Blog # 5 CELL PHONE - Final Paper Contd.

BLOG ENTRY # 5: Final paper Continuation
I have narrowed down my thesis to advantages and disadvantages of cell phones for kids. The media convergence of cell phones how they are interconnected to the Internet, with an easy access to text messaging, video games, mini- cameras and even the kids can watch the movies on the iPod.
The two articles I am using for my paper are as follows:
The one article is By Jacque Wilson, from CNN. Com Edition, Monday, August 11, 2008, the title is “What to know before buying your kids a cell phone.” The article describes how the parents feel so comfortable if their children are carrying the cell phone with them, especially if they are lost, article has surveyed, 54% of 8-12 years will have cell phones in next 3 years. On the other hand cell phones can be really costly for parents to afford when kids are texting, talking for hours or downloading millions of songs, kids can get into arguments over these issues and sometimes they are deprived of the cell phones privileges by their parents. That is where the parent’s responsibility arises whether to buy or not to buy cell phones for their kids.
Second article is from CNN Money.Com
Fortune Magazine, Fortune Tech. Daily, titled as
“One cell phone per child?”
by Stephanie N. Mehta. Feb. 23, 2009.
The article is about smart phones in the class rooms and after school to help make kids smarter. Article mentions, Qualcomm co-founder, Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology; he is hoping to make cell as a standard equipment in the classrooms. Jacob thinks the kids were able to interact with each other through cell phones by asking questions about their homework and figuring out solutions.
Article is mentioning about the pilot dubbed project K-Nect, which provides math students with basic smart phones. Some teachers used in their lesson plans, devices developed by Drexel University and Florida University.
The media convergence occurs when student use the cell phones to solve after school problems, same way as they used the computers to assist in the homework. The teachers still say that the cell phones are more distractive than learning or an educational tool. Some teachers think the students can move up by using the cell phones to record videos of their fellow students explaining concepts, so that they can learn with confidence.