Blog #4
Prompt: After reading Ch. 1 in The Curious Researcher, form three research questions about new media and language/communication. Under each question, write 3-4 sentences explaining why these questions demand researched answers.

Response:
"Do video games withdraw those who play them from the people around or do video games open up a new way to communicate with others?" 
These questions demand researched answers for many reasons. For starts, most people from older generations believe that video games take away from children communicating and connecting with others. However, the introduction of online video games allows these kids and teens to communicate and interact with new people on a daily basis that share the same interests as them.

"Does the introduction of new media positively or negatively impact our generation?" 
While arguments are available for both negative and positive impacts, it is definitely a question that needs to be researched. It is no doubt that new media has negative and positive impacts on the language and communication of today. And more importantly, research can be done that can figure out what age groups that new media has the biggest affect on.

"Do laptops and tablets boost or diminish the learning ability of children and teenagers?"
This needs to be researched because it is an issue that is usually only turns up one answer. However, not everyone is the same. While these items might help enhance the learning ability of one student, it can be a distraction to another student and have the opposite affect on their learning ability.