These articles should enlighten you, provide you more details, and move you to take action by explaining how media and technology may negatively impact children.
Article 1
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/technology/kids-screen-time.html
Instead of putting your child or student in front of a screen, Shira Ovide offers her audience suggestions.
Main Ideas
- Parents work/responsibilities
- Healthy balance
- Suggestions
Shira Ovide wants to educate her audience about the benefits and drawbacks of technology and media. Because I think educators could gain from her advice, I chose this site.
Article 4
This website explains how the replacement of physical activity and social interactions with screens might lead to a rise in childhood obesity and a loss of social development.
Main Ideas
- Increased obesity
- Social media
- Family
The purpose of this essay is to urge readers to intervene while kids are still young so they don’t pick up these negative habits.
Article 2
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/surgeon-general-kids-under-14-should-not-use-social-media/2023/02
The audience is informed on the impact that media can have on children’s mental health by Lauraine Langreo.
Main Ideas
- Self identity
- Restriction
- Age limit
Because of the negative effects screen time can have on young children’s mental health, Lauraine Langreo wants to urge her audience to limit screen time for kids.
Article 3
Wendy Leung educates us on the ways that AI technology may hinder children’s cognitive development.
Main Ideas
- Symbolic play
- Social skills
- Smart technology
Wendy warns the audience that if AI technology takes care of everything, children might not be able to apply their skills.
