I read an article with the title of Faster Internet, Slower Children. In this piece of writing I came across a conclusion stating, "Patricia Greenfield, a professor of psychology at UCLA and the director of the Children's Digital Media Center, analysed 50 studies on learning and technology, and concluded that while our visual literacy has improved, our ability to think and reflect is threatened as we hurry the transition from print to visual media." Following up on those statements, I am more focused on the addiction that is skyrocketing with social media.

TED 2009: Jim Stolze Asks "Can You Live without the Internet?" Perf. Brian Cox, Philip Zimbardo, Aimee         Mullins. 2009. Film.

        Jim Stolze speaks about the internet. He is speaking to a large crowd, talking about what would happen if we didn't have the internet. This does not relate to kids and the usage of internet, but I would also like to compare the intelligence of adults in my paper. The tools that he use in his speech was a test. He did an experiment on himself, going a month without using the internet. The first week was okay, he was still adapting to life without the internet. The second week he was feeling some regret. The third week came and he finally found at peace. When the fourth and final week came and he was almost finished, he was questioning it all. What does he do next? This experiment shows that there are many emotions with the usage of the internet. This can lead to an intelligence difference between children or adults that use the internet one hour a day compared to six. The big picture links the use of the internet to happiness. I am going to be using this video in my project to show that kids who grow up with the internet might feel this kind of emotion or worse if they ever try to give it up in the future. I plan on finding more videos and articles that relate to emotion, I think that this could be a good couple paragraphs in my paper. I also believe that the experiment aspect is neat and I might try to find more of this.

Froese-Fretz, A. "Children and the Internet." Proquest. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 1 Oct. 1998. Web.  

                                                              The Internet Today

       The aim of this piece of writing is to explain to the author's audience about children on the internet. The author argues that children will soon know and experience more than their parents or any adult will. Children in this day and age must have ground rules with their parents, to keep them away from certain sites. The author shifts focus by having the first paragraph as the introduction or the background paragraph. The next paragraph is the source used by the author, and then the article ends. The first paragraph is where the author cites the source that is shown in the next paragraph. That would be one transition of the article. The author uses a long source to back up her argument. The source gives ideas on what parents can do to monitor what their son or daughter does on the internet. Technology is just going to keep growing, and parents need to keep their children safe. The question is, what method will be the most effective method in the future?

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lewisu.edu/docview/234933755?pq-origsite=summon

"Faster Internet, Slower Children." Proquest. Resurgence Trust, 1 Mar. 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.                                            
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lewisu.edu/docview/195774630/fulltext?accountid=12073

Froese-Fretz, A. "Children and the Internet." Proquest. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 1 Oct. 1998. Web. 20                 Oct. 2014.                    
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1034567419?pq-origsite=summon

Johnson, Genevieve Marie. "Self-Esteem and Use of the Internet among Young School-Age                                 Children." Proquest. Canadian Center of Science and Education, 1 Dec. 2011. Web. 29 Oct.                     2014.                               

I will be writing my research paper on whether children are smarter or more socialized being active users on the internet. I am leaning towards them being more socialized, but that is not my set conclusion. I am still pondering over the whole topic.

1. Children now compared to children 30 years ago?
2. Will what children are going on (website wise) dictate their intelligence?
3. Being born in this technological era, will children depend on internet their whole life?
4. Does the lack of internet in a child's life cause a certain disconnect from other children?
5. Will giving laptops or tablets with internet access to children in elementary school make them dependent for the rest of their lives?
6. What do children do this young on the internet as oppose to adults?
7. What percent of children now use the internet compared to what percent of children will use it in 10 years?
8. What do children do when they are not on the internet?

This picture can be interpreted many different ways. I think that what ever this curious person is thinking/saying is being questioned by many other people. These other people (the outside question marks) can have their own output on this one topic, causing more people to become curious. To me, this picture is a never ending chain, based off of one specific topic. I believe that the main question mark could be life. Everyone has their own way of thinking of life, and in the previous summary, the author had two ways of looking at life. What does everyone else think?

Technical questions.
         Hello classmates. I am not sure if I am accessing all that I can be when looking at blog designs? Is there anything else that should be added? Along with the previous question, is the layout an appropriate layout for a blog? What should be taken off, and what should be added? This is my first blog ever and I am beyond confused. Can someone help me out please?

Thank you,
Jessica.