Positives with the Internet and Growing Up The youth generation today uses the internet so much in their daily lives it has created an epidemic. The epidemic caused uproar of different ways of learning, communicating, teaching and even shopping or advertising done online. Technologies such as ipad, laptops and smart phones make internet access unbelievably easy. Since it is so easy, “Growing up Online”, a document by Frontline that aired on Januarary 18, 2008, claimed that the internet has caused many issues in the youth’s lives. One problem the internet caused stated in the documentary is, it is very hard for parents and authorities to regulate what kids do on the computer.
Due to these online criminal activities cyberspace is most unsafe place to do business. This opens up a new field of crime to anyone with an internet connection which is scary once you think about it. Nowadays you have little children learning how to code in primary school where an internet connection has become such an important necessity that literally anyone could use it to their personal gain. This makes it easier for teenagers and young adults to dwell into the act of cybercrime as there are new ways to making yourself virtually invisible. This is a popular act of crime because of its traceability; new ways have been introduced to make your online presence untraceable, invisible and anonymous, which leaves you thinking.
Now it takes as much time as if the person to whom we send a letter / photos / audio and video files, sits in front of you. Internet creates a very convincing, albeit an illusory, lack of distance between people. I think I walked away from the topic, fascinated by describing the benefits of the web. So what about the children of the present generation? Does the Internet render a detrimental impact on growing and getting to know this world creature?
He was anonymously browsing the web, while provoking other users. It was a very gentle way of cyber-bullying. He sees the cyber-bullying as a problem of course, but also as a problem that can be solved. Nina describes how this type of bullying is the hardest to stop and fight, because in the modern world the Internet is hard not to come by. Most teenagers in a European or western country owns a smartphone or a computer.
If we lie all the time we will start to have a brain that is tailor made to make lying easier (Neulieb). It is evidence like this that has made people ask the question of what role the internet may have in changing the way our brain works. One of these questions that has been brought up a lot recently is how it is effecting the way we are learning things. The internet has taken the place of books for the most part because the internet is such a powerful tool that most people who are in school have access to. With all this access to information at an extremely fast rate books have become something that people look past because it seems too time consuming in the fast pace world we live in.
However, there lies a new set of dangers that come with this age, specifically due to the naivety of young adults. One danger that thrives off naive young adults is the internet. A majority of them give out personal information without thinking about who is going to be reading or looking at it. This information can be used for many things. It could be used by online predators to contact the teenager.
I researched and found many different adaptations for the visually impaired that I could introduce and use in my classroom. The Internet can offer children developmentally appropriate learning opportunities but if the Internet is not used effectively, it will not benefit the students. There are numerous
Growing up online produced and directed by Rachel Dretzing discuss the disadvantages and the advantages of children’s. Having the open access to internet has caused some problems at home, school, social media as well as bulling. I believe this has a lot to do in the way that we teach our children’s how to be responsible while on the internet and the precautions that they should have. As a mentioned before this has brought different results on people and I will explain in more detail. Internet at home has help children’s to have a completely different personality while using the internet.
For instance, do not let them get online in a private room, such as their bedroom, so it will be easier to keep an eye on their activity. Furthermore, it is important to build trust with children and teenagers regarding being responsible for using the internet safely (Raising Children Network 2012, p2). Thus, parents should draw a strict line between what children can do and cannot do, and there can be a reward for them if they are obey the rule. It is believed that the internet may bring many unexpected risks. Children and teenagers could meet strangers online and may even experience abuse, such as bullying and paedophiles, in chat rooms (Raising Children Network 2012, p4).
Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs Online harassment is an issue that has received quite the publicity and media coverage lately. As the Internet and everything that involves it has grown into our everyday life and routines, it has become the most used form of communication. Everyone from toddlers to retirees knows about the Internet and what its basic uses are. Nowadays teens spend most of their time online in comparison to watching TV or reading books. The Internet can do everything, and it is an incredible way for people all over the world to stay in contact and learn about each other.