Law and Technology

Cyberbullying is becoming more and more common. There are so many ways for people to reach you. Cell phones, email and all kinds of things make it easy for people to bully. This makes an easy target for bullies out there. Cyberbullying has lead to many suicides, now states are thinking of passing a law that would criminalize cyberbullying. With this new law I think it would put an end to this. People deserve to be punished for their actions.

Text messaging I feel needs more monitoring. If someone was sending mean messages or abusing text messaging then I would have it turned off on their phone. If they countinued then I would have it turned off for good. When you text it is meant to be to your friends not to make fun of people. 

Ethical Behavior

Many students do not realize what plagiarism is. Students copy work from friends and copy, paste things from online all the time. The internet is so easy to access making it easy for work to be taken. Students are lazy they don’t want to take the time to do their own work. It’s easier if your friend has it done. Many people put off their work and rush to get it done. So they resort to taking work that does not belong to them, and call it their own. 

I don't think there is much schools can do about plagiarism. It is very easy for students to do today. The consequences are very strict. Plagiarism seems to occur when students put off their work. Students should just watch what they are writing and take the time to do their own work.

Fear and Privacy

Teachers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were punished for posts they made on Facebook. I think this is a lesson for everyone. You need to watch what you say, you can't say everything you think or feel. They should have thought... Is this okay to post? Would I want others to see this? One teacher was suspended for saying, “I’m feeling pissed because I hate my students!” You can't say things like this just because you in a bad mood. Not only teachers need to watch what they say but so does everyone.

 A student from North Syracuse was suspended for making a Facebook page about a teacher. The article didn't say what was on the page, but the student shouldn't have posted anything about the teacher. Things spread easily people tell their friends and it ends up were everyone knows about it. Facebook is a way to talk to your friends; you don't need to write things about other people. Like I said above in the other article response, you need to watch what you say.

 Many employees all over are being disciplined for Facebook posts and other social sites. Many employees are warned there is no excuse. It is fine to have a Facebook but you do not need to share all your opinions on there. If you don’t like someone there is no reason to write about it. About 25% of employees are being disciplined for something that a grown up should know not too do.  

Justin Layshock made a fake profile of his schools principal. There was fake information about the principal which caused more and more people to see it. The profile was seen by many students around the school. Justin should have never made that profile. He deserved the punishments he received it is not right to write things like that. When you say mean and fake things about someone on the Internet they are going to find out. This should be something for everyone to learn from watch what you say.

What if?

My life would be way different without Internet. I use the Internet daily to communicate with my friends and even for school. The Internet is very convenient for sending emails and just quickly talking to friends. It's a way to stay in contact with people. I couldn't imagine not having the Internet.

If the Internet was shut down in the US this would affect many people. Internet is so easy to use and is everywhere. The Internet is used for entertainment, it's in small businesses for easy access. People use the Internet for jobs, school and just for fun. Without the Internet things would not be as simple to do like they are now.