Being A Digital Native Analysis

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Growing up as a “digital native” is both a disadvantage and an advantage and in this I will tell you why. In the article "Video Games Benefit Children" it tells about video games being an advantage because it makes kids want to be more active. In the article "Why Facebook Could Actually Be Good" Facebook is an advantage because it is letting people remice on good times when they are feeling down. In the article "Guest Opinion" it talks about kids having too much screen time and this is making them not as interactive with their parents . These are some reasons why being a “digital native” can be both a disadvantage and an advantage.

There are advantages to being a “digital native” stated in the article “Video Games Benefit Children Study Finds,” …show more content…

In the article it tells how people are going on facebook to look back at good times when they are sad or depressed. It says, “researchers argue that that could be a big boost for users who are prone to anxiety or depression by providing a healthy emotional conduit for reminiscing about the good times in one’s life. “ This means that people are looking back at good times and remembering how could things can be which is lifting people's spirits. Also, it is saying that it is essentially “self-soothing” people and it can help their social life. These are some reasons why being a digital native and using Facebook can be a …show more content…

In this article, being a digital native is a disadvantage because the average student is getting an astonishing 7.2 hours per day which is way too much for any person to have in just a single day. In the article it says, “research also shows that babies and preschoolers who spend more time in front of a screen spend less time interacting with their parents and less time in creative play — activities that are essential for learning and development.” This means that young children are becoming less and less developed and not as creative. Also, it is saying it will effect the children once the get into school because they will not be as developed as the kids who don't get as much screen time. Some people even suggest that we are throwing away our future because young children are getting too much screen time but others say that it is making kids smarter. This means that young children are becoming less and less developed and not as creative. Another thing it is saying is it will effect the children once they get into school because they will not be as developed as the kids that do not get as much screen time. These are some reasons why in the article “Guest Opinion: step Away from the Screen” it suggest that being a digital native is a

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