2. Topics to be covered
Introduction
Benefits
Adverse Effects
Addiction
3. WHY YOUTH?
Technology has made life very comfortable for us.
Eliminating human errors has made work faster
and more efficient.
Everyone makes use of technology but it’s the
youth who make maximum use of it.
Indian youth, fastest adopters of digital
technology in Asia
Being IT Engineers, we are all going to be
subjected to tech savvy lifestyle.
“Youth and technology are like a hand and
glove.”
11. Keeping Get Talking to
other
In feedback
students
touch
12. Connecting Share Business
anywhere views
With And
everyone opinions
13. IV. Misc.
Work from Anywhere E-Commerce
• Connected to work at • Mobile Banking
all time. • Online Reservation
• Can handle different • Vouchers, Loyalty
things at the same Cards, etc.
time.
• Video
Conferences/Meetings.
16. Even though you might not
realize it, technology has
taken away from
relationships and the
business world.
“People used to always call
meetings, or have business
lunches, sometimes a quick
e-mail is all you’ll receive
from a superior,” (Heather).
Our generation is now more
likely to send an e-mail or a
text to family members and
friends rather than picking
up the phone and actually
talking to them.
17. MySpace and Facebook are social networking sites that can
help you build stronger relationships with friends but, it can
also break them.
It spread Rumor very fast
19. HEALTH
Memory
•Short-term memory Loss. (Eg Reminders)
•RSI (repetitive stress injury)
Neck and back •Text neck
•Back pain
Eye •CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome)
Body •Obesity
•Bacteria
Ear
•Partial deafness
•Ear ringing
Finger •Digital thumb: thumb size increases due to
excessive use
Lap •Toasted Syndrome
20. Lack of privacy and security
• Stalking
1.
• Cyber crimes
2.
• 40% teenagers receive a request online for personal
3. information
• Over 15% children in the United States are confronted by a
4. stranger online, for some reason or the other
23. Texting shortcuts
Can You tell me what does this abbreviation mean?
jsyk, irl kdz twtg + iming buds cr8ting
probs @ skool!
It mean:
Just so you know, in real life, kids tweeting and instant
messaging their friends is creating problems at school!
24. Flipside of technological advancements
Lack of Instant
Less Realistic
Communication gratification
Cause of Attention Environmental
Depression Deficit concerns
25. I. Instant gratification
• Technology negatively affects us by perpetuating the mind set
of immediate satisfaction
• The creation of various portable technological devices has
slowly ingrained the idea of instant gratification with gadgets
like the PS3, etc.
• A child who plays with electronic toys may not mature in a
healthy way as the toy was operating at its every need
28. II. LESS REALISTIC
a) Separates individuals from reality
• “For some people, the main appeal of the iPod is that it
preoccupies you so that you do not have to deal with the
uncontrollable factors of everyday life,”
b) Virtual World
• When you go on to Facebook with teenagers, they live in a
world where they think everybody thinks like them
• There's much less time spent muddling along with people
who are really quiet different.
• So they become less receptive to people with different
ideologies.
29.
30. III. LACK OF COMMUNICATION
Impact on Social life
38% 40% Unfavourable
Favourable
Neutral
22%
Data shows that those who use the Internet frequently spend
over 100 minutes less time with friends and family than non-
Internet users.”
31.
32. V. ATTENTION DEFICIT
Reasons for the prevalence of attention deficit disorder in
children nearly doubled from 1990 through 1995 and still
increasing
Much of the available television
Video game
PC games
Which involves rapid shifts in attention as the viewer shifts
focus from one target to another or reorients due to fast
movement or a new angle of view
33. DIGITAL DIVIDE
• More than half of young men but only 9% of
Usability young woman would admit to have a strong
interest in technical matters
Technical
• Cause of generation gap
literacy
• Creates a digital divide between the youth
Cost of developed countries and those of less
prosperous regions
34. • WEEE generation in India was
approximately 1,46,180 tonnes/year in
2005 which is expected to exceed
8,00,000 tonnes/year by the end of.
35. How much is too much?
Can you go one week without video games?
Can you go one week without your MySpace or Facebook?
Can you go one week without internet?
36. What is Tech Addiction?
Refers to addiction to various aspects
of technology.
Not a substance addiction.
It’s a process addiction.
Excessive dependence.
Deals with obsessions and
compulsions of individuals.
Not necessarily covers all areas.
37. Areas of Tech Addiction
Internet Use (IU)
Video Games Addiction
Online Gambling
Texting and cell phone use
Cybersex Addiction
Cyber relationships
Television Addiction
Instant messaging (IM) addiction
38. Symptoms
Preoccupation or strong desire to use the internet
Withdrawal is followed by anxiety, irritability and boredom
Tolerance refers to the need for more to achieve
satisfaction
Difficulty to control the desire, or discontinue use
Disregard for the harmful consequences of continued use
Social communications and interests are lost in lieu of
time on the internet
Alleviation of negative emotions by using the internet to
escape
Hiding use from friends and relatives through deception
and dishonesty.
43. The Internet Addiction Test
How addicted to the internet are
you?
Let’s find out from these 10
questions.
Scoring System:
◦ Each question has 6 options.
◦ Each answer carries some point.
◦ The sum of all the points will determine
the range of your addiction.
44. The Internet Addiction Test
The six options are:
◦ Does Not Apply = 0 Points
◦ Rarely = 1 Point
◦ Occasionally = 2 Points
◦ Frequently = 3 Points
◦ Often = 4 Points
◦ Always = 5 Points
45. The Internet Addiction Test
1. How often do you find that you stay online longer
than you intended or find yourself saying “just a few
more minutes” when online?
2. How often do you neglect household chores or any
other work to spend more time online?
3. How often do you choose to spend more time online
than with your family and friends?
4. How often do you lose sleep due to late night log-ins?
5. How often do you snap, yell, act annoyed if someone
bothers you while you are online?
◦ Does Not Apply = 0 Points
◦ Rarely = 1 Point
◦ Occasionally = 2 Points
◦ Frequently = 3 Points
◦ Often = 4 Points
◦ Always = 5 Points
46. The Internet Addiction Test
6. How often do your grades or school work or productivity
suffer because of the amount of time you spend online?
7. How often do you check your email or social networking sites
(before going to bed, the first thing when you wake
up, before having to do something else)?
8. How often do you become defensive or secretive when
anyone asks you what you do online?
9. How often do you use the internet to escape from day-to-
day problems?
10. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when
offline, or fantasize about being online, just anticipating
when you will go online again?
◦ Does Not Apply = 0 Points
◦ Rarely = 1 Point
◦ Occasionally = 2 Points
◦ Frequently = 3 Points
◦ Often = 4 Points
◦ Always = 5 Points
47. The Internet Addiction Test
Result time!
Results:
◦ 0 – 9 : Below Average Range
◦ 10 – 24 : Average Range
◦ 25 – 39 : Above Average
◦ 40 – 50 : Significantly above
Average.
48. Cure
Admitting the Set Time
Treatment/Therapy
problem Limit/Schedule
Introduce New
Create Awareness Self Control
Activities
Interact with others
Time Management Be more active
more
49. Conclusion
We can’t be rid of technology.
Integrated into the youth’s life.
Seek maximum use of Technology without it
adversely affecting your life.
Take measures to avoid addiction.
Go on for a few days without internet, mobile
phone.
If our ancestors could do it, we can too.
50. Reference
Research from Washington State University
Norman Nie’s paper “The Impact of Internet Use on Sociability”
http://counsellingresource.com/lib/quizzes/net-addiction-
testing/internet-addiction/
http://jackiehofmann.com/tech-addiction-stress-starts-here/
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/22/addicted-to-
technology-extreme-texting-gaming-comp/
http://whsword.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/addiction-to-
technology/
http://ezinearticles.com/?Teens-and-Cell-Phone-
Addiction&id=3136619
http://sites.wiki.ubc.ca/etec510/Techaddiction
http://ansonalex.com/infographics/internet-addiction-
statistics-2012-infographic/
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500695_162-1698246-
2.html?pageNum=1&tag=page
MOBILENetworking / CommunicationConnect with others through social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Real-time communicationMarketingSMS (text) messaging Mobile websites Mobile applications banner ads QR codes IVR messaging and more.
. A child that has always had only a toy and no other child to play with does not develop the skills needed for them to start school. They lack ability to interact with the other children; they have never before had to, for a toy was operating at there every need. When a child is only given a toy and no other companions they cannot fully function and mature in a healthy way
“We’re living at a time when attention is the new currency:” With hundreds of TV channels, billions of Web sites, radio shows, music downloads and social networking, our attention is more fragmented than ever before.The research, conducted by the Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing (YAW-CRC) also has shown that young people are much better equipped to deal with online risks than adults assume.
. A child that has always had only a toy and no other child to play with does not develop the skills needed for them to start school. They lack ability to interact with the other children; they have never before had to, for a toy was operating at there every need. When a child is only given a toy and no other companions they cannot fully function and mature in a healthy way
. (By constantly being cut off from personal interactions and new experiences because of a technological device, a generation with substandard social abilities is being groomed.)
Less communication skills Spend less time with family and friends More daily stressAnd more lonely
Cost Don’t understand the value /importance of money. Always want latest gadgets and are willing to pay extra for it
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