internet safety videos reflection

I thought that these videos were very interesting. During college I've heard a lot about cyberbullying and online predators and I thought that these sites and documentaries gave a good update and perspective on these issues. I thought that the mother in the PBS documentary was being an excellent parent, but from the interviews with her children it looked like all of her efforts were just causing a lack of trust between her and her kids and that it was driving them to use the internet at other locations. The interviews with the kids reminded me that I don't want my children to have a tv or computer in their bedroom, but that I do want a computer in the house so that they're not totally isolated from that resource. There are a lot of good things online, but the bad things are just as easily available and I think that, more than anything, education about what to do and what not to do is what will most effectively help my children and also my students. The study results that said that most students do know about internet safety and the professor who said that the ones who are taking the big risks are also taking big risks off-line made me think about the need for trust, responsibility, and accountability for anyone dealing with such a powerful resource as the internet.