Based on blog by Ira Socol on 8/1/11.

This article points to problems associated with using the Google plus as this social networking site has circle of friends being developed where you are in a group or not. I am not sure how this is much different from Facebook as you can either become a friend or not. I do see how using Google plus could promote more cliques, but how is that any different from the real world? I am not sure it is the responsibility of technology companies to create programs that break down social barriers or differences. I think Google plus mimics more real world life and I personally do not see a big problem with this. When a school uses a social networking website, it will be more on a professional level anyway and this is how real work experiences can be developed. A teacher who uses Google plus can group students together as students, which is really what they need to grouped as. I think bullying can never be stopped and should not be blaming technology for a problem that starts with the people who created the problem to begin with.

asplund2002August 5, 2011 at 11:47 AM
I agree that technology did not cause bullying, just providing a medium to transfer it. I have noticed that when we discuss cyber bullying, upper elementary students do not have a sense that saying something online is permanent. They really believe that they can just delete something and it is gone. I think we must be guided through responsible behavior on the Internet. If Google plus can help, I am all for it.