Positive Effect Smartphone

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In today’s generation, the usage of smartphones among students affects their academic performance. However, the effects of smartphone may give the students either positive or negative effects. Students use their smartphones in different ways and means. Thus, the advancement of technology affects student’s academic performance mainly by the usage of smartphones. To prove this point, the researcher begins with the usage of smartphones in the classroom. Then, she gives the positive and negative effects of smartphones to students. Lastly, she will explain how the usage of smartphones affects student’s academic performance. To give clearness to this research, the researcher uses the following definitions. The advancement of technology is “an attempt …show more content…

The positive effect of smartphones to students is that it helps students understand the events that are happening in their environment and the negative effect is that, students will then be dependent on their smartphones. One positive effect of smartphones to students is that it is a helpful tool in keeping students updated on things that are going on in the real world (The Milford Messenger, 2013). Students are given the opportunity not just to learn from their four sided classroom but also to know the happenings outside. Information from the outside will enable the students to become more educated. Thus, smartphones can give students more information from the happenings in their environment. Another positive effect is that smartphones have educational apps, search engines, videos, portable technologies and interactive activities that provide students with a nearly endless supply of information and resources (Kurzweil Blog Team, 2015). Students have the accessibility to gather data and information by using their own smartphones. Allowing smartphones at school help students have the information they needed. Thus, it is an advantage of letting the students that uses their smartphones in the

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