John Dorian - Scrubs

This is the guy who inspired me to be pre-med all throughout middle school and high school. He was quirky, personable, fallible, and a doctor.  

E.T.

E.T. was my favorite character, it came out in theaters when I was 4 or 5.

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

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Friends

This was my favorite show in 1st grade.   #ninjaturtles

Betsy's Toy

http://eighties.me/why-jump-rope-when-you-can-skip-it/    #earlychildhoodtoy

Week 1 Discussion by Phoebe Shang

The  “Media as Social Partners” article features a particular discussion on  the degrees to which toddlers and preschoolers are able to relate the screen presentation with the reality. While the toddlers need parental direction to mirror the video content with the environment, the preschoolers, will have better learning results if parents or educators help them… Read more Week 1 Discussion by Phoebe Shang

Lisa G's Week 1 Readings

I loved the insights from the readings this week. I gave more attention to New Media Literacies and Rogoff’s 2007 piece, as well as the AAP brief.  I enjoyed the interplay between the critical developmentally appropriate lens of Alper and what I felt were the somewhat overbearing and fear-mongering AAP recommendations, including  “Examine your own media use… Read more Lisa G's Week 1 Readings