All of these students thought they tested well but the test showed that they were significantly slower when switching between tasks compared to when they were only focusing on the test.(Dretzin) Dr. Gary Small gives his opinion on risks people take while multitasking, "It's hard to get people to stop texting while they're driving, although it's a 23 times greater risk of having an accident. How do you get people to stop these behaviors? It's very difficult" (Dretzin). Daniel Ackerman, a teacher at the Bronx school where students are able to use laptops in class, told Front Line that students would be multitasking while doing school work instead of focusing fully on their work. Multitasking is negatively affecting students because it sidetracks them, and results show students do not comprehend subjects as well as if their brains were not preoccupied by multiple tasks instead of fully focus on school work (Dretzin). Trying to learn while on your laptop, phone, or listening to music will always be less productive than trying to learn without any of these distractions. This theory has been proven true time and time again though all different types' of studies that have been conducted.
Cell phones allow people to install apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites that allow interacting with friends and family. Social media affects a person more than he/she might think. Pilieci states that historically, society changes has been between music taste and style of clothing, but now it has to do with technology and how we use technology to deal with social relationships. Screen-to-screen counters are becoming more popular, and face-to-face greetings are becoming scarcer because social media allows a person to be more open about him/herself behind a screen (Pilieci). Dr. Rachna Jain proved that a social media user is susceptible to a contagion effect, such as the person may adopt behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs, because of information he/she read on his/her social network.
