1 Keep in touch with their family and friends
Stay connected with their family and friends
Live away from home
Feel homesick
2 Use online resources
Search engine
Find information efficiently and effectively
The librarians prepare online resources and help students to find information efficiently and effectively.
Is a popular leisure activity
Is a useful educational tool
Is an important source of information
(Online resources) are just a few clicks away
Promote free exchange of ideas and information
3 E-books/ electronic books
Are interactive
Provide many search options
Take up much less space
Are easy to store and carry
Meet their needs
E-readers ➡️ laptop ➡️ tablet
Read books on a screen
May cause eye strain or headaches
4 Paper books/ printed books
(People) enjoy turning the pages
Are easier on the eyes
Can take notes comfortably
5 Online shopping
Online shops ➡️ Physical shops, bricks-and-mortar shops
Bricks-and-mortar shops are adapting to the emergence of mobile commerce.
Provide more choices
Is easy and efficient
Is more Eco-friendly
(Consumers) shop at lower prices
Can easily compare prices
6 Distance education
Distance learning courses
Can study at their own pace
Improve efficiency and reduce costs
Traditional classroom:
Have lively face-to-face discussions
Develop good learning habits
Form close friendships
7 Work from home/ work remotely
Have more freedom
Have more flexible work schedules
Can achieve a better work-life balance
Save money on transportation costs
Have more job opportunities to choose from
For employers:
Reduce office costs
Can expand their labor pool
Video conference
8 Internet addiction
Lead to a sedentary lifestyle
Lead an unhealthy lifestyle
Stare at a computer screen for many hours
Cause eye strain or headaches
9 In a virtual world
Social networking websites
Online community
Make friends online
Share information and exchange ideas
Participate in online forums
Interact with their friends online
Cause social isolation
Reduce face-to-face interaction
10 Rely too much on computers
~~Reduce their dependence on computers ~~
11 Computer-generated animations
3-D animations
12 Artificial intelligence/ AI
Can store more information
Can process data more quickly
Are more efficient
Make fewer mistakes
Perform repetitive tasks
Perform dangerous tasks
Cause unemployment
Become self-aware/ completely autonomous
13 Video game consoles
Interactive entertainment
Increase hand-eye coordination
Stimulate imagination and creativity
Online educational/ intellectual games
Team games
Discuss strategies and plans
Improve their team-building skills
14 Are highly addictive
Are addicted to video games
Cause lack of sleep
Lead to bad posture
Lead to a sedentary lifestyle
Cause eye strain or headaches
Violent games
Violent or sexual images
Glorify violence and killing
Make children more aggressive
15 Internet fraud/ online fraud
Online ID theft
Computer hackers
Email viruses
Malicious software/ malwave
Security bugs
Are infected with viruses or Trojan horses
