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Elizabeth Hughes

Texting while Driving Facts - 0 views

  • ever, using mobiles phones while driving can lead to dangerous or fatal results on the road. As the trend of texting has gone beyond bounds, there are many youngsters and teenagers who are found texting while driving. One of the most prominent texting while driving facts is
  • ever, using mobiles phones while driving can lead to dangerous or fatal results on the road. As the trend of texting has gone beyond bounds, there are many youngsters and teenagers w
  • According to a study conducted, teenagers and youngsters are more susceptible to car crashes and fatal road accidents. If you are writing or reading text messages, your reaction time in case of emergency reduces by approximately 35%. One of the most surprising texting while driving facts is that this activity is more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana.
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      this is so true, when you take your eye of the road for a second, something bad could happen at an instance, people should always be focusing on the road and not texting
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  • Around 50% of teenagers agree to the fact that they do texting while driving.
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      This fact is huge!! Teenagers should be more aware of this.
    • john peacen
       
      this will not stop because is big problem, even knowing is illegal does not resolve the problem.
    • john peacen
       
      the older people text in the car too, how this will stop if the older give this example too.
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    Texting is taking over our young drivers today. It's even worse when they text while driving. Not only is it dangerous but its very distracting to the driver who won't see an oncoming car and crash or run a red light and possibly crash. Hopefully none of us will turn into that now that Texting or talking is now illegal and against a criminal law.
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    If texting is so dangerous then why is it not against the law in all states? Texting while driving is more dangerous then driving under the influence of alcohol or Marijuana so why do we still do it?
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    Do older people text as well not just teens?
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    i think that it is not just teenagers that are texting while driving. I think that texting become a big distraction for every one while driving
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    i believe now that driving and texting is illegal that they have to hide there phone when they do text because some people are going to do it anyways. but now they wont even be looking at the road while they text when i could text on there wheel so they could actually see the road. other then looking down to try to hide there phone to avoid getting a ticket!
natasha badohu

Texting May Be Taking a Toll on Teenagers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • teenagers sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008
    • natasha badohu
       
      i feel like i text ten times more then this , but honestly it is becoming a problem , teens depend SO much on texting and cellphones in general , what if we didn't even have cell phones to use?
  • who say it is leading to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation.
    • natasha badohu
       
      how specifically does it cause injuries? can this be life long? i wonder if these types of things even bother teens, it bothers me!
  • texting among teenagers in the Boston area for three years, said it might be causing a shift in the way adolescents develop
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  • but if technology makes something like staying in touch very, very easy, that’s harder to do; now you have adolescents who are texting their mothers 15 times a day, asking things like, ‘Should I get the red shoes or the blue shoes?’ ”
    • natasha badohu
       
      I don't understand why thats such a bad thing ? should there be some type of relationship between parents and their children in general?
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    teenagers text usage .. going to far ?
Tori O'Kane

Teen Campaign Against Vices - an Initiative of the Parent and Child - 0 views

  • Still others do it as a sign of rebellion.
    • Tori O'Kane
       
      the boys in the feed would do drugs to pass time at parties. it seemed to be a social thing for them and titus became embarrassed by it when violet was around, trying to hide his friends rebellious and attention seeking acts.
  • Teenagers usually prefer to listen to their peers than to adults
    • Tori O'Kane
       
      similar to the teens in the feed they were mostly disconnected to their parents and they were more consumed by their "peers" which i think is the feed because that told them and essentially controlled their activity when it came to what to wear and how to fit in.
  • Teenagers with low self esteem and those who find it hard to cope with the harsh realities of the world take to drugs
    • Tori O'Kane
       
      Also similar to the last comment i made that the boys did the "Drugs" it seemed because they were bored or insecure.
    • Robert Porter
       
      I agree with you, a lot of the times, if not most, people do drugs and other similar things because they have a insecurity with themselves whether they admit to it or not. It's something that everyone can get over and not do, yet many people still do it. Its the easier way to cope with things, yet as with everything else the easiest way to do things tend to have the most dire consequences.
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  • Delaying the first intercourse, promoting sexual abstinence among teenagers, avoiding early parenthood, responsible sexual behavior, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases etc could be topics covered in the teen campaign against vices.
    • Tori O'Kane
       
      Violet did not seem to be worried about these out comes in the Feed. Rather she wanted to experience it before she passed.
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    This article discusses the use of drugs and alcohol by teens. This article suggests that all teens look to these things just to fit in or feel good about themselves. Will teens ever understand the dangers they are submitting themselves to regardless of the numerous negative results they see or hear of.
Elizabeth Hughes

Teen Chat Rooms Peer Pressure Statistics - 2 views

  • 95% of parents couldn't identify common chat room lingo that teenagers use to warn people they're chatting with that their parents are watching.
  • Nearly three out of 10 (28%) of parents don't know or are not sure if their teens talk to strangers online.
  • One in thirty-three received an aggressive sexual solicitation - a solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere; called them on the telephone; sent them regular mail, money, or gifts.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      lets face the facts, there are some nasty and sketchy people in the world. its best to avoid the ones that are up to no good.there should be a guideline to tell the teen to know ahead of time whether or not there is a danger rather than learn the hard way.
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  • Over half (51%) of parents either do not have or do not know if they have software on their computer(s) that monitors where their teenager(s) go online and with whom they interact.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      parents need to learn how to better protect there kids. make the change
  • Many of the shocking statics regarding teens and online chat reveal some very disturbin
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      Students should be able to talk to their parents when ever they have a problem in any situation.
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    the feed exists today as it does in the book feed. only a down graded version. through chat rooms the youth find it very adicting to talk to other people online. but there are many problems with this. for example, DRAMA. sometimes it is easyer to get in a violently verbal argument on a computer rather than talk like that to a person in real life, alowing the person(s) being angry to display their true colors. similarly there is much cyber bulling with isolation, teasing, and other wrong behaviors that people typicaly only do because " they can."
Elizabeth Hughes

Cell Phones for Kids - Pros and Cons - 0 views

  • safety for kids since a cell phone can be used to determine the whereabouts of kids and the kids can also call the parents in case of emergency when they need help.
    • kaylyn kilmain
       
      a good pro for having a cell phone at a young age is to make sure were ever they are, they are safe.
    • Lany Miller
       
      I agree!! But what could be a con?
  • Nowadays with the increasing number of threats at schools, it is obvious for parents to be worried about their child’s safety
  • s for the cons of cell phones, there are many. First and foremost, the parents have to be really sure whether their child is capable of handling the responsibility of carrying a mobile phone. Having a cell phone might lead the child to all the probable ways in which the cell phone can be misused. It is one thing to make the children comfortable with technology but giving them their very own mobile phone at an early age might turn them into mobile junkies who are addicted to their mobile phones with constant short messaging, cell phone games and other add-ons. Also think of it from the health point of view. In a world where we hear reports about excessive use of mobile phones being harmful for the health, how could we possibly allow the children to be exposed to these threats?
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      I can see why parents would be hesititant to get their kids a cell phone, but i think it is useful for kids to get one because if they were every need a situation when they needed to get in contact with their parents they will have it.
    • natasha badohu
       
      I feel that most kids who do have a cellphone still barely keep in contact with there parents, or ignore texts/calls from them. I actually know teenagers that do this exactly, which totally defeats the purpose of there parents buying them the cell phone i the first place.
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  • wever even if the cell phones are provided with the safety interests in mind, the kids will soon start demanding the higher range and fancy cell phones that would be next in line. Providing expensive mobile phone to kids would actually attract muggers and threaten your child’s security instead of safeguarding it
    • Elizabeth Hughes
       
      again this shows how kids should have cell phone to make sure that their protected in situation. This will help them be safe in all situations.
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    cell phones are now not only for adults to use but now are being used for little kids. people today have become addicted to technology.
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    This is funny because of how crazy the technology has become now. But ironic in the way that it relates to how you can track other peoples feeds, this is much like that for a parent to be tracking their child's location.
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    cellular divices have become a nescesity to everyday life ESPECAILY for adolecence's. [my spelling in general may probly be way off...] but it gets to the point of a "need" rather than a "want" to the point where a teen can hardly go an hour let alone 5 minutes without sending a text message.
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    Cell phone is a great technology, just like the feed, a new way to communicate with other people, in feed, people can connect to each other, similar to the cell phone
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    this is a good example of how everyone is dependent on cell phones especially now that they are giving them out to younger kids
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    i do agree with this, this is so a good reason why kids should have cell phones for a good reason.
Nathan Nast

To much, To fast - 0 views

  • A fear of many Web analysts and observers is that today's teenagers, who have never known a world without the Web, will become fixated on instant communication for all their socializing
    • Nathan Nast
       
      This comment makes me wonder what would happen if the internet was shut down for a day. Would the new generation be able to function? It's scary to think about how much we depend on technology.
  • Despite the ongoing concerns of identity theft, viruses, spam, and fraud, most people successfully use the Web to meet their wants and needs.
    • Nathan Nast
       
      "Wants and needs", This is the problem. The society today want's more than they need. For example companies are advertisement more than they need to. They also do to for the idea of competition. People are pushing other people to use more technology.
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    This article is talking about the new generation.
stephen richards

This is Your Brain on Technology - The Effect of Technology on Social Interaction - 1 views

  • How did we ever manage without personal computers, the Internet, cell phones, iPods and 24 hour cable news?
    • stephen richards
       
      To some people, like Titus, they cannot understand how a world before technology could have functioned, and why some one now would choose to use an outdated and slower technology. in the story Titus is confused when Violet takes out a pen and paper and begins to write, "[he] looked at her funny. 'You write?' [He] said. 'With a pen?'" His confusion as to why she would choose to use a slower more difficult way of technology is not dissimilar to how teenagers today look when someone uses an outdated technology, which M.T. Anderson uses to suggest that we are not very far off from this world.
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    An increased use of technology is causing people to become less capable of carrying on a social interaction with another person.
Jett Ankermann

Teens, Cell Phones and Texting - Pew Research Center - 1 views

  • channel of basic communication between teens and their friends, with cell calling a close second.
  • Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Why is there such a large increase in texting teens in just 6 years? I assume it's because of the full-keyboard phones so commonly found today.
  • One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3000 texts a month.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Somehow, that isn't hard to believe
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  • However, while many teens are avid texters, a substantial minority are not. One-fifth of teen texters (22%) send and receive just one to 10 texts a day or 30 to 300 texts a month.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      That sounds like where I fit in
  • Teens typically make or receive five calls a day. White teens typically make or receive four calls a day, or around 120 calls a month, while black teens exchange seven calls a day or about 210 calls a month and Hispanic teens typically make and receive five calls a day or about 150 calls a month.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Why is there such a big difference between races?
  • 64% of parents look at the contents of their child's cell phone and 62% of parents have taken away their child's phone as punishment.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Heh, well, can't say everyone's an angel.
  • 48% of parents use the phone to monitor their child's location
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Only 48%? I must be missing something. I would think that the parents got the cell phone for their kids so that they COULD stay connected.
  • Teens whose parents limit their texting are also less likely to report being passengers in cars where the driver texted behind the wheel or used the phone in a dangerous manner while driving.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Why? Is that simply because they're not allowed to, or are they worried about the consequences?
  • 62% of all students say they can have their phone in school, just not in class.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Well, technically that's true, but not everyone who says that actually follows that rule.
  • Cell phones are seen as a mixed blessing.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      It helps you stay connected, but can also cause personal problems with people and relationships
  • 25% have made or received a call during class time.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      How??!!
  • 69% of cell-owning teens say their phone helps them entertain themselves when they are bored.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      I obviously don't have a phone like that...
  • 98% of parents of cell-owning teens say a major reason their child has the phone is that they can be in touch no matter where the teen is.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      That seems to make a lot more sense than that statisctic that said only 48%
  • Fully three-quarters of teen cell phone users (75%) have unlimited texting.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      Even so, I feel like unlimited texting would still cost a fortune.
  • One in three (34%) texting teens ages 16-17 say they have texted while driving. That translates into 26% of all American teens ages 16-17.
    • Jett Ankermann
       
      I really can't see that happening. Maybe when they're at a stop light, sure, but it still seems risky.
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    This is an article about the statistics of cell phone use among teens. I wonder how much all of this costs?
Jonathan McDavid

Texting,is it not a big deal? - 0 views

  • In other words, if you get anxious because you can't check your BlackBerry while camping, then you might have a problem. The mental health community has yet to officially classify computer overuse, including e-mail and text messaging, as a mental health disorder.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      Here it shows the ease and coman likely hood of how texting and other email like comunication can become adictive.
  • The all-consuming phone might make you superhuman at work, but it can also turn you into a flaky friend, a jealous lover or a distant parent
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      results of over used instant messaging rather than have normal HUMAN interaction, as in face to face.
  • The California State Assembly last month passed a bill specifically banning teenagers from using cell phones for any purpose while driving. California already has a law that bans everyone from using hand-held cell phones while driving. That law will go into effect next year.
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  • phone to check e-mail or send a text message at least every 25 minutes. He doesn't feel guilty about his BlackBerry behavior--interrupting his conversations and social activities, including spending time with his wife.
    • Jonathan McDavid
       
      Adictive texting/emailing does ruin socail interactions, as shown in example to Alex Pasos.
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    In regards to this article that discusses how texting is/becoming an additcion. Texting is a simple way of sending text messages through by phone or computer to another individual. However, is becoming an over used tool by most teens. They text so much that it slowly decreases human intereactions, such as texting your best friend who is in the same room as you! in relation to the book feed, the characters can "text" mental notes/messages to their friends without the need to verbaly talk. To a digree texting has become an adiction because of how easy it is and its availibility/
gabriel reid

The Impact of Facebook on Our Students - 1 views

  • Accounts are phished when users are tricked into clicking an email or IM link taking them to fake login pages.  Once phished, scammers use various applications to suck out personal information from a user's entire network of friends. 
    • natasha badohu
       
      This reminded my when link ad his friends were hacked through there feeds just by touching the random man at the club, there are many new sly ways hackers use to steal information and its scary, i know of some websites (aol instand messanger) can also attract hackers by watching your conversations somehow then stealing your information
    • gabriel reid
       
      yes people can get through your page and even take all your info just through links and others friends
  • Perhaps the most common reason that teens' private information is exposed is because they are easily tricked into accepting friend requests from strangers
    • natasha badohu
       
      teenagers do this A LOT , just because they think they are attractive, or because they have many mutual friends with the person
    • gabriel reid
       
      yes teens do this all the time like natasha said but the also post things on there wall and people can just drag it off there
  • Four years ago it was rare to learn of a child under 7th grade with an account.  Last fall, for the first time, 4th graders began reporting to us that they had Facebook accounts.  We now estimate that about 60 - 70% of 7th graders have accounts and the number is higher for 8th graders.  These children are too young to be using Facebook or other adult social networks for the reasons detailed below.
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  • We need to teach them that NOTHING IS PRIVATE online, especially their social networks. 
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