Guiding+Resources


 * Guiding Resources**

//[]// Here is a link to a video which shows how technology can become an addiction to teenagers and a disruption to their daily lives.

[|Is your teenager addicted to texting?] This article explains teenagers addiction to texting. A survey shows that teenagers text about 3,000 times a month- so is it beyond a habit? Although some teenagers admit to their addiction to texting, they believe they could quit any time. //"Maybe I'd have some withdrawal symptoms, but once I realize that nothing bad is happening then I would be fine without my phone," said Marshall. //
 * //"Neuro-imaging studies have shown that those kids who are texting have that area of the brain light up the same as an addict using heroin," said brain specialist Dr. Michael Seyffert //
 * //"It's right by my bed when I go to sleep and it is right by my bed when I wake up," said Sarah Marshall, a texting teen. "It's the first thing that I go to when I wake up." //

[|Technology Disrupts Teenagers' Learning] Technology has allowed teenagers to have easy access to the internet, communication, etc. But teenagers are not just addicted to their computers and the internet, but they are also dependent on their cell phones and texting.
 * More than 60% of teenagers surveyed said they were either "quite" or "very" addicted to technology.
 * 50% of those surveyed also said they were addicted to their cell phones.
 * Teenagers spend at least 13 hours a week on social networking websites.
 * 39.3% say that texting has damaged their quality of English, particularly spelling.

The results from the survey show how technology can have a bad effect on teenagers' development of learning. Although technology can be addictive, many teenagers say it plays an important part of their daily lives.


 * Questions and general answers from students**:

How would you define technology addiction?
 * When a person places the use of technology before eating, sleeping, or other necessities.
 * People who have nothing better to do.

At what point is the use of technology move from daily usage to addiction?
 * When the person puts its before more important aspects of their life
 * Use of technology is move from usage to addiction when the user stops taking care of themselves.

Would you say you were addicted to technology? How? What got you to this point?
 * No

Can addiction mean different things and levels to different people, and if so how would it be different?
 * Yes, once a person becomes addicted, they can place more and more in their life behind technology.
 * I don't think so. If you say you are addicted, then you are addicted. If you don't consider yourself addicted, then you are not.