Shane and Chad
Thesis – While teens are spending much less time in hard copy, literary works, they are spending a great deal of time reading and writing online.
Supporting Ideas –
1. (page 238) “it’s just a medium.” Many older people don’t see the Internet as a valid medium for studying history or writing.
2. (page 238) “…this is also why it’s dangerous…We’re afraid.” People that haven’t learned to be computer literate are intimidated by their children knowing about something as powerful as the Internet, when the parents know little about it.
3. (page 239) “…16.7 hrs a week reading and writing online. Yet the NEA does not count this as voluntary reading.” Kids today are reading and writing online just for fun, they just aren’t doing it in the book and paper formats.
Counterpoint –
1. In response to Rushkoff, I believe that Goldwasser would say that Facebook is much closer to being a literacy program than the Simpsons. With many literate quotes and constant peer reviews, Facebook teaches a great deal of literate skills. (i.e. clever and humorous statuses and posts.)
2. In response to Johnson, it seems likely that Golwasser would agree with his claim that TV can prove a beneficial engagement, because TV programs are developing to stimulate the minds of its audience. People are now required to makes sense of multiple plot developments and recall issues from shows as far back as a series’ beginning.
I personally liked this article. I thought it was funny that if a child is seen reading a book for pure pleasure, nothing is thought of them. However, if a child is on the internet a lot, they might have to do a ton of school work online, they are thought to be depressed or something is wrong with the child. You also prove a very good point. Television today has shows that need the viewers to understand many different plot lines as well as maybe watching the show from the first episode in order to understand the plots forming now. Also, Facebook is a lot like a literacy program as you mentioned. Many great quotes from statuses are used for other people and peer reviews do happen all the time.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a very important point that older generations are somewhat scared of the internet, they really don't know how to work it and what it all available on it. I like how you simply laid out your assignment, it made it very easy to follow and understand. I thought that you two did a great job and it was very easy to understand your points. I would have to agree with your last counter argument, I feel that TV programs can be very beneficial to the viewers.
ReplyDeleteI liked the blog and the article because it was very true about how teens even younger and some older are tring to become one with the use of the internet. But I do not think your respond to Rushkoff would be the same as Goldwasser because Rushkoff do not think that the Simpsons is the closest thing to media literacy. You may have to read the introduction or the writing again he fights or argues against that statement.
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