Maddy's Weekly Blogs

  Part 1:                    The first major takeaway from the article “Why Race Matters on the Internet” is that not everyone has equal access to the internet. This is due to the fact that “services are either too costly or unavailable in certain communities”, often communities where people of color are in the majority. The second major takeaway from the article is that black and Latino people are the fastest adopters of smartphones in the country. This is due to the fact that these groups of minorities, which are low-income users, are more likely to “go online using smartphones than desktops or laptop computers.”           The first major takeaway from the article “We Are Not The Same: Race and the Internet” is some individuals are stuck in the ideals they learned from their youth. Due to this, these individuals cannot “acknowledge that other people have a differ...

Hey, Y'all!! So for this week's assignment, my group and I created an Animaker cartoon video explaining your research topic in a fun and creative way. We chose to research the negative effects of social media on body image with an in-depth look at adolescents using social media platforms  1.  Is the video effective in helping you understand the topic?     Making this video was very helpful in helping me better understand my chosen research topic. In order to make the cartoon engaging, we had to shorten the phrases and sentences into simply to-the-point topics. This made comprehending the topic a lot clearer and easier! 2. Any suggestions for improvement?     I think that a way to improve the cartoon would be to use even shorter phrases and points to make the video even more engaging to the audience.  3. Do you share the same opinions about PowToon?     I do share the opinion in my cartoon because I have done the research and taken an in-depth...