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Ronald Henry

Social networking and internet.... - 15 views

I definitely agree, it's always harder for me to type a paper. I have to go through and retype almost every sentence because I am abbreviating everything. I often missed some and at my last school ...

started by Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14 7 follow-ups, last by Ronald Henry on 14 Mar 14
moriahlynn

Texting, TV and Tech Trashing Children's Attention Spans | Ellen Galinsky - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-and-technology_b_2068862.html

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  • Nearly three quarters of the 685 public and private K-12 teachers surveyed in the Common Sense Media online poll believe that students use of entertainment media (including TV, video games, texting and social networking) "has hurt student's attention spans a lot or somewhat."
  • Likewise, in the Pew online survey, which polled 2,462 middle and high school teachers, 87% report that these technologies are creating "an easily distracted generation with short attention spans," and 64% say that digital technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically."
moriahlynn

Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? / UCLA N... - 1 views

newsroom.ucla.edu/...producing-a-decline-79127.aspx

shared by moriahlynn on 12 Mar 14 - Cached
  • "Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary," Greenfield said. "Reading for pleasure is the key to developing these skills. Students today have more visual literacy and less print literacy. Many students do not read for pleasure and have not for decades."
  • Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14
     
    This release by UCLA newsroom sheds light on a study and quotes Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles as saying that "Wiring classrooms for Internet access does not enhance learning," among other statements she makes in the study.
moriahlynn

Impact of the Internet on Critical Reading and Writing Skills - 0 views

www.readinghorizons.com/...eading-and-Writing-Skills.aspx

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  • Researchers have conducted studies which they believe prove the internet has ‘rewired’ the way our brains absorb information. When you are searching the internet how long do you think you spend on a single page? (Hopefully you’re still on this page at this point!) Probably not very long. The internet offers so many gateways to other pages, that it has made it difficult for us to focus on one piece of information at a time. In other words: the internet is making us all a little more A.D.D.
  • "An adult's IQ can be influenced much either way by reading anything, and I would guess that smart people will use the Internet for smart things and stupid people will use it for stupid things in the same way that smart people read literature and stupid people read crap fiction.” -Sandra Kelly, 3M Corp.'s Market Research Manager
  • moriahlynn on 13 Mar 14
     
    I definitely like the statement that says "...the internet has 'rewired' the way our brains absorb information."
moriahlynn

30 Reasons Reading Should Take Priority Over Technology and Social Media - Reading Hori... - 0 views

www.readinghorizons.com/...chnology-and-Social-Media.aspx

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  • The internet and technology haven’t only impacted the way we read, but it has also created several distractions and alternatives to reading.  We are still reading via technology (text messages, status updates, and articles) but there are ever-increasing distractions from choosing to spend our time reading a book or other activities that build reading comprehension and fluency. 
adria toshok

The Effects of Internet on Reading Skills | eHow - 0 views

www.ehow.com/s-internet-reading-skills.html

skills reading

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  • adria toshok on 13 Mar 14
     
    I found this really interesting. I didn't even think about how most people to read books download cliff notes instead of reading the book that is required front to end.
Tony Phillips

Side note. As of 3pm tomorrow. - 39 views

Thanks Moriah, I'm in the process of adding you!

started by adria toshok on 12 Mar 14 32 follow-ups, last by Tony Phillips on 13 Mar 14
moriahlynn

Reminder - 4 views

Thanks for the clarification, tony! Is there anything else we need to know?

debate name source articles contributed instructor

started by Tony Phillips on 13 Mar 14 1 follow-up, last by moriahlynn on 13 Mar 14
adria toshok

Text messaging short hand and other chat abbreviation. - 2 views

www.webopedia.com/...textmessageabbreviations.asp

abbreviations texting im chat messaging

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  • adria toshok on 12 Mar 14
     
    This is very detrimental to a kids growth in learning how to spell, write and over all communicate like a normal human being. I don't even know most of these.
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  • Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14
     
    You're right Adria, it's a new kind of language altogether and only vaguely resemble the traditional English language based on all the abbreviations text users have to utilize in order to get the message across; but that is not growth (nor should be considered as such) in the sense of traditional grammar, punctuation or even "proper" speech, right?
  • Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14
     
    I agree with both of the points above, however I feel that it is also good to bring up that that all languages have their own slang. In the English language you could say "Sup" in lieu of "How are you doing?" or "Totes" instead of "Totally!" I think the chat abbreviations are just short hand that has been integrated at lightning speeds. The point I'd most like to bring up is the "phonetics" involved with a lot of these. I think that's where the real problem is being generated. It's fine to drop a "BRB" or "LOL" into a chat convo because this is simple every day slang. It's when I read things like "10Q" (thank you) and "4NR" (foreigner) that make my brain want to melt through my face.
  • Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14
     
    Wow Matt! Some of these I've never ever heard of. In fact my brain might melt through my face as well. I'm just kidding but it annoys me too. I spoke with a 30 year old through facebook chat and she used tons of abbreviations I didn't understand. I feel so outdated sometimes.
adria toshok

Picture of doge? - 2 views

i.kinja-img.com/...1993g6qy7e2l8png.png

image trending

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  • adria toshok on 12 Mar 14
     
    I am confused on this trend. I see the funniness involved, but for people that have no clue what it is the people saying it sound like idiots.
  • Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14
     
    haha As a fan of the Doge meme I can assure you that most of the joke is the pure non-sense involved. I've linked to a website below that can do a better job of explaining exactly WHAT doge is. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge
adria toshok

Duffel Blog - 1 views

www.duffelblog.com

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  • adria toshok on 12 Mar 14
     
    perfect example of news articles that people believe and post to social media. Everyone believes them due to them being military related but not one is true.
  • Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14
     
    The same way with "the onion" people think that it is real sometimes and it's not. Thanks for point this out.
  • Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14
     
    I have never heard of this site, I may need to poke around there for a good laugh. It looks like a rather legit website too! I was confused as to what you were talking about at first and then I decided to actually read one of the articles.
adria toshok

Top Trending Instagram Hashtags 2014 | TWELVESKIP - 3 views

www.twelveskip.com/...ending-instagram-hashtags-2014

trending hashtags

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  • adria toshok on 12 Mar 14
     
    Another subject i have strong feelings about is hashtags. The are number sign or other useful signs. It kind of has turned social medias in to a joke and i know kids and 20/30 year old adults that believe when the see # they just assume its hashtag. I still do not understand this craze.
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  • moriahlynn on 12 Mar 14
     
    I hear people say "hashtag, ______" all the time. it's a trend that shouldn't have been started. I am guilty of using on instagram and twitter, and it's an easy way to find things with the same keywords, but that's the only thing it should be used for in social media.
  • Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14
     
    I do think hastags are overused. #thisdayissoboring #fullsailuniversityisthebomb what is the point of this? There are things I do understand about hashtags when things are trending to keep trending topics all in one place. For instance the news hashtags come in handy for that but not when they're overused.
  • Tony Phillips on 13 Mar 14
     
    Seems like the 4 of us are on the same page where this particular post is concerned because - previous to twitter and other social media - the "hashtag" was nothing more than a sign representing "number" or symbol on a phone; and that's the point.Just because someone found a different and more convenient use for it doesn't mean it enhances traditional language or literacy.
  • Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14
     
    I understand that the hastag was created out of necessity to catalog and 'expose' your thoughts, pictures, etc. But why has it become such a cultural staple? The hashtag, to me anyways, is equivilent to like the Fonz saying "Aaaaaaayyeee!" or Bugs Bunny with his "What's up Doc?". It's big right now and will likely be remembered eventually as a spoof or nostalgic rememberance of the 2010's. Also, that's a very indepth and thorough list of hashtags haha
Jana Zills

Technology make us smarter or dumber - 1 views

ideas.time.com/...technology-to-make-you-smarter

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  • Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14
     
    Gone are the days of using pencil and paper to figure out math problems. I personally learned math this way, then got up in high school and had to learn how to use a scientific calculator. I had a class for a year about how to use this calculator. Since then math and I aren't friends. In that sense I think it has made us more technologically smart but not more math smart because the calculator does all the work for us. I was actually having a discussion with an old high school math teacher of mine a few days ago and she said no longer can she count off for incorrect equal signs or actually feel like she's teaching because of all the new technology. Computers are teaching students these days. I think it contributes to us being lazy too and not using all of our brainpower.
  • Matt Lowery on 13 Mar 14
     
    I agree with the point that you made above, this article was very informative and provides quite a few insights that I found interesting. The most interesting to me is the way that search engines contribute to the way we remember things. I've never considered this before, but thinking back it's definitely true! Good find!
Jana Zills

Traditional Literacy vs Media Literacy - 8 views

This is a good question. Maybe the new and the old exist together. For example, paperless versions of magazines and newspapers on iPads and related technology. Reducing waste, but that's a differen...

traditional literacy media literacy literacies books journals chat text

started by Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14 3 follow-ups, last by Jana Zills on 13 Mar 14
Tony Phillips

Media literacy and the challenge of new information and communication technologies - 1 views

citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/...download

learning knowledge radical break past traditions communication information environment

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  • Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14
     
    This is a report written by Sonia Livingstone and based on research that calls into question whether "the literacies required for today's communication and information environment an extension of, or a radical break with, past traditions of knowledge and learning?"
Jana Zills

Are audio and TV hurting or helping literacy - 2 views

www.theseedsnetwork.com/io-hurting-or-helping-literacy

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  • Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14
     
    I forgot to add about audio books aren't helping either. I think that for years TV has had an effect on learning ability but reading to me has always been important. I've never owned a audio book in my life, but some people are big on them. I'm old fashioned in regards to picking up a book and reading it will help exercise your brain.
  • moriahlynn on 12 Mar 14
     
    I loved audio books when I was a child during long car rides, because I love reading, but trying to read in a car would make me sick. I will always choose a book over an audio book because with reading, you can find new words and learn how to use and spell them properly. Honestly, I didn't know audio books were still super popular. Also TV and movies based on books don't help literacy, I think, just because most people are too lazy to pick up a book and if they have the choice to read or watch, they'd rather have all the visuals and storyline there for them, rather than reading and creating an image through their imagination. Using your imagination is ALWAYS more vivid and exciting than a movie. But that's just my opinion.
adria toshok

Once compiled - 2 views

Once compiled are we going to agree on terms and articles attach and write them out or how are we doing the finished project to get our point across.

started by adria toshok on 12 Mar 14 no follow-up yet
Tony Phillips

I agree - 6 views

Yeah, a case can certainly be made that technology is more a convenience than an enhancement, but obviously this view has to be supported. And I agree with you Jana, that being able to take this co...

started by Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14 1 follow-up, last by Tony Phillips on 12 Mar 14
Jana Zills

Apps improve reading speed - 1 views

orgsync.com/...68543

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  • Jana Zills on 12 Mar 14
     
    This was posted on the connect front page and thought it would be beneficial to add here for this topic
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