tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post6683684898639613847..comments2023-09-29T03:15:20.697-07:00Comments on Corner Kick: digital overload? what digital overload?PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-61479900641953326102010-11-25T04:04:01.831-08:002010-11-25T04:04:01.831-08:00I saw this and thought of you:
Huffington Post on ...I saw this and thought of you:<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-tapscott/whats-wrong-with-the-new-_b_787819.html?page=3" rel="nofollow">Huffington Post on "Growing Up Digital"</a>fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-63954251880168056442010-11-20T10:21:39.462-08:002010-11-20T10:21:39.462-08:00Ah yes. Me of no children who has all the answers....Ah yes. Me of no children who has all the answers.<br /><br />Um.<br /><br />Let's start with something I read very recently - a study that said it doesn't matter how much you exercise or how fit you are, your life span rests on how many hours a day you sit. (Let's hear it for standing desks! Geez I need one.)<br /><br />Okay, so some of the electronic gizmos require or allow for standing. Those should be high priority.<br /><br />But seriously - my brother was the game wizard with multi-tasking skills and I was the reading, TV watching, lack of self-confidence klutz. I bought my own TV and had the ear plug hidden under the baseboard and up by the head of my bed. I had a rolled up towel for under my door to block the light. And I watched lots of TV.<br /><br />My brother is better at schmoozing and the art of the deal. He works on computerish hardware - around people. I'm better at computerish software stuff and writing - very solitary. We're both more digitally savvy than a lot of our contemporaries.<br /><br />As for holding them back: How much time online, texting, etc does it take to become an expert at it? I say let them figure out how to interact face to face and they will be far ahead of the game when they're grown.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-22918581576327323712010-11-16T08:52:04.656-08:002010-11-16T08:52:04.656-08:00We got a ][e when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and I ...We got a ][e when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and I spent a LOT of time on that thing. The difference was there weren't any games worth playing back then, or at least that's what my parents told me. So I spent most of the time "programming" in BASIC. <br /><br />10 PRINT " O O "<br />20 PRINT " \ "<br />30 PRINT " --- "<br /><br />We limit our kids' screen time too if what they're doing is passive like TV or games, but not so much if they're doing something creative. The conundrum is the games that are really logic puzzles, like the old Marble Drop game and those of that variety. Then I get the "But Daaaaaad I'm <i>learning</i> defense" which I still haven't found an answer to other than, "Yeah? That's great. Now go learn how to clean your room."<br /><br />I take in comfort in knowing that they will have much more complex things to deal with when it comes to their children.Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-81701382563404213632010-11-15T12:15:11.084-08:002010-11-15T12:15:11.084-08:00It might be better to insist they spend a certain ...It might be better to insist they spend a certain amount of time doing things like exercise, chores, reading, homework, etc., and allow them to control their free time otherwise.<br /><br />I went through a phase in my teens when I watched truly dreadful amounts of late night television, but I grew out of it. Just because your kids go overboard on something doesn't necessarily mean they're forming a life-long habit. <br /><br />As for whether playing games forms useful skills, I think as long as humanity continues to rely on cleverer and cleverer computer systems, that it really does. Playing games, yoinking about on the internet, etc., gives a person a comfort using computers that older people, who haven't done that, really struggle to overcome. It's good to not be scared of the machines.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-68055098112899226252010-11-15T11:19:11.273-08:002010-11-15T11:19:11.273-08:00I don't think anyone really knows at present w...I don't think anyone really knows at present what the effects are. <a href="http://mindhacks.com/" rel="nofollow">Mind Hacks</a> is quite a good place to go for a balanced view: at least there is some attempt there to rely on evidence and not on hopes or fears or hype.<br /><br />I feel like I have no right to take sides on this. My kids are grown up now and it's too late for any influence I might have had on them.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-80395037900734110142010-11-15T10:54:53.271-08:002010-11-15T10:54:53.271-08:00Hmmm... million dollar question with no well-resea...Hmmm... million dollar question with no well-researched answer. That's my sort of thing.<br /><br />Two things come to mind.<br /><br />1) I think it really is a useful skill (and will continue to be so) to be able to focus on one thing for some extended period. If they show an inability to do that AND you think it's related to not doing that with digital media, it could be a valid reason to limit the digital media.<br /><br />2) Could they be doing anything better with some of the time? This latter is one I struggle with. I spend a lot of time online (barely watch TV at all) and do various things of some value. But maybe my time would be better spent, not chatting with online friends, but actually doing some creative writing -- just to take a completely random example, of course. There's nothing wrong with chatting with friends. In fact, it's a very good thing, but if it removes too much time from even more valuable stuff, that's an issue.<br /><br />So there you go. Problem totally solved. :)pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.com