What problems are connected

with teenagers ?
Done by:
Pirogova G.
Bobrova G.
Form:8 «А».
 Supposition:
 To our opinion, another teen’s problem is Internet
addiction.
 We think that gambling is also connected with
teenagers problems.
 Maybe, it is problem with hackers.
 The purpose of our research:
 To know, what «Internet addiction» means and if
«Internet» a blessing or a curse is.
 To explore, if gambling sites really a potent form
of advertising are, and what the solutions are.
 To realise, who a «computer hacker» is and what
the solutions on this problem are.
 “Internet: a blessing or a curse?”

The Internet has changed

communication as we know it.
From education to advertisement
this technological advance has
affected practically every aspect
of our lives.
 Internet addiction
1. What is it?

a fad illness problem of technical development

Internet addiction - compulsive behavior which

interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on
family, friends, loved ones, and one's work environment.
Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency
and Internet compulsivity. Internet addicts make the
Internet a priority more important than family, friends,
 Internet addiction
2. What causes Internet addiction?

 pervasive appeal of the Internet

 lack of parental supervision
 the developmental immaturity
 the developmental naiveté of adolescents
 Internet gambling
According to gambling experts, "practice
gambling sites" are really a potent form of
advertising.

Many pay out inflated winnings, persuading

novices that their actual payout rates will be
higher than reality – something they won't
be able to figure out until they start visiting
the real sites and start losing money.
 Internet gambling
What are the solutions?

 more stringent laws must be passed;

 it is necessary to forbid a kind of advertisement,
which enable young people to get to realizing their
potential only through games;
 government has to create special organizations for
fight with gambling problems
 Hackers’ activity
Who is “hacker”?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A ``hacker'' is someone who never goes to class, who
spends the night pursuing recreational activities rather
than studying.
A ``computer hacker'' is someone who lives and
breathes computers, who knows all about computers,
who can get a computer to do anything.

Hackers are a threat for world information

security
 Hackers’ activity
What are the solutions?

 parents have to give more attention to child’s

psychological condition;
 a teenager can join some kind of gym or
community;
 authorities ought to found more computer
centers and organize competitions
“Internet: a blessing or a curse?”
What are the solutions to the problems?

 to develop school programmers, which purpose is ethical

computing education;
 to create more centers of psychological help for the
youth;
 to protect young people from unethical Internet influence
by laws;
 to encourage youth to communicate more with coevals;
 to make for parents clear how important is it to supervise
after child’s maturation.
 Conclusions:
 Internet addiction is a fad illness.
 Gambling is a real threat and it should be
forbidden as a kind of ads.
 Hackers are a threat for world information
security.
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 Howley K. Equity, access, and participation in community
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 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?