- I read both Elder Ballard's article and Elder Bednars.
- I watched a bunch of short clips on various dangers of the internet and then watched some PBS documentaries:
- I was shocked by the 13 year old girl who ran away with a 56 year old she met on-line. She was gone for 3 weeks.
- Another girl was frightened into leaving with a man she met on-line who took her for 2 days.
- A young man rated girls at his school on a site he thought was private. His friends later published the site. The boy was devastated to find out that his sister was rated on the site. He said, "Once it's on-line, you can't take it back."
- A Native American fable related internet gossip to feathers that as soon as they are freed into the wind, will go where they may and cannot be recollected.
- I watched the short on how bad people can so easily figure out who you are, where you live, where you go to school, where you work, and even what time to find you.
- I watched more than one short where mean girls photo-shopped a classmate's head onto a naked body and sent the e-mail to others.
- The first PBS documentary I watched talked about cyberbulling that resulted in the suicide of a 13 year old named Ryan. I was flabbergasted and horrified at both his parent's neglect and the power that chatting had to influence him.
- The final PBS documentary I watched was from the perspective of teachers. Some felt that teaching without technology was downright foolish. Other teachers emphasized more the importance of reminding students of the importance of real world experiences like READING a book, for crying out loud! One teacher said that students cannot focus like they used to. It's like they are overstimulated by the internet, media, and video games so that they don't know how to sit attentively. SCARY!
What do you know about internet safety?
- chat rooms are bad places to be
- don't give out personal information, not even on facebook.
- I am kind of scared, mostly for my friends and future family.
- I have never been too into internet stuff, but I know lots who are.
What do you think the person will do with what you have shared? She will certainly apply it to her life and be careful with what media she views. She will also be very careful in her future family.