Growing Up Online

Things that did not surprise me:
-people have computer game parties
-children put more attention to computers than parents
-kids text a lot and not put attention on the current situation
-students can hack the aol privacy security
-people dont read as much
-kids use sparknotes instead of reading
-there are pages to see if you take writing from another source
-cyberbulying
-people videotape fights
-kids do not mind being public
-they do not take things as seriously as adults
-kids send nudes to other people
-people change their personality online
-kids change their screens when parents come in
-kids try to keep thir online lives secret

Things that did surprise me
-people can see when parents are tracking their computers screen
-teachers have to be entertainers
-people have a hard time studying
-people dont have time to read
-cheating is not always bad to some people
-people enjoy going to PTC
-people can walk to school just an hour from Manhattan
-mothers are scared of stalkers
-parents get informed on stalkers and rapists
-people sometimes dont use the computer are home but at other friends
-1 of 7 kids where solicited online
-kids are not always victims soliciting online
-there is something called thinspiration
-people change the name annorexia to anna and look up to her
-parents usually dont know about their kids being anorexic
-people rather post videos of them talking than actually talk to people

Things that have changed
-myspace is famous
-everyone had a myspace
-people played who could have more friends
-people fight online just because
-there is usually just one computer in the house
-parents found out about videos of what their children do on weekends
-parents publicly share info about what kids usually do
-people go to cafes to use the internet
-media was talking about predators and stalkers
-people used aol
-people played to flirt with people and then say they where kidding
-people saved conversations on the computer
-adults didnt have emails
-people didnt spend as much time on the computer as now
-some universities prohibit internet use for the first 2 months

Questions:
What topic in the video did you most strongly identify with and why?
Cyberbulying is something I identify with because I have seen cyberbulyying on the first hand. On tumblr I follow this girl that alway receives very mean comments. People tell this girl to kill herself and that nobody loves her. At some point this girl started putting attention to this comments and saying they where right, that she was useless. I saw how cyberbullying affected this girl self esteem and how bad it made her feel so I think it is really wrong. For example they showed how cyberbulying can lead to suicide in this video.

What advice I give to parents about kids being online?
I personally would not like my parents having me as a friend on fb. I do recommend them having their kids on facebook so they get to know a little bit more about their kids but not to constantly look through their profile. I think having the password for your childs computer might be important but not for their social media. I think monitoring the texts is the worst thing to do because it is like betraying your son. I think trust goes both ways so if you want to see your kids profile they need to be able to trust you and give it to you willingly.  For example in the video the kids didn't give the mother their password because they didn't trust her.

What are the biggest benefits of being online?
Being online had done lots of great things for me. I can got new information very easily and get informed about almost anything. I can answer almost every question I have and help people answer theirs. I am able to express myself more freely and show a side of me I dont usually show. I think being online really helps you manage your time and learn to ignore things you dont want. Even though there are benefits of being online there are also some bad things like cyberbullying. Like the video showed you cna express yourself like the girl in the vide that had her page with her pictures.