Technologies
A handheld electronic device that can be used for entertainment or communication.
What is a cellphone?
Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok.
What is social media?
(Szeto 2).
What is a parenthetical citation?
Then: Cellphones were given to teenagers.
Now: Cellphones are given to preteens.
When are kids given cellphones?
A social media platform where users can watch videos made by different creators.
What is YouTube?
An electronic device used solely to play games.
What is a video game console?
Games played using technology.
What are video games?
Matthew Szeto
Mrs.Downham
English 1 Advanced: 4
05 December 2022
What is a MLA heading?
Then: Game Boy.
Now: PS5, XBox One, Nintendo Switch.
Are there more video game consoles available?
A social media platform that allows users to communicate with others using text and voice chat.
What is Discord?
An electronic device used to access the internet.
What is a computer?
It connects people and things online.
What is the internet?
Example: Kids are spending more time on technology because they are getting access to it at a younger age and technology is becoming more abundant in our society than it was years ago.
What is a thesis statement?
Then: Kids had cellphones for communication.
Now: Kids have cellphones for entertainment and communication.
Why do kids have cellphones?
A social media platform that is composed of short videos.
What is TikTok?
It is used to listen to music, CD's, or news.
What is a radio?
A way to watch movies and shows using a disc.
What is DVD?
Example: As you are going through your day, be more aware of how much technology you are using.
What is a call to action?
Then: People were connected through calling and texting.
Now: Almost every piece of technology is connected through the internet.
How does the internet connect us?
A social media platform that allows users to communicate with others using pictures.
What is Snapchat?
An electronic device used solely for the viewing of recordings or broadcasts.
What is a TV?
A collection of photos show in rapid succession paired with an audio recording for people to watch.
What are videos?
Example: Susan Bartel, psychologist and author of “Managing kids’ technology,” recommends that parents monitor and limit their childrens’ screen time. But some parents have no limits on their kids and let them do what they want (Ruffing).
What is a counter argument?
Then: Households had one television set.
Now: "Three-quarters of British 11-year-olds now have their own television set, video-games player and mobile phone” (“Pathfinder kids”).
Do people have better access to technology?
A social media platform that allows users to send tweets to others.
What is Twitter?