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shared by gsargent90 on 13 Jan 15 - No Cached

“It may look as though kids are wasting a lot of time hanging out with new media, whether it’s on MySpace or sending instant messages,” said Mizuko Ito, lead researcher on the study, “Living and Learning With New Media.” “But their participation is giving them the technological skills and literacy they need to succeed in the contemporary world. They’re learning how to get along with others, how to manage a public identity, how to create a home page.”
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shared by Edgar Mahone on 13 Jan 15 - No Cached

elevision can be a powerful teacher (17). Watching Sesame Street is an example of how toddlers can learn valuable lessons about racial harmony, cooperation, kindness, simple arithmetic and the alphabet through an educational television format. Some public television programs stimulate visits to the zoo, libraries, bookstores, museums and other active recreational settings, and educational videos can certainly serve as powerful prosocial teaching devices
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The educational value of Sesame Street, has been shown to improve the reading and learning skills of its viewers (18). In some disadvantaged settings, healthy television habits may actually be a beneficial teaching tool (17).
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High school programs promoting media awareness have been shown to be beneficial (4). They give students more understanding of how the media may affect them socially.
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Parental involvement in determining desirable programming is the best choice. Parents have to monitor and control their children’s viewing habits.
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