Today I spent 2 hours cruising the web doing research for a media studies 113 project I am doing on early internet use in children and the effects on their cognition and social skills. It was a real chore to get focused on the correct search to get information about education and teaching kids in grade school how to utilize programs and search engines, etc. I am more interested in the effects of early use of computers – in the home, as well as what kind of security is available specifically for children. I am slowly learning how to make a search request that is completely specific,not an easy thing to do.
I also did further research on Bauman and Massey , lots of different kinds of information – sociological, anthropological, economic, ethical, and political. What an interesting mix of ideas and suggestions for living better in the world. Thanks Doug for the excellent readings!!
Having trouble with the dual layered DVD-Rs and so I am going to try the simple stuff first – my linux OS makes downloading programs to rip video difficult due to the almost complete control of materials by microsoft. This is a problem users of microsoft don’t realize. A monopoly on information sharing is NOT a good thing. Linux provides free and easy access to all sorts of applications but there is a serious disconnect between microsoft and linux users, one that makes my computer work difficult. You may wonder why linux? Easy, mostly free, great support and community and most importantly here there is no microsoft!!
