Noam - 14
Noam, 14
Media Consumption: 3:30 hours a day
Favorite Media/Technology: Instagram and Tik Tok
How do you and your family interact with media/technology?
My parents love watching good movies together and afterwards they like to talk about the movie we watched when we eat dinner. I like talking to them about the movies we watch together. They always make sure to highlight when a movie is trying to make an important point.
How do you and your peers interact with media/technology?
My friends and I like to play shooting games and sports games on the Xbox. I think that shooting games help me learn to have quick reaction times and sports games help me learn how to score better in real life. I find playing video games brings me closer to my friends. We also use social media like Instagram, Tik Tok, and Snapchat to communicate with each other.
What do you use media for?
I use media for watching TV, playing video games and using social media. I spend around 1.5 hours a day on social media during the week, and a little bit more on the weekends. I use my computer to do homework and my phone to stay in touch with friends. I also like to watch comedy TV shows and sitcoms.
What is your favorite/least favorite thing about media/technology?
My favorite thing about media is that it’s entertaining. Even though I love social media it can be really distracting… I can be doing homework and open up my phone for just a second and end up being on Instagram and Tik Tok for an hour and not finishing any of my homework assignments. I think that social media mostly has a positive impact on my life because I really enjoy it, but it gives me less time to do homework and ruins my free time. Sometimes, I find that when I am scrolling through social media, by self-confidence decreases because it makes everyone look like they are perfect and have perfect lives and it is hard not to compare myself to them.