Media Inventory

Think about the way you use media in your home. Consider each column of the graphic organizer and indicate how it relates to each media tool.

1. Which family member uses it the most?

2. Which family member uses it the least?

3. Use is restricted?

4. Use is unrestricted?

5. Used mostly for entertainment?

6. Used mostly for homework?

7. Expensive to keep running?

8. Cheap to keep running?

1. List your family members and indicate their favourite media tool (hardware, or software)

Sister- My sister's favourite media tool would have to be her cell phone, and computer, because with technology today, you are able to go on to MSN, facebook, and anything else on your cell phone.

Mom- My mom's favourite media tool would probably have to be the television, because all of the new reality t.v shows that come out, she gets addicted to, if there is a specific time for a show, she will be there, for example, Survivor on Thursday nights, she plans her day around it just so she will not miss anything.

Dad- My dad's favourite media tool would also have to be the television because he likes to watch all of the shows like Mythbusters, and How its Made.

Me- My favourite media tool would have to be my cell phone because I can do so much on it, like go on msn, go on facebook, and take picture's/video's

2. Which is the least favorite? Why?

Sister- My sister's least favourite media product would have to be the house phone because she thinks why should she use it when she has a practically good cell phone in use.

Mom- My mothers least favourite media tool would probably be her cell phone because she does not know how to use is nor does she ever have it on, because when she is at work we can call her there, and when she is at home she just uses the house phone.

Dad- My father's least favourite media tool would have to be the computer because he has no clue how to use it, and he is one of the people who are the one finger type.

Me- My least favourite media tool would be the house phone because I never use it, I am always on my cell phone.

3. Do children of different ages or sexes prefer different items? Why?

Yes, children of different ages, and sexes prefer different media tools, because teenage girls want nothing to do with television, because they are always on the computer, or on their cellphones. Just teenagers in general do not use the telephone, because they are never at home enough to use it, and they have their own cell phone so they would just use that. Younger children may lean towards the television more with this generation because it is basically becoming their babysitter, when the parents just don't have time to deal with them.

4. Which item is used most? Why?

The media tool that is used most would have to be the cell phone because it goes on the internet, and takes pictures and videos so there really is not much sense to go on the computer.

5. Which item is used least? Why?

The media tool that is used least would have to be the house phone because all my friends know how to get a hold of me and that is on my cell phone, or just message me on MSN, which also is on my cell phone.