Abigail Ortega

RWS 1302
Professor A. Cohen
March 14,2015
Annotated Bibliography
Jackson, L. (2010, August 13). Children and Internet Use: Social, Psychological
and Academic Consequences for Low-Income children. Retrieved March 23,
2015, from http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2003/12/jackson.aspx Few
studies and inconsistent findings render uncertain whether using the Internet
has any influence on children's social outcomes. On the one hand, time spent
online is time not spent elsewhere, including participating in social activities
and communicating with family and friends. On the other hand, the Internet
facilitates communication with geographically distant family and friends, and
makes it easier to communicate frequently with those nearby.
The Future of Children, Princeton - Brookings: Providing research and analysis to
promote effective policies and programs for children. (2000, October 11).
Retrieved March 23, 2015, from
http://futureofchildren.org/publications/journals/article/index.xml?
journalid=45&articleid=205&sectionid=1342 Several studies have found, for
example, that teenagers are more likely to help their parents with computers
than parents are to help their childrenwith boys disproportionately helping
their fathers and girls disproportionately helping their mothers. In addition,
some have hypothesized that the equality in online communications among

computer users of all ages tends to erode authority structures, with the result
that children will be less accepting of parental authority.
Is the Internet hurting children? - CNN.com. (2012, May 21). Retrieved March 23,
2015, from http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/clinton-steyer-internetkids/ The impact of heavy media and technology use on kids' social,
emotional and cognitive development is only beginning to be studied, and the
emergent results are serious. While the research is still in its early stages, it
suggests that the Internet may actually be changing how our brains work. Too
much hypertext and multimedia content has been linked in some kids to
limited attention span, lower comprehension, poor focus, greater risk for
depression and diminished long-term memory.
Effect of the Internet On Social Skills. (2000, December 9). Retrieved March 23,
2015, from http://sierrasource.com/cep612/internet.html While in its relative
infancy, technology-driven school reform has engulfed education, and
advocates hail the multitude of advantages to reap. It comes with promises to
propel us into the future and cause dramatic improvement in student
proficiency and worldwide understanding. Our computer-driven society
demands that students develop the ability to operate in a technological
environment, acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be productive.
In addition, so much of our planet is rapidly becoming connected via the
Internet that online protocol has become an intrinsic part of technology-based
schedule. Educators and psychologists are beginning to wonder about the

outcome of the Internet on the social skills and psychological well being of our
children.
History. (2010, June 4). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from
http://lmc.gatech.edu/~herrington/gcp/History/Background_History.html For the
first decade that the Internet was in existence, it was used primarily to facilitate email, support discussion of groups, allow access to distant databases and
support the transfer of files between government agencies, companies and
universities. New services have developed over the years to facilitate the sharing
of information between the many websites of Internet.