In the news this week (as in other weeks), is the Stop Online Piracy Act... so have at it! ;)
Lines Drawn on Antipiracy Bills - nytimes.com **
Daily Report: Congress Considers Bills to Prevent Piracy - nytimes.com **
Explainer: understanding Sopa (animated explanation of the issue) - guardian.co.uk **
Daily Report: The Boycott Against SOPA Supporters - nytimes.com **
Piracy vs. privacy in the online world - washingtonpost.com **
Online Piracy and SOPA: Beware of Unintended Consequences - heritage.org
The news ... illustrated - world magazine's political cartoons **
Interesting thoughts on technology in 2011
2011: The year when it became the norm for the device in your pocket to be the center of your world - washingtonpost.com
Your Brain on Computers, Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - nytimes.com
Your Brain on Cellphones: Effects Present, Consequences Unknown - technewsworld.com
Your Brain on Computers, Outdoors and Out of Reach, Studying the Brain - nytimes.com
How Digital Technology Has Changed the Brain, "By their 20s, young people will have spent more than 30,000 hours on the Internet and playing video games. That's not such a bad thing..." - businessweek.com
The articles are in the order I would recommend them read in. I've starred the articles my boys will actually get to choose from. :)
I love this. I've been trying to figure out how to introduce current events to my children without overwhelming them with all the negativity in the news. They are just little kids; it seems wrong somehow to burden them with things that are too much for them to handle emotionally yet. How do you decide?
ReplyDeletejust awesome thank you!! hugs
ReplyDelete@Stephanie, I've just put my VERY lengthy response in my latest blog post! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your question! ;)
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