Growing Up Online

The video, Growing Up Online, made me feel like the internet and other technologies can sometimes take away from other opportunities and experiences. A couple people in the video said that the internet is like a secret world that they can escape life with and be themselves. I think using the internet excessively, for many things unrelated to school, can take away time for more productive activities. It made me a little nervous to think that such young children are using the internet as a social networking site. I believe that children should make friends at school or in other extra curricular activities and not by sitting in front of their computers all night. Also, as for teenagers, I think the internet can be dangerous ecspecially when teenagers are not using it appropriately.
As a future educator, I will stress the importance and benefits of using computers and the internet, and at times, I will use different types of technologies with my students to enhance their learning. However, I will stress the importance of not becoming consumed in all of these new technologies. I do use the internet on a daily basis, so I am pro technology. However, I think young children should be engaging in more productive activities on a day to day basis rather than sitting at their desk using a computer.