INTERNET RESOURCES

 

BOOKS & ARTICLES (arranged by topic)

GENERAL

 

"Are friends electric—on-line communities?" (1997, March 15) The Economist, 342. One of the most popular uses of the Internet is conversation. Both small and large communities have formed to offer users a forum for discussion. Successful on-line communities tend to have hosts, allow users to self-identify, and keep overcrowding to a minimum.

 

Cobb, N. (1996, August 13). "Welcome to the girl wide web." Boston Globe, pp. E1, E7. Discusses how computers have evolved from a male-dominated service to a female phenomenon. Girls are using the Internet to find information, make new pen-pals, and explore the world.

 

Feather, A. (1997, July 5). Unpublished personal interview. Angie Feather spent several hours in an America On-Line teen chat room interviewing teens about what draws them to and keeps them interested in cyberspace.

Kornblum, Janet. (8Jan2006). "Teens hang out at MySpace," USA Today, Online article.

McKee, Jonathan. (14Feb2006) "A Window into the MySpace generation, Part 1," The Source for Youth Ministry, Online article.

 

Miller, L. (1996, August 27). "Kids on line: New world to navigate." USA Today, p. 2. Enthusiasts see the Internet as a sort of digital Utopia, not because everything on it is admirable, but because it is there at all. The Internet defies centralized authority; its mantra is "do your own thing."

 

Miller, L. (1996, August 27). "Minding cyberteens." USA Today, p. 2. This article discusses interviews that were held with kids about their Internet usage. The conclusion is that teens find the chat rooms as a place where they do not have to try to look cool and where race, gender, and geography pose no barriers to close friendships.

 

Miller, T.E. (1997, July 1). "Segmenting the internet." The Economist. Although Internet users are a seemingly homogenous group of computer sophisticates, younger and older users focus on communicating, while middle-age users focus on seeking information.

Mueller, Ken. (2005) "Dear Diary, Dear World," CPYU, Online article.

 

POSITIVE EFFECTS

Chandler, D.L. (1995, September 18). "From afar, kids do science on the ‘net." Boston Globe, p. 25, 28-29. Students are gaining valuable knowledge from interaction on the Internet with NASA scientists, geologists on expedition in Hawaii, Arctic explorers, and weather stations. Students can access the Internet for research, while scientists can use the students as a data-gathering resource.

 

Ciabattari, J. (1997, January 12). "Every school to gain internet access." Parade. Former President Clinton has stated a goal of connecting every school in the U.S. to the Internet by the year 2000.Davies, M. (1995, Fall). Virtually integrated classrooms. Journal of Law and Education, 24(4), 567-599. This article discusses when school districts should be authorized to have virtually integrated classrooms to minimize the effects of racial segregation in school districts.

 

Isaac, S. (1997, July 15). "The internet—guiding teens safely through cyberspace." Focus on the Family—Plugged In. This special "pullout" section of the magazine is devoted to Internet use and how it relates to teens and their parents. Included are short articles on myths of the Internet, criminal elements, cyberporn, chat rooms, safety tips, and learning the Internet language.

 

"Keeping your kids from getting caught in the ‘net." (1996, Winter). Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, pp. 2-6. This article teaches parents about jargon associated with the ‘Net, and ways to prevent kids from harm.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET

"College hopefuls are offered essay assistance on internet." (1996, December 9). Boston Globe, pp. A1, A4. Students can access web sites where they can pay to obtain essays used for college entrance requirements. The provider warns the buyers about plagiarism, but colleges are increasingly receiving plagiarized essays.

 

Duffy, J.A. & Milbouer, S. (1997, April 19). "After three weeks a safe return." Boston Globe, pp. A1, A6. This story tells of a 13-year-old girl who met a 22-year-old man on the Internet. After a two-month cyberrelationship, she disappeared with the man for three weeks. Police found her safe and charged the man with eight counts of assault.

 

Dvorak, J.C. (1997, June). "Net addiction. PC/Computing. "10(6), 85. Psychologists have diagnosed a new ‘Internet addiction disorder’ among Internet users. Support groups now appear online, and ten symptoms of computer addiction are offered in the article.

 

Griffiths, M. (1997, February). "Psychology of computer use: XLIII. Some comments on "Addictive use of the Internet" by Young. Psychological Reports, 80(1), 81-82. This report addresses a case study of a homemaker who became addicted to the Internet. It also comments on Internet use becoming a behavioral addiction.

 

Miller, L. (1997, April 22). "Libraries torn over censoring internet’s seamy side." USA Today, p. 4D.Libraries across the U.S. are grappling with wanting to offer Internet access to expand avenues of learning and research, while knowing that it also provides access to pornography and other adult material inappropriate for school and public libraries.

 

Nealon, P. (1996, December 4). "As computer technology thrives, lawbreaking is a keystroke away. Boston Globe, pp. A1, A25." The Internet is becoming a new avenue for fraud and other crimes. Prosecutors worry about how they will keep up with the new crimes being committed, some over international lines.

 

Peterson, K.S. (1996, October 31). "Fatal attraction points out net’s allure and dangers." USA Today.The Internet was used by one woman to talk about sexual torture and murder with another man in a chat box. Three days after she traveled 361 miles to meet him, she was found dead outside his mobile home.Quitter, J. (1997, April 7). Life and death on the web. Time. 149(14), 47. Material that was left behind on the Internet by the Heaven’s Gate cult shows that they had been actively recruiting youth into their cult.

 

Waliszewski, B. & Melchisedeck, J. (1996). "Bringing out the worst in us—the frightening truth about violence, the media, and our youth." Focus on the Family, 1996. This report provides a brief history of the Internet and discusses how the Internet can be used by some people to propagate obscene, violent, and indecent fantasies under the guise of their First Amendment freedom.

USAGE STATISTICS

Barna Group, (7Feb2006) "American's on the go lifestyles and entertainment appetites fuel increasing reliance upon technology," The Barna Group, Ltd. Online article.

Includes breakdown of usage by Christians.

Miller, L. (1996, October 22). "How many kids are really online?" USA Today. This recent study, administered in conjunction with the American Home Financial Services Survey, offers statistics on the kids and Internet use.

 

Wasserman, E. (1997, May 6). "Internet use on the rise." Knight Ridder, p. 506k5479. A survey conducted by a New York-based research firm shares its findings on American usage of the Internet.

PARENTAL AIDS

Banks, L. (1996). Love online. Career Press. This book shares information on relationships that started on the Internet, dating services, e-mail romances, chat rooms, Internet love affairs, and cyberdating.

"Get out of MySpace," (2005), MediaWise@, Online article. http://www.mediafamily.org/online/index.shtml

(2005) "Finding them Online: A Step-by-step approach to navigating their online world," CPYU, Online article.

 

Pederson, T. & Moss, F. (1996). The internet for kids—a beginner’s guide to surfing the net. Price Stern Sloan, Inc. Introduces kids to the Internet, provides rules for surfing the ‘Net, and suggests popular places to go. It also offers parents guidance on Internet use and a parent/child contract.

 

Salzman, M. & Pondiscio, R. (1995). Kids online—150 ways for kids to surf the net for fun and information. Avon Books. Offers ideas on how to use the Internet; it also provides web sites, explains some activities, shows users how to access them.

 

Strudwick, H. & Spilker, J. (1995). Internet for parents. Resolution Business Press. This book provides examples of how some families use the Internet, shares facts about its growth in schools, offers online resources, and discusses how the Net can help your child academically.

WEB SITES RESOURCES

Blakstad-Cooke. (1996). How to build a web site. Prentice-Hall Europe. Hertfordshire, GB.

 

Callihan, S. (1996). Create your first web page in a weekend. (Software included). Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, Inc.

 

Kahn, L. & Logan, L. (1996). Build your own web site. (Software included). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.

 

Parker, R.C. (1997). Guide to web content and design. New York, NY: MIS Press.

Williams & Tollett. (1998). The non-designers web book. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. 

Sherry Bachman, Angela Feather, and Robert C. Wolfe cCYS