Internet Saftey Reading

I chose to read the Article titled "Tangled in the Web". the article was written by this mother in the church and how she got addicted to playing online chess and how it negativly influenced her life and how she was able to come back out of that addiction and live her life again.

I learned that this can happen to everyone the author of the story recounted how she was normal and not addicted to the internet and I learned how quickly that kind of thing can effect you life without you even realizing it or making the choice to le it effect you. I also learned that through the help and strength of others internet addictaions can be overcom. Another thing I learned is that it doesn't have to be pornographic websites and other bad sites to get addicted and make it a problem in your life, she just got addited to playing chess which is a very normal activity.

Because I've learned these thign I'll talk to my future children or students and let them know that there are things on the internet that can start out as good things to help learn, or to have fun but things not in moderation always turn to the bad side of things. I think we could talk about all the things they would rather be doing then playing games on the internet (i.e. playing on the playground, camping, reading, etc.) then I would have them post a bumber sticker that has what they would rather be doing by the computer so when they saw the bumper sticker it would remind them the other more fun things they could be doing.

I think that I will be more careful about playing online games and when I'm home with my family I'll encourage my sisters not to play games and I will try to get them to do other things with me that don' involve playing games on the computer.