Blog #5: 1.) Is electronic media better than paper media? Why or why not? 2.) Will electronics one day replace everything? If so, when will this happen? What might NOT get replaced?

In my opinion I think that electronic media is much better than paper media the only problem is that not everybody has access to electronic media. The internet is great example I know people that do not have access to the internet everyday. But the television is another good example because it is another form of electronic media and mostly everybody as at least one television per house hold. The paper media Is much more simple to get a hold of like the newspaper but I mean it is more annoying to have to wait until u buy the newspaper when u can just get on the internet or have to wait until the book comes out in the library or 9in a book store when you can just get on the internet and read it on Google books. But like I mentioned earlier some people do not have access to the internet everyday some of my fellow classmates can only use the internet when they are at school or have to go to a friend’s house in order to even get online. Now a day’s everybody prefers to research or get on online more than actually using a book or the newspaper I actually believe that one day technology will take over everybody uses this instead in my case the teachers ask us to check for our homework on the internet and stuff like that I use the internet not only for school but to communicate with people at very far distance so I belief that technology will take over. As it is it is already take over a few more years from now it will be dominant over anything. In my case I prefer to sit in front of a computer screen and research than have to go to the library and then sit down and take notes on it when on the computer you just copy and paste save it to your fashdrive and carry that information with you anyway.

Post 2: What is your reaction/feelings after watching the "Growing up Online" video? Which character/scene most resonated/fit with you?

This video gives you the reality of things that can happen online. when my mom exaggerates when we touch the theme of Facebook i didn't believe her now i do. i is sad and painful to see how some people decide to end their life over getting bullied i think that when you decide to make a Facebook account this is the risk we all run but that does not mean we actually have to listen to what they say. Umm honestly i do not think i have ever faced any of these cases so this video doesn't relate to me in any way it gives me something to think about but other than that it doesnt relate to me. my mom has never and hopefully will never ask me for my Facebook. i think that when i have children i would probably ask for their password it does not matter if they are girls or boys they run the same risk.

Post 1- What are your online experiences? How have they shaped your life?

My online experiences haven't been so bad they are a good form of communication.. I use it to communicate with one of my friends that lives far from here we don't use the phone because then the phone bill comes out pretty expensive. i started get online when i was in 7th grade not only to get on MySpace but this is when teachers start to ask you to do research papers and i resist to use the library so we use the internet.its has shaped my life but at the same time it is bad to be online. to me it is vary addicting like i know that when i am suppose to be doing "homework" on the computer i am on Facebook. it helps on the other hand because yeah like i said you need it for school and stuff and now most of the work you do for the teachers consist of using the computer so technology gets more addicting as the time goes by