A look into the world of technology and whether or not it is helping or hurting the growth of our future generations

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by:
Jpandaluz

2. The surging growth in technology often
sparks a debate as to whether its presence
HELPS our youth, or if in fact, it HURTS the
youth of tomorrow
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by:
Thomas
Favre-­‐Bulle

3. One on hand, technology has allowed
these younger generations to access more
information
than ever before
Photo
by:
Cole
Castellarin

4. In one small device, children can have
access to a seemingly infinite number
of games and apps
In just the Preschooler
section alone, children
can download over
550,000 different brain
teasers, time killers, and
layover fillers on iTunes
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by:
eEditor

5. It seems as if the days
of simply going to school
reading a book, and playing
outside with friends are behind
us. The growth of technology
has forever changed that
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by:
Cayusa

6. Children now live an age where they NEED technology in their lives, for
without it they risk falling behind…
9 out of 10 parents with
children under 2 years old say
their children actively have
access to electronic media
More and more things are turning digital – schooling, banking, yellow
pages, movie listings. Before we know it, everything will become
technology based
Photo
by:
Omer
Unlu

7.
Naturally, we need to start
preparing our children for
this, and give them the
technology needed to succeed
Photo
by:
Will
Travel

8. Children have embraced this technology era,
and are able to do more things than ever before
“at ages 9 and 12, they can create a Web site in
the time it takes me to slice an onion” states
author Hanna Rosin, in reference to her own
two children
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By:
Joshua
Davis
Photography

9. Technology has also allowed these individuals to
connect with others at a level never seen before
There are an
estimated 5.6
million
Facebook
users under
the age of 13
Photo
by:
Sean
MacEntee

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By:
Monica’s
Dad
While technology
does undoubtedly offer
tremendous benefits to our youth,
are things really as rosy
as we think they are?

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by:
Tilman
me
Technology has come to play such
a large role in the lives of
generation Z, that they have come
to be dependent on it
“American childhood has
undergone a somewhat
alarming transformation in a
very short time. But to my son,
it has always been possible to
do so many things with the
swipe of a finger, to have
hundreds of games packed into
a gadget the same size as
Goodnight Moon” - Hanna
Rosin

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by:
Spitzgogo
The lives of these children have
come to revolve around
technology…
In 2010, two-thirds of children aged
4-7 had used an iPhone, according to a
media study conducted by the Joan
Ganz Cooney Center

13. In doing so, Generation
Z has become at risk of
being incompetent to
maintain a high level
of social interaction
"For children
under 5, it's not
the use of
technology that's
the issue," she
says. "It's the need
for them to
develop other
skills.” proclaims
pediatrician Dr.
Gwenn O’keeffe
Photo
by:
Pierre
MeFvier

14. Photo
by
mRio
Less face to face interactions with others,
Inability to hold a conversation,
Lack of basic social cues such as eye contact
and facial expressions,
And declining
physical
activity have all
been
acknowledged
as common
traits found in
Generation Z

15. Photo
by
Toca
Boca
Children
would now
rather have a
virtual tea
party, than
an actual one
with their
friends. This
is thanks to
Apps such as
the Toca
Boca Tea
Party

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by:
Rpb
BlaH
As a result, kids have forgotten the idea of “physical activity, and have
instead turned to “virtual activity”
"Kids are playing video games, watching TV, not getting out and
exercising” states Kelly Crowe of CBC

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by:
biHermelon
As a result,
child obesity
has doubled
from 15% to
31% between
1980 and
2012

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by:
Angeloangelo
So while
technology
may be seen
as connecting
our youth like
never before
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19. And teach things that were once unimaginable
Technology
undoubtedly can
offer great things
But the bottom line is, to use it in an effective
manner, it must be done using great balance
Photo by: Greg Westfall

20. Photo
by:
Anthony
Kelly

21. But then again, it could just be a mirage
Technology may be the light at the end of the
tunnel…
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by
comedy_nose
So in closing…

22. Bibliography
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impact-­‐of-­‐technology
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statscan.html
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a-­‐tablet-­‐do-­‐to-­‐the-­‐childs-­‐mind/