NEW TRENDS IN CHILDREN’S MEDIA USE

Listen to the lecture and complete the summary notes. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each
blank.

A. LEAD-IN (BACKGROUND INFORMATION): KEY CHANGES IN MEDIA USE

- U.S mid. 20th cent –only TV, radio, records, movies, and (1) ____________________.
- Early 21st cent, more devices: VCRs, DVRs, CDs, DVDs, computers, & (2)
_______________________ such as email, gaming, music streaming, etc.
- Technology is (3) __________________________, faster and faster.
- Technology is (4) ______________________ and more (5) __________________________ (carry around and use
in more places)
- People have more sources of entertainment and (6) ____________________ thanks to the Internet and
cable/ satellite.
Media is more convenient. Children are now brought up in a (7) ________________________________.
Topic: New trends in media use and (8) _______________________________.
B. MAIN IDEA: NEW TRENDS IN MEDIA USE
Trend 1: Multitasking
Overall amount of media exposure and use:
- 2004 study: kids b/w 8 & 18 spend ~ (9) ____________________ /day, > adults with a (10)
__________________________.
- They are exposed to (11) ____________________ hours of media/ day. This is because they use
several types of media (12) ________________________. multitasking.
Example: - listening to music and playing video game or reading at the same time.
- surfing the Internet while watching TV
Inferences:
(+) today’s youth are better at (13) _______________________ to more than one thing at a time.
not sure!
(-) it’s harder for children to focus on one thing.
Interesting: spend same amt. of time with media as 5 yrs ago.
 They’ve hit a (14) ________________________________ but still can use more media by increasing their
multitasking.
Trend 2: Media in Bedrooms
Statistics: In the US: 1999: media in room : 36%
2004 : (15) _____________% (dramatic increase)
Example: Children have TVs in their bedroom spend (16) ____________________ /day.
Children don’t have TVs in their bedroom spend (17) ____________________ /day.
Big difference: (18) ____________________ hrs more/week.
C. CONCLUSION ABOUT THE INCREASED INTENSITY OF MEDIA USE BY CHILDREN
Negative:
- Have lower test scores and (19) ________________________________.
- Be too dependent on visual media
- Lack (20) ____________________ to read long texts  influence badly performance in (21)
________________________.
Positive:
- Prepare them for real life: full of (22) ___________________________________.
- Be good at (23) ____________________________ from one thing to another.
- Monitor and coordinate more than one task at a time and (24) ____________________ what isn’t
important.
Ex: managers and CEOs – supervise many pp, many projects at a time.
 Combine multitasking skills with (25) ______________________w/ different media tools: essential
skills for future workplace.
 Something to ponder: continue study the changes and consider how to help our kids in
(26) _______________________________.