children and adolescents depending on mini-generation gaps with the world of technology. Director of the PRC’s Internet and American Life Project, Lee Rainie, talked about how children and adolescents in the modern world, being only two, three or four years apart, have completely different experiences with technology which has accelerated the generation gap. Thus the results of these increased gaps between generations have caused younger generations to have a more peculiar, but unique way of creating expectations about and of the world. Although many believe this to be false, there has been much research on the long-term effects of modern technology on the intellectual and social development of children but nothing has yet to be proven since the modern technological era is still beginning, thus being able to say that the source doesn’t exactly influence the information.

Across the U.S, teenagers are using electronic devices up to 8 hours. In the article, “Technology's Negative Impact on Teens,” the author states, “75% of teens own a cell phone and 87% of them send and receive text messages everyday.” The major issue of teens using social media, is that teens could get cyberbullied, a false connection, or their privacy getting invaded. Social media can have a negative side because teens spend at least 56 hours on their electronics per week, a teen is either being cyberbullied, false connection, or getting hacked in front of their peers, leaving deep mental scarring to the adolescents.

Various individuals long for a time when technology did not take over the world. For teenagers, it is difficult to imagine a life without the World Wide Web and its countless perks at their fingertips. Social media consumes young lives more than any other form of technological advancement. Social media has a few pros, but also its fair share of cons.

Internet has influenced everyone and has changed our daily life. It has become so important that even the children are using it daily. It’s impacting children in many ways. Some children do have the potential of learning by having the access to all sorts of information, they use the Internet constructively and for positive educational uses, but many unfortunately don’t get good things from it or used the internet for things they aren’t suppose to be doing. Internet has its risks and benefits. Some benefits are; education is being teach differently, kids are improving cognitive abilities, increasing interest in reading, improving writing ability, improving social skills, improving self esteem, helping children with learning disorder, and lastly allowing children to be experts and teaching their parents. But in the other hand the Internet has its risks; children get distracted easily, their lacking knowledge, bullying, addiction, and having less social life. Internet has impacted children in several ways, now it all depends how they use it. Parents could help guide them by making sure they are using it constructively.

Social networking is a way to communicate with family and friends through websites such as Facebook, twitter and more. Ever since technology took over in today’s society most of our connections occur online, through social networks. Social Media allows people to access your personal information online. There are many positives to social media sites such as connecting with old friends and family you don’t see but there are also negatives to social media. Some negatives to social media would be cyber-bulling, hacking and privacy. Social networks are the most frequently used and the popular sites on the Internet are used mostly by the younger generation which causes trouble for them in the future. Teenagers have to revolve their life around social media to stay up to date with what’s going on in others lives. Social Media has affected the youth physically and mentally and causing them to break down, it also affecting their everyday lives in which it is causing sleep deprivation, anxiety, obesity, and more.

Since the introduction of the Internet to society, we have heard all about how it negatively affects our children. How it intrudes on our privacy and preys on the innocent, how it prevents children from learning real social skills and decreases their attention span. As a mother of four, I have seen these effects up close and personal and had to find a way around them. I have to be vigilant, informed and willing to enforce rules and safety nets, even when my kids resist and complain. Yet, in spite of the risks I have seen, I also see how the Internet can be used as a tool for good. We are living in a digital world where everything we do is impacted in some way by

This is a dangerous way of thinking because of the large amount of time that teenagers spend browsing through social media. Teenagers willingly put their safety at risk when they choose to spend countless hours on social media because they care more about interaction with their peers.

Children can use the Internet to research for projects and academics related information. According to Davidow (2008, p.85) the internet is a great source of information for the children of today. Therefore the internet is great form of assistance for children whose parents don’t have the time to assist them with their homework, assignment of projects. They can also use the internet to communicate with friends and family members who are not in their immediate environment. The Internet is a cheap and efficient way for children to keep in touch with loved

The introduction of the Internet completely revolutionized the computer industry. The Internet gave people the ability to communicate with one another all over the world in record amounts of time. Today, we use the internet in our everyday lives and almost take it for granted. Therefore, it’s important to dive into the history of the development of the Internet to understand it’s past, present and potential for the future.

Social media sites allow millions of people to interact with friends,family and anyone around the world. A large portion of social media users are teenagers; researchers and parents both believe that social media is having a multitude of possible effects on teenagers. This literature review will analyze research of the positive and negative effects social media are having on today’s impressionable youth. Much of the research focuses on the age range of 10-16 from well-to-do families and college students. Understanding the online environment that teenagers live in can help parents relate to their children and teach then about the dangers and benefits of being on the Internet.

The Internet has also become the main source of information for most citizens of today. Several sources used frequently in the past are online now, including magazines, newspapers, etc. People no longer have to leave their house in order to gain access to information on the latest news. Most news topics can be found just by typing the correct phrase into a search engine. Also, academic information is readily available on the Internet through many programs, such as Morehead State’s Library database or Google Scholar. This allows for many people to be enabled to form ideas and research from just the capability to type on a keyboard.

For college students, scientists, bankers, and countless other occupations, Internet usage is a crucial element in daily life. This is an incredible realization when considering the fact that a majority of people living today has spent the majority of their lives without the Internet. In December of 2000, nine years after the debut of the worldwide web, the Internet had 361 million users (5.8% of the world’s population). Just thirteen years later, in December 2013, the Internet boasted 2,802 million users (39.0% of the world’s population) (www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm 2014). Never before has any technology spread and been incorporated into everyday life as quickly as the worldwide web (see Figure 1). The Internet permeated our

Through its development, the Internet provides different benefits that will help the students and children with their academic standings if it is used correctly at home and in school. According to the U.S Department of Education, statistics shows that ninety-three percent of the schools in the United States have access to the Internet but the ratio of the students to computers was 5.3 to 1. Children who are fortunate to have easy access to the Internet often take the opportunity to learn for granted. On the other hand, children who are struggling to access the advanced technology tend to take all the