9IST 2012 Internet Reflections

Youth Issues for Website

Youth Issue for Website

For your issue, you must document in your website;

1. The nature of the issue ie. The extent that this issue is plaguing young people between the ages of 12 and 25. Include trends over the past 10 years in how this issue has grown amongst young people.

2. The symptoms and harm that can result from prolonged exposure and/or use of illicit substances or the condition/situation

3. Rehabilitation and other help that is available to young people to restore their condition/situation

Mental Health - Depression: Camila and Andrea

http://www.anikafoundation.com/trends.shtml

http://oyh.org.au/sites/oyh.org.au/files/CostYMH_Dec2009.pdf

http://www.ranzcp.org/Files/ranzcp-attachments/Resources/Submissions/sub33-pdf.aspx

Mental Health – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder : Eugenia and Rya

Alcoholism – underage drinking: Sian and Chloe

http://www.drinkwise.org.au/parents/parents-of-15-17/

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/alcohol-other-drugs/alcohol/?gclid=CPLsturVvbICFfBUpgod2xAAbg

Underage Smoking: Chantelle and Ana

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Eating Disorders – bulimia: Alex and Lucy

http://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/eating-disorders?gclid=clifl53wvbicfuzzpqodpjwaoq

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Eating Disorders – anorexia: Hope and Stephanie

http://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/eating-disorders?gclid=clifl53wvbicfuzzpqodpjwaoq

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Domestic Violence: Nivetha and Shweta

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Bullying:Claudia and Luca

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Dangerous Driving: Madi and Reesha

http://www.tuneinnotout.com/topics/

Web Designers

HW2 Emerging Technologies

Answer Engines

It is the existence of powerful search engines which have made the web so useful. However, finding answers to questions via search engines is a lot less predictable than the older habit of looking up an encyclopaedia. For this reason, 'answer engines' were created. These are like online encyclopaedias which deliver only a few answers but are detailed, usually accurate and useful when you now what you are looking for. However there are other free services using a peer-to-peer approach. One of these is Wikipedia. If you are an expert in a field, you can submit an article others will check before it is added to the site. Wikipedia is available in over 0 languages. Because it is so open, sometimes material is not as reliable or authoritative as it should be, so it is wise to check before using it.

QUESTIONS

1. Why might a printed encyclopaedia be considered more reliable than Wikipedia? In what way might it be less reliable?

2. Use Wikipedia to research the topics from this chapter
a) Internet Protocol
b) Firewall
c) Cookie
Write a paragraph on each, reporting on how reliable you believe the information is and why?

3. Use a search engine to find out about the same three topics. Which method is faster? Which gave the most information? Which method was more accurate?