Eleana De Anda

Digital Natives: Prensky and Kirchner Views      Students' thinking patterns have significantly changed from the past. These changes are mainly due to how technology advanced society is today. This is also known as “Digital Natives” as students spend a lot more time online than they do in books. Before I go into depth with this, we must understand that the way we think is based on the way our brain functions. The way the brain changes is influenced by the new things we experience in life. Thinking correlates with brain activity, therefore, as the brain changes, so does the way we think. The way student’s thinking patterns have changed is that there is “less opportunity for reflection” which is what helps us learn from our experiences and think critically about them (Prensky). This is due to the way modern students experience learning with advanced technology. In the textbook, Prensky states, “Digital Natives accustomed to the twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access, gra...

Interpersonal Relationships My interpersonal relationship      One interpersonal relationship I have in my life is with this girl that I have known ever since I was in 6th grade. We met on a recreational soccer team where I am from known as Whittier Area Youth Soccer. She also went to my high school which caused us to become even closer. When we were seniors, her and I decided to look at colleges and we applied to the same one, Oregon State University. There have been several points in our life where she stopped talking to me and stopped hanging out with me and our friend group. Her decision to leave the group make me think of the possible reasons why she could have left. There were times where I thought it was my fault and other times, I thought it was because the whole vibe of the group that she may have not connected with anymore. I am mentioning this because when her and I finally got to the university we would hang out all the time and make plans with the same people...

Pros and Cons of Social Media Platforms There are many pros and cons to online communication as stated in chapter 2, Mediated Communication. To be more specific, online communication often refers to these online platforms that people connect with other people on. People can view, like and make comments on each other's posts, stories, send direct messages etc. One online platform people use to communicate on is Facebook. This platform is one of many social platforms and also is the owner of Instagram. Even though it may have its benefits, there are some factors that influence negative influences within the app. As I was reading through the section, Mediated Communication as Superficial, it makes clear we become unsatisfied with the connections we make online rather than if it was in person. For example, the textbook states,  " They regard less than a quarter of their Facebook friendships as genuine, which may explain why a third of them wish they had more close friends." (...