Thursday, September 30, 2010
"I Want To Be Just Like Her When I Get Older"
When we grow up, we idolize our elders such as a sister or a mother. We copy what they wear and how they act but do children these days copy how we act on the internet?
Growing up, I really had no idea about the internet because it wasnt used alot in our household. So i looked up to my sister and how she dressed. I always thought she had the coolest clothes and the best hairstyle but if i was born in this new age of technology, i would try to make myself identical to how she is on the web.
There have been multiple times when i log on to Facebook, and my friend request notification area is lit up and i realize that the kid adding me as a friend is only in Grade 4, how am i suppose to react? I use to babysit some of these kids and well im not to sure if i want them to see me in the embarassing photos that my friend added last week, or my daily status that might have a moody attitude behind it.
So because of this, i believe that the way we act on the internet is controlled by our younger peers. We always have to think twice about uploading pictures and posting statuses because of the people who view it.
If i were to sit down my 5 year old cousin in front of the computer screen, as i scrolled through pictures on Facebook, she would be surprised of how i acted.
So in the same sense of digital citizenship, plain old citizenship is ran the same. How we act of the inside is viewed by the world. To be a citizen in your life is to create a healthy "enviroment" for your peers. In the social aspect of life, you have to be civil to everyone around you. You have to communicate with everyone around you in a pleasent manner, even though you barely know them or you just arent associated with them, you still have to be "nice".
Growing up, I really had no idea about the internet because it wasnt used alot in our household. So i looked up to my sister and how she dressed. I always thought she had the coolest clothes and the best hairstyle but if i was born in this new age of technology, i would try to make myself identical to how she is on the web.
There have been multiple times when i log on to Facebook, and my friend request notification area is lit up and i realize that the kid adding me as a friend is only in Grade 4, how am i suppose to react? I use to babysit some of these kids and well im not to sure if i want them to see me in the embarassing photos that my friend added last week, or my daily status that might have a moody attitude behind it.
So because of this, i believe that the way we act on the internet is controlled by our younger peers. We always have to think twice about uploading pictures and posting statuses because of the people who view it.
If i were to sit down my 5 year old cousin in front of the computer screen, as i scrolled through pictures on Facebook, she would be surprised of how i acted.
So in the same sense of digital citizenship, plain old citizenship is ran the same. How we act of the inside is viewed by the world. To be a citizen in your life is to create a healthy "enviroment" for your peers. In the social aspect of life, you have to be civil to everyone around you. You have to communicate with everyone around you in a pleasent manner, even though you barely know them or you just arent associated with them, you still have to be "nice".
Friday, September 24, 2010
New Devices, A New World?
So, the Multi-Touch Screen that Jeff Han has developed is certainly interesting. The ability to touch one surface with all ten fingers opens up so many new things for technology! This Multi- Touch screen is similar to a computer or a large iPod touch, but the difference is that you can interact with multiple "touchs".
After watching the video showing how the Multi- Touch Screen is used, i discovered that i would certainly enjoy using this on a daily basis for all my computer tasks. The touch keyboard, cool apps, and picture storage all appeal to me simply because it would be easier to run. The fact that your hands are the method of running the device is actually quite interesting.
Truthfully, this is just a really cool device!
Definitley something i want in my room ;)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
We Are The World, Or Is The Internet?
These days, the Internet has opened up a lot of negative and positive opportunities for youth. Technology has become so advanced that the Internet can be accessed through pretty much anything. Examples of these gateways are iPod touches, iPad , laptops, computers and cellular devices.
Now a days, youth are using social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter as a way to communicate to their peers. But really, is that always a good thing? In my opinion, it certainly isn’t. With the access to pornographic websites, chat rooms for inappropriate reasons and ways to get information about someone that doesn’t even expect anyone to know, youth have their eyes opened up to things that they don’t need to know about!
Being a youth myself, I have seen it all on the Internet. False advertisements, websites for adults, bullying chat rooms and other weird and dangerous things are included in all the things I have seen. But still, I am a constant user of cyberspace. My life is online. I can communicate with my peers, post images and thoughts all over my Facebook, Twitter and Myspace accounts.
Some people just abuse the use of the Internet. Pornographic images, stalking and cyber bullying just seem to ruin the whole point of Internet. It could be used to connect with others, gather important information, and search for interests but it becomes overwhelmed with “bad” things. These “bad” things begin to make us wonder, is technology taking over the world?
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