Title: Advantages of Using Gadgets/Technology for Students introduction

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

In the present era the introduction of modern technological gadgets has captured the attention of global population. The dependency of people on these technological gadgets and services provided by these has reached at such level that, without these, they can’t think a step forward in the direction of their growth. The degree of dependency is leading to addiction of the tech-devices and services. Youth is the most vulnerable group among the population to be addicted to technology. The study was designed to examine the use of tech-devices by youth i.e. the time spent with the gadgets, the purposes behind use, and its impacts on mental health and life style. Using structured questionnaire, unstructured interviews and observation by the researcher, primary data were collected from 150 respondents of NIT, Rourkela. Findings of the study showed that most of the young respondents spend a large amount of their time with their tech-gadgets and services provided by them. The purposes of use in most cases are pleasure driven rather than necessity driven. Again, it reveals that addiction to tech-devices has many negative impacts on the aspects relating to mental health of the respondents and has become a causal factor in the change of life style of young participants. The results are interpreted based on the current theories and implications for future are pointed out.

The digitization of education in Poland is spreading into more and more areas. Therefore, it becomes necessary to analyse all its aspects, both advantages and disadvantages. In the performed reflection, an attempt to present the current state of the access to computers, the Internet and e-course books in Polish schools has been made. On the basis of the secondary analysis of various recent studies as well as own research performed, it has been determined that the level of digitization of education in Poland is still not satisfactorily high. At the same time the author points to the announcement of its dynamic development within the next several years. Advantages and disadvantages of the use of Information and Communication Technology, in particular e-course books, in the education of children and young people were the axis for the reflection undertaken. Many arguments in favour of teaching based on modern methods and techniques have been presented; however, at the same time, a number of risks which this technology carries have been identified. It is hard to clearly be ‘in favour’ or ‘against’ this type of proposals. However, it seems that digital education will become a common reality in the next several years. Therefore, it is necessary to develop it so that it could bring the most benefits with the minimum of side effects. Only practice will probably show whether such a solution is possible.( Paweł Mąkosa)

According to Katherine M. Hertlein and Katrina Ancheta of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [e-mail] the technology world has been growing and flourishing the interest in designing technologies that mediate and create a feeling of relatedness within interpersonal relationships beyond the explicit verbal communication

From the social point of view, new technology or information technology promises changes in methods of communication and the achievement of results. Advances in telecommunications such as telephone, radio and television have given changes to the individual or society (Mokhtar Muhammad, 2008). Wayne Warbuton and Kate Highfield (2012) explains that the technology and media are in line with the use of the media by children has its own advantages and disadvantages. In fact, it is also quite difficult to forecast and distinguish the effect by the media and by technology because both represent a platform between each other. Interaction with the technology is dependent on the type of communication devices and provide opportunities to the users (children) to play actively and a range of constructive activities. Earlier, most of the media resources related to children are as passive users, but with technology nowadays, children are able to interact actively with technical equipment available. Technology also allows parents to control and monitoring in the use of communication devices and the content of the gadget towards the children (Noorshahira Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Yusof Abdullah and Mohd Azul Mohamad Salleh of National University of Malaysia, Malaysia).