RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

Osit, Michael. Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant
Everything. New York: AMACOM, 2008. Print.

This book talks about raising kids in the technological world that we have. The author mentions that children are able to get social skills out of technological devices. He mentions that kids should get games that are promotioned to appropraite socialization.

Sussy. “Cell Phone Technology a Serious Classroom Distraction, Says Professor.”
Associated Content. Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This article has several teachers opinons on cell phones throughout the country. One teacher thinks that its a distraction because he or she who is expecting to recieve a call will only think about the phone call. Another teachers says that a cell phone is part of a survival kit. The teachers also talk about their experiences in their own classrooms with children having cell phones.

Keen, Emily. “Facebook: School-Friendly or a School Distraction?”. Associated
Content. Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This author talks about Facebook and how it started to be a great way for people to stay in contact with one another but now its a distraction. She talks about her personal experience with facebook and she believes that Facebook is very distracting and addicting.

Willingham, Theresa. “The Importance of Making Mistakes: Helping Kids Learn from
Failure." Suite101. Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This article talks about the importance of failure and how to embrace the mistakes and to make most out of the failure. This article talks about how we should not fear mistakes but to make the most out of the mistake and learn from it.

Lawson, Candy. “Social Skills and School.” Center for Development and Learning. Web.
14 Nov. 2009.

This doctor wrote this article about children develop their social skills through school. She goes into detail about all the social skills that children develop. She also talks about communication skills. She also wrote how social skills can be taught to children.

Mcellingott, Tim. “Mobile Phones: Safety Device or Distraction?”. Telephony 247.17 (
2006) :18-19. Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This article talks about cell phone use in schools especially during emergencys. This article says that children should remain calm during emergencies during school than being distracted on the phone trying to tell their parents about what is going on.