Growing Up Digital Analysis

In "Growing Up Digital", the author begins to speak about technology usage in schools', and how it affects the academic growth of students'. According to recent studies, technology usage causes a tendency to procrastinate, a shorter attention span, and a lower quality sleep. For example, a student may begin a homework assignment, but receives a text message so instead of finishing the assignment the student will focus on their cellphone. Thus, the student will end up procrastinating and forget about their work. Also, using cellphones, video games, and laptops were found to be more detrimental to a teens sleep pattern than television. This is due to the overwhelming experience those forms of technology provide to the brain, leading teens to forget important material learned to create room for the gaming experience that is stimulating their brain. Thus, the connection that an overuse of technology can have a negative effect on learning, however, if used properly technology can allow students' excel.
Procrastination is a very common problem when using technology. Many teachers have trouble getting students to not only focus on the assignment, but complete it on time. Mrs.Blondel, an English teacher, argues that technology is the reason her students' put off assignments. She argues that the students
If teenagers would like to see an increase in their grades than they must find out how to use technology wisely. With, that being said if teenagers do not find a way to stop the negative influence technology can have on them it will continue to be frowned upon by teachers. Many teachers feel the need to completely disconnect their classrooms from technology to try and stop these claims that the author has made throughout the article. Technology can be useful to students' and teachers alike if they work