The Negative Effects of Technology and Face-to-Face Communication

1. The Negative Effects of Technology and Face-to-Face Communication Max Guzinski & Rachel Bean

2. Positive Effects • Take advantage of technology without losing touch with real relationships (Tardanico) • Education • Health • Transportation/Travel • Business “The development of new technology helps people save lives; it helps people make work easier and makes the world a better place to live in.” (Singh)

3. Power • Technology gives each individual more power • Technology gives each person access to: • People • Information • Their Cars • Their Homes (Burkhardt and Brass)

4. What Is Our Topic? • Growth of technology starting to hinder face-to-face communcation (“Impact of Technology on Society”)

5. Personal Stories • Pet Peeve- • Texting at dinner table and having to repeat yourself • Friends not contributing to the conversation • It’s like talking to yourself when the person is on their phone

6. Impact on Sociability • Tele-cocooning Effect • Tendency of cell phones to reduce interpersonal interactions; Scott Campbell, assistant professor of communication studies (Goscicki) • Paradox (Goscicki) • Not only are relationships affected by the growth of technology but also businesses are started to lose the face-to-face communication (Tardanico)

7. Financial Aspect: Average Total Cost of a Smartphone in 2 Years (Martonik)

8. In Class Survey • Proves that 100% of the class have engaged in or seen someone on their phones while trying to have a conversation Click to add text (“Phone Use When a Conversation is Being Held”)

9. Ways to Prevent Outside Distractions The Phone Stacking Game • The game starts at the beginning of the meal • Everyone puts their phones face down at the center of the table • No one is allowed to pick up their phone during the meal • The first one to give in loses the game and buys dinner for everyone else (Friar) (Engl)

10. Don’t Let This Be You! (Hoffberger)

11. 5% Discount Off Your Total Bill • Owner and chef, Mark Gold, of Eva Restaurant • Las Angeles, California • Check in your phone when you enter • Sit back, relax and interact with your meal and table mates without outside distractions. “It’s about two people sitting together and just connecting, without the distraction of a phone, and we’re trying to create an ambiance where you come in and really enjoy the experience and the food and the company.” – Mark Gold (Ayrouth)

12. Employers Checking Social Sites • Careerbuilder study • 43% of managers have found information on social media that has caused them not to hire someone • Reasons • Inappropiate photos-50% • References of drinking/drugs- 48% • Poor communication skills- 30% • Lied about qualifications- 24% (Erwin)

13. Face-to-Face Communication Declining • People talking on their phones are less likely to communicate or associate with those around them because they are so involved with their phone conversations (Goscicki) • This power strengthens society by bringing everyone a little bit closer. But why can we not talk to the person next to us? • Awkward • Conversation is boring • The entertainment

14. Age Groups Affected • Teenagers send 5 times as many text messages than adults (Packer) • Most popular age to use cell phones is between 18 and 29 year olds (Emigh) • Now kids are starting to get phones at a younger age • On average 84% of 12 to 13 year olds have a phone (Packer)

15. What The Library Says About Cell Phones (“Library Sign Demoting Cell Phone Use”)

16. Generations • Study in 2010 shows 40% of adults are now engaging in web surfing, checking emails and texting on their smartphones • Went up 8% from the year before • Not only are teenagers on the Internet but 38% of 18-49 year olds surveyed use Internet on their phones; went up 13% the year before • With the growth of technology every generation is having to keep up (Emigh)

17. How does technology change society and how does society change technology ? • Society needs to adapt to the requirements of technology • Especially later generations • Technology has to adapt to the requirements of society • Economically, if society demands it they will get it • Social media creates the norm that shapes society and that develop our impressions (Schramm and Roberts) (Burkhardt and Brass)

18. New Toy • With many new apps and features, phones are starting to become known as "entertainment gadgets" • Taking pictures are becoming more popular than texting • 54% of people surveyed in 2010 send more pictures/videos rather than regular texting (Emigh) • 42% of teens can text with their eyes closed (Packer) • 65% of high schoolers use their phones during class (Packer)

19. Visual (“Cyberbullying Research Center”)

20. The Four Negative Side Effects of Technology • Elevated exasperation • Furious • Deteriorated patience • Declining writing skills • Lack of physical interactivity “The rapid revolution in technology affected our lifestyle drastically and led us to believe that our lives have changed for the better… However, there is a critical concern that is eating up most parents from inside, i.e., whether technology is affecting their children for the good or worse? What are some of the side effects of technology? What are we to do about the tech overload happening right now to students and everyone else?” (Martin)

21. Attachment • Teenagers are beginning to rely too much on their phones • 47% of teens say their social life would end if they did not have a phone • Security blanket • "Checking habits" • Study in Journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing says smartphones users are developing this habit • Unconscious behavior, can be unlearned • "Each time you get an email/text, it's a small jolt, a positive feedback that you're an important person." (Cohen& Sabriya) (Smith)

22. Average Time Spent Per Day With Media • People are spending more time on their phones doing non-voice activities. • Texting • Gaming • Social Media • Twitter • Facebook • Snap Chat • Instagram • Pinterest (Kleinman)

23. Research • Spending so much time texting and surfing the web interfers with school work • Taking a break to check your phone will make the orginial task harder to go back to • Dr. Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist a UCSF • Almost every source used gave tips/advice on becoming aware of over usage of phones • Warning us for the future (Cohen & Sabriya)

24. Texting vs. Calling • Study in 2010 shows that 95% of 18-29 year olds primarily use their phones to send messages (Emigh) • Out 15-18 year olds surveyed, on average spend 111 minutes texting a day (Packer)

25. Personal Story • Ethan Smith tragic accident • GHSA has passed many laws about texting and driving as well as talking on a phone and driving • 43 states have made a law banning texting and driving • 12 states have made a law banning talking on a hand held and driving ("Distracted Driving Laws") • Although there are laws, still a problem • In 2012, 3,300 people died due to distracted driving (Venegas) (Smith)

26. Future: The Control Revolution • U.S. revolutionized starting in the early 1800s all the way to today • Americans progressed more and more into gaining more control as technology became bigger and bigger in society • Transportation • Production and Processing • Preprocessing • Telecommunications • Marketing on mass media (Beniger)

27. Story of Susan • Sharon Seline, had texting conversation with daughter  • 7% of communication is based on written while 93% is based on nonverbal body language (Tardanico) • Hidden behind media • Superficiality vs. Authenticity 

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