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people spend on their mobile phones in 2017?

The simple answer is “over 4 hours a day.”

According to comScore’s 2017 Cross Platform Future in Focus report, the average American adult (18+)
spends 2 hours, 51 minutes on their smartphone every day.

That’s about 86 hours a month! This might be a record, but growth has certainly flattened out over the
last year-and-a-half.

Effects of Mobile Phones on Students

By Erin Schreiner; Updated April 25, 2018

Along with their books and school supplies, most high school and college students -- and many younger
students -- make their daily trip to school with their trusty smartphone. Mobile phones connect students
to one another, to educational resources, and to a potential host of distractions. The presence of cell
phones presents both opportunities and challenges for today's students. Mobile phones can be a helpful
academic tool, or a hurtful academic disruption depending upon the attitude and use pattern of the
students and the policies of the schools they attend.

How to Use Cell Phones as Learning Tools

By: Meg Ormiston

Cell Phones as Learning ToolsRegardless of your school’s cell phone policy, the reality in most schools is
that students have phones in their pockets, purses, or hoodies. Why not get these tools out in plain sight
and use them for good and not evil?

Cell phones are different from a computer lab filled with computers or a cart of netbooks because the
cell phone is personal technology. Most students have invested a great deal of time learning about the
features of the cell phone, how to navigate and the limitations of the phone. The other reason to really
rethink the cell phone debate is because learning on the cell phone can extend beyond the walls of the
school or the confines of a class period.
5 reasons why students should control their cell phone usage

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With the advent of advanced technology, growing use of mobile phones and other gadgets are
considerably harming the younger generation. Students are developing a strong connection with their
mobile phones, which is leading to a massive loss in their concentration and time spent in studies.
Parents and teachers usually face problem in combating the distraction of students.

The Importance Of Cell Phones In Modern Society

By: Keith Kingston

Cell phones have become a necessity for many people throughout the world. The ability to keep in touch
with family, business associates, and access to email are only a few of the reasons for the increasing
importance of cell phones. Today's technically advanced cell phones are capable of not only receiving
and placing phone calls, but storing data, taking pictures, and can even be used as walkie talkies, to
name just a few of the available options.

SMARTPHONE SEPARATION ANXIETY: SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN WHY YOU FEEL BAD WITHOUT YOUR PHONE

AATIF SULLEYMAN

Wednesday 16 August 2017 13:30

Smartphone separation anxiety is set to become an increasingly widespread problem, researchers

say.The term, which is also known as “nomophobia”, is used to describe the feeling of panic or stress
some people experience when they’re unable to access or use their mobile phone.According to new
research, it has little to do with being unable to make or receive phone calls.Instead, scientists from the
City University of Hong Kong and the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul say it’s because smartphones are
so advanced and personal to us that they’ve actually become an extension of ourselves.