...Using Cell Phones In Class Many students are preoccupied with their smart phones during class. Little do they know that it is not a smart thing to do during class. There are many effects in using them during class. First, I am going to talk about the academic performance on students who use cell phones during class. While your instructor is teaching, students may think its boring, so they pull out their cell phones and text or play games. A instructor may be boring , but they are teaching you for a reason. That lowers students academic performance. Students should either wait til after class and mess with their phones, or turn cell phones off. A cell phone may help you, but your academic performance is more important than a phone. Another effect on cell phones is that it is a distraction. Students lose focus. If a phone goes off in class, everybody’s first reaction is to look around and see who’s phone it is. Just like texting, they are not paying attention to the material being taught. The third issue is students can cheat on assignments by using cell phones. Different ways students cheat by using their cell phones, they store information on the phone to look at during test, taking pictures of the test to send friends, and searching the internet for answers during a test. The bottom line is cheating is cheating regardless of the method. Schools have policies well-known to students about cheating. Suspension or expulsion may be the consequence if caught. Overall, cell phone...
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...Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom Khaleid Codrington Introduction to Sociology Professor Baber December 20, 2013 Most college students use cell phones. Some use them in class. College takes an incredible amount of commitment in order to be successful. When cell phones are used in class, there is a possibility of them being a distraction to those who are trying to put their best foot forward and end the term successful. Cell phones are most certainly a distraction in the classroom setting. This topic appeals to me because I was able to find a great deal of information on why cell phones are a disturbance to college classrooms. Cell phone usage in classrooms as a topic is sociologically important because of the fact that cell phones are used by almost all college students. Mobile phones are very technologically savvy. With some phones you can check the news, your e-mail or even surf the internet. People need a way to stay in contact with another, but during class time is a deterrent to the scholastic plight of fellow students. As time goes by, cell phones become more and more popular with the people. The fact that the technology of cell phone capability progresses quickly over time is a major change in society. In the early nineties the cell phone was not popular. At best people had a beeper holstered to their hip in case of emergencies. Beepers were unable to make calls as well so there was a need to find...
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...Cell Phone Usage in Today’s World In today’s world, many people think cell phones are starting to become a problem. People of all ages, especially teens, can’t even go anywhere without their phones anymore. They are constantly on them, checking people’s tweets on Twitter and texting back all of their friends. When people can’t even hold conversations with who is in front of them because they’re too busy on their phones, that’s when it becomes a problem, but cell phones can really help us out, too. With all the apps on phones now, we can find out where the nearest restaurant is, look up phone numbers to a retail store, and find out where you’re going with a built in G.P.S. Today, in Africa, the use of mobile phones has increased greatly, especially in Nigeria, which is Africa’s largest telecoms market. It has close to 100 million mobile phone lines. Cell phones are helping people all over the African continent. They are helping people with their banking, and many of them are using their phones to pay for and buy things now. With all the recent uprisings in Africa, mobile phones have made it easy for the world to see. Almost all phones have cameras on them now. Where reporters can’t be, a cell phone can, and that video can be uploaded to the internet almost instantly. Not even in Africa, but almost everywhere, people use their phone cameras to capture stunning video. Years before, people could only see what the news reporters captured, but now nearly everyone you walk by has...
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...Assignment 2: Research Proposal- Thesis, Major Points, and Plan Kiser Young Professor Paul Hackman ENG 215: Research & Writing April 26, 2015 Cell phone usage while driving should be a concern to all motorist and policymakers. Is that Facebook update, or retweet on Twitter, even that selfie for Instagram worth your life or the lives of others in the car or on the road? It’s often said that individuals take many things for granted but your safety should not be one of them. This “distracted diving” is becoming the new DUI. Needless lives are lost on our highways, and while doing our best to stay so connected to people in our lives that potential fatal accident could in fact sever those connections. Of all the topics that I could’ve chosen, the subject on whether cell phone regulations should be changed or not made me think about how often we as humans take this thing called “life” as a joke in so many words. I’m not excluded from this because I didn’t think a device the size of wallet, as thin as pencil could cause so many issues. Another reason why I chose this topic is because its shows that we need to start taking responsibility for our own actions. Before doing more research I didn’t know how many countless were lost. It’s estimated that every year at least 3,000 lives are lost because safety has become nothing more than a word. We know that drinking and driving is dangerous yet we drink. We know wearing seat beats can save lives, yet we refuse to wear them. We...
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...Banning Cell Phone Usage While Driving By A.D. Johnson SP 180 Principles of Public Speaking Banning Cell Phone Usage While Driving Cell phones have become almost an extra appendage. They have become such a large part of who we are until most people feel lost without them. Consider the number of people we see in the course of the day walking with their heads down, eyes focused on the phone or seem to be talking to themselves or texting or reading a text sent to them. It has become common place to hold a conversation while being fully engaged with the phone. Cell phones have become such an addiction until we use them even where they are prohibited. That call must be answered, that text read or responded to. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in a moving vehicle. Cell phones, while convenient, impair the driver’s ability to focus fully on what is going on around them. Use of cell phones while driving should be banned because it poses a danger, not just to the driver, but to everyone around them. Picture seeing a person driving while putting on makeup or reading a paper or vigorously dancing or even having a lively conversation with passengers. Most people would react negatively and agree that this is reckless behavior. Yet, this same group sees nothing wrong with talking on the phone or texting while driving. After all, it only takes a quick second to glance at a text—kind of like blinking and these days a lot of cars dial the phone for you, so it’s cool...
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...TITLE: Banning on cell phone usage while driving In this day and age technology is advancing every single day. Now in these times you look around as you walk down the streets everyone has a cell phone. With the amount of things you do with these devices they can become very distracting. From answering calls, texting, playing games, getting directions, etc... these devices some what become part of your life and you couldn't live without one like water can't live without it. With the increase in interest in these devices there does come a negative and that negative is they can be dangerous and use of them needs to be limited during certain activities. Use of a smartphone or cellphone while driving should be banned nationwide. Why you may ask it, well let me tell you it causes your reaction time to decrease, also cell phone use is a want not a need and finally it causes distractions to the driver. Can talking on a phone decrease your reaction time? Well folks it true your reaction time does decrease. How you may ask? Well a study done by the DMV shows that drivers who are focus on driving compared to those on a phone is about 3 times faster because by the time you let go of the phone to turn the wheel it too late. If both hands is on the wheel you could turn the wheel without that 3-5 second delay of letting go of the phone to grab the phone depending on the person it may take longer. The slower you are to react the more chance of a bad ending. This is just like if someone...
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...USAGE OF CELLPHONES AND BRAIN TUMORS Living in the information age technology is around people twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. One piece of technology most people have with them throughout the day is a cell phone. This study will investigate the relationship between the usage of cell phones and the increased risk of brain tumors. Numerous research studies have been done to analyze how the usage of cell phones correlates with the instance of brain tumors. This paper will analyze the findings of these studies and provide a description of the findings from the research studies that have been done related to the question do cell phones cause an increase in brain tumors to the cell phone users. Literature Review Berg, G., Spallek, J., Schüz, J., Schlehofer, B., Böhler, E., Schlaefer, K., et al. (2007) found that exposure to radio frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields can contribute to an increase the incidence of brain tumors. The same kind of radio frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields are produced by cell phone phones. If Radio frequency and microwave electromagnetic fields are both produced by cell phones than this could be an issue to anyone who uses a cell phone. If exposure to these radio frequencies and or microwave electromagnetic waves increases the risk of developing brain tumors this is a problem for the majority of the USAGE OF CELLPHONES AND BRAIN TUMORS population worldwide at an estimated “number of cell phone users in...
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...of Public Speaking Writing Assignment 6_06 I. Why banning the usage of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide. A. The reason why cell phones should be banned is because it has caused a large amount of accidents. B. Cell phones cause more than half of the motorized vehicle accidents. C. The increase of cell phones has had a tremendous affect on the accidents due to distraction in using cell phones. Therefore, I believe they should be banned while operating a motor vehicle. II. III. The outbreak in cell phone use has become more and more common by teenagers and young adults. We have access to our cell phones all the time, while driving and we use them to check face book, messages, and emails. The result of the cell phones being such a big part of our life causes, a huge distraction while driving. A. Being distracted by cell phones is a huge problem in today’s society. B. There are too many people at serious risk because of the usage of cell phones. They are more prone to get in a wreck being on or use of the cell phones. C. Cell phones should not be used to check emails, chat, and update your profile to any social settings because of the dangers to others and us. IV. In conclusion, it is easy to say that banning cell phones while driving is mandatory, because of the deaths it has had already caused and injuries that people sustained from the usage of cell...
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...Title: Banning of Cell Phone usage Nationwide A. Being more aware of the role cell phone usage plays while driving. B. To get more states to rally together nationwide to get cell phones to become hands free while driving. C. Cell phone usage while driving has become increasingly danger over the past few years. Cell phone usage while operating a vehicle should not be tolerated. It is a very huge distraction which can often to lead to harmful or even fatal accidents. I. Introduction A. Did you know that cell phone usage while operating a vehicle is not banned nationwide? B. Millions of fatal accidents and deaths occur every day due to cell phone usage while driving. C. People nationwide should rally together to get cell phone usage while operating a vehicle banned. II. Body of Presentation A. Cell phone usage while operating a vehicle needs to be banned 1. Cell Phone usage is one of the biggest distractions on the road while driving. 2. If Cell Phone usage was banned nationwide it would make people think twice about operating a vehicle and using a cell phone at the same time. B. Fatal Accidents occur every day at the hands of a person using a cell phone while Operating a vehicle. 1. Families lose a loved one due to fatal injuries caused by people using their cell phone while driving 2. These accidents can be avoided if more people opt to be cell phone free while driving. C. Hold...
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...online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.626 ISSN 1993-8233©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Mobile phone to youngsters: Necessity or addiction Ishfaq Ahmed1*, Tehmina Fiaz Qazi2 and Khadija Aijaz Perji2 2 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. Accepted 15 June, 2011 1 This study focuses on exploring the pattern of mobile phone usage among youngsters in Pakistan to delineate the extent of addictive behavior towards its usage. For this purpose questionnaires were used to elicit the responses. University students were selected as population and simple random sampling technique was used. Sample was consisting of 500 students out of which 400 students responded back comprising 80% response rate for this research. Findings of this study revealed that majority respondents are able to have definite priorities between their responsibilities and commitments and their cell phone usage. Very few are those who always exhibit the extreme addictive behaviors and rest is the majority who are not frequently involved in addictive usage patterns. Thus, youngsters use their cell phones under reasonable limits and do not tend towards extreme behaviors leading towards addictive cell phone usage. Key words: Mobile phone, addiction, youngsters, youth, Pakistan. INTRODUCTION Technological revolution has provided the world with luxurious inventions. Communication channels...
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...Should Cell Phones be allowed in Schools? Articles Among all the modern electronic gadgets, the most common is a cell phone. It has become an integral part of modern man's life. Almost everyone, is using it. This wide usage of cell phones creates a big problem especially while they are being used by school going children. some State governments put a ban on the usage of cell phones in schools because they help in the perpetration of certain very unhealthy activities. Usage of cell phones in schools has both positive and negative sides. Cell phone is the best source for those parents who remain worried for the safety and security of their children. But there have been reports about the disorders and dysfunctions caused by the cell phones. They may be used for cheating in examinations, defaming, creating pornographic content, organizing criminal activities etc. Beside it, usages of cell phones also gives medical problems like loss of hearing, brain problems and many more. Some serious steps should be taken for this problem. Cell phone may be used once out side the school but should be banned in school hours. It is always fun to use new electronic gadgets. The most common among them is a cell phone. Some decades ago it was hard to imagine that we could contact a person while walking on the road, shopping in the market, doing exercise in a gym, traveling in a bus, car, train etc. But with the help of cell phones it have become possible now. Six to seven years back, the prices...
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...3297: 2007 Certified Organization) Vol. 2, Issue 12, December 2013 The Mobile Phone Usage Among Teens And Young Adults Impact Of Invading Technology Krithika.M1, Dr.S.Vasantha2 Research Scholar, School Of Management Studies, Vels University, Pallavaram Chennai, India1 Professor, School Of Management Studies, Vels University, Pallavaram Chennai, India 2 Abstract: The development and modernization of technology has made people‘s lives easier and contributed positively to social well-being so far while it has also brought about some problems and threats stemming from irresponsible use of mobile phones among teens young adults. There is a critical and pathetic state prevailing over the sky of our youth. The whole youth population or student community is passing through the chaos, disturbance and mental incapacitation. This study focuses on exploring the pattern of mobile phone usage among teens and young adults in Chennai. It also attempts to examine the extent of addictive behavior towards the usage of mobile phones Questionnaire survey method was used to elicit the responses. Higher secondary students and first year college students were considered as population and simple random sampling technique were used to select the sample of 201 students. The collected data were analyzed with the help of various tools and techniques to draw meaningful inferences and conclusion. Keywords: cell phone, behavior, teens and young adults, parents conflicts. I. INTRODUCTION India‘s telecommunication...
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...and handheld cell phone usage has been associated with car crashes. A teen driver is about four times more likely to be distracted by texting while driving than an adult. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drivers under the age of 25 are two to three times more likely than older drivers to send text messages or emails while driving. It is obvious that distractions while driving can lead to accidents. In 2011, at least 23% or 1.3 million auto collisions were a result of cell phone usage. A 5 second texting distraction is all it takes for an accident to occur. The possibility of a car collision is 23 times more likely when texting, 1.3 times more likely when talking or listening, and 1.4 times more likely when reaching for the cell phone device. Cell phones are huge temptations for teens. About 13% of drivers between 18 and 20 years of age involved in car accidents admitted to texting or talking on their cell phones when they got in an accident. When using their cellphones, drivers do not realize that they drive out of their lane and become unaware of cars around them. In the age of iPhones and other advanced cell phones, there has been a significant increase in cell phone related accidents because users cannot only text and talk on the phone, but can also surf the internet. Statistics show that one in five drivers of all ages admits to surfing the internet while driving. Thanks to advancement with cell phones, social media...
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...should be stricter laws on using mobile hand held devises such as cell phones while driving. Whether it is talking, texting or looking for applications using hand held devises such as cell phones are very dangerous and stronger laws need to be put into place to detour the use of such devises. The Affects Law makers need to look at the stats regarding the accidents and accidental deaths that happen because of distracted driver. There needs to be changes made to the use of cell phone usage while driving to help keep people alive. Distracted drivers cause over half of the nations accidents. According to Gabrielle Kartsas (2014. Para, 6) of the USA Today the National Safety Council's annual injury and fatality report, "Injury Facts," found that the use of cell phones causes 26% of the nation's car accidents which is over 25% of all accidents. So the government needs to put stronger regulations on driving while using a cell phone. Some states have put regulations in to stop cell phone usage while driving. The GHSA (Governs Highway Safety Association) (2014, para, 4) says No state bans all cell phone use for all drivers, but 37 states and D.C. ban all cell phone use by novice drivers, and 20 states and D.C. prohibit it for school bus drivers. In the authors opinion a federal regulation needs to be put into place to stop drivers from using hand held devises while driving. If a driver must us their cell phone use a hands free devise. According to the CDC • 69% of drivers in...
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...Regina Dodson Student ID AC1400470 SP180.1.1 Principles of Public Speaking Assignment 06_06 02-07-2014 I Believe and Persuaded the Use of Cell Phones Should Be Mandatorily Banned Nationwide To Prevent Unnecessary Distractive Driving Banning the use of cell phones should be made mandatory nationwide while driving because it is a one of the nations’ top killers in America. Driving while being distracted kills thousands of people every year. Yet many drivers think they are good at managing both tasks so they continue to text behind the wheel. A car travels approximately 100 yards in less than the 5 seconds it takes to read a text. Texting distracts people from driving properly by diverting their attention to their cell phone, instead of focusing on the road. Furthermore, studies show that texting is as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Subjects are found to be mentally impaired while driving and chatting on a mobile device as when they are under the influence. These are the top reasons why I believe and am convinced that driving while on a cell phone should be banned in America. Cell Phone Usage as Top Killer in America National statistics show that cell phone usage while driving has become one of the nation’s top killers on our roadways today. According to the Texting and Driving Safety Statistics an average of 1,600,000 accidents are reported each year due to texting while driving. Nearly 25 percent of all accidents nationwide, 11 percent of which are teenagers...
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