Jonathan Wilson

Paul Anderson
English 1010
The Research Journal

The Research Journal

Source #1
This is an article from a qualified Ph.D named Jim Taylor. I found the
information most helpful and useful so I used this as my first source. I found
his ideas and information very well written and informative. It was all very
relevant to my topic and so thats why I chose it.
Author: Jim Taylor Ph.D.
Genre: Educational
Title: How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus
Date of Publication: Dec. 4, 2012
Authors purpose: Educate on the effects of technology in kids
Authors intended audience: Parents
Because kids brains are still developing, it is changing the way they thing
because of all the technology use and exposure. It decreases their attention
span, thought process, and learning. It isnt all bad and in fact can be used to
heighten learning. Overall, too much exposure to screens in kids makes
them more wired. I agree completely that if kids grow up playing games on
their phones then it will affect them when they are older leading to be
addicted to their phones or to just be unable to hold their attention to other
important things for long periods of time. Like he said, their brains are still
developing and that will result in negative effects. I learned that there are
many things that come because of prolonged exposure to screens and
technology in kids. Their brains are still developing so they have higher
chance of leading to disorders like ADD. It will be useful when explaining and
talking about some of the results of children using technology for prolonged
periods of time. I wanted to know more about how teens are effected and

some of the effects that result in prolonged time to technology such as video
games for example.

APPENDIX D
EAB#1

Title: How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus

Citation: Taylor, J., Ph.D. (2012, December 4). How Technology is Changing
the Way Children Think and Focus. Retrieved April/May, 2016, from
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201212/howtechnology-is-changing-the-way-children-think-and-focus

Jim talks about some of the effects, mostly in how kids focus, because of
prolonged screen time and technology use. This is becoming a real issue with
more and more people using and having access to technology and devices
and resulting in kids and children using these devices at a very young age.
This is a very credible article and the author is a Ph.D so that also gives him
more credibility and value to what he says in the article. It is useful and
relevant because it is on the topic I chose and is a lot of helpful information.
He talked about exactly what I wanted to learn more about, and that was
simply some of the effects that will result in kids from prolonged screen time
at a young age.

Appendix E
THE ERP
Title: __How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus __
Because kids brains are still developing, it is changing the way they thing
because of all the technology use and exposure. It decreases their attention
span, thought process, and learning. It isnt all bad and in fact can be used to
heighten learning. Overall, too much exposure to screens in kids makes
them more wired. I agree completely that if kids grow up playing games on
their phones then it will affect them when they are older leading to be
addicted to their phones or to just be unable to hold their attention to other
important things for long periods of time. Like he said, their brains are still
developing and that will result in negative effects. I learned that there is
many things that come because of prolonged exposure to screens and
technology in kids. Their brains are still developing so they have higher
chance of leading to disorders like ADD. It will be useful when explaining and
talking about some of the results of children using technology for prolonged
periods of time. I wanted to know more about how

Source #2
I thought Saras article on kids and technology was very well thought through
and had her own opinions as well as ideas on how to help children limit
screen time. She addressed concerns she has as well as others that she feels
others have as well with kids using so much technology at a young age. I
found this article very helpful and resourceful for research.
Author: Sara
Genre: Health Care
Title: __Children and Technology: Should You Be Concerned?
Publication: HeartMath
Date of Publication: August. 9, 2015
Authors purpose: _Discuss issues with kids and Technology
Authors intended audience: Parents
Kids arent spending enough time imagining, creating and playing, just online
games and tv consume their lives. They dont have limits to how much time
they spend on this and it will negatively affect them. It doesnt have to be
cut out, just put limits on how much. I agree with what they talked about in
the article because it was a good source and talked about how kids need to
limit the time they spend on computers and tv by having parents set limits
for how much time they are able to spend each day. What you learned from
the article: I learned that an easy way for parents to limit the time their kids
spend online and playing games and watching tv is to set firm limits for how
much time each day they spend. Its value for your topic/issue/problem: It
was a great source for the issue because it was informative about the current
issue of children and the use of technology in their homes and in their
families and how parents can limit the amounts of time they spend on
technology by setting limits. This article could have used more information
on the science behind kids using technology and also didnt have statistics
about the amounts of time they spend each day just sort of generalized.

APPENDIX D
EAB#1

Title: Children and Technology: Should You Be Concerned

Citation: S. (2015, August 9). Children and Technology: Should You Be

Concerned? Retrieved April/May, 2016, from
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/children-and-technology-should-you-beconcerned.html

Appendix E

THE ERP
Title: Children and Technology: Should You Be Concerned?
Kids arent spending enough time imagining, creating and playing, just online
games and tv consume their lives. They dont have limits to how much time
they spend on this and it will negatively affect them. It doesnt have to be
cut out, just put limits on how much. I agree with what they talked about in
the article because it was a good source and talked about how kids need to
limit the time they spend on computers and tv by having parents set limits
for how much time they are able to spend each day. What you learned from
the article: I learned that an easy way for parents to limit the time their kids

spend online and playing games and watching tv is to set firm limits for how
much time each day they spend. Its value for your topic/issue/problem: It
was a great source for the issue because it was informative about the current
issue of children and the use of technology in their homes and in their
families and how parents can limit the amounts of time they spend on
technology by setting limits. This article could have used more information
on the science behind kids using technology and also didnt have statistics
about the amounts of time they spend each day just sort of generalized.

Source #3

Author: Monica Anderson

Genre: Family
Title: Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring
Publication: Pew Research Center
Date of Publication: January 7, 2016
Authors purpose: Inform of the Results of a Survey taken by parents and
teens about their digital usage at home and how their parents handle and
restrict them. The intended readers are older people interested in todays
younger generation. Monica presents all the information and statistics of the
survey conducted Sept.-Oct. of 2014 very fluently and informatively. She
talks about all the different types of questions discussed in the survey, from
how parents restrict their childrens phones and digital media access and if
they ever talk to them about what should and should not be done online. She
shares the results of the survey in statistical means helping the reader to
understand in clear terms what is going on in the homes of families now a
days. I agree with her main point, which goes along with the results of the
survey, and that is that parents should not only restrict and limit access to
their childrens experiences online, but to talk with them about what is
acceptable to view, disclose and do online, and do so regularly. I also agree
that parents should know the passwords to their childrens profiles online and
review with them often what they do on those sites. It can be extremely
dangerous if young kids start talking with strangers and divulging personal or
sensitive information. I learned that a lot of families really are monitoring and
restricting teens online use and phone usage, but of course as a whole they
could be doing a lot better at talking to their kids more frequently the dos
and donts of online activity. The more the conversation is open with parents
and teens, the better the chance that the teens will go to their parents when

something does come up that is potentially harmful or negative to the child. I

think that I will use some of the statistics because they are from a wide
survey and provide a clear view of what really is going on in the homes and
families today and how they are handling the challenge we face today in this
digital world. It will be a great addition on the issue for argument. Honestly I
wished that there was more of the authors personal beliefs and values in the
article, other than just simply stating the facts from the survey. If she would
have told about what specially we could and should work on, and specific
things to talk about with children then it would be of more value and
significance to a more general audience, rather than an audience of older
folks wanting to learn about the younger generation today as previously
stated.

APPENDIX D
The Evaluative Annotated Bibliography (AKA, EAB)
EAB#1

Title: Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring.

Citation: Anderson, M. (2016). Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring.

Retrieved May 04, 2016, from
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/01/07/parents-teens-and-digital-monitoring/

Monica discusses the use of technology in teens and parents by using

statistics from a survey conducted for parents and children in the home from
Sept. to Oct. of 2014. There was many results of this survey and a lot to be
learned. She discusses what the main results were, the specific percentages
and what we can do because of it. Overall the article was very informative,
but focused mostly on information based discussion. She went over all the
facts and that was about it. I wish I could have known more about specific
things to do and learn about how to monitor their internet usage, set

restrictions or even how to talk about the things they discussed in the
survey, such as if parents talk to their kids about what they do online and
what to do and not to do. That would make the intended audience a lot
bigger more useful information than simply statistics. The website itself is
credible and Monica sounds like a really well versed and knowledgeable
scholar. She knows her facts and has learned a lot from the survey
conducted which must have taken a lot of work and dedication. I found that
the information was useful, simply on statistical terms. Ill be able to use
some of the statistics she presented in my own work which will benefit
greatly in showing in an easy way the overall usage of technology in the
home and what parents are and arent doing to help their children know and
understand exactly what to do and not to do while online.

Appendix E

THE ERP
Title: Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring

Introduction
There are many articles about how parents monitor their teens usage online,
and this article shows just how parents are doing it though statics found from
a survey in Sept.-Oct. of 2014. Monica discusses the use of technology in
teens and parents by using statistics from a survey conducted for parents
and children in the home from Sept. to Oct. of 2014. There were many results
of this survey and a lot to be learned. She discusses what the main results
were, the specific percentages and what we can do because of it. Overall the
article was very informative, but focused mostly on information based
discussion. She went over all the facts and that was about it. I wish I could

have known more about specific things to do and learn about how to monitor
their internet usage, set restrictions or even how to talk about the things
they discussed in the survey, such as if parents talk to their kids about what
they do online and what to do and not to do. That would make the intended
audience a lot bigger more useful information than simply statistics. The
website itself is credible and Monica sounds like a really well versed and
knowledgeable scholar. She knows her facts and has learned a lot from the
survey conducted which must have taken a lot of work and dedication. I
found that the information was useful, simply on statistical terms. Ill be able
to use some of the statistics she presented in my own work which will benefit
greatly in showing in an easy way the overall usage of technology in the
home and what parents are and arent doing to help their children know and
understand exactly what to do and not to do while online.

THE RESEARCH JOURNAL

Source #4

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Title: Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring
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Its value for your topic/issue/problem:

What is missing from the article that you want/need to find out/consider (this
leads you to your next source):

APPENDIX D
EAB#1

Title: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

Citation: Lenhart, A. (2015). Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview

2015. Retrieved May 04, 2016, from
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/
Summary:

Evaluation:

(a) the credibility of the article/author/article:

(b) Relevance/usefulness to [My] specific research:

Appendix E
Copy and Paste your RJ into your ERP body section

THE ERP
Title: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

Introduction

Background

Body (RJ)

Source #4: Title: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

THE RESEARCH JOURNAL

Source #5

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(Why you started with it source #1 only including how you find it/the
research process ):

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Title:
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Summary of an authors argument/content:
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What is missing from the article that you want/need to find out/consider (this
leads you to your next source):

APPENDIX D
The Evaluative Annotated Bibliography (AKA, EAB)
EAB#1

Title: 13 Things to Know About Teens and Technology

Citation: Rainie, L. (2014). 13 Things to Know About Teens and Technology.

Retrieved May 04, 2016, from http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/07/23/13things-to-know-about-teens-and-technology/

Summary:

Evaluation:

(a) the credibility of the article/author/article:

(b) Relevance/usefulness to [My] specific research:

Appendix E
Copy and Paste your RJ into your ERP body section

THE ERP
Title: 13 Things to Know About Teens and Technology

Source #5: Title: 13 Things to Know About Teens and Technology