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We all know cellphones have helped youth with connectivity

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But are all cellphones really all good?

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Children have started to use cellphones from such a young age

without knowing any of the effects.

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Mobile  phones  stop  teenagers  from  ge>ng  a  good  nights  sleep  

Image  by:  Hilmar  Traus@  Source:  Kate  Devlin:  Mobile  Phones  Stop  Teenagers  Ge>ng  a  Good  Nights  Sleep    

Many  young  people  feel  “pressure”  to  be  at  the  end  of  their  phones  

“around  the  clock”  

…the  stress  of  which  leads  them  to  take  up  smoking  or                                                                drinking.  

-­‐  Kate  Devlin    

Image  by:  I  Travel  East  Source:  Kate  Devlin:  Mobile  Phones  Stop  Teenagers  Ge>ng  a  Good  Nights  Sleep    

Cellphones give children a way to escape monitoring of their activity on the internet by

their parents.

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"74%  of  all  teens  say  they  occasionally  access  the  internet  on  phones”  

Image  by:  Ben  Mason  Source:  Camille  Bau@sta  Cellphones:  A  Teen’s  Lifeline  To  The  Internet  

Cellphones hamper parents ability to

prevent their children

from seeing

and saying the wrong things

on the internet.

Image  by:  Andreas  Eldh  Source:  Martha  Irvine:  More  Youth  Use  Smartphones  to  Log  Online:  US  Report  

The greatest example of this is Snapchat, which allows users to send pictures via mobile device,

without the worry of it being saved.

Parents need to worry about their

children using it for sexting.  

Image  by:  Rashad  Blueblood  Source:  Larry  Magid  (Forbes):  What  is  Snapchat  and  Why  Do  Kids  Love  it  and  Parents  Fear  It?  

Furthermore, cellphones are also a large distraction to students, in and outside

of the classroom.

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The idea has been � � proposed to have cellphones used �

� as a teaching device in classrooms, ��

but…

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72%  of students �do not think �

cellphones have a place in the classroom

as an educational tool…

…Saying cellphones are already such a large distraction!    Image  by:  Mark  Phillips  

Source:  Kris@n  Rushowy:  Teens  Say  Cellphones  Distrac@ng  In  Class  

Teens have become addicted to ��

their phones. With the term ��

“Crackberry” often being used �� to describe the addictiveness of the ��

once quite popular Blackberry.

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We feel that we could be missing out if we do not have our cellphones with us at all times.

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Source:  Ann  Louise  Gidleman:  Are  Teens  Addicted  to  Cell  Phones?  

“30% of teens are depressed when they cannot use their cellphone.”�

- TotalHealth

Image  by:  AndyCrud  Source:  Ann  Louise  Gidleman:  Are  Teens  Addicted  to  Cell  Phones?  

It is also worrisome to think that

texting is creating an antisocial and shy generation.

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Where calling someone’s home phone or leaving a message is a thing of the past.

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And where the ability to interact with others does not require strong social skills but strong thumbs.

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With Americans sending or receiving 357 text messages a month compared with just 204 phone calls.

Well over 60% of all T-Mobile cellphone communication is now being done via text messaging.

Image  by:  pistolero595  Source:  Cesar  Marquez:  Nega@ve  Aspects  of  Text  Messaging  

Unfortunately,� �

with all of this being said,��cellphones are a part of our ��

everyday lives now, and I ��don’t see them losing ��

popularity any time soon.

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Sources  1.  hdp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2099894/

Mobile-­‐phones-­‐stop-­‐teenagers-­‐ge>ng-­‐a-­‐good-­‐nights-­‐sleep.html  

2.  hdp://mashable.com/2013/03/13/teen-­‐cellphone/  

3.  hdp://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2011/02/24/teens_say_cellphones_distrac@ng_in_class.html  

4.  hdp://ctvnews.ca/more-­‐youth-­‐use-­‐smartphones-­‐to-­‐log-­‐online-­‐u-­‐s-­‐report-­‐1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd  

5.  hdp://totalhealthmagazine.com/features/childrens-­‐health/are-­‐teens-­‐addicted-­‐to-­‐cell-­‐phones.html  

6.  hdp://www.scien@ficamerican.com/ar@cle.cfm?id=how-­‐your-­‐cell-­‐phone-­‐hurts-­‐your-­‐rela@onships  

7.  hdp://borderzine.com/2009/10/nega@ve-­‐aspects-­‐of-­‐text-­‐messaging/  

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