1. Negative Effects of
Technology
By: Erin Santiago

2. 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?

3. Lately I have been reflecting on the fact that we as a society
sometimes depend upon technology a little too much.
Technology has made our lives so much easier and more
simple, but I fear that it has also paralyzed the way our
generation thinks and behaves.

5. Effects on our Youth
• Our generation has come out with
all of these new technologies such
as the W Playstation, and Xbox.
ii,
• These technologies may be fun
but they have caused young kids
to start depending on technology
at an early age.
• Instead of doing their homework,
chores, spending time with their
family, or playing sports most
choose video games as their main
priority.

6. BEWARE
The following clips contain foul language and is not
acceptable for children under the age of 13.

7. This clip is a story of a boy who is addicted to MySpace, to
the point that he seems to be mentally unstable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wWC0tfJZY
This is a clip of a kid playing halo, he is ranked 100.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Af4zxwrvM
Lastly, this is a clip of a teenager whose mom canceled his
World of Warcraft account. Is this behavior normal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc

8. • 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.

9. MySpace and Facebook
• MySpace and Facebook are social networking sites that can help you build
stronger relationships with friends but, it can also break them.
• Specifically romantic relationships.
• It can increase jealousy and trust issues.
– Maybe because your significant other isn’t always sending you
comments but rather is talking to their friends or people of the opposite
sex more.
– Maybe they don’t put up a lot of pictures of the two of you together like
you do or gush about your relationship all over their profile.
– Some people become obsessed with constantly viewing their partners
profiles in order to see what they are doing.

10. Documentary on how Facebook
effects relationships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwwuIn9inE

11. A recent study taken by Ben Parr Showed that
there are four themes contributed to jealousy
on Facebook:
1. Accessibility of information: Increased info about the interactions
of significant others lead to increased monitoring and jealousy for
19.1% of participants
2. Relationship jealousy: 16.2% of respondents were explicitly
linked to Facebook use contributing to jealousy
3. Facebook as an addiction: 10.3% of participants had major
difficulty limiting the amount of time he or she looked at his or her
partner’s Facebook profile.
4. Lack of context: 7.4% of respondents referenced how Facebook
can be ambiguous and that, without context, jealousy can be
spurred over misunderstandings.

12. Addicted to the Internet?
There is rehab for that.
Ben Alexander, 19, is a former student at the University of Iowa but
spent every waking minute of his time playing World of Warcraft. As
a result, he flunked out. In order to break his addiction that he says, is just
as addictive as alcohol and drugs, he needed to seek professional help.
Alexander was able to find reSTART, which is the first residential treatment center for
Internet addiction in the United States. “It opened in July and for $14,000 offers a 45-
day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer
use, which
can include obsessive use of video games, texting, Facebook, eBay, Twitter and any
other time-
killers brought courtesy of technology,” (Geranios).

13. Technology has made life a lot
easier on us and I am not trying to
say technology is bad because, I
personally would have a hard time
functioning without it. However,
there comes a point when we need
to set boundaries on how much
technology “intake” we consume
because, not all good things stay
good. There are negative side
effects to technology as you can see
and we need to be aware of them in
order to control it.

14. Works Cited
Geranious, Nicholas K. "Addicted to the Internet? There’s rehab for that - Tech and gadgets-
msnbc.com." Breaking News, Weather, Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Travel,
Science, Technology, Local, US & World News- msnbc.com. 3 Sept. 2009. Web. 07 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32679167/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/>.
Heather. "Sometimes We Depend on Technology Too
Much." 26 Mar. 2008. Web. 5 Dec. 2009.
Live Science Staff. "Some Children Really Are Addicted to Video
Games | LiveScience." LiveScience | Science, Technology, Health &
Environmental News. 20 Apr. 2009. Web. 06 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.livescience.com/health/090420-children-video-games-addicted.html>.
Parr, Ben. "Study: Facebook Increases Jealousy in Relationships." Social
Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide. 9 Aug.
2009. Web. 03 Dec. 2009. <http://mashable.com/2009/08/09/facebook-
relationship-jealous/>.