"Did You Know 2.0"
Two lines in this video make me think about the internet. In the video “Did You Know 2.0” it says if My Space was a country, it would be 8th largest. Well, that says a lot. Social networking can be great but, in this case it increased big time which tells me we have more people too busy stuck on the computer rather than being outside enjoying life. Social networking is a huge attention draw to cyber bullying. I come to school and hear, “oh my gosh! Did anyone see the post that so and so posted about me?” or “Hey! I saw your comment, she was shocked that you said that to her!” I think it starts up more trouble. Also, people meet people they don’t really know online. Once you upload something on the internet it’s there forever. Be careful with your information too, anyone can pretend to be someone there not whether it’s a 50 year old man saying he’s a 16 year old boy trying to get your number.
Another thing that bothered me was the Google searches. Pick up a book! There is no way there should be 270,000,000,000+ searches within one month. Anyone can post an answer on line. We should be able to pick up a book and look for the answer to our question. Google is a reliable search engine but, it does has its cons. It opens up a wide variety of websites that could or could not take you to where you need to be, meaning, some of the following sites could have a virus. Here’s another reason I think we should pick up a book. Online, children have the temptation to plagiarize. If your do decide to take the answer put it in your own words; list the site you got it from! Don’t be sneaky and try to hide it. You will get caught.
In this rapidly changing world, I think we should all be ready to face what is going to happen next, whether it is some strange new law or another huge economy drop. Already so many people are without jobs. I think John Carroll should help guide us in the direction of finding a job while in college that way we can learn and get better at what we want to do. The unemployment rate of the United States is 9.1%. What I’m trying to say is John Carroll should help each student be the best they can be. When we learn more about the economy and what to expect, we surely will be ready to concur whatever obstacles we must face in life.
Have a great day Mr. Schick! Oh and I'm glad my blog is finally working! :)-Shannon
I really enjoyed reading this, Shannon. You do a great job of integrating your opinion into your writing. but you use the facts to back up what you believe.
ReplyDelete50/50 - nice work.