Photo by anieto2k - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/49703021@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

UN-FRIEND IT RIGHT NOW!!

Is Technology Still Your Best Friend?

Photo by x-ray delta one - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/40143737@N02 Created with Haiku Deck

Living in an Ubiquitous world, digital devices are slowly taking over our lives,

privacy, and humanity

Photo by andrewrennie - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/29712408@N02 Created with Haiku Deck

We spend more time on our phone and laptop than sleeping [1]

As an average person spends 8.5 hours on electronic devices each day

Photo by Takashi(aes256) - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/46151146@N04 Created with Haiku Deck

About 42% of the respondents in the survey, conducted by Harris Decima, said their phone is kept on all day, everyday. [7]

Photo by Boudewijn Berends - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/45823378@N07 Created with Haiku Deck

And…

Canadian children aged 3 to 5 learned how to navigate through a tablet before learning to tie shoelaces or even swim. [8]

Photo by slimninja - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/21092816@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

DOES THIS

LOOK

NORMAL TO

YOU?

Photo by Camil Tulcan - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/75771006@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

Reaching for a device becomes so natural that we start to forget that there is a reason [9] -Sherry

Turkle

Photo by zubrow - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/58980484@N08 Created with Haiku Deck

When we forget to bring our phone with us, we feel…

Panicked – 73%

Desperate – 14%

Sick - 7%

[2]

Photo by blentley - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/8675898@N03 Created with Haiku Deck

We Also Spend Time Together..

#1. Lying in Bed

#2. Using Bathroom

#3. During Meals

#4. While Driving

[2]

Photo by somegeekintn - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/66335021@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

….DEFINETLY NORMAL

Photo by fPat - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/22729391@N03 Created with Haiku Deck

WAKE UP!

DIGITAL DEVICES ARE RUINING YOUR LIFE

Photo by MDMA. - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/46856546@N02 Created with Haiku Deck

Physical EffectsiPosture & Text

NeckDoctors say, excessive use of digital device can lead to permanent damage to our overall posture

Computer Vision Syndrome

Staring at the tiny font in your texts and scrolling through dozens of tweets can lead to eyestrain, blurred vision, dizziness, and dry eyes.

[3]

Photo by illuminaut - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/21611336@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

Psychological Effects

EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF

STRESSCyber-Bullying

Anti-Social

Anxiousness

Lying

[6]

Photo by Fey Ilyas - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/28968923@N08 Created with Haiku Deck

“Social media has become so deeply integrated across

multiple generations,

multiple platforms and devices,

multiple spheres of public and private

life”

-Pew Internet

Photo by William Brawley - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/93841400@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

Guess It’s Time to Say Good Bye

Photo by symphony of love - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/85608594@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

BUT HOW?

Photo by Mor▲telli - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/27512913@N03 Created with Haiku Deck

First! Learn How to Control Yourself

Studies found that recommended screen time is only 2 hours per day

So set a LIMIT!

[10]

Photo by Johan Larsson - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/38305415@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

Second! Turn off Notifications

We check our phone 150 times a day….

Why not address them all at once?[4]

Photo by Ervins Strauhmanis - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/76523360@N03 Created with Haiku Deck

Third! Lock Your Phone With a Long Password

If you find yourself breaking rules too often and need a little extra help

Then an extremely long password can do the trick

[5]

Photo by Eva the Weaver - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/16324044@N00 Created with Haiku Deck

But, If You’re Still Struggling…

Try using a dedicated electronic device quitting application!

Stay-On-Task

App Detox

Photo by Nathan E Photography - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/7843389@N02 Created with Haiku Deck

Lastly… Don’t Expect Immediate Changes!

Don’t expect things to change overnight.

Take things slowly and be patient.

And most importantly, believe in yourself!

[4]

Photo by matea2506 - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/88394234@N04 Created with Haiku Deck

It’s Better Late Than NEVER,

So….

Photo by Jhong Dizon | Photography - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/27636029@N05 Created with Haiku Deck

Web Sources

1. Davies, Madlen. "Average Person Now Spends More Time on Their Phone and Laptop than SLEEPING, Study Claims." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 11 Mar. 2015. Web. 12 June 2015.

2. Dales, John. "Lookout." - Welcome to. Web. 12 June 2015.

3. Hawkins, Amanda. "5 Seriously Bad Side Effects of Your Smartphone Addiction." Good Housekeeping. 26 June 2014. Web. 12 June 2015.

4. Nield, David. "How to Break Your Smartphone Addiction." Field Guide. 6 Aug. 2014. Web. 12 June 2015.

5. Dachis, Adam. "How Can I Stop Using My Phone All the Time and Actually Connect with People in the Real World?" Lifehacker. 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 12 June 2015.

6. Archer, Dale. "Smartphone Addiction." Psychology Today. 5 July 2013. Web. 12 June 2015.

Lecture Readings

7. Pew. "Nearly 50% of Canadian Mobile Users Say Their Device Is on Hand 24/7: Poll - CityNews." CityNews Nearly 50 of Canadian Mobile Users Say Their Device Is on Hand 247 Poll Comments. 27 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 June 2015.

8. "Digital Abilities Overtake Key Development Milestones for Today's Connected Children." AVG Now. 3 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 June 2015.

9. Turkle, Sherry. "The Documented Life." The New York Times. The New York Times, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 June 2015.

10. Pew."Methods." Pew Research Center RSS. 1 Apr. 2015. Web. 12 June 2015.

11. Madden, Marry. "Teens Haven't Abandoned Facebook (Yet)." Pew Research Centers Internet American Life Project RSS. 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 12 June 2015.