lunes, 2 de marzo de 2009

Review nº 23

Name: Cristina Soledad Guzmán
Source: www.nytimes.com
Date of publication: November 19, 2008


Review nº 23: Article ‘Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing’


Multiple studies and researches have depicted Internet as corrupting, addictive and even isolating young people and children. Now a new study has been carried out which claims exactly the opposite, that Internet helps young people in the development of their technological skills among other things. This topic is developed in the article ‘Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing’ from The New York Times newspaper.
All those hours teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not bad thing. In fact, this gives them the technological skills and literary needed to succeed in the contemporary world. The study describes new-media usage but does not measure its effects. There has been some confusion about what kids are actually doing online. Teens usually have a ‘full-time intimate community’ with whom they communicate in an always-on mode via mobile phones and instant messaging. They also use new media to explore new romantic relationships, through interactions causal enough to ensure no loss of face if the other party is not interested. While online socializing is ubiquitous, many young people move on to a period of tinkering and exploration, as they look for information online, customize games or experiment with digital media production. The most intense Internet use is called “geeking out”, in which young people delve deeply into a particular area of interest. New media also allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy.
I think this is true that young people develop multiple skills when using internet. And also that this skills will help their successful development in the modern world. But I think it is also true that the use of new media without a close parental control can produce a kind of addiction on them. Some teenagers cannot live withouth their cellphones near them, and others are all day long connected to internet. I think that parents should instruct themselves about the use of these new technologies in order to understand what their children do when they are using them.
In conclusion, this article explains all the good aspects of Internet and new technologies use on teenagers. And it also advices parents to inform themselves about them so that they can understand what their children do with them and how they learn form technology.

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