Teens and our Technology

     Teens nowadays are addicted to their phones. I think many would agree with this. Many schools are beginning to think that things like texting and the  excessive usage of mobile devices have or can affect a students education. Why is it that parents complain about their teens using their phone all day? Does it really affect how we think, or the actions we make? A research made by the Cranfield School of Management has found that about 59.2% of  teens have admitted to, on more than one occasion, take information from the internet and insert it straight into their homework. So if you ask, a lot of adults would say that things like this are always tempting, with students having such easy access to the web world on their smartphones and whatnot.  39.3% of 11-18 year olds said that they caught themselves writing words in shortcuts as they would in their text on their phones, and lowering their grades because of this on school essays. Another thing is, teens spend an average of 1-2 hours daily, only on Social Networks. The need of being connected and aware of what is going on all the time is getting to teens on the lookout for what is new and what is good. It is weird to think that our parents did not have all the advantages with technology like we do now, and that they do not understand why we are so caught up in it all. Sometimes kids wonder how their parents survived without it, or how they even enjoyed life, kept in touch with friends, or even just stayed caught up with the latest trends and even more important, the latest gossip. However it is even crazier to think how fast technology is advancing, and the many things we are able and will be able to do in the near future! The bottom line is, it is safe to say that teens are getting very dependent with todays technology and that may or may not always be much of a good thing. Believe it or not, the internet, and even just our cellular devices, as much as they might be useful, could also get us teens, in big trouble!