Part 1
90% of teens are online today, “Growing Up Online” produced and directed by Rachel Dretgin explores what the effect of this is. She finds incidents where online communities allow these teens to find people that have the interest as them and they are then able to show who they really are. Dretgin mostly focused on the negative incidents of this once case was of a girl who was anorexic and she found groups that supported it and in some ways worshipped the idea of being extremely thin. Dertgin also reviewed other negative incidents of online social networking that lead to thing such as school fights, suicide, and an underage girl posing scantily clad online. There is also a segment of the video on the effects of the internet on schools mostly they just say the same thing everyone says, the internet offers access to more information but also leads to more cheating. She then ties up the whole video with a part on parent’s attempts to control their kids every moment online, which for the most part just led driving wedge between the parents and kids. The kids wanting some privacy and the parents wanting to know everything about their kids lives. Mostly this video does a good job at presenting the possible dangers of the internet but it is very focused on the negative and does not so much of the good things that kids can do online. One interesting comment in the video was that the only study done so far on how kids react to being approached online by a predator said that most kids now to just not talk to them and close that widow.
Part 2
If I was to make a video on the impact of the internet and digital media on my life I would have to make it on how much we use the internet and digital media in school. From the 6th grade until I graduated high school everyone of my class rooms had smart boards and digital projectors in them. Whenever we did research for a paper most of our research had to be done online since our library had all of fifty books in it. My entire 11th grade English class was done on the computer. Even now in college we are still using the internet and digital media every day. My English and math assignments are all posted online; some of my work from English class even has to be posted on a blog. Now days the internet and digital media have completely ingrained themselves into schools. They are now part of the education process.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
"Growing Up Online" Response Ben
Part One: Teens, even though they may not admit it, are addicted to online social networks, according to the video, "Growing Up Online." Written and produced by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio, the video shows how many teenagers lives are highly effected by the Internet and online social networks. Kids feel that they have to be within this network or they are considered out of the loop, or uncool to the rest of the kids at school. Kids feel that they will be shunned by society if they are different from other kids. Concerned parent Anne Bukata states, "You go away on vacation and they're texting all their friends. There is, like, no break. They're unwilling to be out of the loop for more than, you know, and hour." People believe that because of technology and the quickness of technology, it is harder for kids to slow down and concentrate in school. Some teachers are trying to embrace technology and use it in the classroom, while others are fighting it by keeping it forbidden from their classroom. So many different things can come from the Internet, anything from relationship advice to death. Parents are so negative about the Internet because their children are more prone to be the target of a predator. But according to the video a recent study was done showing that kids know right from wrong, and they can tell whether or not they are being approached by a predator. The harder parents try to pry into the Internet lives of their children, the more the children refuse to let their parents in. By nature, most kids are good law abiding children, but it is so easy to make bad choices on the Internet (Growing Up Online). It is also very easy for kids to display an identity that is not their own online. Many kids like to show a different personality on the Internet because they like to find that alternative reality where they actually fit in. According to student Jessica Hunter, "I never fit the mold. I would try and try and try, and it- it just wasn't me... I felt so insecure. I felt like an alien." Online Jessica created the alias Autumn Edows, "I didn't feel like myself, but I liked the fact that I didn't feel like myself. I felt like someone completely different. I felt like I was famous." She was considered an outsider in the real world, but online she was famous and everybody adored her. For Ryan Halligan, the Internet did more harm than good. Ryan was being bullied at school, and instead of being able to return to the safety of home, he was being bullied over the Internet as well. This bullying drove Ryan to the point of suicide.
Part Two: If I were writing a story on the impact of the Internet on my life, I would have to that it has been a huge benefit for myself. I am now able to use it for schoolwork and homework such as this assignment, and I am also able to use it to communicate with my peers so that we can cooperate on certain assignments. It has also helped me keep in touch with my friends and family. Another way that the Internet has helped me is by helping me stay current with the news and economics.
Part Two: If I were writing a story on the impact of the Internet on my life, I would have to that it has been a huge benefit for myself. I am now able to use it for schoolwork and homework such as this assignment, and I am also able to use it to communicate with my peers so that we can cooperate on certain assignments. It has also helped me keep in touch with my friends and family. Another way that the Internet has helped me is by helping me stay current with the news and economics.
"Growing up Online" Video
Part One:
“Internet has created the biggest generation gap since rock and roll”, says a teacher in the video “Growing up Online”. This video was created by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio, to educate people about the internet and the lack of privacy it offers. In their video a parent mentions that “If it’s on the net, it’s for everyone. There is no safeguard.” She means that everything you post is open to the public and even to the people that have no business knowing your personal information. One student looks at it as a way of “socializing and learning about life”, while another says, “the internet is like a currency, if you don’t use it, you’re at a loss.” Young people obviously have different views than adults but the overall idea is that it’s not safe, and you have no idea who is on another computer accessing your information. The video talks strongly about Facebook and MySpace and its privacy issues. Many people post their addresses, phone numbers, ages, and other personal information on both of these sites and make it so easy for people to enter their lives. “There are over 160 million viewers combined on facebook and MySpace”, one person says. That’s an insane amount of people accessing just these two sites alone, and unfortunately, not all of them are doing it to “make new friends”. A student named Jessica said, “I never fit the mould, but online I could be whoever I wanted, even a model named Autumn Edows”. She created a MySpace page that led people to believe that this normal, fourteen year old girl was actually an eighteen year old supermodel. It’s a scary thought that, although they’re only focusing on these two sites, there are plenty of sites that anybody can learn about you in a matter of minutes. In this video, they try to show you how important it is to be safe online and to know the boundaries.
Part Two:
If I was doing a story on how the internet has made an impact on my life, I would write about MySpace. It’s a site I’ve used since my freshman year in high school, and I’ve always looked at it is a way of communicating and keeping in touch with friends and family. I’ve always been cautious though, due to all of the lectures from my parents about how anyone that has access to the internet has access to my information. So although I’ve always used it, I’ve never posted where I live, my phone number, or any of my personal information. Internet has definitely affected my life because it’s something that my generation really grew up with. It’s something that kids my age have had the privilege to use and learn from unlike many generations before ours. For example, my parents grew up in the fifties, and although they think they know more than me in many aspects of life, I’ll always know more than them when it comes to the internet, because I’ve been exposed to it more, in and out of school. They don’t understand how to surf websites, download programs, or even check their own email because it wasn’t part of their era and it’s nothing they really care to learn about. Whereas I’ve been surfing the internet, downloading music, and emailing since the fifth grade. So I would say the internet has definitely impacted my life; and as nice as it is to have, I’ll admit that it’s at times scary to think about how many people have access to the same sites as me.
“Internet has created the biggest generation gap since rock and roll”, says a teacher in the video “Growing up Online”. This video was created by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio, to educate people about the internet and the lack of privacy it offers. In their video a parent mentions that “If it’s on the net, it’s for everyone. There is no safeguard.” She means that everything you post is open to the public and even to the people that have no business knowing your personal information. One student looks at it as a way of “socializing and learning about life”, while another says, “the internet is like a currency, if you don’t use it, you’re at a loss.” Young people obviously have different views than adults but the overall idea is that it’s not safe, and you have no idea who is on another computer accessing your information. The video talks strongly about Facebook and MySpace and its privacy issues. Many people post their addresses, phone numbers, ages, and other personal information on both of these sites and make it so easy for people to enter their lives. “There are over 160 million viewers combined on facebook and MySpace”, one person says. That’s an insane amount of people accessing just these two sites alone, and unfortunately, not all of them are doing it to “make new friends”. A student named Jessica said, “I never fit the mould, but online I could be whoever I wanted, even a model named Autumn Edows”. She created a MySpace page that led people to believe that this normal, fourteen year old girl was actually an eighteen year old supermodel. It’s a scary thought that, although they’re only focusing on these two sites, there are plenty of sites that anybody can learn about you in a matter of minutes. In this video, they try to show you how important it is to be safe online and to know the boundaries.
Part Two:
If I was doing a story on how the internet has made an impact on my life, I would write about MySpace. It’s a site I’ve used since my freshman year in high school, and I’ve always looked at it is a way of communicating and keeping in touch with friends and family. I’ve always been cautious though, due to all of the lectures from my parents about how anyone that has access to the internet has access to my information. So although I’ve always used it, I’ve never posted where I live, my phone number, or any of my personal information. Internet has definitely affected my life because it’s something that my generation really grew up with. It’s something that kids my age have had the privilege to use and learn from unlike many generations before ours. For example, my parents grew up in the fifties, and although they think they know more than me in many aspects of life, I’ll always know more than them when it comes to the internet, because I’ve been exposed to it more, in and out of school. They don’t understand how to surf websites, download programs, or even check their own email because it wasn’t part of their era and it’s nothing they really care to learn about. Whereas I’ve been surfing the internet, downloading music, and emailing since the fifth grade. So I would say the internet has definitely impacted my life; and as nice as it is to have, I’ll admit that it’s at times scary to think about how many people have access to the same sites as me.
Ian Barbour's Growing up online response
Ian Barbour
English 100
Anna Wolf
February 7th 2010
Growing up Online Response
I thought the “growing up online” video produced by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio was very entertaining, it had a lot of interesting stories. However I find that this was not a good representation of how internet has affected kids. They seemed to exaggerate how much the internet was used and found a few key examples where it had a devastating effect on it's users. I am sure you could find just as many examples of how TV or video games or even the pressures of school had take over some teenagers life's. This wouldn't really bug me except that first of all they stated many times how these were just examples but this was going on all over the place, like this was the normal behaviors of internet users. And 2nd because the video was clearly made for parents. If the video was just showing teens look this could happen if you go over board on the internet use, that would be OK, but to try to convince parents that the internet is this evil corrupting force is irresponsible of them and is annoying for us teens who just got done convincing our parents no one online is going to be able to kidnap us.
If I were to create my own video to show how online media and use has affected me I think it would be a much better representation of the average teenager. I might be on the internet a lot, but it's just a different way of doing things that past generations have been doing for years. Like if I go on to a social media site it will most likely be to just quickly check up with my friends and then maybe make plans. I do not spend all day on face book like the “growing up online” video would like you to think, I spend maybe 10-20 minutes checking face book a day. The rest of my online time I will be listening to music, watching movies or television shows, or playing online games or reading the news or researching for my homework and sometimes I even research things on my own time due to curiosity. These are all things the past generations have done, just because I am doing them online does not all the sudden make them bad or dangerous. The only affect internet has made on my life is that I can do all these things from the convenience of my home. Being able to stay home seems like an obviously safer way of doing things, people just fear change. And this is why I do not like how Frontline is selling this fear to the parents who want to believe this change is somehow dangerous.
English 100
Anna Wolf
February 7th 2010
Growing up Online Response
I thought the “growing up online” video produced by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio was very entertaining, it had a lot of interesting stories. However I find that this was not a good representation of how internet has affected kids. They seemed to exaggerate how much the internet was used and found a few key examples where it had a devastating effect on it's users. I am sure you could find just as many examples of how TV or video games or even the pressures of school had take over some teenagers life's. This wouldn't really bug me except that first of all they stated many times how these were just examples but this was going on all over the place, like this was the normal behaviors of internet users. And 2nd because the video was clearly made for parents. If the video was just showing teens look this could happen if you go over board on the internet use, that would be OK, but to try to convince parents that the internet is this evil corrupting force is irresponsible of them and is annoying for us teens who just got done convincing our parents no one online is going to be able to kidnap us.
If I were to create my own video to show how online media and use has affected me I think it would be a much better representation of the average teenager. I might be on the internet a lot, but it's just a different way of doing things that past generations have been doing for years. Like if I go on to a social media site it will most likely be to just quickly check up with my friends and then maybe make plans. I do not spend all day on face book like the “growing up online” video would like you to think, I spend maybe 10-20 minutes checking face book a day. The rest of my online time I will be listening to music, watching movies or television shows, or playing online games or reading the news or researching for my homework and sometimes I even research things on my own time due to curiosity. These are all things the past generations have done, just because I am doing them online does not all the sudden make them bad or dangerous. The only affect internet has made on my life is that I can do all these things from the convenience of my home. Being able to stay home seems like an obviously safer way of doing things, people just fear change. And this is why I do not like how Frontline is selling this fear to the parents who want to believe this change is somehow dangerous.
Online Childhood
I watched a show the other day about growing up online. It was a show by Rachel Dretsin. Rachel explained in the show how kids today spend time interacting with the internet. The show, showed how kids use the internet as an outlet for self expression, by joining online groups to post what ever you want about yourself. Kids can find sites that they can relate to wether it be fan sites, community sites, or disorder sites. One part of the show a girl was talking about a site she belonged to for a eating disorder she had. The site had a community of followers that would post on the site for and to encourage the sites patrons disorders. The girl said that her parents had no idea about her disorder, and she did not want to tell them. Which is another part of the show in which parents were saying that their kids would hide from them what they were doing on the internet. The parents said they were concerned for their kids because of online predators. Most of the kids said that they were "more knowing of unwanted solicitations" and that they would not respond to those people and immediately block their communications. Parents say that it is hard for them to keep up with their kids because they are not as computer savvy as their kids. In one part of the show a kid said he knew when his dad was watching what he was doing from another computer, so he would just bring up another site to through him off. Its not that these kids are even getting on sites they shouldn’t be its that they want to protect their privacy like kids would with their rooms a couple of generations ago. The kids were saying how they are "more expressive online". Or how they would be more truthful or do stuff they wouldn’t in public. I believe this is because when you are sitting behind a computer screen you aren’t judged. You may not want to go up to someone face to face to ask them out on a date, because you’re afraid that they might say no. Most people don’t take rejection well. So if they do it online and are rejected it’s not as bad because they aren’t looking into that persons eyes.
In my life the internet is used for research more then expression. I’m not one to show the world that I’m sad today at 11:30 in the morning on what ever day. Though the internet is a big part of my life. I use the internet almost everyday. I use it to pay bills because it takes a lot less time doing it online then trying to write a bunch of checks and then having to mail them. I also buy stuff online because you can usually find a better deal then some places locally. I did finally break down and start a face book account though I’m already starting to regret it. If I want to learn something about a certain subject I’ll look it up online. Plus online you can find many sites usually on that subject so you can compare. It also saves you a trip to the library, so you can accomplish your task in a more timely fashion.
In my life the internet is used for research more then expression. I’m not one to show the world that I’m sad today at 11:30 in the morning on what ever day. Though the internet is a big part of my life. I use the internet almost everyday. I use it to pay bills because it takes a lot less time doing it online then trying to write a bunch of checks and then having to mail them. I also buy stuff online because you can usually find a better deal then some places locally. I did finally break down and start a face book account though I’m already starting to regret it. If I want to learn something about a certain subject I’ll look it up online. Plus online you can find many sites usually on that subject so you can compare. It also saves you a trip to the library, so you can accomplish your task in a more timely fashion.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Reading/Viewing Responce #4
Kyle Barclay
English 100
Reading (Viewing) Response #4
In the video “Growing up Online,” by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio, parents reveal what it is really like when students are online. In the beginning recap of what was going to be said in this video, parents, researchers and students bring up valid points in what how the internet is used for them. Many of these things include of playing games online, watching YouTube videos, talking/socializing with friends and it was also said that sexual predictors are being seen more often over the internet. The main thing about this for teens to realize is that the internet is very addicting. Greg, who lives with his parents in Chatom, New Jersey, talks much about what it’s like for him to be one of the many teenagers to what he calls, “Live” on the internet. “I don’t even think he knows that he realizes that he relies so much on it and that it’s just a part of his persona,” says Greg’s mother. He was so preoccupied on the computer that his father had a better chance of getting his attention by talking to him via email. The video then goes along to interview different students at schools, having people talk about what it’s like to socialize with others online. A group of young teens talk about how people are talking trash to one another online, but nobody will talk to each other like that in person. One of the girls calls it the “Real me” and “Fake me.” The “Real me” would be the true personality of a person in real life and the “Fake me” would be the fake personality that people see online. Many people change the way they act completely when they are online. The do this because they want to fit in with what others are doing or saying. They also change their appearance like one girl did in this video. She was always called a “Goth” at school and nobody cared for her. Later, she resorted to the internet where she uploaded pictures of herself that was more exposing than she had thought. She got so used to all the attention of others that she didn’t realize that she was exposing herself that much. After her parents found out, she was forced to delete all the photo’s where she felt sad, yet began to become a happier person over time. In the end of the video, the last story talked of a young boy who was always bullied while he was at school. One day his father taught him how to fight and that if that bully ever bothered him again, he would be granted full permission to fight. Sometime later, the boy’s father was informed that the bully had stopped. Soon afterwards, the boy was found dead in the bathroom from committing suicide. The father was stunned by this result because he had no idea why his son had done it. Turns out, the boy killed himself because of the cyber bullying that had been tormenting him for some time. There are many things that happen over the internet. Teenagers have taken it over compared to years ago where the adults used to be the rulers.
If I had to write about what has affected me most over the internet, I would write about online gaming. A couple years ago, many of my friends and I would play an online game after school every day. We would constantly talk about this game and all the things that came with it. As our friendships grew stronger over the internet, our friendships in person began to deteriorate. We would get into many arguments over something that seemed so important at the time. Looking back on it now, I have realized that this had been one of my greatest downfalls in life to become so addicted to something that was not real. Sure, I would be this amazing, awesome person online who was better than hundreds of thousands of player, but that all didn’t matter when I began to lose what was important to me outside this game. My grades had slipped and I lost interest in everything that I had used to enjoy outside of that game. Overall, if I were to write one story about how the online world has affected my life, it would be online gaming. Playing something online is something I believe, is not worth doing at all. You will get caught up in the good feeling of being loved by people you don’t know which will lead to an outcome that is not a good experience for anyone to have.
English 100
Reading (Viewing) Response #4
In the video “Growing up Online,” by Rachel Dretzin and John Maggio, parents reveal what it is really like when students are online. In the beginning recap of what was going to be said in this video, parents, researchers and students bring up valid points in what how the internet is used for them. Many of these things include of playing games online, watching YouTube videos, talking/socializing with friends and it was also said that sexual predictors are being seen more often over the internet. The main thing about this for teens to realize is that the internet is very addicting. Greg, who lives with his parents in Chatom, New Jersey, talks much about what it’s like for him to be one of the many teenagers to what he calls, “Live” on the internet. “I don’t even think he knows that he realizes that he relies so much on it and that it’s just a part of his persona,” says Greg’s mother. He was so preoccupied on the computer that his father had a better chance of getting his attention by talking to him via email. The video then goes along to interview different students at schools, having people talk about what it’s like to socialize with others online. A group of young teens talk about how people are talking trash to one another online, but nobody will talk to each other like that in person. One of the girls calls it the “Real me” and “Fake me.” The “Real me” would be the true personality of a person in real life and the “Fake me” would be the fake personality that people see online. Many people change the way they act completely when they are online. The do this because they want to fit in with what others are doing or saying. They also change their appearance like one girl did in this video. She was always called a “Goth” at school and nobody cared for her. Later, she resorted to the internet where she uploaded pictures of herself that was more exposing than she had thought. She got so used to all the attention of others that she didn’t realize that she was exposing herself that much. After her parents found out, she was forced to delete all the photo’s where she felt sad, yet began to become a happier person over time. In the end of the video, the last story talked of a young boy who was always bullied while he was at school. One day his father taught him how to fight and that if that bully ever bothered him again, he would be granted full permission to fight. Sometime later, the boy’s father was informed that the bully had stopped. Soon afterwards, the boy was found dead in the bathroom from committing suicide. The father was stunned by this result because he had no idea why his son had done it. Turns out, the boy killed himself because of the cyber bullying that had been tormenting him for some time. There are many things that happen over the internet. Teenagers have taken it over compared to years ago where the adults used to be the rulers.
If I had to write about what has affected me most over the internet, I would write about online gaming. A couple years ago, many of my friends and I would play an online game after school every day. We would constantly talk about this game and all the things that came with it. As our friendships grew stronger over the internet, our friendships in person began to deteriorate. We would get into many arguments over something that seemed so important at the time. Looking back on it now, I have realized that this had been one of my greatest downfalls in life to become so addicted to something that was not real. Sure, I would be this amazing, awesome person online who was better than hundreds of thousands of player, but that all didn’t matter when I began to lose what was important to me outside this game. My grades had slipped and I lost interest in everything that I had used to enjoy outside of that game. Overall, if I were to write one story about how the online world has affected my life, it would be online gaming. Playing something online is something I believe, is not worth doing at all. You will get caught up in the good feeling of being loved by people you don’t know which will lead to an outcome that is not a good experience for anyone to have.
"Growing up Online"
Is the internet being used today in an improper way ? Do parents not realize what their kids are doing online ? " Growing up Online", produced and directed by Rachael Dretzin and John Maggio, examines how the use of the internet is affecting kids. They begin this video by saying that " This is the first generation to come of age on the internet." Everyone must have the internet, because if you don't your an outcast. They show some kids on a Friday night in the basement of a house with more than a few computers, playing video games. Other people are shown at a local community center, watching youtube videos and looking at pictures. They also show some very young boys, one on Myspace, and the other playing a game. All are examples of people using the computer. They then point out that a stunning ninety percent of teenagers use online computer medium. Due to that excessive amount, schools have had to adjust, getting computers and monitor screens just to get their students attention. Computers have contributed to the extensive amount of cheating in schools today, exclaims one professor. A student reassures that statement, saying, everybody he knows just goes online to find whatever they need. I mean why read a book when you can read it online in a matter of minutes, he points out.
They then move on to social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook, telling how fights can occur, false information is given, etc. Myspace has turned into an inappropriate place for anyone to go. Where people don't really mean what they say and where people take inappropriate pictures of themselves and post them online, the narrator implies. Social networking sites consume an extensive amount of time, time that is somewhat of a waste if people really stop to think about it.
They tell in this video how there are a number of scandals that take place online. They explain how easy it is for predators to enter into the lives of others, through the internet. They say that parents should take into consideration that there are people out there trying to get to their child. We later go on to notice that kids live different worlds on the internet, outside the reach of parents. "Its been said that the internet has created the greatest generation gap since the advent of rock n roll," a quote said by the narrator.
Close to the ending of this video, they tell a story about a boy that was bullied a lot at school. He would go home and use the internet, like everybody else. Even while using the internet he would be made fun of. It got to be so bad that he took his own life , he was thirteen years old. The father of the child doesn't blame the internet, but says that it was part of the problem in causing him to take his own life. More and more bullying takes place today, due to the increased technology. This video tells how the internet affects people, kids mostly, in a way that is unorthodox.
If I were to talk about how the internet has affected my life, I would have to point out that when I was younger I played video games and used Myspace quite a bit. But as I grew older, I
noticed what a complete waste of time it was. Sure, the internet is useful in many ways, like using e-mail and finding out about different countries and such, or to do research, but mostly I just use the internet for buying stuff, watching golf videos on youtube and using e-mail and, of course, school. I would say it hasen't really had a super affect on me, but that it has affected in a sense, a state of laziness in me.
They then move on to social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook, telling how fights can occur, false information is given, etc. Myspace has turned into an inappropriate place for anyone to go. Where people don't really mean what they say and where people take inappropriate pictures of themselves and post them online, the narrator implies. Social networking sites consume an extensive amount of time, time that is somewhat of a waste if people really stop to think about it.
They tell in this video how there are a number of scandals that take place online. They explain how easy it is for predators to enter into the lives of others, through the internet. They say that parents should take into consideration that there are people out there trying to get to their child. We later go on to notice that kids live different worlds on the internet, outside the reach of parents. "Its been said that the internet has created the greatest generation gap since the advent of rock n roll," a quote said by the narrator.
Close to the ending of this video, they tell a story about a boy that was bullied a lot at school. He would go home and use the internet, like everybody else. Even while using the internet he would be made fun of. It got to be so bad that he took his own life , he was thirteen years old. The father of the child doesn't blame the internet, but says that it was part of the problem in causing him to take his own life. More and more bullying takes place today, due to the increased technology. This video tells how the internet affects people, kids mostly, in a way that is unorthodox.
If I were to talk about how the internet has affected my life, I would have to point out that when I was younger I played video games and used Myspace quite a bit. But as I grew older, I
noticed what a complete waste of time it was. Sure, the internet is useful in many ways, like using e-mail and finding out about different countries and such, or to do research, but mostly I just use the internet for buying stuff, watching golf videos on youtube and using e-mail and, of course, school. I would say it hasen't really had a super affect on me, but that it has affected in a sense, a state of laziness in me.
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