...p. 1). 84% of children ages 7-17 use the internet in their homes, and 57% have their own cell phones (Kennedy, Smith, Wells, & Wellman, 2008). Media has become intricately woven into the daily lives of families – it acts as a babysitter and teacher, a mediator, entertainer and everyday companion, but perhaps most significantly, it acts as a facilitator of daily family routines, transitions, and interactions. The ubiquity of new technology is quickly changing the means by which families interact with each other to create systems of shared meanings and experiences. Families are adapting to this influx of modern technology and media into their homes by developing new rules and systems of monitoring and regulation. The influence of media on the family life of a second-grade girl, Reagan, and her parents was examined in regards to these changes. In particular, two questions were asked: How do parents perceive and make decisions regarding their children’s use of technology, and how do new forms of technology alter family roles and relationships, particularly those between parent and child? Reagan is the only child of two, married, professional parents. Her media use is typical for children her age, expect that she has just recently acquired an iPad. The iPad was bought to be used as an educational aid, as Reagan has learning disabilities. Informal observations were conducted over a period of several weeks, in which Reagan’s use of the iPad and her parents monitoring of...
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...In Zoey’s parent’s reports, they discuss how Zoey has gone from using a few spoken words to no longer using any spoken words. There are many factors included in why Zoey may have decreased spoken words, such as the small amount of time that she wears her hearing aids each day, the lack of vocal input via her parents each day, the amount of time she plays on her iPad and watches TV, the parent’s preferred mode of communication (they both indicate they use simple signs and gestures to communicate with Zoey), and her hearing aids likely are not being fit for her current level of hearing loss. In order for Zoey to increase her spoken vocabulary, she needs constant input. The family needs to understand that no matter what mode of communication they choose for Zoey, she will need constant input. If the parents are committed to constant vocal stimulus, cochlear implants could give Zoey the intensity she needs to effectively communicate with her family and her peers. The cons to changing her current amplification are the family will have to spend a lot of time giving Zoey constant auditory input and will have to learn about a new device. Changing her current amplification to a cochlear implant device, would require invasive surgery and therapy after the surgery. Changing the amplification device can be very emotional and financially tolling...
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...affected the lives of young people, parents should develop a new practical system to monitor their children when they’re surfing the internet. Introduction: Surfing the internet have become very famous throughout the world. A. This paper aims to show the effects of internet to the lives of young people. B. It also aims to show the new practical system to monitor children while using the internet. I. The internet, like other technologies, has also its history. A. The invention of the internet started to help people in making their research more progressive. B. Later on, the Internet started to develop and become the way it is today. II. There are many effects of using the internet. A. Internet has been very useful to everyone. B. Internet has become one of the problems of many parents. III. Parents have roles in developing their children. A. It is important that children must have a proper guidance for their parents in their early childhood. B. Even though children become teenagers and have the right to decide for themselves, they still need to be guided to prevent bad information from corrupting their minds. IV. Parents could use new practical systems to monitor their children. A. They could use manual monitoring. B. They could also use advanced technology to monitor them. Conclusion: Certain ways are being conducted to prevent young people from getting addicted...
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... Foreign Literature According to Tapscott (1998) talks of growing up in a digital environment referring to the youth as the ―Net Generation. Children are socializing in a hybrid virtual space, learning in innovative ways, creating a new language and practicing multicultural values (Tappscott, 1998). The main characteristics of the ―N-Gen culture are: independence, emotional and intellectual openness, inclusion, free expression and strong views, innovative, preoccupation with maturity, pleasure by the investigation, immediacy, and sensitivity to corporate interest, authentication, and trust. (Tapscott, 1998 pp. 62-69) According to Livingstone and Bober, (2005) Survey results suggest that gaps between parents and children happens in different ways: Internet expertise, awareness of risk, acknowledgement of domestic regulations in place, and in what parents believe their children are doing versus what they are actually doing. Anxieties about the safety, health and balanced use of social media can be classified in three main groups: worries about the exposition to unwanted material, online victimization and the practice of dangerous online behaviors. What activities do young people do online? With whom do young people establish relationships? How much time do young people invest in online activities? What online behaviors do young people demonstrate? What is the impact of the online interaction in the life and in youth...
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... week 3 Professor Hasting When asking a baby boomer or even a generation x about health care they have been provided throughout their lives ,they have a different picture .Even young people will note the big difference in the use of computers in the doctor’s office and other health facilities. The one thing that is agreed is healthcare has become about money ,rather than the caring of the patients . The problem is when this happens less people live and less respect for the physicians come to play. Access to healthcare, 1880–1930 Baby Boomer When i interviewed my friends grandma and grandpa on this matter ,all that was said "I remember when i could see a doctor and they would fix whatever ails me ".Further states ,"as a kid, the Insurance man would come to the house and take the premium of $10 a month, and then would write out a receipt,.Bill says" We didn't have all these hassles that today brings me". Gertrude said that she can't afford to go into a nursing home and her kids were too rotten to take care of her . As funny as she is the actual problem still lies that she can't afford health care even with medicare.Bill states ,"The doctors today don't care about nothing but their pockets".When my parents were out of work for time to time ,the insurance man would pay the premium out of his pocket.Bill says , "that won't happen these days because they are greedy ."If a kid needed...
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...------------------------------------------------- Trendy culture “Critical Role in Adolescence Sexual Behavior Dr. Charles Belcher Adolescence Psychology MWF:2-2:50pm Ebony Ervin Group 4 Sociology of Human Sexuality September 30, 2013 Adolescence marks a developmental phase in life where young people oscillate between being children and being adults. Aristotle argued that reasoning takes form in this phase and “the most critical aspect of adolescence” is the ability to choose, and that “self-determination is the hallmark for maturity” (Santrock, 2012). During and throughout this phase young people are learning how to identify themselves with the outside world. They are challenged with the developmental tasks of understanding the physical transformation of their body, which is critical in establishing self-esteem, developing a personal value system, building meaningful relationships, and working toward independence from authority figures such as parents or guardians and most importantly, establishing their sexuality. “Human sexuality is defined as the sexual interest and behaviors that include physiological, social, cultural, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. It encompasses: sexual orientation, sexual Identity driven by both biological and social forces. (Buster 2005) Adolescents in modern day society are engaging in sexual acts and displaying sexual behavior as early as middle school. It has clearly transformed from being sacred among the individual to...
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... Many parents are under the belief that technology and gadgets are essential for a child's development, but can you go too far? How much time should a child spend in front of a screen is a question being asked not just by worried parents but psychologists, health organizations and even governments. Read an expert's guidelines for managing a child's screen time, and his warnings on the dangers of recreational screen time, especially before bedtime. A new TLF Panel survey conducted on behalf of kids clothing retailer Vertbaudet.co.uk found that four in five parents believe technology and gadgets are good for kids, aiding in their development. The study found that 37 percent of parents asked said that their child spent between one and two hours a day playing with tech gadgets, and 28 percent said between two- and three hours. Moreover, the study found that 38 percent of two- to five-year-olds own an Android tablet, and 32 percent own an iPad; almost a third (32 percent) of these kids also have a mobile phone. The reason behind all this gadget use: over a third of parents (35 percent) said they use tech gadgets to entertain their children because they are convenient, and nearly a quarter (23 percent) because they want their children to be tech-savvy. A 2015 survey of 1,000 British mothers of children aged 2 to 12 found that 85 percent of mums admit to using technology to keep the kids occupied while they get on with other activities. The AO.com survey pointed to children spending...
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...Introduction . what are the potential health issues associated with cellular telephone use? Whether it’s the increased use of cell phones by children, or the overall increase in cell phone use by adults, human exposure to electromagnetic radiation is happening in ways never dreamed of before. Very young children are using them, teenagers live on them—and some even sleep with them on their pillows, as cell phones are often used as alarm clocks. What do these exposures consist of and what do they mean for human health? Whether cell phone use affects the human nervous system and reproduction, causes DNA damage and behavioral changes, or creates addictive behavior, cell phones are now ubiquitous in our lives. Cell phone technology has changed quickly over time and continues to develop, which means that human exposures also change over time. This report explores what we know about cell phone use, exposures, and human health. Impact of mobile phone technology in environment: The Cell Phone Problem Electromagnetic Radiation _ All cell phones emit a type of radiation called an electromagnetic field (EMF), composed of waves of electric and magnetic energy moving together through space. Different types of electromagnetic energy are categorized by their wavelengths and frequencies and comprise the electromagnetic “spectrum” (see next page). _ Different radiation frequencies are used by different...
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...greet us on our alarm clocks or on the radio in our vehicles, see it on billboards outside or in magazines while waiting for the doctor, and view it using computers, playing gaming devices or when watching television. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents school going children to no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality educational television content per day, and that children under the age of two not be exposed to any type of television or screen time at all (Anderson & Pempek, 2005; AAP, 1995; Anderson et al., 2003). These limits are prescribed to allow for children’s developing minds to use imagination, explore the world and increase physical activity and interaction with family or friends (Funk, Brouwer, Curtiss & McBroom, 2009). However, parents and other adults seem to be taking this recommendation lightly. One of the largest national studies of preschool-aged media effects, the Kaiser Family Report (2003), showed that the use of television among the children keeps rising (Rideout, Vandewater & Wartella, 2003). The report finds that school going children are exposed to much more screen time than recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. “The vast majority of children are growing up in homes where the television is at a near-constant presence (p. 4).” “77% of children age six and under watch TV every...
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...always struggled with the issue of making policies to control the latest and greatest technology used by students. Years ago schools struggled with pagers or beepers because they had a stigma of being linked to drug activity. Then the cell phone came on the scene and schools were overwhelmed with the task of trying to control the use of cell phones by students. Today, cell phones and other devices are used by millions of people across the country. Cell Phone technology has advanced to the point where they have the functions and capacity of a computer, allowing students and adults to access the internet, music, take pictures, send messages, etc. A controversy has arisen of whether educators and administrators should embrace cell phone technology and create lessons using the cell phone or continue to restrict use of cell phones during school hours. This has been the major issue towards adapting the new phase of education scheme or either to stick to what is usual way of teaching. And whether it has affect the academic structure more of advantages or just pulling it down to a lower quality of education. Modern technology has become an integral part of human. In the existence of these gadgets, further features are added very rapidly across the needs and wants of the users. From educational...
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...Case Study of Nsukka Local Government Area of Nigeria 30 Helen Afang Andow Impact of Banking Reforms on Service Delivery in the Nigerian Banking Sector 45 Billy Batlegang Green IT Curriculum: A Mechanism For Sustainable Development 59 Rozeta Biçaku-Çekrezi Student Perception of Classroom Management and Productive Techniques in Teaching 74 Thomas J.P.Brady Developing Digital Literacy in Teachers and Students 91 Lorenzo Cherubini Ontario (Canada) Education Provincial Policy: Aboriginal Student Learning 101 Jennifer Dahmen Natascha Compes Just Google It?! But at What Price? Teaching Pro-Environmental Behaviour for Smart and Energy-Efficient Use of Information and Communication Technologies 119 Marion Engin Senem Donanci Using iPads in a dialogic classroom: Mutually exclusive or naturally compatible? 132 Nahed Ghazzoul Teaching and Learning in the Age of 'Just Google it' 149 Saba A. Gheni Falah H. Hussein Teaching Against Culture of Terrorism in the Middle East 162 Jessica Gordon Bonnie Boaz Integrating Digital Media into Multimodal Compositions: Five Trends in the Transfer of Rhetorical Skills 173 Jeehee Han Public Opinion on Health Care Policies in the 21st Century 181 Elijah C. Irozuru M. Ukpong Eno Home Environment,...
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...like in 2020. The Generations X, Y and Z are the population born after the World War II era. By the year 2020, most of the population in these three categories will still be in the workforce, with only the ones born at the very beginning of “Generation X” entering retirement. Born between the early years of the 1960’s to early 80’s, Generation X witnessed the expansion of technology, with such things as the personal computer, video games, cable TV, Internet etc.. They are generally considered as very independent and self-sufficient because many of them were born in an era where their families earned two incomes and where divorce rates were rising. This generation was born into a faltering economy therefore witnessed the struggle their parents went through to maintain their jobs, they tend to ignore their leaders and are less committed to one employer because of that. According to the US Census Bureau in their 2009 statistical abstract and also the 2001 Canadian census on education statistics, Generation X generally has higher education levels than other age groups. The demographic group following Generation X is known as Generation Y. This generation ranges from the mid 70’s to the early 90’s. Unlike their predecessors, Generation Y prioritizes a balanced work-life schedule. They are less willing to work long hours at mediocre jobs at the expense of their social lives. They prefer having...
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...academic curriculum has never been all that schools and colleges offer to their students. Often a range of other classes, clubs and activities is available to students, sometimes in lessons but more often in the lunch break or after school. These are referred to as the co-curriculum, or as extra-curricular activities, and they are mostly voluntary for students. Examples would include sports, musical activities, debate, Model United Nations, community service, religious study groups, charitable fundraising, Young Enterprise projects, military cadet activities, drama, science clubs, and hobbies such as gardening, crafts, cookery and dance. Because they are not examined in the same way that the academic curriculum is, and because most of them take place outside lessons, such activities have less status in education than the main curriculum. However, they are often held to be very important to the wider education of young men and women. This topic examines whether the co-curriculum should be given more importance in schools and colleges – maybe by giving academic credits for co-curricular activities, a distinction could be made between co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, although most of the time they are used to mean the same thing. The effectiveness of joining co-curriculum activities in selected academic...
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...Down syndrome: Observing Shannon Submitted by: Alfonse Bowman Arcadia University ED 584: Supporting Students with Low Incidence Disabilities Professor Hopkins Fall 2013 Introduction For our final paper I chose to research trisomy 21 or as it is known clinically, Down syndrome (DS). The primary reason I chose this low incidence disability is because I will make the transition from a regular education teacher to a special education teacher in the spring and I am already familiar with other low incidence disabilities. I realize that with my new role in a self-contained classroom it is important for me to understand the term Down syndrome and then see how the definition and behavioral traits impact the student, the teacher and the other students in an educational setting. This research paper will provide clinical and anecdotal information on DS with real-life observation of a student with Down syndrome. History of Disorder According to the National Down Syndrome Society (2013), during the early nineteenth century, John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly wok, published in 1866, that earned Down the recognition as the “father” of the syndrome. Although other people had previously recognized the characteristics of the syndrome, it was Down who described the condition as a distinct and separate entity. The United States Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control...
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...PIGGLY WIGGLY : A SUPERMARKET FRANCHISING GIANT PIGGLY WIGGLY (WWW.PIGGLYWIGGLY.COM) is a franchisor with over 6000 supermarket units that span the southern states from Louisiana to north Carolina. In addition, Piggly Wiggly franchises about 20 stores in Wisconsin that are owned and operated by fresh brands (www.freshbrands.com) , a wholesalers that uses the fresh brands name. Any independent supermarket can become a Piggly Wiggly franchisee by signing a franchise agreement and paying a percentage as sales as a royalty. In 2002, progressive grocer honored Piggly Wiggly with an award of excellent, based on the firm’s successful marketing efforts for its franchisees. The company pays strict attention to such elements as developing specifications for store signs to assure a uniform image managing a private-label program, arranging for special purchases for its franchisees, planning special promotion, and so on. Piggly Wiggly provides extensive purchasing assistance for its franchises by arranging for both private-label and national-brand programs. Piggly Wiggly’s private-label program includes about 1000 products in more than 200 categories. The franchisor handles all of the management responsibilities for its private-label line, including setting product specifications, choosing suppliers, monitoring quality, and package design. Although Piggly Wiggly is owned by Fleming companies (www.fleming.com) , a major grocery wholesaler, its franchised store do not have to purchase...
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