They can do it any time from the bedrooms using the internet. ... It does not matter the time or the location. ... Activities such as doing homework, finishing work in the office or even having a conversation with a friend, it is getting hard to get those things done without being interrupted by notifications from social network websites. There are many students that have had problems to get focus while they are doing their homework. ... For example, when a student is trying to do his homework on a computer, the curiosity and interest of see what their friends is posting in a social network ar...

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The Internet is a wonderful source for teachers who may give homework assignments via the web and list hyperlinks to various online sources that have additional information. ... These few examples illustrate how the world-wide-web has already changed the way in which I do things. Improved baud rates, faster personal computers, and better network hardware are not only improving the quality of current applications, but they are also making it possible for engineers to do more than ever imaginable. ... I believe technology is advancing so rapidly that electronic communication will play a r...

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This overuse results in less time for our children to study, do homework, read, exercise, or participate in any out of school organizations. ... Hodgkinson states in his article that "Facebook is a deliberate experiment in global manipulation" I'm not quite sure I believe that this social site is capable of that, but I do feel strongly that this leaves their informational door wide open to financial predators as well as the sexual ones mentioned before. ...

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Instructors are now able to assign homework, hold virtual class discussions, post grades, explore external source material, employ virtual reality to enhance CMC, give exams and have a student's scores automatically graded instantly, as well as innumerable other doldrum automations (Witmer 1995). ... Yet along with all of this wonderment and infatuation with that which is new, what exactly are all of these gadgets doing for the educational system? ... If 70% of a group of students does not know what the term "hypertext" means, they have a lesser chance of involving themselves in an onli...

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As it stands today, it is a lot easier to for people to go beyond limitations and do things they would not normally do if they were in a face-to-face setting. ... Many of these younger adults do not realize there are legal implications to these actions that can stem to civil to criminal behavior. ... Not only do psychiatric problems arise with the overuse of technology but an addiction with the Internet can also become an issue. ... Homework, physical activity, studying and even sleep are healthy activities to maintain a successful average academically. ... If aggression does not arise, depre...

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