Smart Phone Junkie?
Do you constantly check Twitter,Facebook and Emails?
Cellphone taking over my life!
Today’s technology has drastically increased so have addictions in the United States. The world that we live in is surrounded by people not communicating and preferring to send a quick text message. Most of us find ourselves looking at our phone all day and don't realize how much time we waste. Are we becoming nomophobics whithout realizing it ? Nomophobia is defined as fear of being without mobile phone.
Why do we care about Nomophobia?
Reference
"Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact - and it's the plague of our. Dailymail.co.uk. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
Show me the percentages!
Research states that 93% of the population spends 2-3 hours on smart phones. If you think about it we always say that we don’t have personal time but we don’t focus where all the wasted time goes. Our population spends less time outdoors, less conversations,and even less intimacy. As future teachers we want students to be attentive and awake during a lesson but what actions can be taken to prevent this? 77% of people aged 14-24 are Nomophobic and 68% of those are aged 25-34.
Reference
"Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact - and it's the plague of our. Dailymail.co.uk. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
Consequences
- Anxiety
- Cellphone radiation
- Sleeping less
- Not being attentive with others
- Wasted time
- Students not focused (during class time may affect students learning).
- Among other consequence nomophobic may lead to cyberbullying.
Reference
“Factors Affecting College Student’ s Mobile Phone Dependence and Anxiety”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2011 Vol II
Teachers against phone addicts!
Preventions / Actions to take
Preventions/Actions to take
- No texting while driving
- Practicing relaxation techniques such as breathing, yoga
- No checking Facebook or email before going to sleep
- Spend a day without your phone
Reference
Valdesolo, Piercardo. "Scientists Study Homophobia Fear of Being without a Mobil Phone."
References
Images
Kalvapalle, Rahul. Monophobia on the Rise. Digital image. Tredhuntertech.com. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomophobia>.
Beller, Sarah. ""Nomophobia" Plagues Most of Us | The Fix." The Fix. N.p., 12 May 2012. Web. 13 May 2016. <https://www.thefix.com/content/cellphone-addiction-plagues-everyone90088>.
Valdesolo, Piercardo. "Scientists Study Homophobia Fear of Being without a Mobil Phone." Http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-study-nomophobia-mdash-fear-of-being-without-a-mobile-phone/. N.p., 2015. Web. 2016. <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-study-nomophobia-mdash-fear-of-being-without-a-mobile-phone/>.
CALVERT, GINA. "Beyond Google’s Mobilegeddon: 6 Reasons to Be a Mobile-Friendly Church." Fellowship One Dynamic Church Trends. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 May 2016. <http://www.fellowshipone.com/blog/beyond-google-mobilegeddon-6-reasons-be-mobile-friendly-church/
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