Social/ Ethical Issues in Technology

Technology has become such a prominent and great tool in society today, but with this up rise several issues have been raised as well. Second Life is a social networking site where people can go to create their very own virtual world to be apart of. As much as this seems like a fun and interesting thing to do, it promotes a level or anti-social behaviors and truly hinders face to face communication. For teachers, sites such as Second Life allow those students who may be more reserved and shy to become much more quiet and kept to themselves during class, and decrease their chances of making friends. So much of what goes on in schools is through the social learning that takes place amongst students, and Second Life hinders this for many students. I think that students need to be encouraged to make friends at school and engage in face to face communication as much as they can.