#20 answer one of the questions below in detail in your blog

Questions for discussion....Growing Up Online:

❏ how aware are your parents about your online activity?
❏ have your parents ever tried any form of computer/internet controls? Snooping? Would you snoop if you were them?
❏ Should your parents know more about your online life?
❏ how would your life be different without the internet? positives? negatives?


* how do think technology has changed your ability to learn in school?
* do you think students benefit from technology in the classroom? Do you think you benefit?
* what do you think your children’s classroom will look like? How do you feel about that?
* when was the last time you read a book on your own time (because yo wanted to)?
* Is this a bad thing? Do books have value today? What role do you think they will have in your children’s lives?
* is copying and pasting cheating?
* describe online academic dishonesty? What does it look like?


❏ online squabbles/bullying?..any examples you want to share?


* autumn edows..thoughts? Was there any harm in her online activity?
* was the principal right to contact the parents?
* were the parents right to delete the files?
* Autumn’s parents in the end......good ?....negligent? Thoughts?




❏ should teens have a computer (with internet access) in their rooms?
❏ should parents have access to a teen’s facebook account (password)?
❏ anyone ever been “weirdly solicited online”? (btw....a recent article revealed there are 37000 registered sex offenders with MySpace accounts)
❏ Sara says “when I’m online, I am the real person...the real me”...thoughts?
❏ video posts...anyone?



❏ Mrs.Skinner passes on the concert/train info...was she in the right?
❏ what do you think your parents’ reaction would be if they received that email about you?
❏ Mrs. Skinner overall....too meddling?...a typical loving mother?....thoughts?
❏ Do you think she will reconcile with her son?



❏ should any sites be shut down?.....the “suicide” ones?........who should do the shutting?
❏ can cyberbullying be prevented? What role does the school have to play in this issue?
❏ are cyber “etiquette” courses worthwhile?

❏ were you aware of the “Ana” sites before this video?

❏ what should be the rule for cellphones in school?....what’s fair?