Film 260 (summer 2013) Digital Flipbook assignment.

1. How Young is Too Young?
The Effects of Social Media and Excessive Technology Use on Youth
By: Sudiksha Shrimali
Image by: Alec Couros (Flickr)

2. Did you know that the minimum age to create
accounts on social media websites is 13 years?
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: Chris Messina
(Flickr)

3. Image by: Juan Iraola (Flickr)
Many children younger than 13 are heavily
involved with social media.

4. A2011
Consumer Reports
survey claimed
there were
7.5 million
underage Facebook
members,
two-thirds
of which were
10 or younger.
Source: Coming of Age in the Digital AgeImage by:Tela Chhe (Flickr)
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5. Adolescents now
use technology
to create an
online presence
and advance
their social life
instead of needing
it as a tool for
communicating
with family in
emergencies.
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(Google Advanced Image Search)

6. Since technology is relatively new, there is not substantial
data on the effect that it has on youth…
…but researchers have determined that excessive use of
technology has developmental consequences.
Image by: Oberazzi

7. Ongoing
research
has determined
that
preadolescents and
adolescents’
excessive use
of social
media
results in…
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8. 1. A lack of social skills and deteriorating
relationships with family members.
Image by: LuisArmandoRasteletti (Flickr)

9. Image by: marc falardeau (Flickr)
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If people spend too much time on technology, and
less time interacting with people like parents at the dinner
table, that could hinder the development of certain
communications skills.
– Dr. Small
Source:The Child, the Tablet and the Developing Mind

10. Image by: Mo Riza (Flickr)
“My students tell me about an important new
skill: it involves maintaining eye contact with
someone while you text someone else; it’s hard, but it can
be done.
– Sherry Turkle
Source:The Flight from Conversation ”

11. Adolescents’
increasing
proficiency
with technology
makes it
difficult for
some parents to
relate to their
children.
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: AspireYouth (Google Advanced
Image Search)

12. Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: Alex Bowyer (Flickr)
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The end result is often a knowledge and
technical skill gap between parents and youth,
which create a disconnect in how these parents and
youth participate in the online world together.

13. 2. “Internet addiction” results in sleep deprivation,
which negatively impacts academics for these
adolescents.
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: Kelly L (Google Advanced Image
Search)

14. It's just part of life now. Everyone's about the same now
when it comes to their phones -- they're on them a lot.
– Donald Conkey, high school sophomore
Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online
Image by: Angi English (Flickr)
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15. This technology addiction is getting extreme.
I've had students tell me that they bring their cell phones in
the shower with them. They sleep with them.
– Professor Groening
Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online
Image by; Steven Depolo (Flickr)
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16. The occasional day where my phone isn't charged or I
leave it behind, it feels almost as though I'm naked in
public.
– Michael Weller, high school senior
Many adolescents share the same view as Michael
Weller. They feel lost without their cellphones.
Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online
Image by: Collin Key (Flickr)
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17. This technology
addiction
compels
adolescents to
text and go online
during class,
diverting their
focus from
academics.
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18. 3. More susceptible to to Internet related issues:
Cyberbullying
“Facebook Depression”
Sexting
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: James Phillips (Flickr)

19. Cyberbullying is quite common, can occur to any
young person online, and can cause profound psychosocial
outcomes including depression, anxiety, severe
isolation, and, tragically, suicide.
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by:Tom Marsh (Flickr)
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20. Sexting is a phenomenon that occurs among
the teen population; a recent survey revealed that
20% of teens have sent or posted nude or
seminude photographs or videos of
themselves.
Source: Pediatrics Publication
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Image Search)

21. Finally, the new idea of “Facebook depression,”
occurs when adolescents who use social media sites
very often start displaying traditional depression
symptoms.
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22. These adolescents
are “at risk for
social isolation and
sometimes turn to
risky Internet sites
and blogs for ‘help’
that may promote
substance
abuse, unsafe
sexual practices, or
aggressive or
self-destructive
behaviors.”
Source: Pediatrics Publication
Image by: epSos.de (Flickr)

23. The naivety of these youth and lack of proper
conversation with others encourages them to not only
believe what they read on social media sites, but also
post details about their life and current situations.
Image by: GETTY (Google Advanced
Image Search)

24. Source: Coming of Age in the Digital Age
Image by: Michael Mandiberg
“When we talk about kids being active online, the
worry is less about what and with whom they are
sharing their lives than what hidden data their
participation generates that can be exploited by
others.

25. At age 13 and younger, are individuals really able to
understand the effects that social media and
excessive use of technology can have toward their
futures?
Image by: David Mican (Flickr)

26. Credits
All images were found either on Flickr (with a Creative Commons License) or
the Google Advanced Image Search (with the usage rights criteria being “free
to use share or modify”).
Any information without a source stated is based on my own interpretation of a
point and not any direct information from a source.

27. Work Cited
Bilton, Nick. “The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind”.The New York Times. 31
Mar. 2013.Web. 12 May 2013. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/disruptions-
what-does-a-tablet-do-to-the-childs-mind/
Clark-Pearson, Kathleen and Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe. “The Impact of Social Media
on Children, Adolescents, and Families”.Web. 13 May 2013. http://
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full
Irvine, Martha. “More youth use smartphones to log online: U.S. report”. CTV News. 13
Mar. 2013.Web. 13 May 2013. http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-
log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd
Makice, Kavin. “Coming of Age in the Digital Age”.Wired.com. 2 Mar. 2013.Web. 13 May
2013. http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age
Turkle, Sherry. The Flight From Conversation.The New York Times. 21 Apr. 2012.
Web. 13 May 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-
conversation.html?pagewanted=all_r=0
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