TECHNOLOGY DEPENDENCY

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TECHNOLOGY DEPENDENCY

• BY DORIAN RICHARD

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INTRO

• For my global geography exam I chose my topic as
  technology dependency . In this PowerPoint Ill
  be showing how much we use technology now and how
  its effecting us in point form so you know the
  facts.

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Cell Phones/mp3

• 75 of teens, 12-17years old, have a cell phone.
• 80 of 10-11 year olds have one.
• 76 have a mp3 player
• Youth are spending more time on phones playing
  games, listening to music and watching videos
  then talking on them.

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TV/Video Games

• 9,000 students were surveyed in Toronto and 10
  said they play 7 or more hours of video games a
  day. Thats 900 students!
• 66 of infants-toddlers watch 2 hours of tv a
  day. Youth, 8-18 years old, spend 4 hours in
  front of the TV and almost 2 hours on computers
  and video games.
• 64 of homes have TV on during supper.

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TV/Video games cont.

• 70 of kids have TVs in their room and 50 have
  video games.
• Only 28 of kids have parental TV rules and 30
  have video game use restrictions.

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Computers

• Only 36 of kids have limited computer use.
• 74 of teens have a social-networking page.
• 90 of kids age 5-17 use computers.

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Health

• In the U.S. 1 out of 3 kids are considered obese.
  
• 47 of heavy-media use kids get fair or poor
  grades.
• 51 of Canadians are overweight.
• One of the leading causes of obesity is
  insufficient exercise.

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Issues

• I had to do this project with Technology because
  we are so dependent on it.
• We communicate more by texting then face to face.
• Kids are rarely going outside anymore.

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