Part 3
1)
Do you think most electronic devices are user-friendly?
For the most part, I’d say that they are once you’ve learnt how to use them. The
problem for me is always getting started. I’m a bit of a technophobe and don’t find it
easy to understand newtechnology. You rarely get a written instruction manual with
a new device and the help is generally online. You often have to really search for
what you need.
Also, technology advances so quickly that as soon as you’ve mastered the device,
the software is upgraded and you have to learn new stuff to be able to use it.
I really envy young people today as they are natural techies. They seem to know how
to operate electronic devices without even being shown. I certainly think that many
people of the older generation would say that modern electronic gadgets are
not user-friendly.
2)
Do you think parents should control what internet sites their teenagers use?
Internet safety is a huge concern for parents these days. Computers and
the internet have so many benefits for young people, for their education and for
staying connected with friends and family, but there are some unpleasant
people online who target children on social media and trick them into building
harmful relationships.
Teenagers are particularly vulnerable because they have a lot of freedom as to who
they connect with and they can be too trusting. Most own mobile devices so can go
online when they’re away from home and their parents can’t see
what websites or social media platforms they’re browsing. Many youngsters are
pressured into posting pictures of themselves naked or lured into sexual relationships,
which is just awful.
I do think that parents should monitor what internet sites their teenagers use,
although this is difficult because of this freedom their kids have and how easy it is to
get online. On laptops and PCs there are settings for limiting access to parts of
the internet, which parents should activate. I’m not sure if you can do this on
mobile devices.
Perhaps the best things parents can do is to discuss internet safety with their children
and make them aware of the dangers they could face online.
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