The second learning teaching team, which i was a part of, was about role playimg games and youtube. We talked about the dangers of role playimg games and how they affect so many people and their lives. They can take over someones life and completly isolate them from the real world. This can have major consequences on a persons behavior and social life. Youtube is a great place to share videos. We can even create our own profile which many people had no idea existed. Youtube is a good place to share information or just keep yourself entertained. However there have been problems with violations of copyright laws and peoples private life. there are also many inapropriate videos that younger kids shouldnt be watcing but how is it possible to censor all of it? doesnt look very likely that that will happen anytime soon.
The last learning teaching team was Kaboodle and fantasy basketball. Kaboodle was an online shopping site that you could basically create a wish list. Its a good way for people who dont know what to get you for the holidays to go on and look at your interests to get an idea. The fantasy basketball league was one of my favorite. Ive participated in many fantasy sport leauges before and it a fun thing to do with your friends. Alot of times there would be a cash prize for the winner of the league. Whether or not this is an ethical dilemma is the opinion of the individual.
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I also worry about the new ways of staying in contact with each other. Will we lose one-on-one contact with others if we just post what we are doing or have done all the time? I mean it's kind of cool to create a gift list of everything you want and just have your parents/friends look off that, but will be lose that personal touch once we venture towards these new forms of technology?
(You really knew how to use LiveJournal and Kaboodle before the L/T teams??)
MIchelle- Is Time Crisis is the game that they used to have in the arcade or movies where you step on the pedal and you duck behind cover? I LOVE THAT GAME.
They totally still have them at the movies.