Growing up online

1.Did not surprise me
- Teens don't know what to do after they log of the internet.
-Parents complain that their kids are addicted and don't see them.
-Kids don't rest from tech and text in vacations.
-Kids teach their parents and teachers about technology.
-Now a days we have instants replies and everything happens fast.
-They don't read complete books, only spark notes.
-People compete for having more friends.
-People insult each  other through social pages.
-Recording fights and posting and you tube.
-They take pictures that reveal a lot but they still post them to look "hot".
-Having a "secret identity" to be who you really are online seeking for acceptance.
- Now the people are more relaxed and don't care about having a public life.
-Teens like the internet because they are not judged.
-They feel comfortable and relate to people.
-Cyber bulling can lead to very serious things.
2.Did surprise me
- A "party" is playing video games for the whole night in a dark room with your friends, surprise me .
-Teens block the AOL control with a webpage.
-Avoid cheating by giving assignment into tun it in to avoid plagerizm.
- Teacher quit because they don't like new technology methods.
-People don't care to be recorded because they think they become more popular.
- The ones who have an online relationship don't even talk to each other in school.
- The parents of the girl who had an other life inline didn't support her, just punished her and humiliate her.
-Parents have the passwords of their kids because they fear they are in danger.
- Kids don't use their computers in their own house because they don't like their parents checking in on them.
- Some adults do understand that teens are not dumb and now how to detect some predators.
- Some parents don't know anything about their kids because they only talk to the internet.
-A kid asks his parent to teach him how to fight, and he does teach him, his dad shouldn't do that, he should say to just ignore, not fight back.
-There are websites to commit the best suicide for you.
-There are websites that support being thin and being anorexic.
-Girls play with their boys by pretending to like them and then saying it was a joke.
3.Things that have changed
- My space was the popular webpage
- Club penguin was very used
-They used SMS text messages.
- Almost all forms of teaching have technology incorporated into them.
- There is more parents that are aware of the situations and are willing to help them.
- There is global recognition to these problems like suicide and cyber bulling
-Kids are more aware of the consequences that social media can bring them.
- Social pages have become more popular and there is a wide range of them with different purposes.
- There are more ways top control your kids online.
-Internet is more reachable by using devices like cellphones, iPad, laptop etc.
-Predators are more like hackers instead of people pretending to be who they are not.
-Parents also use social media.
-There are more activities that can do instead of Facebook or my space.
-Msn was very popular.
-People understand and don't judge people as they used to.
What topic in the video did you mostly identify with and why?
Sometimes i get tired of the technology. As they say in the video, we don't take breaks form it and 24/7 we are available to talk. People that text me expect and imidiate response and sometimes i just take a break form it. I like to use it with moderation and balance, not be overwhelmed by it.
What topic in the video was the most unlike your own experiences online and why?
I was really shocked by the boy who committed suicide. These stories are very common but i have never had one that had happened to someone close to me. I think this is carrying things to an extreme. People should be strong and know that there are people to help them, also campaigns and support groups  This is not the way to escape your problems, you have to confront them.
What are the biggest benefits of being online for you personally?
I like being online because i get to learn from other places and trends like fashion and music. Also i can research about topics that interest me for example recipes of food. There are many web ages that permit me to do this and are not necessary social connected. These webpages may be Tumblr, Polyvore and others. Something that i really like is that it permits me to be connected with friends and family who live far away. With social pages i can know about their life =s and communicate with them instead of breaking are relationships that were close.