Internet Addiction

By: Laura Clark, Educational

Correspondent
FOUR IN TEN
TEENAGERS BELIEVE
THEY ARE ADDICTED TO
THE INTERNET WITH

GIRLS AFFECTED
MORE THAN BOYS.
OUT OF 2,000
SECONDARY SCHOOL
PUPILS AGED 11 TO 17
39 % believed they are
addicted to the internet
ADDICTION?
CONTROLS!
GIRLS SPENT MORE TIME
CHATTING WITH FRIENDS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA

BOYS WERE MORE

ABSORBED BY COMPUTER
GAMES
 “It’s the first thing I
look at in the morning
and the last thing at
night.”
UNPLUGGED
Question # 1:
From research, do boys and
girls share the same Internet
usage? Explain your answers.
Cite statistics or data.
Question # 2:
Cite one real example in your school
or community of teenagers who have
experienced computer addiction .
What happened to them? Have they
recovered from their addiction?
Question # 3:
Give two pieces of advice
from Tablets for Schools to
avoid computer addiction.