Due on 3/12- Teens and Texting
1. Re-watch the Turkle Video (to the left of this blog) and write down as many notes as possible. Think about what is important. What will later turn into evidence/support for your concrete examples!
See Note-taking sheet
2. Read the article and Respond to the following questions in 2 paragraphs.
See Note-taking sheet
2. Read the article and Respond to the following questions in 2 paragraphs.
Identify at least two main points made by Katie Hafner
Evaluate the information you read. Do you agree with any points made by the author? Why?
Is there anything in this article that you do not agree with? Why?
Publish your response as a comment. Click on "Due 3/12- Teens and Texting". The Comments box will appear. Once you have published your response, respond to a classmate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1362616759-tfv3iKwj0zYKjETAH9lmCA
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What's happening on Tuesday?
-We will discuss the NYT article
-Lesson: Outlining and Conclusions
-Writers Workshop- Technology Essay #3 - Students will create an outline with their partners
Katie Hafner is saying that text messages are omni-present. People are texting way too much and it is not good for their health. Many people say texting might be a good way of communication but can also be a bad thing such as, failing school, or even texting while driving. Hafner also mentioned that it can affect you so much it can lead to anxiety. Taking the phone away from you child would help increase grades in school because texting is done while sitting bored in class.
ReplyDeleteKatie Hafner has made many good points in this article about the effects of texting. i agree with Katie that texting is addicting and causes anxiety. You should not be able to text more then one hundred times a day. There is nothing in the article that is not a bad fact and quote. Many people who are attached to their phone should lay off a little and enjoy life.
I agree with your last sentence tyler, because people lose a sense of living "real time" life. our world is become a technological world, and it can be pretty scary. Good use of the word omni-present.
DeleteI agree that people should spend less time on their phone. Constantly being on the phone causes people to miss out on the little moments in life.
DeleteTwo main points Katie made that caught my attention are that, texting can cause serious sleep deprivation and distractions from the thought. Texting, I believe can really affect how we operate during our day because, if we were to stay up texting all night then we are then running low on energy and not functioning properly. Most teenagers will text during the evening into midnight, talking about what happened in school, mostly gossip, or even break night with their significant other. We are so attached to the idea of texting and having unlimited plans allows us to go overboard. If there is no limit then why stop?
ReplyDeleteThe second point about being taken away from your current task or thought is true. It has happened to me plenty of times and, can be dangerous. Especially when it comes to driving. Even at work, we can get caught up in texting our friends and making plans when we don't even realize that we are being held from completing our tasks. We also see this in the streets, as we are walking people accidentally bump into us or a stationary object. Rather than paying attention to what is in front of them, generally people stare at their phones while texting.
Matthew Fernando, I like how you said If there is no limit why stop. this is true due to the unlimited plans from wireless providers. I also agree in which you said it can be dangerous texting and driving. I cannot relate but I have seen others looking down while driving, and walking and texting. We can get ourselves killed or severely hurt by staring at our cellular devices
DeleteOne of the points that was made throughout the article was that texting is leading to students being distrcated in school. People text constantly. Whether it's during class, breaks, or on their way to and from class. Texting in school is a distraction because it causes the students to not provide their full attention to the lesson being taught. I do agree with this point because beause I've seen it happen on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteAnother main point was that texting is impacting teens' health. These health effects include anxiety, repetitive stress injury, and sleep deprivation. For example, "Tthen you hear that these kids are responding to texts late at night. That's going to cause sleep issues in an age group that's already plagued with sleep issues." It was also said that texting has been effecting teenagers' thumbs. Peter W. Johnson said, "we know intensive repetitive use of the upper extremities can lead to musculoskeletal disorders, so we have some reason to be concerned that too much texting could lead to temporary or permanent damage to the thumbs." Although the points made in this article are valid I can't necessarily relate. Personally, I don't sleep with my phone, and I would prefer having face to face conversation or talk over the phone rather than text.
Alexandra, I like how you said that texting can cause distractions. Having full attention on one thing can definitely isolate yourself from things in the world as well as keep you from being aware of surroundings.
DeleteAlexandra.. you make some excellent points.
ReplyDeleteMatthew- I really like when you said " If there is no limit, why stop?"
Tyler - Food for thought! Do you agree that people should text but have a limit? For example, text one hundred times a day. Do you think that will ease the anxiety teenagers currently face?
The two main points that Hafner made are that texting may cause sleep deprivation, failing in school due to the distraction of texting. Recent studies show the age group displayed in the article already may have sleep deprivation. Texting at night adds to this since, they wait for the text to reply right away. The last three months of 2008 on average teens have sent approximately 2,272 text messages from their cellphones. This is due to all of the unlimited talk, text plans from wireless providers such as, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon. According to the article parents have been blinded and have not noticed the staggering increase. Now that parents have learned and know that texting is affecting their children in a negative manner, parents are confiscation phones at night and limiting the amount of text's sent a week/ month.
ReplyDeleteIn this article, Katie Hafner points out a few debatable things about modern technology. She illustrates the physical and psychological problems that come along with texting. I do agree that texting is a distraction. We feel the need to be connected to the world at all times, in all places. This specific aspect has become a regular thing in he 21st century and people have become accustomed to always having a cellphone at the hip. For instance, people have made it a habit of answering and texting while driving, which causes problems because it takes the attention off of driving and can cause accidents.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few things that I do not agree with in this article as well. As far as physical problems that texting causes, the way I see it is, texting is the same thing as typing. Therefore, if you're going to get carpal tunnel while being a secretary, there should be no reason scorn texting. As far as the psychological part of the article, I feel like we cannot put blame on our distraction with technology. For instance, we can resist answering a text during class, but most of us chose not to.
Brittani,
ReplyDeleteYou provide your audience with very insightful responses. I truly like the way you highlighted both the physical and emotional side affects to texting.
Food for thought- Do you believe that teenagers/young adults can ignore a buzzing phone/an e-mail update or a text? Is it possible that the younger generation is so pre-conditioned to respond to smartphone technology that they suffer from anxiety if they do not have access to it?