Society as it is seen today is oftentimes described as being overwhelmed with technology, stifling today’s generation. Evolving at such a breakneck pace, it is easy to see that technology is affecting every aspect of human life. This raises the question of what effects technology, specifically screens, may have on children. The speaker, Sara Dewitt, initiates a conversation about digital parenting, and the amount of screen time parents should allow their children to have at home. Sara Dewitt is a vice president at PBS Kids Digital who had begun her study in children’s literature, until her area of focus shifted when she was asked to lead a research study about preschoolers and websites. One of her most imperative observations was when a child …show more content…
According to Aristotle, persuasion is the act of using available means of influence to facilitate discovery (Brecher, 2017). Dewitt further used this act by applying the triangle method to her well-researched talk including ethics, emotions, and reasons in her speech. By balancing all three of these aspects, as well as providing reputable sources, she was able to solidly support her message. Dewitt’s research was taken from primary evidence. Rather than reading about a team’s test results, she herself teamed up with other researchers to conduct the experiments she cited. This ensured that Dewitt was not getting her figures from a biased source. All of her experiments were observational studies. They were recorded in a natural environment, where she would be able to obtain the children’s common behaviors. Nothing was prompted or forced by the experimenters. Dewitt provided specific evidence to support her thesis. She kept the audience on their toes by understanding the parents’ concerns of the effects technology has on their kids, displaying how screens stimulate growth in children, and how children need to be prepared to understand the modern world. The three primary statements Sara discussed about were each backed up with their own evidence. She worked with the influence of a variety of award-winning television programs for her three experiments such as the popular Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Curious George, and Arthur. Dewitt also provided a real-life example between herself and her son in order to see if discussing a certain game would allow her child to open up. This gave her argument a more personal, and emphatic angle. In conclusion, Dewitt was able to confirm that it stimulated enriching conversations. She included relevant information, except she only focused on presenting one side of the
In Jane McGonigal’s Ted Talk, “The game that can give you ten extra years of life” explains how she created a game called “Jane the Concussion Slayer” to help her overcome a concussion that didn’t heal properly. McGonigal describes to her audience the different levels and power-ups she created to make herself feel better. In doing so, she believed it helped her tackle challenges with more creativity, determination, and optimism. McGonigal then concludes her speech and challenges her audience to create their own game to add years to their lives. Taking away from this video, I have decided to create my own game so I can have a good and productive fall semester by creating “Power Points” to help me stay an organized and determined college student.
“Get off your phone.” “I’m taking that laptop away.” Many children have dealt with their parents barging into their rooms and telling them to get off their electronics. Parents believe it is not healthy and therefore should be restricted. The two articles, “Blame Society, Not the Screen Time” by Dana Boyd and “Don’t Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time” by Chris Bergman, both talk about how parents should not limit their kid’s screen time. Both authors are writing to parents of children who they think spend way too much time on their electronics. However, Dana Boyd has a much better compelling argument for not restricting teenager’s screen time. Boyd has a much better appeal to both audiences. She manages to employ better uses of both pathos and logos
It is only human to be biased. However, the problem begins when we allow our bigotry to manifest into an obstacle that hinders us from genuinely getting to know people. Long time diversity advocate, Verna Myers, in her 2014 Ted Talk, “How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them” discusses the implicit biases we may obtain when it comes to race, specifically black men and women. Myers purpose is quite like the cliché phrase “Face your fears.” Her goal is to impress upon us that we all have biases (conscious or unconscious). We just have to be aware of them and face them head on, so that problems such as racism, can be resolved. Throughout the Ted Talk, Verna Myers utilizes an admonishing yet entertaining tone in order to grasp our attention
Katy Hutchison opened to viewers with two heart felt stories during her Ted Talk. In her opening, she states lots of experiences will happen in life whether it be great or bad. She believes that when it them becomes a time in one’s life where a mess happens then there’s a moral responsibility to clean up the mess no matter the means. In the process, if cleaning the problem one may realize that they’ve been standing next to the person who created the mess. In the moment of realization, you’ll begin to feel the amount of possibility. What I gained from her message was that life has its up and down. While you’re up life is great, and everything goes as for as planned. You look forward to the next day because you know it going to be great. But,
1. Watch Dr. Alison Gopnik's Ted Talk "What do babies think?". It is 18 minutes long.
This discussion brings about an interesting view on similarity in relation to persuasion as expressed by O’Keefe (200), “The belief that greater similarity means greater effectiveness is an attractive one and is commonly reflected in recommendations that persuaders emphasize commonalities between themselves and the audience.” O’Keefe concludes
“The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In” by Julie Scelfo. This article was about parents paying too much attention to technology that they forget about their little ones. Also how using too much technology can affect your child in negative ways. In the article she states an incident she saw with a mother and son. The son was repeatedly trying to get his moms attention but she wouldn’t look up. Things like this can make children feel ignored make them feel upset. It could make them be on the internet just as much as their parents. Parents now days need to put time aside for their little ones. I agree that things need to change, and we can have better focused parents.
Video number four features a “TED Talks” presentation from Jen Holladay. Jen Holladay described herself as a beginning teacher (she just took a job at a school in Denver, Colorado at the time of the TED Talks presentation), but her main role in education is being a mother of a child.
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In today’s society we are overwhelmed with technology. Technology is changing everyday, and will forever be a staple in our lives. The effect that technology has on our children has brought on some concerns and some praises. Children these days have no choice but to some how be influenced by the ever growing technology in our societies. Our common concern has been that although digital technology has boosted children’s talent for multitasking, their ability to process information deeply may be deteriorating (Carpenter, 2010). Many people have a wide range of opinions on if technology is having a positive influence on our children or a negative, there is a vast amount of evidence to support both of these arguments. Technology can refer to so many things, but there are three main parts of technology that are having the greatest effects on our children: video games, television/media, and computers. The modern technologies we have today are so powerful because they attract our genetic biases, that the human brain has a tremendous love for visually presented information. Video games, television, movies and computer programs are all very visually oriented and therefore they attract and keep the attention of children easily.
In closing, Persuasion is a powerful tool, both in trying to persuade others and being
For the TED Talk “How young people join violent extremist groups and how to stop them” Erin Marie Saltman gives us her inside view on the growing problem of extremism. In the talk Saltman comprises her information into three sections, the first being her experience dealing with a white supremacist extremist group, education on research of why people are driven to extremist groups and then finally how to combat them (Saltman 2016). The way this TED talk is structured is very important because like anything in life, to combat a problem you must first know what the problem is and why it exist. As Saltman takes us through her journey we, with her learn more about why supremacy is on a rise, and why much of what we are currently doing is ineffective.
To continue, everyone can agree that children need a healthy environment to develop cognitive, social, emotional, physical and linguistic development. How much technology can improve or distract from these essential skills varies with age. The impact and implications of technology tools on young children has been studied and researched through the Let’s Move Childcare initiative and results concluded that little to no “screen time” is preferred for children under the age of two. For children two years or older, the recommended “screen time” is limited to thirty minutes per week in the classroom setting. (White House, 2011.)
As disclosed in the article, The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child, Chris Rowan acknowledges, “Rather than hugging, playing, rough housing, and conversing with children, parents are increasingly resorting to providing their children with more TV, video games, and the latest iPads and cell phone devices, creating a deep and irreversible chasm between parent and child” (par. 7). In the parent’s perspective, technology has become a substitute for a babysitter and is becoming more convenient little by little. It is necessary for a growing child to have multiple hours of play and exposure to the outside world each day. However, the number of kids who would rather spend their days inside watching tv, playing video games, or texting is drastically increasing. Children are not necessarily the ones to be blamed for their lack of interest in the world around them, but their parents for allowing their sons and daughters to indulge in their relationship with technology so powerfully. Kids today consider technology a necessity to life, because their parents opted for an easier way to keep their children entertained. Thus resulting in the younger generations believing that technology is a stipulation rather than a
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