This presentation is about the effect text messaging has caused humans to lose their way of communication and how it causes cyber bullying.

1. The Voice of
Technology,
the cause of
Cyber Bullying
By Jackie Li
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2. Is technology silencing our
voices?
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3. Today, SMS is the most
widely-used data
application in the world,
with 81% of mobile
phone subscribers using
it
Source: Ericson, A Brief History Of Text Messaging Image via Nuno Quina

4. Back in the day, the only
type of communication
was either in person or
sending letters
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5. 9 Out of 10 students text
during class
Source: 9 Out Of 10 Students Text During Class, Study Shows Image via markgranitz

6. Cell phones represent
intimate multimedia journals
Source: Cell phones and texting
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7. Dependent on e-
mail or texting
could result in
becoming
uncomfortable with
face to face
communication.
The Lost Art of Face-to-Face Communication
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8. People of this generation will not
know what communicating really
means
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9. “Technology is so much
fun but we can drown in
our technology. The fog of
information can drive out
knowledge.” -Daniel J
Boorstin
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10. Yet we still choose to drown
ourselves in technology
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11. We can
now use
technology
to judge
others
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12. Technology has also allowed us to
shape who we are and highlight specific
features in ways we couldn't do as
easily offline
Source: Christine Erickson, The Social Psychology of the Selfie Image via Melissa Mansfield!

13. We upload pictures of
ourselves hoping to feed off
positive esteem from
comments from our friends
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14. Nearly 4 in 10 social network users
(39%) have been cyber bullied
Source: Caroline Knorr , 5 Things You Need to Know About Cyberbullying
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15. 38% of girls online report being bullied,
compared with 26% of online boys.
Source: Source: Caroline Knorr , 5 Things You
Need to Know About Cyberbullying
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16. Once its out on
the web, its there
forever
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17. With a click of a
button, technology
speaks on behalf
of us
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18. It feels like were
just robots rather
than actual
human beings
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19. When people are alone,
even for a few moments,
they fidget and reach for
a device
Source: Sherry Turkle, The Flight
From Conversation image via erh07d

20. image via Rafael Carvalho
This presents the issue with
technology, the more we
spend with it, the more we
drift away from person to
person interaction

21. image via Scott McLeod

22. Credits
All images are licensed under the Creative
Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0
agreement and sourced from flickr

23. Sources
• http://mashable.com/2012/09/21/text-messaging-history/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/03/new-study-shows-9-out-of-_n_791144.html
• http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/cell_phones_texting.html
• http://www.trainingmag.com/article/lost-art-face-face-communication
• http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Why_Technology_Is_Bad/
• http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/social-media-and-the-selfie/
• http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/5-things-you-need-know-about-
cyberbullying
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-
conversation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0