By Helen Zeidman
Special Correspondent Communication in the classroom has evolved from the caveman drawing with rocks, to the classic passing of notes, to today’s methods of texting, Snapchatting, and Instagraming. We need to figure out how to avoid the addictive realm of cell phones or else our lives will be consumed. Regardless of the methods, using cell phones during class is detrimental to students’ success. If students are paying attention to their phones, then they are not listening to the lesson. In a study done by the University of New Hampshire, it was discovered that 52% of students admitted to using cell phones during class. They also confessed their cell phones affected their concentration and the amount of information they learn. Teachers are fighting a battle against cell phones in their classrooms. Although cell phones can be an asset in for quick research, they are more often a nuisance. “There is a time and place for cell phones, but during my class is normally not one of them,” said Mrs. Repanshek, a Spanish teacher at the high school. “Too many times, the students who use their cell phones during my class are the ones with low grades.” When students multitask by using their phones during class, their attention is divided and not really focused on learning. Unfortunately, multitasking is not as efficient as having your full attention on one task. According to researchers at Stanford, multitaskers have shorter attention spans and less control over their memory when compared to people who do not multitask. Even though cell phones were created to help people communicate, they are also negatively affecting our social lives. Physical activity and face-to-face conversations have decreased. Honestly, talking to a screen is not the same as talking to a person in real life. Scientists are thinking that excessive use of your cell phone could result in an addiction. They even have a name for it: nomophobia. It is the fear of being without your mobile phone. The fact that this word even exists shows the seriousness of the situation. Believe it or not, there is a world outside of the screen of your cell phone. Close the apps and turn your phone off and you will be able to discover the wonders of living.
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By Ian Adler
Multimedia Editor If there’s one thing I hate more than a bad Sylvester Stallone movie, it’s spam. Not the canned meat, but the kind of spam on Twitter. I’ve been tweeting for only about a year, and since then I’ve seen the use of spam headlines, articles and links spread like a wildfire. What is spam? Well, according to dictionary.com, spam is “disruptive messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as an e-mail”. “It annoys me and provides false information that gullible users buy into,” says junior Taylor Funke. “I don’t like when it clogs up my entire feed and I have to literally scroll for ten minutes just to get past it.” Spam obviously isn’t only found on Twitter. Spam e-mails invade our inboxes at any time of the day, sometimes even convincing us that our own family and friends recommended a product or service to try out. We can find this persistent spam on websites with links leading us to sketchy and fraudulent websites, and if you aren’t a seasoned internet explorer, you may fall for their dirty tricks. “Nowadays, so many people can retweet tweets that no one really wants to see,” says Red Lion graduate Ben Otte. “It doesn’t just have to be ads, it can be random tweets that I don’t care about.” “With Twitter, you can’t really sort out what you want to see and what you don’t want to see. The only way you can sort it is by following and unfollowing accounts” says Otte. We can all learn something from our experiences with spam, and that is that it’s better to just stay away from it. Do not click on it, ever; it is better to be safe than sorry. If you ever have questions, you can receive help from Twitter’s “Help Center” under the “Reporting spam on Twitter” tab. #slamthespam |
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