THE IMPACT OF CELLPHONES
INTRODUCTION
• UBIQUITOUS DIGITAL DEVICES SUCH AS CELL- PHONES HAVE MADE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO MULTICOMMUNICATE,OR PARTICIPATE IN
MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS AT ONCE.
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO KNOW THE POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CELLPHONE ON THE FOLLOWING :
1,COMMUNICATION,2,EDUCATION,3,SOCIAL INTERACTION
,4,HEALTH,AND,5,ENIVORENMENT AND AT THE END TO SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO TO DECREASE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CELLPHONES.
HOW HAVE CELLPHONES CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE COMMUNICATE,POSITIVELY AND
NEGATIVELY??
POSITIVELY
• INCREASED CONNECTIVITY:SMARTPHONES HAVE MADE IT EASIER TO STAY CONNECTED
WITH OTHERS ,NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ,WITH INSTANT MESSAGING APPS ,SOCIAL
MEDIA ,EMAIL,AND VIDEO CALLS ,WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE ANYTIME
NEGATIVELY
• DECREASED COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS :ALTHOUGH CELLPHONES HAVE
OPENED THE DOOR TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN DIFFERENT WAYS (TEXT
MESSAGES ,SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING,PHOTOS ,E.T.C)THEY HAVE ALSO HURT
LIVE INTERACTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY ON THEIR PHONES OR
CHECKING THEM WHICH DETRACTS FROM THE PRESENT MOMENT
EDUCATION
WHAT ROLE DO CELLPHONES PLAY IN EDUCATION,BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY ??
POSITIVELY
• COLLABORATION:THE SCOPE OF THE MOBILE PHONE TO ARRANGE COMMUNICATION, MAKES IT
AN EXCEPTIONAL SOCIAL TOOL AND CAN ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN
STUDENTS,TEACHERS,PARENTS AND THE WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITY .WITH THE SMARTPHONE
,SOCIAL INTERACTION IS ENHANCED AND KEEPS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY CONNECTED AT ALL
TIMES .
NEGATIVELY
• CONCENTRATION:WANTING TO CHECK YOUR SMART-PHONE ALL THE TIME MAY AFFECT
CONCENTRATION AND DISTRACT YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN A CLASS OR WORK ENVIRONMENT.
• EXCESSIVE MOBILE PHONE USE HAS BEEN LINKED TO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON STUDENTS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE .SPENDING EXCESSIVE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ,PLAYING
GAMES OR ENGAGING IN NON-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THEIR PHONES CAN LEAD TO A
DECLINE IN STUDY TIME AND A LACK OF ENGAGEMENT WITH ACADEMIC MATERIALS.
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
HOW DO CELLPHONES INFLUENCE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS ??
POSITIVELY
• MOBILE PHONE COMMUNICATIONS POSITIVELY INFLUENCES SOCIAL
RELATIONSHIPS OF ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE MORE CAPABLE
OF RECONCILING THEIR ACTIVITIES BOTH OFFLINE AND ONLINE NETWORKS ,FOR
EXAMPLE WHEN THEY COMMUNICATE WITH CERTAIN FREQUENCY IN A MOBILE
,WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING THE SAME OR MORE CONTACT
NEGATIVELY
• FOR EXAMPLE ,MANY STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE GET DISTRACTED BY
USING THEIR PHONES , DOING THINGS LIKE TALKING ON THE PHONE ,CHECKING
A PHONE OR TEXTING WHILE TALKING TO SOMEONE CAN INTERFERE WITH THE
FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS .THIS LEADS TO WEAKER SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN
PERSON .
HEALTH
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE CELLPHONE USE ??
• OVERUSE OF YOUR CELL- PHONE OR SMARTPHONE CAN RESULT IN A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE OR BE
DIFFICULT TO TREAT,INCLUDING DIGITAL EYE STRAIN
• DIGITAL EYE STRAIN :THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH VIEWING A DIGITAL
SCREEN FOR OVER 2 HOURS THAT CAN ALSO LEAD TO EYES BEGINNING TO BURN AND
ITCH
• YOU CAN ALSO HAVE NECK PROBLEMS ,ALSO KNOWN AS ‘’TEXT NECK”,WHICH REFERS
TO NECK PAIN RESULTING FROM LOOKING DOWN AT CELL –PHONE FOR TOO LONG
• THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST AND HURTFUL THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A
PERSON ,CAR ACCIDENTS ,MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE HAT THEY CAN MULTITASK AND USE
THEIR PHONES WHILE DRIVING ,BUT THIS CAUSES SIGNIFICANT IMPARIMENT AND PUTS
THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER .RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT
TEXTING AND DRIVING CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS DRINKING AND DRIVING …
ENVIRONMENT
WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CELLPHONE
PRODUCTION ,USE AND DISPOSAL??
• THE MANUFACTURING OR PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A CELLPHONE ACOUNTS
FOR ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT ,MAKING IT THE MOST
DAMAGING DEVICE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
• CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT : WHEN CELL PHONES ARE THROWN AWAY
AND ARE BURNT,THESE TOXIC METALS ARE RELEASED IN TO THE ENVIRONMENT
POLLUTING IT.EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT BURNT,THEY END UP IN THE SOIL
SLOWLY CONTAMINATING WATER RESOURCES AND THE LANDFILL.
• HOW DOES THE PODUCTION OF CELLPHONES AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT
??:THE RAW MATERALS NEEDED TO PRODUCE A SMART-PHONE,INCLUDING
GOLD,COBALT,LITHIUM AND OTHER HEAVY METALS ,REQUIRE ENERGY –
INTENSIVE MINING AND THE REMOVAL OFTEN CAUSES SIGNIFICANT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF CELLPHONES
1. CELLPHONES HAVE MADE LIFE BETTER FOR EVRYONE BY HELPING US:
• STAY CONNECTED WITH OUR FAMILY ,FRIENDS AND E.T.C
• MEET NEW PEOPLE ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA
• MAKE PLANNING EASIER
• MAKE INFORMATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO FIND.
2.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE EFFETS IS THAT, CELLPHONES
HAVE ENCOURAGED THE GROWTH OF THE E-COMMERCE MARKET AS IT HAS
OPENED NEW WAYS FOR BUSINESSES TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS ON THE
GO,T PROVIDED A MEDIUM FOR BUSINESS TO ADVITERTISE THEIR
PRODUCTS AND TO ASSIST THEM TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR
CONSUMERS.RESEARCH HAS SHOWN US THAT SA RETAIL SALES THROUGH
MOBILE DEVICES IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND AT 24.66 BILLION IN 2022.
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CELLPHONES
• THERE ARE MANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CELLPHONE BUT I AM JUST
TO MENSION A FEW WHICH ARE :
• TEXT NECK:LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR PHONE FOR SEVERAL HOURS A
DAY CAN PUT SERIOUS PRESSURE ON YOUR NECK
• RELATIONSHIPS :OVERUSE OF CELLPHONES CAN ACT AS A THREAT TO
QUALITY INTERACTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS ,LEADING TO
DECREASED SATISFACATION IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS ,EXCESSIVE
DEVICE USE CAN LEAD TO FEELINGS OF BEING DISCONNECTED WHEN
WE SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
RECOMMENDATIONS
• SINCE WE HAVE A PROBLEM OF TEXT NECK ,HERE IS WHAT YOU MUST
DO TO AVOID THE PROBLEM :BRING YOUR PHONE UP TO EYE LEVEL
,INSTEAD OF BENDING OVER TO LOOK A YOUR PHONE ,BRING YOUR
PHONE UP SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT BENDING YOUR NECK
• WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM OF FEELING DISCONNECTED WHEN WE
ARE WITH LOVED ONES DUE TO THE OVERUSE OF CELL-PHONES HERE
IS A SOLUTION TO IT : HAVING RULES FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
,NOW THAT PHONES ARE PART OF DAILY LIFE ,WE MAY TEND TO
CHECK APPS OR RESPOND TO A QUICK TEXT WHILE WE ARE AT
DINNER OR IN A SOCIAL SETTING ,HAVING BASIC RULES WHEN YOU
SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KIDS ,FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY HELP
INCREASE YOUR QUALITY TIME WITH THEM .
CONCULUSION
• FINALLY WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION ,HOPE
YOU LEARNED OR GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW OR WHERE WE
CAN IMPROVE OR DECREASE THE NEATIVE EFFECS OF CELL-PHONE
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!
