TO TEACH ME IS TO KNOW ME

Margie MaldonadoEDSU 532

March 30, 2014 Betty McEady

CONTEMPORARY TEEN CULTURE “Interests-Concerns-Experiences”

So How Do Teens Connect ?

INTERNET

• Virtual Worlds• Computer

Games• Bitstrips• Avatars• Movie Media• Wikis• Much More!

YouTube !

SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK TWITTER TEXTING

SOCIAL MEDIA: Let’s Talk

TEENS LOVE

TEXTING!

ONLINE SHOPPING

And Then There’s

e-Reading...

e-Readers

e-Magazines

Audio Music !

Visual Music: Videos

Smart phones !

iPads

Pop Culture

AND WHAT ABOUT POP CULTURE

LITERATURE ?

“STEAMPUNK” IS COOL !

GAMING !

TEEN FILM

• Teen Musicals• Teen Drama• Teen Sci-Fi• Teen Horror• Teen Comedy

TELEVISION

CONCERNS & DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY

• Dependence on Social Media

• Obsessed with Being Popular

• Laziness-Obesity• Guns-Violence• Alcohol-Drugs• Early Exposure to

Sex• Plagiarism• Poor Advice

CONCERNS OF TECHNOLOGY CONTINUED…

DID I LIST 20 REPRESENTATIONS OR MORE ?

1. Internet2. Virtual Worlds3. Bitstrips4. Wikis5. YouTube6. Facebook 7. Twitter8. Texting9. Online Shopping10.e-books11. e-magazines

12. Audio Music13. Visual Music Videos14. Smart Phones15. iPads16. Pop Culture17. Pop Literature

Steampunks18. Gaming19. Film20. Television21. Avatars

YUP!

THE END!