1. A survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that in 2004, 67 percent of parents said the Internet has been a good thing for their children. However, this number decreased to 59 percent in 2006. In 2012, 69% of parents of online teens said they were concerned about how their child’s online activity might affect their future academic or employment opportunities, with some 44% being “very” concerned. Cite some reasons why parental support for their children’s independent internet use is decreasing. Why do you think the number of parents who reported the Internet being a good thing for their children has decreased?
I believe that parental support for their children's independent internet use is decreasing because their are many social media applications out right now. Some parents can't keep up with all the different social media apps out there that their child is using. Because their children have more knowledge about technology they can hide information from their parents.
2. More teachers are using tools to try to detect cheating or deter students’ inclination to cheat. In the program, we see the use of plagiarism-detection tools like Turnitin.com and writing assignments completed during class time to make sure students do their own work and generate their own ideas.
How can we as educators stop students from using material they found online as their own work? Should that be considered cheating, in your opinion?
In my opinion I like the idea of turnitin.com. On the internet there is alot of information and answers that a student can easily copy and paste on to their assignment. With turnitin.com it can help teachers know if the paper was plagerized or if information was copied. I also like that in the video it talked about doing assignments in class. When doing assignments in class, students are forced to write then and there. Unlike being home and looking up answers online.
3. One student claims he "never reads books" but relies on summaries and annotated notes he finds on Web sites. He confesses that he feels guilty about this, stating, "I feel like I kind of cheated it."
In your opinion, should he feel guilty? Why or why not?
In my opinion I believe he should feel guilty. Relying on summaries and annotated notes from the internet will not help you learn the material. Reading summaries aren't the same as reading the book, the point of reading books in school is to educate ourselves. Going online and finding answers won't help us.
4. Before the Internet, in order to be seen by the world, you had to be portrayed in some form of mass media, and you had to be famous in some respect -- in the news, in politics or as a celebrity. Now anyone can be seen online by anyone else in the world. Some people have become famous for videos or photos they’ve posted (such as Autumn Edows).
In your opinion, should people like Edows, or others who become “ famous” through their online presence, be considered “celebrities?”
Has the ability to create an online persona, and receive worldwide attention for it, affected our cultural values?
In my opinion people like Edows are considered famous. I know a lot of people who became famous from Instagram, twitter or Facebook by the things they post. Some of those people were popular to begin with.
5. Shows like "To Catch a Predator" on Dateline NBC (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/10912603/ns/dateline_nbc-to_catch_a_predator/) contribute to parental anxiety about online media. It is obvious that certain elements of programs like “To Catch a Predator,” and even this documentary, will likely increase parents’ fears.
Cite one current event from the past year where a young person has been affected (positively or negatively) by being active online. (find a link to a news story, describe it in your answer to this question, and provide the link as well).
http://fox17online.com/2015/07/21/mom-cyber-bullying-killed-my-daughter/Zoe Johnson was 13 years old, she was a victim of cyber bulling. July 6th she ended her life, her mother believed that her suicide was caused by cyber bullies. There was a post on Facebook that she was tagged on a day before she passed, it was a picture saying "tag a b***h you don't like". The posts continued even after her death, someone posted "good ur gone." This was proof that she was being bullied.
6. Teasing, lying, gossiping, threatening, spreading rumors or harassing online (and offline)can severely affect people’s self-concept and self-esteem and have an impact on their emotional state. In the program, we see one girl who describes flirting with boys and then revealing she was just kidding. She explains: "You wouldn’t do that to someone’s face, but online is completely different. ... No one can do anything. You’re at your house, they’r e at their house."
In her quote, this teen is describing Suler’s disinhibition effects. Which one do you think it is, and why?
The teen is describing invisibility from the Suler's disinhibition effects. I believe this because she says that the person wouldn't do that to someone's face but online is different. In the invisibility effect people can know who you are but they can't hear or see you and you can't see or hear them.
7. At the end of the program, Greg decides it’s time for him to "disconnect" by going to the Coast Guard Academy, where he will spend seven weeks without cell phones or the Internet.
Have you ever thought about "disconnecting" from it all?
Do you think it would be easy or difficult for you personally?
What would you enjoy or dislike about disconnecting?
I have never thought about disconnecting from it all because nowadays it all seems normal that everything is online that is where you get most of your info. I think it will be difficult to disconnect from everything. I don't think I can live without internet. When I travel overseas the first couple of days is tough because there isn't any phone service until I get wifi or a sim card. But I still seem to survive. I would enjoy the peace from the disconnection, but I would hate not knowing what is going on around me.
