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This article was dominantly
based around two researchers, which go into a school, to examine and analyse how
a group of teenagers use digital media to support them to enhance their
learning. It also examine if what they were doing was not eroding other people
using the internet’s privacy. They also looked at the impact students using
social media had on the ability of teachers to freely post what they wanted. This article infers on how the
young teenagers use the media to build relationships.
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One social media platform
that was brought to surface in this article was Periscope. Periscope has its
advantages and disadvantages. First of all, it is another way for friends and
family to interact live allowing them to communicate and socialise. However,
periscope evades user’s privacy this is because any one can watch your scopes
and see you. Also, periscope allows others users to see your current location.
On periscope different can comment whatever they wish so to the year 9 students
it could lead to cyber bullying.
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This article also infers on another social media platform, Spottily.
This article provides examples of what it could be really used for and how it
enhances student’s education. This article also provides the strength and
weaknesses of Spottify compared to different music apps and how it is the best
one. Spottify has a fixed audience group, which practically aims at a certain
group of people.
How has the media changed your life in the last 5 years?
The digital media has changed has in fact
changed my lifestyle in many different ways which provided its advantages and disadvantages.
The different ways the digital media has benefited me is it provides the
facility to search and allows me to explore. It educates me, allowing me learn
many different things. Also it makes more aware to the social which occur and
also the digital media for surveillance. I mainly used Facebook and MSN, this
allowed me to interact and communicate with friends and family, which was free
and easy. However, the disadvantages it has brought to surface Is that it
caused huge distraction, taking me away from work. It also was very unsafe
because on platforms such as; Facebook, anyone was able to view my page, giving
them access to my pictures.
