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  1. Apr 2021
    1. youth of both sexes between the ages of 8 and 18 are exposed to 8 hours and 33 minutes (8:33) of digital and other media

      My niece spends a lot of time watching documentaries on netflix

    2. and only 50 percent of Latino, African American, and Native American students in the United States complete high school

      I feel like economics play a part into this. When you're struggling to eat it's hard to focus on education

    3. All young people today need high-quality education more than ever before.

      I feel like this is because of the fake news and pseudo science circling in the web

  2. Mar 2021
    1. Many good videogames can take 50 to 100 hours to win

      Some re-playable games like CSGO and League of Legends may be played for hundreds of hours

    2. Since reading and thinking are socialachievements connected to social groups, we can all read and think in differ-ent ways when we read and think as members (or as if we are members) of dif-ferent groups.

      I think it's good to share your opinion about a text with other people who read it. That's why the comment section is important in my opinion

    3. For example, it turns out that botanistsand landscape architects classify and think about trees quite differently. Theirdifferent contexts, social practices, and purposes shape their thinking (andreading) in different ways. Neither way is “right” or “wrong”in general.

      this reminds me of vectors in mathematics and physics. the meaning and purpose of vectors change

    1. new literacies in contexts such as fan fiction, blogging, and video remixing.

      I think video remixing played a big role in the rise in the popularity of videogames on Youtube

    2. In what ways, they ask, do young people’s in-teractions with video games influence how and what they learn about race and gender?

      World of Warcraft introduced a new feature that included Asian and African features along with Caucasians as a customizable character option

    3. many English language learners tohelp them learn and understand English better.8

      World of Warcraft helped me a lot with my English and I saw myself surpassing my classmates in that subject very quickly

    4. He argues that making digital games accessible to a wider audiencebenefits everyone by providing opportunities for play across communities.

      I think more games are trying to implement features that help everyone to play. Overwatch for example has a color blind and left handed mode. It also doesn't require a powerful computer to run so people with low-end computers can play

    5. While many credit game play with fostering new forms of social organizationand alternative ways of thinking and interacting

      I think some games does this to more extent than others. Example mmorpgs may have a better and more complex social organization than first person shooters.

    6. Yu-Gi-Oh,

      me and my friends used to watch Yu-Gi-Oh and play the card game at school. We used to challenge ourselves to flip a Yu-Gi-Oh card, and whoever flips the other's cards faster, they got to keep the cards for themselves. The cards include one card from each person.

    7. A game can easily be made fascinating enough to put over the dullest facts.

      I gained a lot of knowledge from games that I wouldn't have otherwise.

    1. marry new vocabulary encountered in the process of game playto actions

      I learned a lot of different vocabulary from video games like fortify, rejuvenate, and arachnophobia.

    2. Recent news headlines tell of studentsusing cameras to digitize tests and send them via e-mail, or usingInternet-enabled cell phones to cheat in any number of w

      I think a good way to remedy this is restructuring how grading is designed. Instead of putting the majority of the grade towards exams. I think it's better to diversify by including class work, projects, and homework to encourage students not to cheat on a final exam

  3. Jan 2021
    1. The Hoverbrella: A mini umbrella attachment for a drone.

      While that's a niche market (Drone Owners) I don't think the product is as ridiculous as the other ones

      -Jasem Alkhaleel

    2. “None of this would’ve happened if I didn’t just put it out there,” he says. “Just start something and share it with the world. Trust me: Nothing is too stupid.”

      I like this quote a lot because it gives hope to young entrepreneurs to be brave and follow their vision. All Benedetto did was taking action and putting himself out there, and it clearly paid off

      -Jasem Alkhaleel

    1. The Comedian is not just someone who tells jokes. He is the unfunny person who is convinced of his funniness

      I don't like people like that. If a joke fails you shouldn't blame people for not getting it, and instead try to be funnier instead.

      -Jasem Alkhaleel

    2. Concern trolls approach women with a sense of worry about something they are saying or doing, but it isn’t sincere

      I sometimes give an opinion to someone while not being an expert on the subject. But if the motives for that is belittling the other person, I can tell why this would be annoying

      -Jasem Alkhaleel