OLMobile

2019 GIN Conference

April 24-27 - Lima, Peru

#OLMobile

OLM GIN Keynotes Projects

OLMobile: The project’s goal is to raise community awareness about cellphone use in modern society,

OLM Community Service Project

20 years of excellence!

A trip to Lima, Peru

for the 2019 GIN Conference

Are we aware of the positive and negative outcomes that present themselves through mobile devices in modern day society?

The OLMobile team first identified the importance of mobile devices in our society through observations. They have discovered the effects these devices can have on everyday people and decided to research and collect positive and negative information of cellphones.

The project’s goal is to raise community awareness about cellphone use in modern society, with the big question being whether or not the community is aware of the pros and cons of mobile devices. The team has successfully presented the project to the students of Our Lady of Mercy School by conducting interactions and activities that taught them how to properly use their mobile devices, while also helping viewers recognize the problems that mobile devices can cause.

Their main challenge is to help people realize that THEY are the owner of their mobile- not the opposite. People control their smartphones; smartphones do NOT control people. A challenge is to communicate to cellphone users that addiction is becoming a problem in today’s society.

Elizabeth Freire

Math Coordinator

Ms. Danielle Hampton, Enzo Sekito, Maria Clara Perez, Maria Eduarda da Silva,

Ms. Elizabeth Freire, Natália Guedes, Fernanda Nazar, Manuela Pinheiro, Isabella Signorini, Sofia Feinstein & Fernanda Stocker

Maria Clara Perez,

Maria Eduarda da Silva, Ms. Freire, Natália Guedes, Maria Fernanda Nazar, Manuela Pinheiro & Isabella Signorini

The audience will:

1- understand the evolution of the cell phone in terms of technological advances through the years.

2- understand the consequences regarding the blue light present in the smartphones, essentially affecting users mentally and physically.

3- learn about the potential harms caused by lack of attention due to smartphone used while driving. An activity will be done with the audience to demonstrate how people lose their focus while driving and using a smartphone simultaneously.

4- comprehend diverse health issues that are arising due to the cellphone. The audience will be able to experience the real use and potential damage that their cell phones perform regarding the weight on their necks.

5- learn about the social and mental effects smartphones have on their users, in both negative and positive ways.
6- learn about the components of a modern smartphone and their recycle rates through an interactive activity.

7- understand the importance of rare earth metals for technological devices and the dangers their extraction has on people.

8- learn some etiquette rules to avoid being rude and annoying others when using their smartphones.