Tuesday, November 15, 2011
"Growing Up Online" |Frontline| PBS
We recently watched a clip of "Growing Up Online", a documentary from PBS and Frontline, about the influences of the web on society, personal lives , and education. Using your own online experiences, discuss your experiences with social networking sites, blogs, email, online chatting and the kind of impact it has had on your life. Can you imagine life without access to these online communities? Is a majority of your social interactions online? If so, how many of your online "followers" would you continue to associate with if you stopped using the internet as your primary method of communication? Do you feel that your online behavior promotes socially responsible behavior or can be misinterpreted as not being socially responsible? Do you feel you could recognize a cyberthreat or cyberstalker if you are "approached"? How much are you willing to share with your "friends" online? How secure is that information? Could any information that you have shared lead to you being a victim of a cyberattack/predator?
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ReplyDeleteMany times online I've come in contact with people who prey on younger children. Can you say REPORT!? Other times these sites are not accessed by myself. Life without these communities (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) would be a total mess. Many things would be wonderful. Many things wouldn’t be happening to younger children who put all of their business online. Loads of drama and headaches wouldn’t be so frequent either. Many of my social interactions are online and yes, I’ll continue to socialize with many of the people that I once interacted with online. I can honestly say that many times I don’t act like myself online because I’m behind a computer. Anybody can type some words and sometimes respond to what someone many be saying. From time to time I use bad language, but I mean who doesn’t? I’m not specifically saying that I follow other because I am most definitely my own person. There are many predators out there using these social sites for all of the wrong reason. People including myself just need to really be careful, and watch out.
ReplyDeleteThe social networking site is not a big deal to me. I just get on many sites because it’s a way to communicate with your friends like face book. I don’t believe it’s a website to where people suppose to display themselves or start negative things. Life without access to online social networking would be bad because it’s something that the whole world does, which is communicating with other people. The only online followers that I would be able to associate with are the ones that I communicate with on the phone. Those are the only one because I have their number and were really close. Also it would stop all the negative things that happen on the internet. I really don’t recognize threats or stalkers if I was approached because most of my friends are people that I know well. I’m not willing to share much about me because there not much to know but personal. I don’t put private things on online websites to where people could steal your personal stuff. That will prevent predators from trying to stalk you.
ReplyDeleteI will be able to imagine life without access to online communities because if the people I associate with online aren’t from Chicago or a nearby city, I don’t think we will ever meet. Majority of my social interactions are not online. I like to go places and meet people too. The more people you know the more connections you may have. There are approximately a few people online that I would love to keep in touch with because we just have so much in common. It’s like we actually know each other, the only difference is that we’re from a different state. The image that I set online is the image of a teenager. I think my behavior kind of fit in both categories because there are days where I tend to be a little immature and act out. Personally, I know when someone is cyber-stalking me or cyber-threatening me because I pay close attention to the people I accept as friends or those who are following me on Twitter, or Tumblr. Recently, I got into an argument with someone over Twitter because I felt that they were randomly selecting people and messing with them. I share my personality online and never my personal business. Anyone should know when or when not to give out their information. My information is very secure. However, I do share minor things. Such as, when I’m going to the store and things like that. It’s not a big deal, as long it’s not too specific as to what I’m doing. The information that I put over the internet cannot lead me to being a next victim. You never know what’s going on through a person’s head, so anyone could be a victim.
ReplyDeleteWell I usually just use social networks to chat with friends and to keep up with my old friends that I can no longer meet up with physically. My email usually helps me keep up with my online social life when I’m not online; mostly I use it to email attachments or website links to my ‘self for later viewing’. I can definitely live without the internet, but I will have to take time to adjust to it. I usually talk more in reality then I do on the internet, but I prefer to talk over the internet because it’s easy to hold a conversation and communicate without the hassle of waiting for someone else to finish what they were saying. If internet did cease to exist, or if I stopped using it, then I would probably only associate with ¾ the number of online friends I have. I believe that I have socially responsible behavior, I have control over what I type and what I receive, I also know that I can tell whether or not to talk to some people. I feel I can recognize if a stalker or a threat approached me by the way they talk and ask questions my real friends would most likely already know. I mostly share my interests, my phone number, and jokes at the most, and I give them that much in reality not virtually. Online I mostly just talk about random unimportant things with my online friends, sometimes I give them advice, the most I’m willing to share with my online friends is my phone number. This information is secure because I can change this information anytime I please, the information I’ve shared shouldn’t lead to a cyber attack but it could, but at most it would be a minor threat.
ReplyDeleteLife without access to the internet wouldn’t change much of my everyday life because all my friends or followers I have on social networks i know personally. Yes, majority of my social encounters are online but, if I lose internet source I would just get their numbers. I think my online behavior is socially responsible. Yes, I could recognize a cyberthreat or stalker because I only accept people I know. I’d only share enough information so that people will understand my personality. Its secured enough for people who don’t know me wouldn’t have the brightest idea of who I am. No, information I’ve posted online have caused me to be a victim of any case.
ReplyDeleteMost of the things that I do in the cyber world are usually involving Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, or Yahoo mail. I can’t imagine life without my email because I have important files saved into my email. The rest of the sites I can imagine my life without because it’s not really that important to me. Majority of the things I do have nothing to with being online. Although, I will keep in contact with the people I associate with online but only because I interact with them in my personal life too. I do feel that my online behavior is socially responsible because I make sure something that may seem bad for my social standards is not posted at all times. I am positive that I can recognize a cyberstalker or cyberthreat if I am put in that type of situation because I don’t talk to anyone I may not know. I am not really comfortable with sharing some things online with friends but in a more private place, yes. It may be secure information but if I’m cautious about it I won’t share it at all. Any information that I may share could not lead to me being a victim under any circumstance.
ReplyDeleteWithout having online communities such as Facebook and MySpace I don't think that it would be a big deal in my life. I say this because with me not really getting a chance to go on Facebook and MySpace like that at home so I don't really think about getting on, so it would really not bother me if I couldn't get on. I think that might be a problem because sometimes when I do go online I have messages from people that I haven't seen in a long time; or from some of my friends that don't have a phone. I do think that sometime your online behavior promotes socially responsible behavior because you might do some things online to try and fit in with a click that you won't do in person; so that makes you gain friends or things like that. Yes I feel I would know if someone threatens me or stalked me. I will share advice but never my personal stories or things going on in my life. I have a privacy block on my Facebook so if you’re not my friend you cannot see anything that’s on my page. I also, choose my friends wisely. No I don't think any information that I shared can lead to a cyber attack/predator because I never say anything’s wrong , show nude pictures or get to deep.
ReplyDeleteI have a variety of accounts on social networking sites. I’m not active on all of the websites, but for the other ones I am very active. I use social networking sites to communicate with friends for when I’m not around them. So I would say that half of my social interactions are online, and the other half would be in person. If I stopped communicating online, I would still talk to the majority of my online friends because I know the majority of them. I would say that I am socially responsible on social networking sites because I think about what will happened if I post something before I do it. The only info I share on social networking site is my birthday, when I was born, and what I’m doing. I find the other information very personal because that’s just something that you should know. I feel that people shouldn’t put their phone numbers, or where they live on websites because it will help a predator know how to get in touch with you, or find out where you live. I think that none of the information I post on social networking sites are valuable to predators because they can’t find out anything about me from it.
ReplyDeleteMy own online personal experience for the most part has been both good and bad.¬ The positives of my online experience has been that I have made ton’s of friends. I personally don’t have a Face book/MySpace etc. but I have used my friend’s accounts and it has lead to me meeting new people. For example, I was able to meet some of the friends that I have known for over 4 years now. I never would have met some of the friends I have now had it not been for my social networking experience. The negatives of my experience with social networking have always been based around one thing: pictures. Not too long ago, I was in a situation where I had took a goofy picture with my friends at a picnic a couple years ago and it ended up being someone’s profile picture. At the time it didn’t necessarily matter. But It definitely changed peoples opinion of me. An example would be this party that I went to a couple of weekends ago. My cousin had showed her friends what I looked like, and she had shown them the goofy picture I took a couple of years back. Her friends instantly thought that I wasn’t attractive in any way. But later when I showed up at the party, they instantly told me that I looked nothing like the picture on Face book: but in fact that I was very cute.
ReplyDeleteMy own online personal experience for the most part has been both good and bad.¬ The positives of my online experience has been that I have made ton’s of friends. I personally don’t have a Face book/MySpace etc. but I have used my friend’s accounts and it has lead to me meeting new people. For example, I was able to meet some of the friends that I have known for over 4 years now. I never would have met some of the friends I have now had it not been for my social networking experience. The negatives of my experience with social networking have always been based around one thing: pictures. Not too long ago, I was in a situation where I had took a goofy picture with my friends at a picnic a couple years ago and it ended up being someone’s profile picture. At the time it didn’t necessarily matter. But It definitely changed peoples opinion of me. An example would be this party that I went to a couple of weekends ago. My cousin had showed her friends what I looked like, and she had shown them the goofy picture I took a couple of years back. Her friends instantly thought that I wasn’t attractive in any way. But later when I showed up at the party, they instantly told me that I looked nothing like the picture on Face book: but in fact that I was very cute. In conclusion my online experience has been enlightening.
ReplyDeleteI personally really enjoyed watching the documentary “Growing up online” from PBS and Frontline. While I was watching this video, I thought back to my personal life and how the Internet has had an influence on it. I have to admit that at a point in my life I did have a Facebook and Myspace account, so I know what kind of things can be posted in there. I met my current boyfriend through the Internet and even though that can be very shocking to some people, it’s true. At first, I was a little scared because I knew the dangers of the Internet and what happened to teens through the Internet. I did consult my parents about my online boyfriend though, and at first they were not okay with it but when they ended up meeting him, they agreed on our relationship. I do not regret having had met my boyfriend through the Internet but now that I’m older, I think about what could have happened if he was a psycho or stalker. I think now at days, teens are so influenced by social networking sites and the Internet, because since everyone else is using it, they do not want to be left out of the group. The reason why I decided to delete my social networking sites was because 1. I did not have time for them and 2. I just did not want to deal with all the drama that can be brought up through the social networking sites. Now at days, I use the internet for educational purposes, to read books, and to listen to music; I do not think I would have a problem with living without the Internet. People, especially teens, need to realize that everything that is shared through the Internet is not private and depending on what they post, people can be labeled. A lot of teens have been cyber bullied but if one stops to analyze everything, that teen or person somehow became a part in being one self’s bully. If cyber bullied, one needs to speak up and say what is happening. The thing is that the words that are said through the Internet can sometimes be so powerful, that they can bring a person down. If the words are said repeatedly, one begins to believe it is true so one torments oneself. This can later result in suicide which is truly tragic. Teens need to be aware of what dangers the Internet can bring and what dangers they can bring to themselves. If teens used the Internet appropriately, then many tragic events could have been prevented. But then again, is my statement going to actually change the way some teens think? –Most probably not. Social networking sites have been going on for a long time now that it is too late to change it; also, it is only my opinion against billions of others all coming from teens. The truth is many teenagers have shaped their life on the Internet that it is too late to just click the “Delete Account” button.
ReplyDeleteLife without access online communities would be a problem to me because that how sometimes I socialize with my peers and friends. Yes, majority of my social interactions is online but sometimes it not all my life of socializing online. I think it would be have of my followers that I would continue to associate with because I know how to get in contact with them over the phone. I think that my behavior online reflects the kind of person I am because it shows what kind of personality you have. I think that I would that I can recognize a cyber fight or cyber stalker because how the way that they are chatting with me. I am only willing to share information with my close friends that’s online. My information online is all private can’t none view my information but me. I think none of my information would lead me to be a victim of predator.
ReplyDeleteMy social networking is kind of different from the teens in the movie. I do agree that most teens show their true self on social networks such as facebook or twitter. Without any of the social networks we have today, many tens wouldn’t communicate like they do now. Most conversations starts from online, not many teens will actually sit down and talk in person. I really could not image life without these online communities because the social networks helps to find out information such as; who are now a couple, who just broke up, who’s birthday it is, and are known to be popular. Majority of my social interaction is mostly done online. If I could I would continue to socialize with at least 12 of my followers if I stopped using the internet. I feel that when I socialize with people over the internet, they get the chance to know the real me. The things I say online I would say in person. I believe I am able to recognize a cyberthreat because I only follow people I know or seen before. Also because I don't pay attention to pop ups or emails/messages that doesn't make since. I only share with my friends my age and things I like to do. My information is not that secure because there is always someone out there that can still find away to hack my page.
ReplyDeleteIf all forms of communication that were easily accessible through the internet were to all of a sudden shut down I would be completely fine with it. These online communities don’t have such a huge impact on me as with other friends. The majority of my social interactions happen face to face or through text. If I were to stop using the internet the number of people I would associate myself with would drop from 300 to 60 people. I feel that my online behavior leads to socially responsible behavior because it introduces me to many of the threats that are out there. It also shows me how to avoid them. I am very confident in my skills to identify a cyber stalker on the internet. I am willing to show to my friends on the internet what I would show them in real life. For example I wouldn’t go walking around without a shirt on with many of my friends, because it’s not socially acceptable. So I would not post a picture of me half naked on the internet. The information that is posted is also never secure someone will always be able to access that information. I don’t think that the information that I put out can lead to a cyber attack because I never ever give a person whom I haven’t ever met in person my address or locations that I am most probable to go to.
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