“I
would like you to interview an adolescent about their technology and social
media use as well as their thoughts regarding some of the topics you have read
about in this module. Post an entry to your blog highlighting the interview,
what you learned, what surprised you, etc.”
The assignment called for interviewing an adolescent
but I choose to interview both my daughter and son because I wanted to get both
their answers. Even though they are the
same age, I can tell there is a difference on how they think and react to certain
situations. For the purposes of the post
I will post the answer from both and label them (son) and (daughter) respectively.
1. What is technology?(son): Computers
(daughter): Computers and the Internet
2.
Why do you think technology is important?
(son): Because people use it for work(daughter): Because we need to use it for work and school
3. Who uses technology and where is technology used?
(son): Everybody and it’s used for work
(daughter): Everybody with a computer and it’s used for work and school
4.
When you’re researching a project for school. Is it better to use your
school book or to use the internet?
(son): Internet(daughter): Internet
5. Why did you choose your answer for question # 4?
(son): Because it’s easy to find on the internet
(daughter): Sometimes is hard to find what you’re looking for in books; but I can search for the answer on Google
6. How much time do you spend using technology?
(son): I don’t know but I play my video games a lot
(daughter): a lot of time
7. When making a decision in regards to pop culture how much of an influence does social media have?
(son): It tells me what is cool now
(daughter): I know what type of clothes people are wearing and what music to listen too
8. Of the information you get off the internet and social media; how much of it do you think is true?
(son): Some of it; I know people post fake stuff sometimes
(daughter): I know everything you read on the internet is not true
9. How do you verify that information?
(son): I don’t know
(daughter): I don’t know
10. What kind of technology do you believe will be available in the next 20 years?
(son): They will make a video game you can play just using your eyes
(daughter): We will have computers in our bodies
These are raw answers but I was did do my part by giving further information on some of their answers like:
# 1: I expanded that technology can be anything that
advances or assists in the improvement of something and not just computers or
the internet.
# 3: Technology is used by everyone and reminded
them it’s not just computer or the Internet.
# 9: I talked
to them about the different internet domain extensions and paying attention to
the source of the information.
Did you ask them these questions together? It seems like many of their answers are very similar.
ReplyDeleteNo, but they are brother and sister and maybe they think alike.
DeleteI really like how both of your kids said they use the internet as opposed to books when doing research. So true, google seems to be so much more easily to navigate and to get right to the bottom of information. Unless someone knows which books the information they need is, it can be very time consuming and frustrating. The one thing I have always worried about with the easy access of the internet and information, is plagiarism. Fortunately, schools work very hard to teach the correct way to research and to avoid plagiarizing.
ReplyDeleteI must say that question # 10, was my all time favorite. I loved your daughter’s response, that in 20 years computers will be in our bodies. What she doesn’t realize is that there are already some forms of computers in our bodies., such as prosthetics and built in pacemakers in the heart.
How old are your kids?
Lori
They are both 14
DeleteI enjoyed reading this Derek. I think questions #4 and 5 really speak to the differences in generations in regards to research and school projects. As Lori mentioned above there is the danger of plagiarism or untrue facts that are on the internet. Most students are aware that there is untrue information on the internet, but how can they best discern what is accurate? Multiple sources and the combination of internet and texts are probably the best bet.
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