Category: Week 2

Parasocial Relationship

There are two characters that I remember having a parasocial relationship when I was 5 years old. One was Oliver from a soccer themed cartoon and the other one was the blue power ranger (I have a scar on my chin thanks to this).

Parasocial Activity: Aditi + Lizzie McGuire

In first grade, I experienced my first heartbreak: my favorite show, Lizzie McGuire was cancelled! The show’s protagonist, Lizzie, a quirky relatable middle school student, taught me about the trials and triumphs of growing up. She guided me through a new world of social norms and cues (those not as applicable to a 6 year old),… Read more Parasocial Activity: Aditi + Lizzie McGuire

Lisa's Parasocial Relationship

I was obsessed with watching Saved by the Bell after school every day. And my favorite character was Lisa Turtle because she was so fun, social and had the best clothes. Plus, the geek liked her too! In fact, when my parents and I decided I should have an ‘American” name, I chose Lisa because… Read more Lisa's Parasocial Relationship

Parasocial Activity: Shelley

Parasocial Activity

Week 2 Discussion

Alper mentions the unproductive generalization of today’s children as “iKids” or “digital natives”.  She claims these assumptions ignore a few core problems in the way today’s children must navigate new media literacy. First, the “transparency problem” or “the challenges young people face in learning to see clearly the ways that media shape perceptions of the world.” Second, the “ethics… Read more Week 2 Discussion

Week 1 Discussion - Juan G

After completing the readings for this week, I have the following questions: What are some of the best, efficient, and fast methods to evaluate the impact of specific media technology tools on children given that the pace of technology innovation is very fast? Is the one we used last week during class good enough? Why is screen media… Read more Week 1 Discussion - Juan G

Week 1 Comments

The Richert reading and the AAP reading both note that children under 2-2.5 years have difficulty learning from screen media. The AAP even specifically recommends that children under 2 not spend time with screen media. I know that Baby Einstein ran into trouble because of its claims that it helped young children, but there are other shows targeted… Read more Week 1 Comments

Week 1 Discussion

It was very interesting to me that children who are exposed to a lot of screen time have trouble with 3D representations of problems and have trouble transferring what they learned from a 2D screen. My question is what is the impact of Virtual Reality on this? Would it be a better (more immersive) learning… Read more Week 1 Discussion