Daniel Lazzers February 24, 2014 Art Gutierrez

1.) The author is Theodor Smith. He is a medical doctor. I would say he is well educated. 2.) Talks about cellular phones, and how texting and social media effects our

personalities.
3.) The information provided is evidence that is backed up by a study that was done. 4.) I do not detect any bias; since all of it are facts conducted from a study. 5.) Information was written and published in June 2011. So it is not fresh, but I myself

would consider it to be current.

6.) I rate this article a 5 from what I read.

Smith, Theodore S., et al. "Effects Of Cell-Phone And Text-Message Distractions On True And False Recognition." Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.6 (2011): 351-358. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. 1.) This article was written by two people. Chris Gurrie it says in the article that he is an assistant professor at the university of tampa. I researched the other one. Her name was Michelle Johnson. She attended Columbia University and the University of Maryland. She has been and editor of several major newspapers and journals, such as The Boston Globe and Boston.com to name a few. 2.) It talks about cell phone usage in college courses, and how professors are getting frustrated and fed up due to the students not paying attention to course material and resulting in low grades.

3.) I would say there is proof of evidence in the studies that were conducted. Such as 75% of students using their cellular devices in class are for social media purposes. 4.) I do not detect any bias or faulty reasoning. Seeing that the source came from a database and that most journal entries if not all are peer reviewed. 5.) This article was published in 2011, so I would considerate it to be current since it is only 4 years old. 6.) I give this source a rating of 5. None of the information confused me, and it even gave a brief history of cell phones in which I plan to use in my paper that I write.

Gurrie, Chris, and Michelle Johnson. "What Are They Doing On Those Cell Phones? Bridging The Gap To Better Understand Student Cell Phone Use And Motivations In Class." Florida Communication Journal 39.2 (2011): 11-21. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. 1.) The author is Laura Jerpi. I did a search on her and found that she has a bachelors in

communications from the University of Pittsburg.

2.) It talks about youth mostly and how generations do not know what it is like living

without mobile devices and simply how they are addicted to their devices.
3.) I believe this article to be mostly opinion. I cannot say that I do not agree with it, but it

is not backed up by evidence.

4.) I do detect some bias, because the author from what I read is only bashing on smart

phones and has nothing positive to say about it. Plus she uses herself and her family for a lot of examples she talks about.
5.) This article came out in June of 2013. That makes it less than a year old. I think that it

makes this source quite relevant because technology is advancing every year.

6.) I rate this source a 4 out of 5. It was a little more trustworthy seeing how in the url it is

a .edu over a .com site.

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1.) Aaron Smith was the author if this article. I question his credentials. Seeing how he

did not attend any universities here in the united states and he is not from here.
2.) The content of the article did pertain to my topic in that it was about cell phones and

studies that were done. He talked about both positive and negative effects.
3.) The author does provide evidence to back up what he is talking about. Asked 6

questions pertaining to cell phones. I did not completely agree with the results, and I read that a total of 903 adults above the age of 18 were the one who the data was based off of.
4.) I do detect bias from the get go when I read that all the surveyors were over the age of

18. Right there they all could have been 50 years of age or older. Not to mention the majority of cell phones are teens. Plus I did not read anything about it being peer reviewed.
5.) The source was up to date on account of it was written in March of 2012. I do not

think the age of this article effects the information.

6.) I would rate the source a 4 out 5. It did have evidence and provide good questions, but

as I stated before I did detect bias in the age of those who took the survey.

Smith, Aaron. "The Best (and Worst) of Mobile Connectivity." Pew Research Centers Internet American Life Project RSS. Pew Research Center, 30 Nov. 2012. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.

1.) Jarice Hanson is the author of this book. I trust her credentials because she is a Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Verizon Chair in Telecommunications at the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University, Philadelphia. 2.) On the front of the book it says How Cell Phones and the Internet Change the Way We Live, Work, and Play this is important for my topic because it shows in detail how cell phones have affected our lives. 3.) In the first chapter of the book the author states, Many of my sources come from both scholarly and popular research on the impact of technologies and social change, and how these technologies and services continue to influence the way we organize. 4.) I do not believe this book is bias because all throughout the author cites his work. However, he could have only found examples that he like, but I do not think this is the case. 5.) The book is seven years old so it is out of date. Since technology changes so quickly it would be much more useful if it could discuss more advanced cell phones. 6.) 3.9: This book was very resourceful and I felt like it was very credible; however, since it is so out of date it is harder for me to use, but it still gives valid information on older technology.

Hanson, Jarice. 24/7: How Cell Phones and the Internet Change the Way We Live, Work, and Play. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. Print.