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.
They need to be taught not to give out personal info such as telephone numbers as well as their emails addresses, as their information can be pieced together to make a fuller profile of themselves, which can be used against them, to gain their trust and confidence to be possibly be groomed or even worse taken (snatched) . Lessons can be taught at school via their ICT lessons also social communication groups with parents and carers, parents and carers will aid from this as this will make them much more aware of the problem, with them if someone makes some disturbing advances, via a chat room or social site (when they are pretending to be their friend,) as the age of naivety towards these situations and sinareoes. We need to constantly empower the supervision, as adults can do this by filters or privacy settings, on the computers’, although we will have to remind them constantly (without being patronising) to become cyber aware, this will be resulting in a limited time on the computer at any one time, for younger children. The older the children become the much more aware of the consequences’ of the actions, eventually these young
Recently, we have working on the WebQuest “Recycle City”. http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ On this WebQuest, there is a lot of reading and graphics which may cause a problem for this student. This student puts much effort into his everyday class work. Even completing experiments in class can be challenging to him. Using the Internet is also a challenge and I need to be aware continuously of these challenges and implement every possible way to include him in these activities.
Sweeping the Nation In the essay “Facing the Facebook” by Michael Bugeja you will learn about problems college students are facing because of advanced technology such as Ipods, PDA’s, cell pones, and online communities. This is not only impairing students in the educational sense but in judicial sense. Michael Bugeja makes an excellent point about technology these days and how it is affecting our world negatively. In the summary below you will read about some his points and see how genuine they are. In the essay Michael Bugeja essay he points out how the use of modern technology is affecting students.
To prevent these parents should be more vigilant and monitor their children’s access to the web. I would suggest children under the age of 14 shouldn’t be allowed to have internet facilities in their bedroom. More significantly there are parental controls on their computer that should be enabled. In my opinion Schools also have a vital part to play for example assemblies could be used to demonstrate and explain the potential dangers that some students could experience while browsing the web and safety in general. Statistics show that 60% of teenagers are exposed to some sort of cyber bulling.
Random searches for students should be enforced to make the students aware that they could be caught with a weapon at any time. Teachers having a closer connection to each individual student should make the student feel more of a bond with their superiors making it easier for them to express their problems and issues to prevent any further altercations. All of these factors could be used in the prevention of gun violence in schools. After all of my reading and researching I have a new outlook on the issue of gun control and all of the factors that are involved with it. The statistics are scary, and even more shocking is the reality of the violence just knowing that at anytime and anyplace you can be in the middle of gun violence or even a victim.
- Monitor which social media sites they use and take an active interest in which sites they are using and keep and keep abreast of changing or new social media sites. CYP3.3 Assessment Criterion 7.2 Internet use; - Monitor children’s online activity blocking sites that are inappropriate or filtering out sexual images. - Limit the amount of time that the child spends online. Put a block on their ability to send out personal information. - Use browsers that are specifically designed for children eg Surf Safely or Ask Jeeves Kids.
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.
Technology in the cyber-world has been growing rapidly in recent times, and the internet has become the most useful communication and education tool. However, there is a lot of information provided in the cyber-world, both good and bad, and there is no any restriction for people using it. These conditions may cause serious risks for the internet users, particularly children and teenagers if they use it without parenting controls. This essay will discuss some problems related to the use of internet by children and teenagers and also give solution to tackle the problems concerning the serious risks. It will then explain some of the advantages and why it should not be banned by parents.
Along with e-learning falls a category called social networking which has increasingly caught the attention of a lot of school board officials. Schools/ districts are trying to figure out what social media sites are appropriate for student and how will they benefit their education in school. Some schools are beginning to use some mainstream sites to stay involved with students’ like Facebook. Facebook in schools are mostly used to keep in touch