youth and the internet
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A Modern World: A Modern Youth:
Internet and Our LIVES
YOUTH AND THE INTERNET
By Tomslin Samme-Nlar
What is the Internet?
• The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks
• It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public,
academic, business, and government networks
• The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and
services
Use of the Internet
• Improve test scores and motivation to learn
• Access to free educational content
• Youth empowerment
• Health resource
• College applications and enrollment
• Active citizenship
• Cultural Expression – Social networks
Negative use of the Internet
• Internet addiction
• Sexual exploitation
• Cyber bullying
• Moral corruption
• Identity theft
Sexual Exploitation
• Chat rooms
• Web cameras
Cyber Bullying
“When you have the Internet, it’s like you have another five teachers in the classroom. It helps
us find information we need on anything”
. “In Africa, we cannot afford to do less because to do so is to tamper recklessly with our
future.”
Internet in Schools in East Africa
Internet In Schools in East Africa
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