Growing Up Online

Not surprised:

1. People have relationships online
2. It's hard to control what kids do online.
3. Many teens do not know what to do without the internet.
4. Parents are unable to control internet behavior since teens bypass internet surveillance.
5. People insult themselves through social media.
6. Teens use the internet for plagiarism.
7. Teens send naked pictures of themselves through the internet.
8. Teens use the internet to try different identities.
9. Teens use the internet to feel as different people.
10. Parents fear is not that they have bad kids but that their good kids will make a bad decision that will mark them forever.
11. Teens never tell their parents anything at all.
12. The internet is always an open listener, and one very seductive.
13. Parents easily ruin a children's High School life.
14. Cyber-bullying may happen with rumors of homosexuality.
15. Cyber-bullying can lead to suicide

Surprised:

1. 90% of teenagers are online. (I thought that since there are many areas of the world without internet access, it would be much less)
2. Teens think the internet is to complain about adults. (why would they think this? Can't they complain about adults without the use of the internet?)
3. Teachers need to act as entertainers to catch the teens' attention, and teachers think of themselves as entertainers. (I find this funny, since I can't believe a teacher would consider his/herself a clown)
4. Teachers let students take over when they do not know how to do something (technologically speaking). Most teachers at CNG don't even use technology appropriately and freak out whenever a student wants to help.
5. Some teens believe that no one reads books, that everyone uses "Sparknotes". What were e-books created for? 
6. Some teachers have decided to accept the reality, and believe they should not fight against web. Come on? Teachers not fighting against non-reading and summaries?
7. Travis, New Jersey is 4 hours from Manhattan in train. I don't even know where Travis is.
8. Teens used to believe that since they are home nothing will happen to them. Come on, can't a bully go to their home and throw rocks at his window with a bang of friends?
9. Parents put computer in the kitchen so that they can put an eye on their children. Found it funny, they could also use internet filters and other stuff.
10. Teens do not give their Facebook password to their parents. Parents could be able to figure them out anyways.
11. Parents are not able to force their kids' Facebook passwords out of them. Why don't parents just slap them or take some privileges away to obtain the password?
12. Most kids are not looking for trouble and just socialize with school friends. At CNG, most students do not only socialize with school friends.
13. Teens should stop being considered victims and more like participants. How come parents do not know this? It is teens the ones who upload all those nasty pics. 
14. Anorexia is called Ana and anorexics pray to a goddess called Ana. I really don't know much about Anorexia.
15. I'm surprised that parents were surprised that students put a video of them getting drunk. Did they now know about their kids getting drunk before? How could they not be surprised?
16. I'm surprised parents were surprised to hear rejections of social help. Most parents are careless about their children, why would they want other people to get into their life?
17. Internet has created the largest generation gap. Didn't know this.
18. There webpages that tell you the best way to kill yourself. Didn't know this.
19. These webpages still exist. Found it!

Stuff that has changed:

1. "Crank that boy" is no longer Youtube's most viewed video
2. Myspace has changed interface.
3. Computer Hardware
4. Computer software
5. Cellphone Hardware
6. Cellphone Software
7. Facebook and Myspace have more users now.
8. Travelling by train has decreased exponentially.
9. Internet Explorer is not really used now. 
10. Video Games are much more common.
11. Microphones are now usually incorporated into the computer hardware.
12. Computers no longer have a box attached to the back.
13. Internet has grown.
14. Many more internet safety campaigns nowadays.
15. Keyboards have changed in design and color. (white to black; or at least most, nowadays)