Growing Up Online

       Things keep changing in our life especially our social networking. Our generation has totally different life from our passing generation. We highly relay on our internet nowadays. Social networking is an essential element in our life. We can’t live with internet. But our parents don’t know too much on internet and computer. They are afraid that the issues arising from internet will happen on their kids.      
       The video from “Growing up online” points out many issues of social networking. Teenagers always act different when they are on the internet. There are sides their parents don’t know. Many of them addicted to the social networking. In the story, the boy’s father needs to reach his son by email even though they are in home together. Social Networking arise the issue of communication. In classroom, the students can’t concentrate well in their lecture. The teachers need to use different methods to draw their attention. Teachers describe themselves as entertainers. Beside, students also have problems on reading the books. They think the books are boring. They are used to find the guideline or summary online. For example, sparknotes. Sometimes, I will do it too. Another problem arising on social networking is those parents don’t know what their children are doing online. Their children may be influenced by other people online and fall into the traps.