Thursday, November 7, 2013

Final Sources


        For my final three sources I wanted to explore some parts of the technology obession that I haven't yet. I want to take a closer look as to the effect on children, both good and bad. Since I've taken so much time to research the effect on adults, I think it's also important to research the effect on children. Also, I would like to get a few more statistics. I am going to use my last source to get some numbers on the amount of people using technology. 
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        For my first final source I used an article from Huffington Post by Cris Rowan titled The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child. I've been focusing a lot on the impact of technology on adults, but what is it doing to our children? It's effecting them drastically. A study shows that the average elementary school child used 7.5 hours per day using entertainment technology. Most of these children have their own TVs in their bedroom, and hald of them have the TV on at home all day. Because of this we are finding that physical, psychological and behavior disorders are occuring in children. Some of these include ADHD, anixety, depression, learning disabilities, developmental delays and many many more. We need to get these children out and moving and away from so much technology. I don't completely agree with this article. I don't think that children should completely abandon technology and I don't think that using it is going to lead to an awful life. However, I do think it's important to limit what we let our children do. Perhaps letting them play an educational game for 15 minutes during the day instead of watching youtube videos for an hour would be more acceptable. I really like this article because it has statistics, which I can use in my paper.

The Positive Effects Technology Has On Children
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        For my second final source I decided to use is an article that comes from babble. It is The Positive Effects Technology Has On Children by Jessie Nuez. It has to do with the positive effects that technology has between parents and children. Some of the examples that Nuez lists include having easier conversations between parents and children, providing a teaching tool for children, and bringing families closer. While this article does not provide cold hard facts and statistics, like many of my other sources, I think it's a good article to get some ideas going as to how technology is a positive thing. It's totally opposite from my previous article, in that it   provides ways it's really great for children.
 
        For my final research source I chose an article from the Huffington Post. Americans Addicted To Checking Smartphones, Would 'Panic' If They Lost Device (STUDY) by Britney Fitzgerald is a gerat article which has some really good statistics that I plan to add to my paper. Did you know that an outstanding 73 percent of people say they would actually panic if anything happened to their smartphone, and 14 more percent would feel desperate without it. This article really takes a look into the unhealthy obsession that we have with our phones. A dangerous 24 percent of people admit to checking their phones while driving. Nine percent admit to checking their phone during church. But the biggest number? Fifty-four percent of people say that they check their phones before they go to bed, in the middle of the night, or when they wake up. I have to admit, I am guilty of being part of this 54 percent that is checking their phone before bed. I'm constantly checking my e-mail, Facebook, and playing mindless games. For all this talk of how smart and dumb technology is making us, it's really great to actually have a number linked to all these people glued to their technology. I think that this article will be really useful for this reason.

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Works Cited
Fitzgerald, Britney. "Americans Addicted To Checking Smartphones, Would 'Panic' If They Lost Device (STUDY)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 21 June 2012. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/americans-are-addicted-to-smartphones_n_1615293.html>.
Nuez, Jessie. "The Positive Effects Technology Has On Children." Babble RSS. Disney, 30 Aug. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. <http://www.babble.com/tech/the-positive-effects-technology-has-on-children/>.
Rowan, Cris. "The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 29 May 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cris-rowan/technology-children-negative-impact_b_3343245.html>.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    I really like your article about how addicted people are to their smartphones. I know I often use my phone much more than necessary, mostly when I find myself bored or looking for a distraction. It's interesting, but not surprising that 73% of people would panic if they lost their phone. Last time I lost my phone I felt liberated and seriously considered not getting another one and just using my home phone so I wouldn't have to look at or answer my phone all the time no matter where I was. I was shocked to read that children watch 7.5 hours of television each day. That seems crazy to me. No wonder there is such an epidemic of obesity among children. It seems like children are beginning to spend more and more of their time staring at screens between t.v., video games, computer games, i-pad, i-touch, i-phone, etc. I wonder what we can do collectively as a society to perhaps start getting children interacting with their environments and peers a little more instead of relying so heavily on technology, and what the effects will be for the kids growing up in this era that is so full and dependent on technology.

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  2. Curious ChipooNovember 9, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    I kind of disagree with your first source listed above in regards to the technology and tv causing disorders such as ADHD or learning disabilities. These are genetic disorders so technology does not cause these things. It may make kids more anxious or sensitive because of the extra stimulation but it is not the cause.

    I do see the panicked individuals all of the time trying to find their phones at concerts or sporting events. They absolutely freak out when they can't find them. They say their whole life is in the phone. I am the opposite. I leave my phone on silent in my purse and just check it a couple of times a day. It really isn't that important to me.

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  3. UnknownNovember 10, 2013 at 7:47 PM

    Your first article seems to make some very bold claims about the ADHD , and like you I am not sure if i totally agree with it. However if you could show some facts to back it i could be convinced and see what they have to say. I like all of the sources you are using so far, and they have some really good information. I would try to include those awing facts like kids watching television 7.5 hours a day, as these really grab the attention and make you want to know more. It would also be good to show a breakdown of how computers and phones are being used, because i personally spend lots of time on my computer, but most of it for school. I am not a kid, but seeing how they use their technology would be really cool, because if they are really playing games this whole time I could see a major problem. Along with this it would be cool if you could find something about what they are watching on t.v. and if it has any educational value.
    This is a great topic and really seems like a prevalent problem in today's society.I know in some countries such as South Korea extensive gaming, sometimes even causing hospital visits happens. I think you have some great research to draw from, and good luck.

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  4. UnknownNovember 10, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    Katie,
    I think its a great idea that you venture out with your topic to not just explore the effects on adults, but to also include the effects on children. I see so many children and young adults playing with so many different technological devices, it might be time we stop and see how healthy it is for them to be exposed to this kind of entertainment? Great post!
    Shayn

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