PLN 8-2 (16)

While skimming through the blog 2 Cents Worth, I came upon a post titled Parents & Internet-Using Teens which was by David Warlick which talks about how parents are more concerned about what their teens are doing on the computer.

"Parents today are less likely to say that the Internet has been a good thing
for their children than they were in 2004. However, this does not mean there was
a corresponding increase in the amount of parents who think the Internet has
been harmful to their children. Instead, the biggest increase has been in the
amount of parents who do not think the Internet has had an effect on their
children one way or the other. Fully, 87% of parents of teenagers are online —
at least 17% more than average adults."

I believe that the Internet offers helpful information and useless information to everyone and it just depends on what you are doing. Parents have become very aware of what their teens are doing online because of all the bad things they hear about in the news that relates to teens interactions with others online. This can be a very bad thing because you never know who you are really talking to and if they are telling you the truth, but if you know who the people are and you know they are safe to talk to, it is fine to talk to them online. This blogger account is an example of interactions between people. This is a very good idea to share your views with other people and have them comment on them. You are able to let people who are interested in your views hear what you have to say. I have people posting on my blog that I know are safe and it is really interesting to hear what they have to say about my beliefs. Their are people all around the world sharing their ideas with others which helps make our world feel more connected to each other.