22% of young children own cell phones (age 6-9), 60% of tweens (age 10-14), 84% of teens (15-18). Shows that as you get older, you get more into technology. Also according to a market research firm, the Yankee Group, 54% of 8 to 12 years old will have cell phones within the next three years. So they're saying that if we continue being so obsessed/addicted to technology, that it'll start affecting the younger generation more, and the percentage of young child owning cells will increase.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-12-06-complicating-things_x.htm
If teachers overuse computer instead of other ways of teaching, it can actually harm the students. I find this interesting because we always use computers to do our homework and projects, and to do research, and instead of it helping us, its actually harming us.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html
2/3 infants an toddlers and kids under 6 years old watch a tv 2 hours a day, kids form ages 8-18 spend nearly 4 hours watching tv, plus 2 more hours on the computer doing non-school work, and playing video games. The recommended amount for kids is, 0 hours for any kids under 2 since the first 2 years of life is considered a critical time for brain development, and no more then 1-2 hours for kids older then 2. Which makes me think of my cousins baby who is 5 months old, and how my cousin uses the tv as a way for the baby to get distracted, and i wonder just how different the baby would be if he grew without tv his two first year, vs watching tv like he is now. Also how kids that spend 4 hours per day watching tv are more likely to be over weight, which i agree with, because they are most likely spending those 4 hours doing thing not related to school, and then you add the time they spend on their school work, and at the they'd be going to sleep, having not gotten the recommended amount of exercise they need.
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