Effect of Text Messaging on Teen Age Students
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A Study on impact of text messaging on teen age students Prepared by
Rambhu kumar(11) Komal jaiswal(15)
Pankaj kakani(17) Sukirti keswani(18) Nitin maske(19)
Introduction 1
See it? Hear it? Take it! This is still the mantra of many schools across the country that succinctly summarizes the policy concerning cell phones in schools; in essence, they are banned. Yet, most teenagers are nearly inseparable from their cell phones, not because they are constantly talking, but because they are connecting with their friends through text messaging. As a phenomenon, this was originally unprecedented and unpredicted, especially because text messaging capabilities were designed strictly for mobile phone companies to communicate with their customers.
Teenagers, digital natives born into a world rich in technology who take ubiquitous computing for granted, tend to lead the way with most technologies, and text messaging is no different. The popularity of text messaging has placed people in positive and negative situations. On the positive side, text messaging is utilized as a source of information and reminders. Even the parents get to learn about it from their kids’ .Whereas on the negative side, teenagers are easily distracted at school. Instead of paying attention in classes, students are texting away. I've seen this happen a lot in college. Especially in high schools, this leads to falling grades, and poor report cards. Some kids are up late messaging their friends, which experts believe could have a significant impact on sleep. What are some of the effects that texting is having on teen age students? That is the question that our group explores in this paper. We conduct surveys and take a look at scholarly and periodical articles, looking to find some of the
SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
A Study on impact of text messaging on teen age students Prepared by
Rambhu kumar(11) Komal jaiswal(15)
Pankaj kakani(17) Sukirti keswani(18) Nitin maske(19)
Introduction 1
See it? Hear it? Take it! This is still the mantra of many schools across the country that succinctly summarizes the policy concerning cell phones in schools; in essence, they are banned. Yet, most teenagers are nearly inseparable from their cell phones, not because they are constantly talking, but because they are connecting with their friends through text messaging. As a phenomenon, this was originally unprecedented and unpredicted, especially because text messaging capabilities were designed strictly for mobile phone companies to communicate with their customers.
Teenagers, digital natives born into a world rich in technology who take ubiquitous computing for granted, tend to lead the way with most technologies, and text messaging is no different. The popularity of text messaging has placed people in positive and negative situations. On the positive side, text messaging is utilized as a source of information and reminders. Even the parents get to learn about it from their kids’ .Whereas on the negative side, teenagers are easily distracted at school. Instead of paying attention in classes, students are texting away. I've seen this happen a lot in college. Especially in high schools, this leads to falling grades, and poor report cards. Some kids are up late messaging their friends, which experts believe could have a significant impact on sleep. What are some of the effects that texting is having on teen age students? That is the question that our group explores in this paper. We conduct surveys and take a look at scholarly and periodical articles, looking to find some of the
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