The article, "Living and Learning with New Media," made me think and consider the different roles that technology and new media could play in education. It was interesting for me to read the definition of "new media" as the way in which traditional media (books, television) are now combining with interactive media and media for social communication. It was particularly engaging to read about the ways in which media for social communication is changing the way that teens "talk" to one another. The article highlighted new media as allowing teens to engage with one another in a new way: through social networks, IM, chats, etc. rather than through face to face interactions. The article discussed the way in which online sites have given youth a new way to interact with their friends. For parents and other adults, this may be new and unknown territory. Youth can now "hang out" with their friends online which is a new practice and which is something that will change and has changed the shape of teenage interaction.
This new media has also allowed students to form groups and to interact over common interests or ideas. Youth can turn to like-minded peers and share ideas that they may otherwise not be allowed to receive.
This new media clearly offers many more opportunities that most of us are currently aware. As youth discover and play around with different forms of technology and media, they are quickly discovering the wide range of opportunities available to them, both socially and intellectually.
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