Many forms of IT gadget(s) exist in this rapid change of technology. With so many IT gadget(s) are created, it can be difficult to look at every forms in this study. Thus, the following review of literature focuses mainly on the effects of smart-phones, tablets and notebooks bring to college student lifestyle. The terms of student lifestyle can be breakdown into three parts, which are education, health and social life.
Past research had identified the effects of excessive time usage of IT gadget(s) on university students. The IT gadget(s) no doubt has brought some benefits but also effect on student’s psychological and physical well-being. However, in terms of health, less research from previous support that the gadget(s) bring benefits. Prior research discussed the eye sight problem, back problem and sleeping pattern that affected by the gadget(s) abuse.
Gadget(s) are the new age mantra. The usage of the gadget(s) are increasing because more individuals use it for the purpose of making life easier, while some use it for purpose of getting entertainment as well as fun .(Verma, n.d.) According to a well known Ophthalmologist from Kohinoor hospital, Dr Kalpesh Shah says that the gadget(s) are damaging the eyes due to the ultra violet rays from it. The continuously use of gadget(s) would cause variety of vision of ailments. In addition, he also identify that the problems not only cause by the continuously using of gadget(s) but also the improper viewing angles and habits. Dr Kalpesh Shah states that the invention of notebook has changed the working environment nowadays. Most of the employees would work for a longer duration in front of notebook. And, it definitely would cause eyes dryness. He also mentions the effects of youth gen...
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As technology improves and time on the computer increases, symptoms for these diseases begin to appear more frequently. Sitting on the computer for hours on end makes you prone to developing a musculoskeletal disease since you are not being active or exercising your muscles. Ardahan and Simsek (2015) analyze the interaction and affect on excessive computer work and disease in the musculoskeleton. Their study includes 490 participants who work in a government office in Turkey, and observe how their bodies were reacting to their work environment, excluding workers who are already struggling with pain coming from a previous disease. Results were taken from the experiment by filling out questionnaires that attempted to document the level of discomfort that they experienced. More than 25% were discovered to not take a break during their session on the computer, but found that the average amount of time spent on the computer was 7 hours. The workers recorded musculoskeletal pain symptoms mainly in the neck area and back. Age was not a determinant factor when it came to being more prone to experiencing these symptoms. In some of the results, it was found that women are more likely to have pain in certain areas in comparison to men, and overall dealt with more pain. The data from the study proved that the more use you get on the computer, the more likely you are to develop symptoms of a disorder in your musculoskeletal system. To ensure that you don’t suffer through the pain, the results show that taking breaks from long computer usage is beneficial. It’s important to relax your muscles and keep them active instead of staring at a computer for more than 7 hours with no breaks in
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Ever since my parents were born, technology was not advanced as it is today. However, they grew up as educated people without the need of outsource help, such as internet, while doing their assignments. As we are in the twenty first century, technology has become very important in everybody in any society. Television, tablets, and smartphones are now part of everyone’s life because of the entertainment they provide and usefulness of these devices in variety of ways. However, today’s lifestyle has forced almost every individual in any household to rely and enjoy the dependency on electronics where any individual noonday’s has at least two electronic devices, such as laptop, smart-phone, or tablet. Currently and as part of technology advancement,
First of all, using electronics causes people to get distracted. According to Nicholas Carr, in the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” from The New York Times Upfront, “When we use our computers and our cell phones all the time, we’re always distracted.”This sentence stated by Nicholas Carr contributes to my claim of participating in “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” For instance, when students are at home using their electronics they get distracted from doing their homework. This is a way technology is affecting many students. This article by Nicholas Carr supports my argument of participating in “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because many students do get distracted while using electronics causing them not to do their work.
The growing issue of technology and the effect taking on everyday life is bad . The technology in today's society is corrupting the minds of teenagers. In the prot “ Screen Time Rots your Brain”, by: Kathryn Hulick states,¨Psychiatrist Victoria L. Dunckley of Los Angeles has seen many children with symptoms such as sensory overload (overwhelmed by too much information) or a hyper aroused nervous system (a stress response that keeps the body awake and alert). She came up with the name "electronic screen syndrome" to describe these symptoms.¨, the brain receiving too much time in front of a computer screen or phone causing loss of sleep or addiction to the device.
During the last decades, laptops have become standard learning tools in university and college classrooms. Since today’s students’ are high-technology demanding and tech savvy, laptops manufacturers and engineers are constantly thinking of unique ways to design their products. With advanced functions and specifications, laptops can do various activities and educational tasks for students. Also, as technology advances, yesterday’s laptops are less expensive compared to today’s and tomorrow’s which allows every student to afford a laptop. However, educational institutions are concern about whether laptops in class hinder or facilitate students’ learning. Overtime, new technology and devices have been noticed to weaken student performance in class, especially laptops. Laptops have posed problems to student learning by offering opportunities to do non-course-related activities in class and causes inefficient note-taking with health risks and teachers are misguided on how to effectively equip them in lectures. As laptops are increasingly used, student learning regresses in classrooms. This inverse relationship has caused educational institutes to support banning laptops from the classroom so that they can have a better approach in assisting students learning.
The past two decades have overwhelmed the human experience with technology, along with all its distractions. The direct relationship between the mind and the body’s ability to adjust from these distractions can be extremely difficult .Further research has shown that it has become an addiction for many. Technology has significantly improved our lives as a whole through experiences such as Global Positioning System (GPS), cell phones and social networking allowing us to communicate with different people around the world. These technologies make our daily lives easier and more efficient. However, this also discusses the effects of technology on various aspects of our everyday personal experiences both with each other and with the world around us. On the other hand technologies such as cell phones have become a problem in getting students to focus in class and distracting drivers and thus, resulting in vehicle accidents. Technology is beneficial, but can also become an inescapable distraction in our lives. It is important to view technology as having the ability to make our lives better or worse, yet also as having the ability to change our personal lives and behavioral patterns.
In our present society, people cannot deny that the changes in this world have been tied to the advancement of the technology. It has evolved with this society so deeply where such conveniences are no longer luxuries but rather necessities. Unfortunately, the most affected group of people from the developed technology is the younger age people (Subrahmanyam, 2000). In the past, children were more lively and active: playing outdoors, running around, climbing trees and remaining active rather than watching television and playing video game and computer. It is true that the use of the technology has its own virtue. It provides value, convenience and entertainment, but it should not take the place of movement and realistic play from the children. Obviously, modern technology such as television, digital game, cell phone, and computer should be considered as a major fact, which contributing to negative health problems in children.
Scientific studies have shown that there are physical and mental effects on the human body after using technology. Ac...
From classroom activities to space flight and everything in between, computers are a vital part of daily life. Everything we do and every aspect of our life is affected by modern technology like the computers. Computers let us dissect any sort of data. Computers makes us reflect, hence we develop. Because of computers and the Internet, we can talk with individuals from diverse nations, and even see them via webcam. Computers have their weaknesses like they have a negative effect on individuals' health. One of the risky parts of any machine is the screen. Computers make individuals dependent. Computers are hampering individuals' improvement in regular life. We don't read printed books any longer, since we can listen and read on the web. We invest more of a chance talking online than talking face to face. Overuse of machines has numerous negative impacts, for example, creating physical/behavioral sicknesses, harming family connections and diminishing scholarly study.
It can be said that a mobile device is one of most important and essential tools to live a life nowadays since 91% of all people on earth have a mobile phone in the middle of 2013 (Super Monitoring, 2013, para 1). According to Super Monitoring, the number of mobile devices would surpass than that of people on Earth by the end of 2013. Among the mobile device users, more surprisingly, 56% of people own a smart phone and 50% of mobile phone users use mobile as their primary Internet source. In other words, more than a quarter of internet users in the world are currently relying on mobile devices to collect their information, especially through using their smart phones. Due to the informational convenience and portability, the ownership of smart phones has increased from 35% in 2011 to 56% in 2013 among the entire mobile device users. Meanwhile, it is also very easy to see many people use their smart phones for entertaining purposes such as gaming and social networking rather than collecting information as was shown on the statistics (Super Monitoring, 2013). Accordingly, it is very evident to find some critical disadvantages from using mobile devices excessively for entertaining themselves, especially among young children and student users. Therefore, this essay will focus on explaining the significant disadvantages of using smart phones or mobile devices regarding the possible health, social and financial issues.
For my I-Search topic I chose to research health related issues due to increased computer usage both in the work and home settings. Computer technology is becoming commonplace in the work field. As a teacher, I use the computer to present topics to my students, enter grades, send email to co-workers and parents, and to post homework assignments on the Internet. Ten years ago, teachers and other professionals used computers on a limited basis. I became interested in the side effects caused by prolonged usage of computers since several family members complain of wrist soreness as well as eyestrain due to the effects of monitor radiation.
Long ago, people were simple and didn’t have many technologies. They used to take so much time in planning their projects, researching, and saving and recording their studying. Look around, this world changed a lot. There are cars, airplanes, computers, and many other technologies. Technology can be found everywhere, and we use depend on it a lot. One of the most important technologies is computers and laptops. Many people use them today in their daily lives and it eases many things for them.
Mobile phones are undeniable today. Almost everybody has a mobile phone. Formerly, it only functioned as a portable mean of communication. The function of a mobile phone has developed into entertainment. Furthermore, mobile phone has also come into the schools. However, it has both positive and negative effect on students. This essay argues that mobile phones will bring more negative than positive effect for students. Of course, students use it as a mean of communication and sometimes for an emergency call if they need it. Yet, they would use their mobile phones for both bullying and cheating. Also, mobile phones will make students lost concentration during their study.
...rrie B. Fried’s study. When viewed, her results clearly support what Oliveira claims, but the limitations always have to be taken into account. The specific setting of the study and the idea to have many self-reported results can really hurt the validity of the results, along with the application of them. But from what was shown in the study, it can be concluded that having laptops in the classroom will definitely not benefit a student in many ways. There appear to be far more negatives than positives, and Michael Oliveira is safe to make the claims that he made in his article. Laptops do not appear to be the best item to have within a learning environment because of all the distractions that they hold for the user, and for those individuals surrounding the user. Despite this, the debate will continue to go on until more research is done on this controversial topic.