Iness - 14
Iness, 14
Media Consumption: 4 hours a day
Favourite Media/Technology: TikTok
How do you and your family interact with media/technology?
My family has a family group chat where we send each other pictures, videos, news, and more. My siblings and I follow each other on social media but my parents steer clear from social media accounts and get mad if we are on our phones too much. What they do use is the find friends app to track our location to make sure we are safe. Also, our favorite thing to do as a family is watch a movie together.
How do you and your peers interact with media/technology?
I facetime my friends a lot throughout the day and it feels just as real as hanging out in person. We also have a group chat for our friend group where we send each other funny memes or talk about more serious things such as giving relationship advice. My friends and I also love creating funny TikTok videos and will often make some when hanging out. I also have streaks with all my friends on snapchat and we take them very seriously.
What do you use media for?
I mostly use media to either talk to friends, do homework, or for entertainment. It helps keep me connected to my friends outside of school, gives me easy access to information I need when I’m confused, and allows me to watch things I like, relate to, or find funny.
What is your favorite/least favorite thing about media/technology?
My favorite thing about technology is that it allows me to stay connected with friends and keeps me entertained for hours because there are so many things to explore online. This leads me to my least favorite thing about technology which is that it can be very distracting when I have to focus on homework. Even though I know it is distracting me, it feels addicting because I constantly have the need to check my notifications.