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10 years ago today Sonic Boom premiered on Cartoon Network!!!

The episode were short but man they were hilarious!!!😆😆😆

The Pitch, Ep.19: Frenemies Dan, Lance & Michael Klein talk about Plowman, Anvil + Sledge, Granite, Salvo & Snakeskin

In this special Guest-isode, Dan & Lance bring on Michael Klein, cohost of Anatomical Precision and we talk about all the Season 4 models previewed to date: Plowman, Anvil + Sledge, Granite, Salvo & Snakeskin.

Royalty-Free Music in this episode was used by Incomputech.com.

Week 6 Overarching Question

Eldén’s argument is coherent and thoroughly explains each aspect of the issue and uses logic and previous literature to support their claims and findings. 

February 15, 2017

~Article 2: “Using mobile phone diaries to explore children’s everyday lives” By Plowman and Stevenson (2012)

1. What are the basic assumptions that inform the reading?

-Using mobile phones with picture and text messaging as an ecoculoural approach to researching children’s everyday lives at home. 2. What are the major organizing ideas?

-The research method claims to show the variety of activities children engage in throughout the day when at home and their experiences. The authors state that this method can be altered to gather data in other contexts as well. 

3. What serious questions does the reading raise regarding the fields of child and youth study?

-Considering that these children are young and require their parents’ participation and selection of which experiences to document and how, is this method truly obtaining reliable data on their research subject? Are these accounts of children’s experiences really reflective of their experience, or of the child’s experience from the parent’s perspective?

4. What serious omissions are left out of the article or reading (if any)?

-The lens in which a child’s activity or experience is captured should be considered as a caveat. Additionally, the data collection process is parent-driven and parent-controlled. This kind of research method may be best used with children who are familiar with technological devices that can take pictures and notes, or to simply familiarize your selected population with the necessary technology to document what they choose and how. 

5. In what ways does this article reinforce, extend, challenge, or oppose your own views on child and youth study/research/practice?

-The article challenges my views on the benefits of adults (parents particularly) being closely involved with children’s research processes and data collection. I mentioned the role of technology and how this tool can be made available for children’s use, though, is this kind of technology accessible for all participants? 6. What do you take away from the reading in terms of your own child and youth practice?