Many schools are hoping this will help students adapt more easily to college life, and in turn will help lower drop-out rates. Cell phones also give faculty members a reliable and easy way to keep in touch with students. A student with a cell phone is much easier to reach than someone without one. One of the difficulties with cell phone plans is regulating the use of your minutes. Most cell
All one needs is a smartphone, such as an iPhone or an Android, and they can fulfill all of their daily tasks from the touch of the same button. Although such technology has made the lives of Americans much more productive, cellphone technology has made people more detached from society and less aware of their surroundings. Cellphones have given Americans a false sense of reality in which the average person believes that multitasking while using a mobile phone is an effective use of one’s time. If Americans can better distinguish when it is appropriate to use their cellphones, users can prevent themselves from making mistakes, whether they are small or large, due to inattentiveness. This is not a problem of cellular phone technology; it is one of not knowing when it is appropriate to engage in cellphone use.
Cell phones: Talking and Texting With the vast majority of our country’s population using cell phones and with the advent of text messaging as a way of fast communication, people are able to communicate more easily than ever before. Cell phones are bridging communication gaps and allowing people to converse at any time instantly. However, using cell phones can be a health hazard and using them in certain situations illegal. Even with considering these concerns, text messaging has become exceptionally popular, especially with the younger generations, thus making the need for us to talk with one another almost obsolete. Talking on the phone has evolved over the years from speaking to an operator who will patch a call through to being able to dial a number on a touch screen and moments later a person is on the line.
Change is something many people fear, so technology, an ever changing part of our society, is often times looked upon with reserve. Some of the most popular pieces of technology in the world today are cell phones, and with their rising popularity comes much controversy. Cell phones are an extremely useful item to have at all times throughout the day whether it be for emergency reasons, all of the useful things a cell phone contains, or learning new things about technology to use later in life. Although allowing students to have cell phones in class can be a distraction, there are a lot of reasons of why they should be allowed.One very important example is if there is ever an emergency in your family or your classroom you can easily call whoever you need to. If something happened in class you could call 911 and may prevent further disaster.
What Age Do You Give Your Child a Cell Phone? Giving a child a cell phone has great implications that parent’s don’t often realize. Delaying giving a cell phone for as long as you can is good path to follow and waiting until the child is at least in middle school is an even a better choice. There is the obvious consideration of cost, which really doesn’t require further discussion. More importantly, parents should consider three main factors: cell phones aren’t toys, they are a distraction, and they must be used properly.
Cell phone technology has grown tremendously within the last decade making it easier for one to communicate with others. Cell phones allow people to call, text, email, and use social networking from anywhere they please, but some people do not understand that there are certain times and places that cell phone use is inappropriate; For example, when driving. Using cell phones while driving has been proven to be dangerous. Even though many states have passed laws against cell phone use while driving, many still allow the use of hands-free cell phones/devices while behind the wheel. Using a hands-free cell phone/device is just as dangerous as using hand-held cell phone while driving.
Toyeka Bates Professor Bey English 101-2CD 26 November 2012 Text Messaging Can Improve Writing, Not Future Success Over the past ten years technology has changed the way we communicate. Several advances in technology such as the telephone, fax machine, computer, and cellular phones have made communication faster and easier. The text messaging application allows students to abbreviate words write the way would like to. Text messaging on cellular phones is very common among those who use cell phones, especially amongst school-aged children. Everywhere you look you see children texting on their cell phones.
Cell phones also have many excellent advantages. For example, there are many instances when having a cell phone can actually save a life. Cell phones can make communication faster and easier than ever before. Cell phones can also be used to transmit important information such as amber alerts and emergency information. “Statistics show the first three hours after a child's abduction are most critical to recovery efforts.
Cell phones have become a major problem in the lives of college students. Currently, college students have become entranced with a new form of technology; cellular phones. The cell phone has revolutionized communication, enabling us to converse with one another like never before. Virtually everyone in our society has some form of cellular devise and the ever expanding mobile network has allowed new areas to join the “wireless era.” Despite all the wondrous things cell phones can do, have college students become addicted to this sophisticated piece of plastic? As the digital age rolled in, new problems emerged in society and everyday life.
Impact of Modern Cell Phones Jose Escarsega Information Literacy 260 National University Usha Viswanathan June 2, 2013 Abstract According to the Wall Street Journal, 47.8 million iPhones were sold in the first three months after it went on sale in 2012 and on a daily basis, an average of 531,111 were sold between October 1 – December 12, 2012. (Fitzgerald, Sherr 2012) This shows a great consumer demand for the iPhones. Cell Phones have evolved over the last ten years into smart phones. They are basically more than just a basic phone, used to make a phone call. The modern cell phone is multifunctional with great mobility that allows an individual to communicate with anyone around the world.