Cell+Phones

=Cell phone statistics: = Ø In the United States, about two-thirds of all children have cell phones. Ø In Japan, 80% of high school students and 25% of junior high school kids are carrying these devices. Ø The average age at which children begin using consumer electronic (CE) devices has declined from 8.1 years in 2005 to 6.7 years in 2007, according to NPD Group’s recently released report, “Kids and Consumer Electronics Trends III.” Ø In one British study, 16% of young cell phone users have received threatening text messages from their peers, while another 7% have admitted to being harassed in chat rooms. 4% of these youngsters have been "bullied" via their cell phone. All these studies point to the problems that can arise from children having cell phones. Ø Roughly 60 percent of American teenagers own a cell phone, according to U.S. Cellular statistics, and spend an average of an hour a day talking on them—about the same amount of time the average teenager spends doing homework. And cell phone companies are now marketing to younger children with colorful kid-friendly phones and easy-to-use features. According to market research firm the Yankee Group, 54 percent of 8 to12 year olds will have cell phones within the next three years. Ø Second only to clothing, teens say, a person’s cell phone tells the most about their social status or popularity, outranking jewelry, watches and shoes. Ø With more than 1 billion text messages sent each day, it is no surprise that 42% of teens say they can text blindfolded, the study found. Ø When asked what they would like phones to do in the future, 66% of kids said Present opportunities to be educated anywhere in the world



Cell Phones in our school: = = = = = = =Almost every student has a cell phone in their locker, hidden in a pocket or somewhere in school every day. Currently, due to the fact that a few students have used their phones innapropriately during the school day they have ruined it for the rest of the school population and all cell phones must be in lockers at the beginning of the day. Similar to the current misuse of cell phones on the MBTA train that caused the accident the other day, one person ruins it for everyone.= = = = =

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