"The Net Effect" Is life on the Internet having a disastrous effect on out children's minds?

Summary: "The Net Effect" by Juan Pablo Conti discusses the negative effect brought on by technology and the Internet focusing specifically on children. He elaborates on the fact that children are being introduced to technology at too young of an age. The child's brain is not yet developed enough to be able to handle the flashing lights and high speed of modern day technology. Parents think they are helping their children with their educational values and social status but in reality they are only causing harm. Conti also discusses how technology and the Internet could have a positive impact on children whose brains are developed enough to handle it. He says that it could improve their multitasking skills and educational values.

Reaction: I really agree with Conti and the way he went about explaining his point-of-view. I strongly believe that children are being introduced to technology and the internet at too young of an age to fully comprehend what they are seeing. I think that parents need to realize that by trying to "help" their children get a head start with their education, they are harming them by introducing it at too young of an age. Technology is also veering young children away from libraries and doing physical research because everything they need can be found on the Internet.

Tie-In: Carr's article talked about the negative and positive impacts of technology and today's society. Conti and Carr both discussed how the Internet and technology have been taking us away from doing real research and reading. Both articles discussed how our generation has turned to the Internet (i.e. google) for anything they might need. Whether you need to look something up, find a new recipe, or research a paper, you can find it all through various forms of technology. Both writers agreed that technology and the Internet are taking away from our social interactions with each other and with the world.