We are living in a digitalized world where our minutes of life have got technology dependent. The modern technologies such as Internet, Computer and Cellular Phones have faded away the state of our mind to notice the passage of time.
A piece of device such as a computer or a cellular phone has replaced most of relationships such as friendship and even has affected family interactions that most of the times, we prefer roaming around on social networks like, Facebook and Twitter rather than giving time to our family.
Living during an age in which the universe has turned to more like a colony, it is difficult to be away from technology and using technology has turned to a basic necessity of daily life. It is fine to be with technology and use it, but the over use of technology can be harmful. For example, technology addiction terribly affects the young pupils' learning and research skills.
The modern gadgets worsen pupils' spelling and encourage them for plagiarism. According to the statistic report published in BBC News Education Story which was derived from a research paper "Techno Addicts: Young Person Addiction to Technology" done by researchers at Cranfield University in which they have conducted around 267 secondary pupils a written questionnaire about their mobile phone and internet use, "about 63% felt addiction to the internet and 53% felt addicted to their mobile phones." The report has clearly headlined that "Tech Addiction Harms Learning."
The report further details the claim in reference to Techno Addiction: Young Person Addiction to Technology, 24 page of research paper done by Nadia and Andrew Kakabadse at Cranfield University, "62% first used or owned a computer before the age of eight, 80% first used the internet between the ages of five and 10, 58% first used a mobile phone between the ages of eight and 10 and 58% have had access to social networking sites between the ages of 11 and 13.
Over half (53.2%) indicated that they spent up to around 30 minutes a day on their mobile, while 17% said they spent at least three hours on their mobile. Just over one in five (20.2%) said they left the phone on in lessons - which is usually forbidden by schools."
Considering the report statistics, the over use of technology by the young pupils is a negative warning for the future of quality education, because they spend most of their useful time roaming around on the internet with social networks rather than paying attention on their studies and assignments.
Technology, along being harmful to daily life schedule, has been proved to be dangerous for health as well. "Those who spend more time texting than talking to their surroundings, it is possible that they do the same even when they are sleeping," claimed by Dr. David Cunnington – an Autralian Sleep Expert.
In addition, Lady Greenfield, one of the Britain's most prominent female scientists claims over the same issue, "society should be aware of the potential harmful effects of the internet, networking sites and computer games on the brain. The over use of technology should be considered as importantly as the climate change. I think the quality of our existence is threatened."