Term Research Project

My presentation was about New Media and how it affects children. The reason why I chose this topic was I taught in an elementary school for many years and I had a passion for teaching children. It is important to be familiar with the kinds of social environment children are in and how they react to them. Over the years, children adapt to new technology and new media more rapidly then adults. They learn to educate themselves through the Internet and different electronic literacy. Most children found dependency on video games, computer games, Internet, television, and other electronic devices. What happen to the days where children go to parks, play board games, and read books? Some children expose themselves to new media excessively and many parents try to limit the time their children spend among new media. As a parent in the future, I would try to help my children maintain a balance exposure toward old and new media. As for my performance that day, I was extremely nervous. =) Hopefully I got at least part of the information through.

The Next New Thing

Unrealistically speaking, I was hoping that somehow we would be able to establish a "Time Machine". I'm not an electronic expert therefore I don't know how the mechanics and science will work among this new creation. As everyone say, time flies by when you are having fun. Maybe this machine will enable people to relive certain happy moments in their life. But then again this idea is so futuristic.

Old vs. New Media

There isn't a clear distinction between old and new media because new media evolve out of old media; therefore, new media will always contain some characteristics of the old media. As marketers and people find new ways of approaching certain contents, that is when New Media emerges. Everyday, people are thinking of how to do things faster and efficiently, ideas flourish and innovations become New Media. Old Media such as reading books, newspaper, plays, and broadcast television. All this can be done using the Internet these days because it contains a bigger storage space. What if a reader wants to find an article from last week's paper? How often do people usually keep newspaper in their house for more than a week? By going the newspaper's website, articles could be found using the search tab with a click of a mouse. Also, people find new ways of getting in touch using the internet. Instead of using a home telephone or mail, people uses instant messagings, cell phones, and e-mails. Electronic experts and users are constantly searching for new ways to create and use new ways to do things.