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Photo by: Johan Larsson
By Diana Pedersen
CALLING FOR
CHANGE
“In the past 50
years we have
moved from
"mainframe"com
putersthat
needed their
own rooms to
ones that fit in a
p o c k e t . . . ”-Charles Arthur
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These
hand-held
devices have
become an integral
part of our
everyday
lives.
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9 9 . 8 % o f c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s
and 78% of teensownaMOBILE
P H O N E .N e a r l y h a l f o f t h o s e a r e
T O D A Y
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SMARTPHONES.
They allow
us
to connect
with
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To capture photos…
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and share our experiences…
…to
play
games…
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To ask questions…
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And get immediate answers…
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O r t o l o o k u p
O N - T H E - S P O Td i r e c t i o n s
A N Y T I M E ,A N Y P L A C E .
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Technology-enabled, we are able to be with one another, and
a l s o e l s e w h e r e , c o n n e c t e d t o
whereverwe want to be.-Sherry Turkle
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With so much to offer, people are
becomingDEPENDENTon their mobile
devices…
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…Using them as their primary source of
communication, and spending less time interacting
with the ones they are with.
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Young adults spend up to7hours a
day interacting with communication
technology, sending an average of
109.5 text messages each day…
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50% of smartphone owners sleep next to their
phone to make sure they don’t miss any calls, text
messages, or other updates during the night…
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And 62 percent of mobile phone users aged
18-24 immediatelygrab their phone after
w a k i n g u p .
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"I really need to have that
connection and that
attachment to my phone all
the time.”-Michael Weller, a
high school senior
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"We've sort of hit a tipping point. The
conversation has shifted from wow, isn't all this
technology cool to wow, how do we control it?”
– Aisha Sultan
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We moved from
conversation to
connection and
stopped realizing
that there is a
difference.
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HOW
CAN WE
CONTROL
IT?
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The solution is in our
hands. We must learn to
balanceour time. To live
in the moment, and stop
relying on our hand-held
devices to give us
purpose.
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"Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is
no need to document everything. Live your
experiences. They will be stored in your memory
for eternity.” –Janell B. Hofmann, parent of 13 year old
mobile user
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"Keep your eyes
up. See the world
happening around
you. Stare out a
window. Listen to
the birds. Take a
w a l k . Ta l k t o a
stranger. WonderwithoutGoogling.”–
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy
http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd
http://www.digitalhome.ca/2011/05/one-third-of-canadian-wireless-users-have-a-smartphone/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/study-gauges-our-facebook-mobile-addiction-and-its-through-the-roof/
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Best-Worst-Mobile/Part-IV/Your-cell-phone-and-you.aspx
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9714616/Mobile-phone-addiction-ruining-relationships.html
http://www.times-gazette.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/01/10/mom-goes-viral-with-son-s-phone-code-of-conduct
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