1. SMARTPHONESAre smart phones affecting productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and have an effect in education? 1 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
2. Content What are Smartphone's? How are Smartphones affecting productivity positively? How are Smartphones affecting productivity negatively? 2 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
3. What are Smartphone's? Mobile phones with added features that make them smarter They contain 1 or 2 cameras that allow you to take and view pictures and videos in many formats They have multiple connectivity possibilities like 3G,wi-fi,wimax,LAN 3 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
4. How are Smartphone's affecting productivity positively? It is easier and faster to contact people via instant messaging If one needs information asap and doesn’t have a laptop nearby, a Smartphone is efficient One can do their work while standing in a queue instead of waiting to get to their destination 4 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
5. How are Smartphone’s affecting productivity negatively? People in both schools and work places don’t do as much work because they are constantly instant messaging 5 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
6. How do Smartphone's affect communication in the workplace positively? It is easier to communicate for those people who are a long way apart (e.g. 10 floors apart) Workers can check their mail on the go 6 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
7. How do Smartphone's affect communication in the workplace negatively? People are less social because they are communicating on their Smartphone’s instead of face to face There’s less understanding between employers and employees because the employer could just send the employees the work to do with their Smartphone’s 7 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
8. How do Smartphone’s affect social engagement positively? There are many internet sites people could meet including dating sites. Its faster to make dates to meet people using instant messaging 8 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
9. How do Smartphone’s affect social engagement negatively? If you agree to meet someone you just met on the internet, they might turn out to be dangerous in person People are still less social because instead of meeting people physically, they just communicate with their phones 9 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
10. What are the positive effects Smartphone’s have on education? Students may access information quickly Students may be able to interact with each other and help each other with their school work 10 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
11. What are the negative effects Smartphone’s have on education? Students spend so much of their time texting that they spend less time studying Students become lazy to think and just use search engines for homework and information instead of using their books and actually learning things 11 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
12. Conclusion I personally don’t agree that Smartphone’s affect productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement and have an effect on education because: Everyone chooses how to lead their lives and cant blame Smartphone’s for not being able to get work done Smartphone’s have made life easier for people can get their work done and access whatever they want on their Smartphone’s 12 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
13. Referencing http://voip.about.com/od/mobilevoip/g/Smartphone-Glossary.htm/ (Accessed 31 March 2011). http://workawesome.com/productivity/are-Smartphones-a-productivity-tool/ (Accessed 31 March). http://ypsiciti.com/section.Education/Smartphones+join+classroom+instruction+at+Lincoln+Middle+School-article-1712.html (Accessed 31 March 2011). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/smartphone (Accessed 31 March 2011). http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-smartphone-market-share-2008-2009-2010-2 (Accessed 31 March 2011). Google.co.za/images?hl=en&q=Smartphone’s 13 Elita Ndenya ADP1003 23126744
