Children and Cellular Children and Cellular PhonesPhones

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Brought to you by Brought to you by MOTOROLAMOTOROLA

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Making Culture with Mobile CommunicationMaking Culture with Mobile Communication Adaptation of mobile culture into one’s everyday life has Adaptation of mobile culture into one’s everyday life has

created a new process in which teenagers can develop created a new process in which teenagers can develop their identities and culturetheir identities and culture

Has led to acknowledge times and places that typically Has led to acknowledge times and places that typically have no meaning—‘no-where-places’ and ‘no-where-have no meaning—‘no-where-places’ and ‘no-where-times’times’

Redefining the lines between private and publicRedefining the lines between private and public ““The mobile phone works as a practical and symbolic The mobile phone works as a practical and symbolic

‘membership categorization device’”(101).‘membership categorization device’”(101).

Welcome to the World of Welcome to the World of Multitasking! Multitasking!

““System Overload” System Overload”

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System OverloadSystem Overload

When serious thought is required, people When serious thought is required, people learn less, waste more time, and make learn less, waste more time, and make more mistakes if they multitask more mistakes if they multitask (Wickelgren, 4). (Wickelgren, 4).

The brain normally doesn’t do two things The brain normally doesn’t do two things requiring conscious thought at the same requiring conscious thought at the same time; instead, it switches back and forth time; instead, it switches back and forth between them (Wickelgren, 5).between them (Wickelgren, 5).

Switching ChannelsSwitching Channels

Name the colour of the written word… Name the colour of the written word…

BLUE

GREEN

RED

PINK

YELLOW

RED GREEN

AdvertisingAdvertising Kids and Cell PhonesKids and Cell Phones, , from Vincent Iannelli, M.D., from Vincent Iannelli, M.D., Your Guide to PediatricsYour Guide to Pediatrics Pros? Cons?Pros? Cons?

Cell Phones Catering To Cell Phones Catering To KidsKids by the CBS News by the CBS News

Kids and cell phones poll Kids and cell phones poll

At what age should kids At what age should kids get their first cell phone?get their first cell phone?

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Concluding PointsConcluding Points

Class ActivityClass Activity

Activity: In groups of 4-5, design your own cell Activity: In groups of 4-5, design your own cell phone for kids. phone for kids.

Instructions: Take a piece of construction paper Instructions: Take a piece of construction paper and design a non-functioning prototype of a kid’s and design a non-functioning prototype of a kid’s cell phone. Come up with a creative name for cell phone. Come up with a creative name for your prototype. On a separate piece of paper, your prototype. On a separate piece of paper, draft a short pitch to Motorola about the features draft a short pitch to Motorola about the features of your phone and its appeal to kids. Present of your phone and its appeal to kids. Present your pitch to the class.your pitch to the class.