Comments on: Does the Internet make kids anti-social? Does it make them stupid? http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/ Social Media Agency creating movements for Brands - Millions of Us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:42:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: lorena http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-121332 lorena Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:43:56 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-121332 is the internet more harm than good or more good than harm? is the internet more harm than good or more good than harm?

]]> By: Sarah http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-121236 Sarah Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:37:29 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-121236 Does the internet help us learn? Does the internet help us learn?

]]> By: Jeff http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-120766 Jeff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:44:27 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-120766 Agreed Matt. Pros and cons to everything. The inflection point where positive turns negative is likely one that will differ for each kid. The rules don't change though. Plagiarizing is plagiarizing, regardless of where the content is taken. Is the decision of time spent and activity one that must be made by parents? I think so. But can it be specifically answered of where that line should be drawn...not sure. The net negative vs. net positive is more a function of use than simply time. Here's another article about the pros of socialization of the internet for kids. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20internet.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss I imagine with a tiny bit of digging, we can find 10 articles that take the other perspective...would love to see them. Agreed Matt. Pros and cons to everything. The inflection point where positive turns negative is likely one that will differ for each kid. The rules don’t change though. Plagiarizing is plagiarizing, regardless of where the content is taken. Is the decision of time spent and activity one that must be made by parents? I think so. But can it be specifically answered of where that line should be drawn…not sure. The net negative vs. net positive is more a function of use than simply time. Here’s another article about the pros of socialization of the internet for kids. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20internet.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
I imagine with a tiny bit of digging, we can find 10 articles that take the other perspective…would love to see them.

]]> By: Matt http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-120437 Matt Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:40:56 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-120437 Interesting line of thought - though I would temper the choice of two extremes (i.e. "the internet is always great!" and "the internet makes kids into zombies!") and direct the line of questioning towards "where is the inflection point between where amount of time / type of online activity goes from positive to negative?" I think we would all agree that any kid shouldn't spend 20 hours a day playing Warcraft, but at what point does 2 hours of Facebook activity spent after, say, cribbing one's entire homework from Wikipedia, become a net negative vs. a net positive? I would love to see some simple experiments (or at least a good longitudinal study) done that attempt to answer these questions vs. either the anecdotes from marketers ("all this sugar in the cereal helps the kids CONCENTRATE BETTER!!!") or the anecdotes from teachers ("Kids these days are all nihilistic narcissists!") Interesting line of thought - though I would temper the choice of two extremes (i.e. “the internet is always great!” and “the internet makes kids into zombies!”) and direct the line of questioning towards “where is the inflection point between where amount of time / type of online activity goes from positive to negative?”

I think we would all agree that any kid shouldn’t spend 20 hours a day playing Warcraft, but at what point does 2 hours of Facebook activity spent after, say, cribbing one’s entire homework from Wikipedia, become a net negative vs. a net positive?

I would love to see some simple experiments (or at least a good longitudinal study) done that attempt to answer these questions vs. either the anecdotes from marketers (”all this sugar in the cereal helps the kids CONCENTRATE BETTER!!!”) or the anecdotes from teachers (”Kids these days are all nihilistic narcissists!”)

]]> By: Jeff http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-120180 Jeff Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:51:14 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-120180 Thanks for the comment Hour. I absolutely agree with you. There is good and bad to everything. The Internet can both support learning and cause adverse affects to kids. Depending on the age, I'd say that it is the parent's responsibility to ensure the computer isn't misused or abused. Thanks for the comment Hour. I absolutely agree with you. There is good and bad to everything. The Internet can both support learning and cause adverse affects to kids. Depending on the age, I’d say that it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the computer isn’t misused or abused.

]]> By: Hour http://millionsofus.com/blog/2008/11/10/does-the-internet-make-kids-anti-social-does-it-make-them-stupid/#comment-120174 Hour Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:31:55 +0000 http://millionsofus.com/blog/?p=621#comment-120174 In my opinion, I think when children use the Internet alot, they can improve their knowledge by searching information for their study.On the other hand, if they misuse it, they will get influenced by watching and reading some sites which are not meant for them. In my opinion, I think when children use the Internet alot, they can improve their knowledge by searching information for their study.On the other hand, if they misuse it, they will get influenced by watching and reading some sites which are not meant for them.

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