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Cellphone addiction: Positive and negative effects of smartphones.

The use of electronic devices has spread around people in the world, It has some positive things
and negatives ones, for example it is a good tool of learning at colleges and universities, but some
it has some negative effects in students producing anxiety and addiction. In this writing I am going
to explain the pros and cons the use of these devices.

A number of countries around the world has banned the use of electronic due to cellphones are a
way of distractions for students and employees. This causes disciplines’ problem and, increases
the chance of cheating and make student lower their academic performance and span of
attention, it also has bad performance at work since many workers use at their workplace and this
make them to be less concentrated on the daily activities.

On the other hand, cellphones can be a good way of learning and a new effective tool to engage
students in class. So there are many technological resources designed to use in class and can make
the learning more fun and challenging. These tools can capture student’s attention and engage
them and make them comprehend more easily. The cellphone has become a tool for many
workers because it can facilitate their work at some places and serve a tool to provide many
information and plan their activities.

In conclusion, technology is making the life easier for people, today we are more interconnected
and we are facing new challenges and changes so, we need to prepare students for their future, so
it is important to help our students learn much easier and a good way of doing is using the tool
created for that purpose. Even though it has many disadvantages such as cheating and
distractions, it has many advantages and teachers need to reflect and start using in class to make
the lessons more interesting and learn in an effective way. For workplace, cellphone has given
workers new abilities to quick research and increase productivity but we need to give them a good
use because it can be a distraction. So take care of the use of the devices at home, school and at
work.

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