CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY NOTES –
Listen to the lecture and complete the summary notes. Write NO MORE THAN 4 WORDS for each blank. Introduction
Topic: New trends in children’s media use
Main idea 1: new trends in media use
Main idea 2: surprising results Background:
o Media used since waking up (email, TV, (1)___________________________________)
o 50 years ago (mid 20t ): in USA existed only TV, radio, movies, (2) ________________ h _____________ o Now (21st):
 Larger (3) ______________________________: VCRs, DVRs, CDs, DVDs, computers
 Online activities: email, gaming, music streaming …
 Technology is always changing  Faster  Cheaper  more owner
 (4) __________________________________
 Internet, cable/ satellite technology  people can get (5) ______________________________ mostly everywhere.
Conclude: media more convenient; life (6) ____________________________________  children grow up in
(7) ___________________________________________________
New trends in media use 2004 study
o Kids 8 – 18: spend 6.5 hrs/ day doing media-related activities > adults doing full time job/day
o Expose 8.5 hrs/ day doing media
o Why spending 6.5 hrs – exposing 8.5 hrs?
 doing several kinds of media concurrently  new trend: (8) ______________________________ Example:
 Music + video games + reading  Surf internet + watch TV
 Youth: (9) ______________________ at doing 1 task at a time
o Positive or negative impacts: not sure
 Use more types or media, spend the same amount of time 5 yrs ago
 Use more intensively, increase multitasking
Example: recent study – 26% media time: multitasking
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# children have access to media in bedrooms
o In USA, children with VCR/ DVD in room: 1999 – 36%; 2004 – 45 %
o Children with TV: 3.5 hrs/ day vs. 2 hrs/ day (children without TV) o Use other media more Surprising results Negative o inion: p
o (10) ________________________ and (11) _____________________________
o Too dependent on visual media
 No (12) _________________________________________________ long text, hurt school work Positive opinion:
o Much exposure: prepare for real life
 Life full of ( 3) ____________________ 1
_________________________________
 Live and work in that world
o Good at ( 4) ________________________ 1
_________, paying attention to interesting things
 Skill of monitoring, coordinating many tasks at a time = benefit  CEOs ( 5) 1
__________________________________________________________
 Multitasking + confidence with media use = ( 6) ____________ 1
_________________________________ Conclusion
o Continue to study the changes in media use
o Not infer that the changes are good or bad
o Consider how new technology and the ways of using affect kids
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