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Christina Chan

In Scholastic Study, Children Like Digital Reading - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Christina Chan on 01 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Many children want to read books on digital devices and would read for fun more frequently if they could obtain e-books. But even if they had that access, two-thirds of them would not want to give up their traditional print books.
    • Jeffrey Baudisch
      Jeffrey Baudisch on 14 Feb 11
       
      With the use of E books there would be no need for paper books anymore. We would also save a lot of paper using things like E books.
  • Parents and educators have long worried that digital diversions like video games and cellphones cut into time that children spend reading. However, they see the potential for using technology to their advantage, introducing books to digitally savvy children through e-readers, computers and mobile devices.
    • gabriel reid
      gabriel reid on 01 Feb 11
       
      even though technology that kids have are mostly used for gaming and socializing the fact that ebooks are now capible of being acsesed on cell phones can change how and when we are able to read and that fact that we would whant to read
  • But many parents surveyed also expressed deep concerns about the distractions of video games, cellphones and television in their children’s lives. They also wondered if the modern multi-tasking adolescent had the patience to become engrossed in a long novel. “My daughter can’t stop texting long enough to concentrate on a book,” said one parent surveyed, the mother of a 15-year-old in Texas. Another survey participant, the mother of a 7-year-old Michigan boy, said, “I am afraid my son’s attention span will only include fast-moving ideas, and book reading will become boring to him.”
    • gabriel reid
      gabriel reid on 01 Feb 11
       
      this can become a big problem the things we think are great for us to have can also be destroying us and we might not even know it
    • Jeffrey Baudisch
      Jeffrey Baudisch on 14 Feb 11
       
      would kids be more engaged if the book was on a scene like their video games? Kids may be finding it harder to focus because of all the instant gratification they always have with things like tv and the internet.
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    • Christina Chan
      Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
       
      I agree with Gabe. You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
  • I agree with Gabe. You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
  • gabriel reid on 01 Feb 11
     
    in this article it talks about the gains and the losses that come from being able to have ebooks on most of are technology devises
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  • Christina Chan on 04 Feb 11
     
    I agree with Gabe. You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    Digital reading is starting to replace books. This article argues out the pros and cons of reading on a kindle. Questions that are raised are: 1) Are kindles actually a good alternative to reading printed copies of books? 2) Are kids getting enough daily exercise still? 3) Do you think reading from a printed copy of a book provides more family time together for their children rather than reading from a handheld device? (Because moms can read to their babies & toddlers)
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    I agree with Gabe. You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    Digital reading is starting to replace books. This article argues out the pros and cons of reading on a kindle. Questions that are raised are: 1) Are kindles actually a good alternative to reading printed copies of books? 2) Are kids getting enough daily exercise still? 3) Do you think reading from a printed copy of a book provides more family time together for their children rather than reading from a handheld device? (Because moms can read to their babies & toddlers)
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    I can similarly connect to what Gabe said..just like Violet & everyone else gets hooked on their feeds the kids get addicted to their digital devices. It totally defeats the purpose of even reading at all. Education is diminshed. When people become too absorbed by everything around us like iPods/iTouch, cell phones, texting, AIM, Facebook, YouTube, etc..people eventually become too dependent on these services losing touch with family & friends & the REAL WORLD.
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    I agree with Gabe. You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
Christina Chan

In Scholastic Study, Children Like Digital Reading - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...29kids.html

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shared by Christina Chan on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Parents and educators have long worried that digital diversions like video games and cellphones cut into time that children spend reading. However, they see the potential for using technology to their advantage, introducing books to digitally savvy children through e-readers, computers and mobile devices
  • Alison McCormick on 20 Jan 11
     
    This article is your DIIGO TEST article. 1) Save it to your personal Diigo page 2) Read, highlight, & annotate (2 sticky notes) 3) Write the summary and questions raised in the "description box" 4) Share to our group when you are done
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    Digital reading is starting to replace books. This article argues out the pros and cons of reading on a kindle. Questions that are raised are: 1) Are kindles actually a good alternative to reading printed copies of books? 2) Are kids getting enough daily exercise still? 3) Do you think reading from a printed copy of a book provides more family time together for their children rather than reading from a handheld device? (Because moms can read to their babies & toddlers)
  • Christina Chan on 05 Feb 11
     
    You may think electronic reading can be good for you...but if you think about the long term effects...might make you rethink your decision. People only convert to technology is it's more efficient & convenient but very soon people become hooked on it which isn't good because people will find it an excuse to use their Kindles as like video games. Also, this stays true to the quote, "Too much of something isn't good."
Elizabeth Hughes

New Studies Link Cell Phone Use to Cancer and Other Maladies - 1 views

www.naturalnews.com/32_cell_phone_studies_use.html

shared by Elizabeth Hughes on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Newly released studies in 2008 and 2009, compiled at the Environmental Working Group,2 have linked cell phone use to brain cancer, salivary gland tumors, behavioral problems, migraines and vertigo, and more. These newer studies show that use of a cell phone for ten years or longer can have serious impacts on a person's health by raising the chances of problems many-fold.
    • Elizabeth Hughes
      Elizabeth Hughes on 20 Jan 11
       
      People are using cell phones every day where every they need it. People even use it if it will cause them illnesses. When will people stop or will be ever will? This connects to the Feed because even though people are annoyed with the Feed they still use it to get their point across.
  • phone use to brain cancer, salivary gland tumors,
  • These were largely due to research such as one in which Danish children who use cell phones often were shown to have an 80% higher risk of emotional and hyperactivity problems. Mothers who use cell phones heavily during pregnancy had the same risks.
    • Elizabeth Hughes
      Elizabeth Hughes on 20 Jan 11
       
      Again even little kids are using cell phone now anyone is using it. When will enough be enough. Or will it ever be.
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  • Cell phone users should keep the phone as far from their bodies as possible when talking. Use a headset, speaker, or other device to distance yourself from the phone. Limit your total use of the phone as much as possible and definitely do not let your children have their own cell phone.
    • Elizabeth Hughes
      Elizabeth Hughes on 20 Jan 11
       
      People are beginning to do this. Use other devices then just then cell phone to get communications across. Should kids have their own cell phones? Wonder if people will notice if the feed is not good enough for the people.
  • Elizabeth Hughes on 20 Jan 11
     
    This article is about how new studies are being formed that using a cell phone can lead to cancer and other illnesses. Questions that are being raised are can it really lead to brain cancer, salivary gland tumors and other behavioral problems. Wish 87% of the United States using cell phones today what can happen to our future.
chris zabriskie

Sony Introduces New Portable Game Device - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...28sony.html

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shared by chris zabriskie on 27 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • chris zabriskie on 27 Jan 11
     
    sony is trying to make it's product the new fad item that everyone wants by adding new features and expanding it's gaming horizon to other systems like the android getting playstation games. this is for the most part futile because nintendo has become the name of portable gaming while sony stood idle and the 3ds already has most of the feature and more.
Lany Miller

iCrazy: Is Technology Taking Over? - DivineCaroline - 0 views

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shared by Lany Miller on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • I think our obsession with rather expensive convenience gadgets is bordering on ridiculous.
    • Lany Miller
      Lany Miller on 17 Feb 11
       
      Everyone's obsession with technology is going crazy, every year some new technology is coming out and it's supposedly better than the device before. In feed they got so advanced that they implanted a feed in everyone's brain and it tells the person whenever some new trend is hot. In the book and in reality people are becoming too obsessed with technology.
  • Obviously modern day iPods and their accompanying devices aren’t taking over our sprawling civilizations
    • Lany Miller
      Lany Miller on 17 Feb 11
       
      The new technology isn't taking over exactly, or yet, but it has the capability to do so. Technology is good for us, but sometimes it can get a little too hectic.
  • Lany Miller on 17 Feb 11
     
    Going iCrazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Robert Porter

Japanese Fashion: LED. Lights for Your Teeth - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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shared by Robert Porter on 24 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Method Man might have helped make gold fronts famous, but it looks like Japanese schoolgirls could be the driving force behind a new era of fashionable accessories for your teeth.
    • Robert Porter
      Robert Porter on 24 Jan 11
       
      As technology is applied to the LED lights for the teeth, it proves that technology is being used more and more for useless reasons other than for it to look "cool" or good. The trends are obviously started by celebrities for the most part, as the book Feed states by M.T. Anderson the trends of the culture are immediately displayed upon the feeds and the girls such as calista go in the bathroom to change her look completely. Although no one knows wether this trend of LED lights in the mouth will catch on or not, its the use of LED technology in the mouth points out the fallacious use of it. There is no reasonable point to this 'fashion' trend, it looks silly, preposterous, ugly, and illogical to waste money on such a thing
  • The video below, which was created by the designers and titled “party in your mouth,” shows a curated group of Japanese schoolgirls wandering the street wearing the glowing lights.
    • Robert Porter
      Robert Porter on 24 Jan 11
       
      To start off, the title of the video promoting this device is called "party in your mouth" is just incongruous, considering it includes the stereotypical 'Japanese school girls' (i hope i dont have to elaborate on that one), subtly it promotes this product with sex, of course, yet it also targets the teen demographic as it is the biggest demographic out there currently. Throughout the video the girls are just walking around all smiling, its supposed to somehow attract customers and other teens to think that the LED in your mouth 'grillz' are the new thing and according to this article on the nytimes site, its working. As pointed out multiple times over and over again in the book Feed, Anderson points out the useless adaptions we made for technology and how we are beginning to use it.
  • Robert Porter on 24 Jan 11
     
    This article is about a new Japanese fashion trend, LED (Light emitting diode) lights in the teeth. Two Japanese designers came up with the idea after seeing some sort of "LED Throwies" which are LED lights that are attached to a magnet that can be thrown at metal surfaces. The designers hope that the teens of Japan will catch on soon, as the demmand for the LED 'smiles' rieses. Questions are being raised about this; is it safe to have a LED light in ones mouth? If it cost a large amount of money why spend money on something like this, if the money can be spent on  more beneficial items? If there is a large crowd of people in the streets of Japan with the glowing LED lights in there mouth, would it cause hazards to drivers? The lights seem to completely ridiculous why have something such as that become the 'sought after accessory'? Is there anything significantly beneficial to this product that will prove worthy to the user?
chris zabriskie

Sony to Sell Hand-Held NGP and PlayStation Games for Phones - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...28sony.html

shared by chris zabriskie on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • The 3DS, which can display 3-D graphics without glasses
    • chris zabriskie
      chris zabriskie on 09 Feb 11
       
      this is the only 3d device that has no glasses and works
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