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Reflection Paragraph on Sources

The sources I used were very helpful in getting more reliable research to use for my project. I typially tended to use articles and real-life stories for my project to get the idea of how broad this problem is around the world. Fortunately, it was very easy for me to find stories, articles, and information about my topic. This is because, they information I got were true.

Reflection Paragraph on Process

Throughout the whole process of working on my blog, I have learned a plentious amount of information that I had gotten from my research. Doing this project, is a great and fun way to learn about your topic. Personally, I have contributed to my project 100% because it was very interesting learning about the things that could happen from texting. Because of the information I gained, this is has influenced me to think about the next time I text, and say, "Is this really necessary to do?"

Wordle # 2 based on key terms

The wordle I created gives a brief message of the factors texting can include. It shows words like: health, teenagers, mind-controlling, and many others that are important to my blog. I think it is important to learn how texting is horrible for the teens these days; my wordle can give them the information they need.

Reflection paragraph on findings

Throughout this whole process, I have learned information that even I did not know occurred from texting. I have found that texting is not only a health problem, but it also is a social and communication problem for teenagers. Because teens are at the age of leaning away from parents, they are brought to the idea that texting is a better way of communicating, than the on-going interactions with parents. I found this to be the most interesting information because it is in fact true. Therefore, texting has become a big part of teenagers’ lives today. The amount of teens texting has increased dramatically over the years of how much more teens are texting than calling, or emailing. All of my information I have gotten has benefited to why I think the amount of texting should be lessened for teens. There are many other ways teenagers can talk, and communicate with others; it should be safer and healthier for them. The usage of a cell phone is one thing, but how you use it and why you do is another.

Finding Paragraph # 3

Why do teens text so much? Is it a social problem, or is it just fun? For example, “a 14-year-old girl sends a classmate a text message, the recipient probably can’t tell whether she’s blushing or uncomfortable,” says Kutner. “Thus, she can raise issues that she might not feel secure enough to speak or interact in a face-to-face conversation.” This answers my question of what the problem may be for some teens as to why they text so much. Teens need to communicate more, and interact with people in face to face conversations, because they need it for future experiences in life, like jobs. “Adolescents are using texting the way earlier generations used the telephone; they could check with their friends whether they’d perceived social situations and their implications in the same way,” notes Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for Mental Health and Media at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. If teenagers’ do not interact with others, they will not be able to go through life like normal people would. Obviously you cannot text at your job 24/7, so they should stop now!

Grohol, John. "Teens text alot, adults worry." Psychcentral. psyd, 29 May 2009. Web. 6 April 2011. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/05/29/teens-text-a-lot-adults-worry/

Finding Paragraph # 2

“Cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between teens and their friends, and cell calling is a close second. Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004.” Cell phones, I think, texting plays a huge role in teenagers’ lives today. I believe it is taking over their social communication. “Fully 72% of all teens2 – or 88% of teen cell phone users — are text-messagers’.” Because most teens text, they then are now in risk for all of those health problems that come with texting. In my opinion, I think teens are texting more frequently now than in previous years because phone companies are making new, and improved phones. The phones offer everything teenagers’ need, so I think they choose to not talk or interact with other people. “Among cell-owning teens, using the phone for calling is a critically important function, especially when it comes to connecting with their parents. But teens make and receive far fewer phone calls than text messages on their cell phones.” Therefore, this becomes a social problem, because teens are making lesser calls to friends, and even family members.


Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens and Mobile Phones." Pew Internet. N.p., 20 April 2010. Web. 5 April 2011. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones/Summary-of-findings.aspx.