Aiyana, 3

Media Consumption: 2 hours per day

Favorite Media/Technology: YouTube on her iPad

How do you and your family interact with media/technology?

My grandpa bought me this iPad that I love and Grandma lets me watch it while I eat breakfast. Sometimes Daddy lets me watch YouTube before I sleep, too.

How do you and your peers interact with media/technology?

I FaceTime my cousins when I miss them. When I can’t see my cousins, I can call them!

What do you use media for?

I love to watch YouTube and see Wendy and Jannie. They have so many toys. I love them.

What is your favorite/least favorite thing about media/technology?

I don’t like when I have to wait to press ‘the thing’ [Skip ad button on YouTube].

What is one thing you want the people who create the media you like to watch/play/interact with to know?

I want to tell them thank you for letting me spend time with my friends on YouTube. Oh, tell them too that I love watching girls like me sing!

What media are you using more now because of the coronavirus (COVID- 19)?

YouTube. And Grandma bought me ABC Mouse, but I only play that with Grandma.

Where do you get most of your information to learn more about the coronavirus (e.g., news, internet, parents, etc.)?

Grandma is scared of Coronavirus. We can’t touch anything because the germs, remember? And you can’t take your mask off! I have a pink mask with kitties on it. It’s so cute.

What lessons have you learned from COVID-19?

Coronavirus says you have to stay inside. I play outside in the backyard, but we can’t go to the park.

Have you learned anything about how you use media and technology because of COVID-19? I can only play on the iPad when someone lets me, but we play outside more now.

Interviewed by: Danielle Rivas, UCLA 4 th Year Student