Create a multi-page infographic or a power point.
Your power point, brochure, or multi page infographic may use bullet points and illustrations to organize and convey information. Power points should be
approximately ten slides total, plus a slide for references.
Here is the format your document should follow:
On your first slide (or first section of your brochure or infographic), describe the difference between a growth and a fixed mindset. On your next slide or
section, identify some of the foundational aspects of middle childhood using the course text and supplemental course readings. What are some key
developmental tasks of middle childhood?
For this option, watch the documentary,Growing Up with Gadgets, in its entirety. Then choose some of these questions to answer in your remaining slides:
How might technology, including social media, impact the social development of children?
What might this impact look like in some of the various theories we have studied so far?
What are the potential positive and negative developmental consequences of this type of technology for the various theories we have studied so far?
Discuss the implications of online bullying, including how this specific form of bullying impacts middle childhood development in ways not known to previous
generations. What can we do as a society to prevent online bullying?
MUST INCLUDE:Based on your readings and your personal experience, share the following on your final slide: What did you like/dislike about the information
in the video(s) that you watched? Do you feel like it offered some insight on concepts in middle childhood? Remember to provide personal and/or scholarly
examples as evidence for your answers.
Sample Solution
Technology, including social media, can have both positive and negative impacts on social development in children. Research has shown that the use of technology can help children to develop their communication skills, become better informed about current events and increase their sense of global interconnectedness. However, social media also poses potential risks such as cyberbullying, lack of privacy and security issues.
In terms of developmental theories we've studied so far, it is important to recognize how technology may impact children's psychosocial development according to Erikson's theory. Technology may provide a platform for exploring identity by allowing teens the opportunity to experiment with different personalities or experimenting with self-expression through online platforms. This could be both a positive or negative experience depending on the type of content they are exposed to online or what type of information they choose to share publicly versus privately. On the other hand, Freud’s psychosexual theory suggests that exposure to explicit sexual material online could encourage