Electronic Devices

by Sylvia Engdahl (Editor)

Overview

Editor Sylvia Engdahl has completed no small task in compiling a collection of essays that tackle an array of issues relating to electronic devices and teen rights. The use of electronic devices in the home, school, and life is prolific to a distracting degree. Issues covered here include whether or not wireless devices improve teen lives; the impact of excessive video gaming; the use of cell phones in school; dangers related to texting; tracking teens via parental G.P.S. devices; and digital music piracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737758252
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/16/2012
Series:	Teen Rights and Freedoms Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Introduction 4

Chronology 8

1 Most Teens Believe Wireless Devices improve Their Lives: Harris Interactive 13

2 Teens Can Become Addicted to Electronic Devices Stanton Peele 18

3 Prohibition of the Sale of Video Games to Minors Is Unconstitutional: The Supreme Court's Decision Antonin Scalia 26

4 A Mother Relates Her Decision to Impose an Electronic Media Ban at Home: Personal Narrative Susan Maushart 39

5 Teens' Use of Electronic Devices Does No More Harm than TV Beth J. Harpaz 44

6 Many Teens Ignore School Cell Phone Regulations Amanda Lenhart et al. 50

7 A Student Asserts That Texting in Class Is Not Disruptive: Personal Narrative Alex Howard 57

8 Some Schools Encourage Using Cell Phones as Classroom Tools Colleen Gillard 61

9 Texting While Driving Can Lead to Prison Michael Pines 67

10 Teens Can Be Charged with Sex Crimes for Sending Nude Pictures on Cell Phones Deborah M. Todd 73

11 It Is Legal for Police to Search Cell Phones Darci G. Van Duzer 81

12 Many Students Use Cell Phones to Cheat on School Tests Zach Miners 89

13 Parents Are Using Electronic Devices to Keep Track of Teens' Activity Janine DeFao 94

14 Some Teens Consider GPS Tracking a Violation of Their Civil Rights Steven Barrie-Anthony 103

15 Teens Can Be Sued for Illegal Sharing of Music Files: The US Court of Appeals' Decision Edith Brown Clement 110

16 An Author Discusses the Harm Caused by E-book Piracy: Personal Narrative Kimberly Pauley 120

Organizations to Contact 127

For Further Reading 131

Index 135