Chapter 03 - Summary Notes

CHAPTER 3 – SUMMARY NOTES
Listen to the lecture and complete the summary notes. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each blank.
Introduction
Topic: New trends in (1) _______________________
Main idea 1: new trends in media use
Main idea 2: surprising (2) _______________________
Background:
o Media used since waking up (email, TV, (3) _______________________)
o 50 years ago (mid 20th): in USA existed only TV, radio, movies, records, (4)
_______________________
o Now (21st):
 Larger (5) _______________________: VCRs, DVRs, CDs, DVDs, computers
 Online activities: email, (6) _______________________ …
 Technology is always changing
 Faster
 Cheaper  more owner
 (7) _______________________
 Internet, cable/ satellite technology  people can get (8) information and entertainment mostly
everywhere.
Conclude: media more convenient; life (9) _______________________ children grow up in (10)
_______________________
New trends in media use

2004 study
o Kids 8 – 18: spend 6.5 hrs/ day doing media-related activities > adults doing full time job/day
o Expose (11) _______________________/ day doing media
o Why spending 6.5 hrs – exposing 8.5 hrs?
 doing several kinds of media concurrently  new trend: (12) _______________________
Example:
 Music + video games + reading
 Surf internet + watch TV
 Youth: (13) _______________________ at doing more than 1 task at a time
o Positive or negative impacts: not sure
 Use more types or media, spend the same amount of time 5 yrs ago
 Use more intensively, increase multitasking
Example: recent study – 26% media time: multitasking
# children have access to media in bedrooms
o In USA, children with VCR/ DVD in room: 1999 – 36%; 2004 – 45%
o Children with TV: 3.5 hrs/ day vs. 2 hrs/ day (children without TV)
o Use other media more
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Surprising results
Negative opinion:
o Lower (14) _______________________ and shorter (15) _______________________
o Too dependent on visual media
 No (16) _______________________ long text, hurt school work
Positive opinion:
o Much exposure: prepare for real life
 Life full of (17) _______________________
 Live and work in that world
o Good at (18) _______________________, paying attention to interesting things
 Skill of monitoring, coordinating many tasks at a time = benefit
 CEOs (19) _______________________, different projects
 Multitasking + confidence with media use = (20) _______________________ for workplace
Conclusion
o Continue to study the changes in media use
o Not infer that the changes are good or bad
Consider how new technology and the ways of using affect kids
CHAPTER 3 – SUMMARY NOTES KEYS

Listen to the lecture and complete the summary notes. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each blank.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction
Topic: New trends in (1) children’s media use
Main idea 1: new trends in media use
Main idea 2: surprising (2) results
Background:
o Media used since waking up (email, TV, (3) music, ipod, newspaper)
o 50 years ago (mid 20th): in USA existed only TV, radio, movies, records, (4) print media
o Now (21st):
 Larger (5) variety of technology: VCRs, DVRs, CDs, DVDs, computers
 Online activities: email, (6) gaming, music streaming …
 Technology is always changing
 Faster
 Cheaper  more owner
 (7) More portable
 Internet, cable/ satellite technology  people can get (8) information and entertainment mostly
everywhere.
Conclude: media more convenient; life (9) full of media  children grow up in (10) media rich environment
New trends in media use
2004 study
o Kids 8 – 18: spend 6.5 hrs/ day doing media-related activities > adults doing full time job/day
o Expose (11) 8.5 hrs/ day doing media
o Why spending 6.5 hrs – exposing 8.5 hrs?
 doing several kinds of media concurrently  new trend: (12) multitasking
Example:
 Music + video games + reading
 Surf internet + watch TV
 Youth: (13) more skilled at doing more than 1 task at a time
o Positive or negative impacts: not sure
 Use more types or media, spend the same amount of time 5 yrs ago
 Use more intensively, increase multitasking
Example: recent study – 26% media time: multitasking
# children have access to media in bedrooms
o In USA, children with VCR/ DVD in room: 1999 – 36%; 2004 – 45%
o Children with TV: 3.5 hrs/ day vs. 2 hrs/ day (children without TV)
o Use other media more
Surprising results
Negative opinion:
o Lower (14) test scores and shorter (15) attention span
o Too dependent on visual media
 No (16) patience reading long text, hurt school work
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Positive opinion:
o Much exposure: prepare for real life
 Life full of (17) media and images
 Live and work in that world
o Good at (18) shifting attention, paying attention to interesting things
 Skill of monitoring, coordinating many tasks at a time = benefit
 CEOs (19) supervise many people, different projects
 Multitasking + confidence with media use = (20) essential skills for workplace
Conclusion
o Continue to study the changes in media use
o Not infer that the changes are good or bad
o Consider how new technology and the ways of using affect kids
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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