Video 3/30 and 4/6

The video we watched in class the past two weeks has been very interesting to me. I didn't grow up with a ton of technology but we definitely had a computer when I was young (maybe 5 or 6). My brother and I only played games on it but I remember it being really cool. Kids growing up today have so much technology they don't know what to do with it all! This leads to inappropriate uses as well as many appropriate uses. I truly believe that the social networking sites (facebook, etc.) should have stayed only available for college students and professionals to actually "network" and stay in touch once out of school. I know I'm generalizing but there's so much drama that already goes on in schools why have a social networking site to continue the drama outside of school? Kids take things way too far (bullying, etc.) and by having these sites available to everyone, there are those who will take advantage of others and continue their inappropriate behavior outside of school. This is when students taking their own lives because of bullying, etc. becomes an issue. If kids can't get away from others even when they are at home, there is a major problem. I know even if there wasn't facebook or myspace there would probably be something else but parents need to have a good idea of what their children do online especially if they are still younger. I know I had stuff I didn't want my parents to see or read online but that wasn't until I was in high school and college. Kids do need to be kids but parents need to be invested in their lives more today than before.