“New media allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy for youth that is less apparent in a classroom setting.” According to the MacArthur Foundation the hours teens spend on the computer is surprisingly not bad for the teenager. All teenagers use computers for many different things. In this day in age mostly everything revolves around computers. To gain information quickly and easily you can go on the computer. Also, many schools are using programs that put the homework for the student on the computer so they don’t have to write it down in class, these systems such as Edline.com, can give the students information about upcoming events in their school. Teenagers also use computers to interact with other people. Teenagers use Instant Message, Facebook, Myspace, and many others to interact with their friends or with new people. Many other things can danger teenagers on the computer.
What concerns parents the most is not how long their child is on the computer, it is mainly who is talking to them and if that person is safe. “Those concerns about predators and stranger danger have been overblown.” What some don’t understand is that children are not going to be talking to people they do not know, they mainly talk to friends that they have met from school, camp, etc. A miniscule amount of time is spent talking to strangers, and sometimes there is none. “There’s been some confusion about what kids are actually doing online. Mostly, they’re socializing with their friends, people they’ve met at school or camp or sports.” Soon a project was set up on digital and media learning. This project used several researchers to interview more than 800 young people and their parents and to observe teenagers online. Teenagers also use the computers for other reasons as well.
“Teens usually have a full-time intimate community with whom they communicate in an always-on mode via mobile phones and instant messaging.” When teens are in a relationship with someone else they always talk to each other, as do most couples. In a familiar situation two 17-year olds have been dating for more than a year and they will always talk. In the morning they would text each other “Good Morning” or at night text each other “Good Night”. The new media has changed many things for the teenager, some are thought of good and some thought of as bad. To teenagers it is helpful and makes life easier for them. It also allows them to talk to friends faster and tell their friends something immediately.
What concerns parents the most is not how long their child is on the computer, it is mainly who is talking to them and if that person is safe. “Those concerns about predators and stranger danger have been overblown.” What some don’t understand is that children are not going to be talking to people they do not know, they mainly talk to friends that they have met from school, camp, etc. A miniscule amount of time is spent talking to strangers, and sometimes there is none. “There’s been some confusion about what kids are actually doing online. Mostly, they’re socializing with their friends, people they’ve met at school or camp or sports.” Soon a project was set up on digital and media learning. This project used several researchers to interview more than 800 young people and their parents and to observe teenagers online. Teenagers also use the computers for other reasons as well.
“Teens usually have a full-time intimate community with whom they communicate in an always-on mode via mobile phones and instant messaging.” When teens are in a relationship with someone else they always talk to each other, as do most couples. In a familiar situation two 17-year olds have been dating for more than a year and they will always talk. In the morning they would text each other “Good Morning” or at night text each other “Good Night”. The new media has changed many things for the teenager, some are thought of good and some thought of as bad. To teenagers it is helpful and makes life easier for them. It also allows them to talk to friends faster and tell their friends something immediately.
