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Growing U p Digital, Wired for Distraction By: Brandon , Tyler, Casey, and Mike

Growing U p Digital, Wired for Distraction By: Brandon , Tyler, Casey, and Mike. Electronics in the classroom.

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Growing U p Digital, Wired for Distraction By: Brandon , Tyler, Casey, and Mike

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  1. Growing Up Digital, Wired for DistractionBy: Brandon, Tyler, Casey, and Mike

  2. Electronics in the classroom • Kids take their phones and everything else that they have that is electronic to school and text and are more into them instead of school work • The kids that text in class Usually have bad grades

  3. Statistics and Trends • Kids that text in class usually have worse grades then those who don’t text in class • 31% of kids are on the internet, watching TV, or doing some other form of media 25% of kids are doing their homework 46% of kids are doing something else

  4. Danger of texting in class • They can get in trouble a lot faster then those who don’t text in class • You are “targeted” more then others • Teens that text in class don’t learn as much as teens that don’t text in class

  5. Advice to teens • Don’t text in class • Don’t spend all your time on electronic Spend more time on school work

  6. Advice to parents • Set a limited time total that teens can use electronics • Make sure they do their school work • Take child’s electronicsat bedtime

  7. Works Cited • Richtel, Matt. "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. The New York Times, 21 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/technology/21brain.html?hp=. Photos: http://www.roc4life.com/profiles/blogs/nine-stupid-reasons-why-kidsd Photos: http://goodvalue.lk/texting-in-class-cartoon&page=5

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