March 2018 archive

Youth and social media class post

Joseph Singh March 29. 2018 MCS Jonah Brucker Cohen     Youth and social Media   After reading, “Its Complicated”, I concluded that teens whom are raised in a technological environment are considered “digital natives”.  But adults are considered “digital immigrants” because they weren’t raised in a technological environment and were not raised to adapt …

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The Youth And Social Media

I agree with this weeks topic to an extensive amount. I’ve always believed that children who  were born in the 2000’s are more prone to everything being said in the articles. “Digital natives” is a very creative and a great phrase used to describe kids these days.We are in an era where adults are becoming …

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Youth and Social Media

I found the reading interesting. I definitely agree that the youth of today are seen as “digital natives” while older people are considered “digital immigrants”. Youth these days have essentially grown up in the age of social media, and tend to be, for the most part, quite tech savvy when it comes to computers, video …

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Class Activity on Youth and Social Media

Today we will be discussing the pros and cons of how social media effects the youth and also the aim. The activity will be based on how creative the groups can be in bringing ideas to known social media websites!

Youth & the Media

In chapter 7 of Its Complicated by Dana Boyd, the main topic being addressed is how closely connected today’s youth is with technology, more so the media. Two terms that are used within this chapter are “digital natives” and “digital immigrants.” A digital native is someone who was born in an era where advanced technology and media …

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Youth and Social Media

In this chapter the author uses two interesting terms, one called “digital natives” and one called “digital immigrants.” She describes “digital natives” as teenagers who grew up in the era where the internet has always existed. “Digital immigrants” on the other hand are adults who are supposedly less capable of developing those internet savvy skills …

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Assignment 9 Youth and Social Media

Based on the reading, “Its Complicated”, teens whom are raised in a technological environment are considered “digital natives”.  But adults are considered “digital immigrants” because they weren’t raised in a technological environment and were not raised to adapt with technology at a young age. As we see now kids at the age of 3 are …

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Today’s Youth in the Media

Today’s Youth as the article states grew up around technology, now a days you see 3-5 year old children use smartphones and tablets before they know how to read. I am not much older than those children and I too grew up around developing technology however I still remember the transition from the projectors to …

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Reading Discussion Response-Today’s Youth and the Media 3/29

TODAYS YOUTH AND THE MEDIA The youth today are very savvy with current technology and the Internet.  I believe they can do a lot of things that older personas can’t do. I’m not saying that older people won’t be able to do certain things younger people can do like teenagers and young adults as they …

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Reading Response 3/29- Today’s Youth and the Media

I agree with the sentiment brought up in the first few paragraphs of It’s Complicated  by Dana Boyd about how it is important for society not to assume that the younger generation, known as the “digital natives”,  are completely literate in regards to media and technology, while the older generation, referred to as the “digital immigrants”, are …

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