The computer age is here to stay. Good or bad it can’t be reversed. We have to deal with the dangers it poses to society. One aspect of the technological age is the impact of computers and the internet on our children. Computers both improve and harm their education. How can society keep its children safe from the information highway? Computers are tools that help students learn. They are necessary in the evolution of the educational learning. There are dilemmas in the use of computers and the internet in classrooms. Children and youth become more vulnerable to dangerous websites and predators. Social media is the new age and poses threats to our children’s confidence. When children use computers at school they don’t always use them correctly; therefore, they are susceptible to numerous threats. There are some educators that aver that we already have the necessary tools our children need to learn. Attesting that computers are not needed to accomplish the tasks students face. Students have up-to-date textbooks and well educated teachers to help them develop. Past generations did not have computers to learn with. Society continues to regress. We strive for progress for progresses sake, but we never say the big picture. What harm will we cause in the lives of our children and the future generations? At home our children face more threats from new age technology. There are vast social networking abilities at our fingertips. We live in a world of tablets, smart phones, and wireless internet capabilities. Social networking site have been used for bullying, taunting, and predators. Today’s young people are not safe from each other online. These sites can cause teenagers to feel isolated and have led to teens suicides. Child pre... ... middle of paper ... ...ral and necessary evolution of the educational system. When the first printing press was invented, it revolutionized the educational process by allowing mass production of books. The educational system had to be restructured from a master-apprentice relationship to a lecturer-student method. When the Industrial Revolution began and quickly concentrated mass population of cities. The educational system had to be revised from a collection of children studying in a single schoolhouse to an individualized system of teacher specialization. Now with the coming of the Computer Age, the learning process must be redefined. Yes it is not perfect but nothing new ever is. It takes time for people to learn and adjust to unforeseen dilemmas. Contrary To Jerry Mander’s belief, not everything can be predicted but then again that is a whole new subject entirely. work cited
Online predators, pornography, drug trafficking, piracy, and hate sites are just some of the dangers that a child can face on the internet. The article “The Undercover Parent” by Harlan Coben states that parents should use spyware to monitor their children. Coben argues that parents should be able to know what is in their children’s lives. he believes that spyware can prevent children from being targeted by internet predators on social networking sites and even prevent children from being cyber bullied. I agree with Coben’s claim that parents should consider using spyware as a protection for their teens online. There are many possible dangers facing children on the internet and it is essential that parents install spyware.
The concept of internet safety is often taught to adolescents starting as early as secondary school, however, recent research has shown that the teachings aren 't effective. Issues that stem from parents being ignorant to what their children are posting online are cyberbullying and sexting; which are common negativities that minors are subjected to in recent years. The topic of kids harassing other kids via social media has become a sensitive subject as well. Cyberbullying has become so out of control that the youth are starting to take their own lives because they cannot bare to deal with the hate. Teens like Jamey Rodemeyer who was a 14-year-old who took his own life after being bullied physically at school and harassed online about his sexuality (Hughes). These types of problems could be prevented if parents were more aware of what exactly their kids were posting on social media and limit their access to the
Harmful insults and acts of bullying are no longer restricted to the actual world. Cyber world is now infected with these issues in which technology and private information are instinctively used to constantly harm or bash emotionally hostilities towards a group or one particular individual. Social networks such as Facebook, twitter, and Google plus have been gaining immense popularity in the past years. With the popularity of these sites, the problems of cyber bullying, online sexual predators and accessibility to adult content also continue to grow. The younger generations are becoming more techno-friendly, with electronic devices such as tablets, computers, and cell phones. With this fact younger children are becoming more vulnerable and more likely to be confronted with these problems. These problems and issues of social discriminations are why there needs to be an age restriction or improved rules and provisions in order to prevent this.
All around the world, the internet is being used daily by kids. People in the United Kingdom can experience a complete conversation with a person in Utah with just a click of a button. A housewife can go online and search for an answer to almost any problem she has but she does not think of the dangers. Innocent people have been kidnapped and even killed by being researched through social networks. Anywhere a person is a threat can loom over them. Kids today spend most of their time on social networks, posting their life story on networks such as Instagram and Twitter. They do not see the pain that they can be exposed to; they think no one can hurt them on line. Cyberbullying, one of the newer forms of bullying that occurs through technology, has caused intense consequences for the unsuspecting victims.
The Internet is an immense database that provides users with a tremendous amount of information on research, commerce, and entertainment. Unfortunately, as the internet keeps advancing, online predators continue to become more successful in what they do. The internet is an ideal network for pedophiles to pursue their interests and fixations with young children. It enables them to locate and interact with adolescents more rapidly than ever before. Although the idea of pedophiles luring children in on the internet is a horrifying image, it is happening. It is through the internet’s easy accessibility that children continue to become vulnerable to these internet predators while engaging in social networking sites.
Technology and innovation in the 21st century demonstrate an effective means for people to communication and interaction effectively with one another eliminating time and space restriction. The chat room, emails, blogs, social media websites such as Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram and texting provide the opportunity for individuals who would otherwise have no access to them making cell phones and the internet very popular across the generation (Siegel, 2010). Many people use the cyber medium for diverse purposes including academics, business, social or entertainment motives. However, some individuals used cyberspace for malevolent reasons targeting unsuspecting individuals most youth, at risk for being afflicted (Siegel, 2010). Hence, due to
As we travel further into the age of technological advancement, media is being easily accessed by people of all ages. Whether it’s checking your Facebook, reading the newspaper, or just watching ads on TV, media is surrounding you a majority of the time. While media connects millions of people around the world in a positive way, there is a dangerous dark side to media that has become an increasing problem in our country. In the United States today, children are being abused on social media websites and getting access to websites that parents wouldn’t approve of. Other kids may be talking to someone who is their “friend,” but the person can actually be some sort of a predator. That said, this is an increasing problem in this country today, especially within our youth. The children of older parents are usually the most vulnerable due to the fact that their parents didn’t grow up with the technology, which makes it difficult for them to keep their children cyber safe. For these reasons, it is necessary to realize the negative effects media has on our youth and explore ways to make it safer for future generations.
Cyber bullying and online crime must be put at a stop. Parents and teachers should play a great role in regulating what their kids are doing on social media. Parents give their children smart phones, tablets, and computers but they fail to convey the proper way of using those tools. They should teach them the rules of being on social media by telling them from right to wrong. Parents don’t give their children a car to use without telling them the proper rules of how to drive the car. If they don’t teach them how to drive the car then that child wouldn’t know what to do about his or her car and may lead to an accident. This is the same way of how parents should also teach their kids of how to regulate on social media. There are many privacy settings on these social network sites which some kids are not aware off or simply do not care about. We should put an aware of these settings to them and teach them from right to wrong. Parents and teachers should also encourage their kids to come talk to them if they are facing any type of
For a certain majority of students in the States, our current educational system may not seem to serve its purpose. In this paper, I will explore two possible adjustments that could be made to improve our system to benefit our next generation. Academic improvement and class size reduction are the two adjustments that I will elaborate on. The world is constantly moving forward. Our societies are in search of the newest advancements, and our children are drawn to the latest technology.
Technology today is very widespread; it has become extremely accessible and easy to use. So easy, that some children begin using technology before they are even in school. There are many benefits of technology, but only if it is used properly. Children that use technology too frequently and at too young of an age suffer from altered brain function, subpar education, and decreased social skills.
Social media can have detrimental effects on the formation of an adolescent’s identity such as social isolation meaning that the individual will spend excessive amounts of time attached to any electronics that will provide him with social media access. Social networking has been debated to have beneficial or detrimental effects, as overuse and abuse of the Internet can be harmful to someone, such as an adolescent. According to the National Crime Prevention Council, over one million teenage girls are victimized psychologically as well as physically, through social media.
Today, students rely on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram more than they rely on food to nourish their bodies. An average Facebook user wastes over 18.5 hours a month on social networking sites. It is noticeable that the more attention students are giving these social networks, the more poorly they do in school. Younger students carelessly expose all their personal information on these social networks. Also, as these sites continue to grow so does cyber bullying. Schools that contain grades k-12 should block internet access to social networks because they have a negative impact on the academic performance of students, they make students more prone to dangers on the internet, and they are the main locations of cyber bullying.
The cons of social media can be very risky, especially when the youth of this society is partaking in it. Children and adolescents are now known for inappropriate content on social media sites or just simply not understanding the concepts of privacy. A nationwide issue that has been addressed is the action of cyberbullying. This action often leads to harmful circumstances such as suicide attempts, with some being successful. In just one state in the U.S., 1,491 high school students that were the “cyber bullies” were related to suicide attempts and about 4,693 students were rel...
The invention of the Internet has been dated back to the late 1950’s to the 1970s. Decades later the invention of the Internet would revolutionize education and how we use it not just in The United States, but also the world. “Findings indicated that children who used the Internet more had higher scores on standardized tests of reading achievement and higher grade point averages 6 months, 1 year, and 16 months later than did children who used the Internet less”(Internet Use and Child Development). As a child growing up in the 21st century it’s a blessing and a privilege to be able to have access to the Internet. The Internet provides a great variety of information and vital communicating tool. The Internet is beneficial to children across the world and will continue to be for generations.
In conclusion computers are a wonderful device that makes life a little bit easier. But they come with many disadvantages if mistreated. Children have advanced in technology and know how to mistreat them. Parents should always watch out for their kids, while using the computers. Cut down the usage on computers. Promote fun physical activity or give them a certain time limit on how long they can stay on for. Computers are bring mistreated almost everyday. Parents can help stop that is they pay more attention to what their kids are doing.