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Margin Outline
Technology is indeed useful and in fact mandatory for the existence of todays
society, but how will todays technological advances influence the future teachers,
doctors, lawyers, and laborers?
a. What if one day we all woke up to find empty phone cases?
b. Anxiety and fears of the public
c. Various uses of technology
d. What are the implications of technology on the future generation?
Narrative form personal encounter
a. Babysitting cousins who spent their whole time with their electronic
devices
b. What are the consequences?
c. Will they develop into socially and cognitively mature adults?
The younger generation have more access to technology than any previous
generation.
a. ABC news statistics on time spent leisurely on electronic device by
children.
b. State thesis: The implications of technology on child development have
sown varying results, both good and bad.
Excessive access to technology causes harmful setbacks in social
development of children.
a. Observations of fourth grade teacher show that children have become
less sociable and more reserved.
b. Dr. Gary Small (UCLA director of Longetivity Center) state that more
time on cellphone hinders the development of communication skills.
c. South Carolina public school facial recognition study
Another socially related consequence is the overuse of technological devices, by
parents, as a pacifier for kids when they begin to throw a scene in public facilities.
a. Parents fear of public humiliation
b. Children learn they can use electronic devices to escape social situations.
c. Children does not learn how to overcome boredom (loneliness).
d. Sherry Turkle emphasizes the importance for children to learn how to
engage themselves without the use of electronic devices.
Technology is useful in the classroom
a. Bridge IT study show the benefits of using technology to teach children.
b. NAEYC explain the usefulness of technology to intrigue young students to
learn.
c. The need for control/ supervision in the classroom.
The reality of the situation is that we can not get rid of technology.
a. Summary of previous points
b. How to allow benefits to outweigh the cost?
The age at which children should be exposed
a. Laura Lewis Brown quote
b. Dr. Carolyn James emphasized the importance for children to interact with
the world around them.
c. Limit to no access until preschool.

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The amount of time children should spend on their electronic devices
a. AAP limits the time to 2 hours a day.
b. Importance of the role of parents in supervision.
c. Usefulness of parental controls and limits on devices
Conclusion
a. More research being conducted
b. Reiterate initial question
c. A knife in the hands of a robber can take a life but the same knife in
the hands of a doctor can save a life.