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Final Project 3: The Digital Epidemic of Development
Abstract: If you ask people who were born before the 1990s on what their childhood was like, much of their responses will be the same. They will recount the hours spent frolicking in nature and the energy spent running around the schoolyard with their friends. However, the same can’t be said for today’s children. Affected…
Discussion Assignment: Middle Arc
Below is my middle Arc – where I discuss the physical repercussions of technology use. Physical Repercussions All humans are born with the lifetime supply of neurons at birth. However, the connectivity changes between different neurons, known as synaptic connectivity, occur during the most malleable and critical years of a child’s development from…
Discussion Assignment: Beginning Arc
Below is the beginning Arc of my paper: This entails the introduction mainly. In this arc, I provide a narrative that gives insight on what life is like for the child/parents with increased entertainment technology use (smartphones, tablets, laptops, TV, etc.) I don’t specify which ones specifically in my paper, but I lump them together…
Clustered Evidence and Reflection
Per data from 2016, nearly 92% of children have digital footprints at the age of 2 and by the age of 5, they are spending a staggering average of 4.1 hours on daily screen time. Starting at the age of 8, children spend nearly 6-7 on daily screen time, followed by further increases as they…
Exercise 6: Digital Searches for Primary Sources
This picture is a good example of kids and technology use. These days, we use phones, tablets, to laptops. All living the sedentary lifestyle on the couch, it’s evident that these kids indulge in technological use. This picture also captures the wide array of different technology that children use along with the differing ages of…
Exercise 5: Searching for Scholarly Sources
“Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth.” Paediatrics & Child Health 8.5 (2003): 301–306. Print. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/) The influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is profound. Thus, it is important for physicians to discuss with parents their child’s exposure to media and to provide guidance on age-appropriate use of all media,…
11/7 Class Reflection
I will be writing about technology’s impact on children’s development in modern times. I found much evidence that lists the negative aspects of how technology is hindering a child’s behavioral, psychological, social, and even physical development. Mostly, I’ll include everything in a broader category of physical vs psychosocial impact of technology (negative implications). BELOW is…
Library Exercise 3&4: Old School Books & Prospectus Work
Enhancing early child development : a handbook for clinicians / Durriyah Sinno, Lama Charafeddine, Mohamad Mikati ; with contributions by Rebecca L. Holt, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan. http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b20567406~S1 9781461448273 (electronic bk.) 1461449271 (electronic book) 9781461448266 Critical childhood studies and the practice of interdisciplinarity : disciplining the child / edited by Joanne Faulkner, Magdalena Zolkos. Location Call No….
Library Exercise 2 – 3 New Articles for Project III
“The Future Of Medicine — Where Investors Are Putting Their Money” “The Future Of Medicine — Where Investors Are Putting Their Money.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016. This article discusses the financial and economic implications behind the technology transformation in medicine. This article brings to light the changing in medical practice is…
Project 2 – Self Assessment
What are you proudest of, in Essay II? Why? Personally I had a fun time writing Essay II. I explored the social/ethical implications of immortality long with the interesting types of methods we might use to reach immortality. Overall, I think I have good coherency in my paper with the general flow making much sense to…
CW105 - Caution: Enter the Future 