Technology Integration

Technology intoxicates the brains of young children and young adults, is what most parents might say when asked about the effect that technology has on the younger generations. In the article, “The Digital Parent Trap” by Eliana Dockterman, she appeals to logos, appeals to ethos, and compares the effects of technology to persuade her audience that early exposure to technology actually can be beneficial.

Author, Eliana Dockterman in her article, “The Digital Parent Trap,” exposes the potential benefits of technology use among young people. Dockterman’s purpose is to persuade her audience that there are benefits to early exposure to technology. Dockterman adopts a professional tone in order to get her audience into believing that technology does have its benefits and should be used more. Dockterman uses evidence, reasoning, word choice and tone that adds power to her ideas to build an argument to persuade her audience throughout her article.

Nanea Hoffman argues against traditional beliefs in regard to how long children should be on their devices. One situation Hoffman discusses is the idea that with longer screen time induces a vegetative state where her children cannot be peeled off of their device. Hoffman states that her children are given as much screen time as they would like, as long as all of their normal around-the-house duties are met. She also argues that she does not give her children total control over electronics as she knows the passwords for each device. Hoffman says that one way other families use electronics may be different than how hers does. The author believes their way of using laptops and handheld devices is a way to being her family close to people, weather that be to friends or each other.

As I explain in the Second Treatise of Government, the political institution or as others would call it, the state, should not be involved in the private life of the individual. The viability, which individuals obtain by consenting into the civil society, does not give the authority the right to

Access to technology over the last decade has been increasing, and even our children now have access to complex devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets. According to the 2012 Canadian Internet Use Survey: “In 2012, 83% of Canadian households had access to the Internet at home, compared with 79% in 2010” (Statistics Canada). This demonstrates that technology is a fundamental aspect of Canadian’s lives, with the majority of Canadians having access to internet at home. This is a privilege which previous generations did not have, and one has to wonder how this will impact future generations. Access to technology during ages of development must have some sort of effect on children, altering the ways in which they communicate, develop,

We are now in a digital world, a world where everything we want comes to us with very little effort. Most people think that it's doing good to children but in reality it's doing a lot of damage to to them, they have no social interaction and want everything quickly. Modern culture is ruining kids childhood because of technology, vanity, and fitting in.

From phones to cars, electronics are quickly becoming a large part of today’s society. Children as young as ten are walking down the sidewalk carrying the latest iPhone, and laptops are mandatory at many schools across America, even though too much screen time can be dangerous to their growth. Because electronics such as phones, TV’s, computers, and more play such a major role in society, risks like health problems, decreased socialization, and electronic addiction are overlooked - which is why screen time should be limited for children.

In the United States, there is an ongoing debate that’s been discussed for decades. The debate is on whether too much time around technology can harmful to a young teen’s behavior, social skills, and attention to school work. Recently two article have been released, “Blame Society, Not the Screen Time” by Danah Boyd and “Don’t Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time” by Chris Bergman, that take similar sides to the debate, but two very different approaches. Bergman explains that technology should be allowed often to take away the hunger for time in front of a screen, while Boyd demands that parents give their children more freedom to interact in order to lessen the desire for technology. Regarding the ongoing debate on technology’s effects on children,

Technology has given us many benefits, which if counted, would be numerous, but at the same time, it has also affected our brain, which is really important for us to know in what ways. Devices used electronically and machines are what technology basically involves. There has been a research that shows that the information we search for is three times more today compared to 40 years ago (Huffington Post 2013). We have fallen in love with our devices and that is why we carry them almost everywhere we go, even to the washrooms.

The past century has been a favorable environment for the evolution of technology. Impressive innovations, from simple household electronics, to incredibly powerful microchips that control complex computers have marked the development over the years. Technology has been a key to the continuous progress of society throughout the decades.

Technology has become a part of our everyday lives in the digital age. This not only applies to adults but also the youth. Children thirteen years-old and younger should not have a smartphone because it decreases the development of human characteristics and they are not old enough to handle the responsibility.

The child may call and text their parents anytime. Using the internet, social media turned out to be a mode for people to unite and communicate with people they previously identify (Hatch, 2011). Social media such as Facebook is a good way of communication with people who are far from one another. It is an important tool for them to be able to keep in touch with their love ones.

Technology has always been progressing thus it is rampant in our society today. We use technology; depend on technology in our daily life and our needs and demands for technology keep on rising (Ramey, 2012). Wherever you look, you will see people holding different kinds of technology like cell phone, laptop, tablets and etc. It appears to most of us that technology is a necessity to the point where we can no longer live without it. According to Gavin (2013), technology moves at a rapid pace, and can be hard to keep up with at times. The current study is the effects of exposure to technology on young children. As we become increasingly more reliant and absorbed in technology, it is no surprise that today’s children have become avid users as well (Hatch, 2011). Children at the age of three or four already have tablets, smart phones, and others; they could easily attain technologies and would even demand for one. As it makes easier for us, technology has both positive and negative impacts especially on young children. It comes with great opportunities but these opportunities likewise come with great risk

How are smartphones affecting the middle or high school student’s teen life? Well, in the century we live in, technological devices are considered essential. Thus, considering smartphones, many adults and children are being introduced to new relevant technological products everyday around the nation. Although of how beneficial smart devices could be, middle and high school students seem to become too dependent on their cell phones and other 21st Century technology. To emphasize, smartphones in schools are influencing young children, causing students to become less social and consequently, parents are apprehensive.

A research about the amount of elementary schools using computers, in U.S in 2006, showed that from the 53.245 elementary schools, 55.4 percent of them is already using computers. The last two decades, technology is being developed more and more, day by day and it is spread throughout the whole world and affects every single sector of humans’ life. From everyday activities to work places and schools. In most developed countries a big percentage of schools have already started using computers and teaching students how to use them, too. However the challenge is to make students see computers not just as an electronic device, which is only useful for playing games, but instead, as an important tool they can use to solve any kind of problem they