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Rolling
Hills Baptist
2005 Braselton Hwy
Buford, GA 30519
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"Blogging has actually become a teen's own
reality show able to be viewed by the world."
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Do
you know what a blog is? If not, you might want to ask
your teen. Blogging has become a popular way for teens
to communicate their life to the world. According to
Intelliseek, it is estimated that 8 million teens blog
on a regular basis (usatoday.com). Websites like
xanga.com and myspace.com allow anyone of any age to set
up a mini website which posts pictures, videos,
interests and just about anything else you can think of.
These sites are free and only take about five minutes to
set-up. Blogging has actually become a teen's own
reality show able to be viewed by the world. One of the
problems with blogging is that many teens are putting
personal information on their site, raising security and
safety questions for parents and police. How do you know
your teen has a blog? First of all, ask them. Talk about
what information they are giving out on their blog site.
Remind them that they are NOT anonymous, and what they
say could be potentially read by thousands of other
people. You want to respect the privacy of your teen,
but for accountability purposes, it would be smart to
check on a regular basis what your son or daughter is
putting on this site. Just a side note, reading the
blogs of your teen's friends will give you great insight
into things teens deal with on a regular basis and more
specifically, what is going on with your teen and their
friends. If you suspect your teen is keeping you in the
dark about blogging, check www.google.com. It's possible
to search names, nicknames, cell phone numbers, screen
names, IM and e-mail addresses. You could discover a
blog or personal page that makes your teen vulnerable.
The bottom line is that parents must be proactive in
protecting their teen through communication and prayer.
Blogging in and of itself is not a bad thing, but make
sure your teen is educated and smart about what they say
in their on-line diary read by the
world.
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Christmas Musical
Seeing 11
students in the Christmas musical was awesome.
The
opportunity to be in the adult choir is a great one. But there
are some guide lines to follow and here they are;
- You
understand ANY youth activity takes priority over choir.
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You must be active in and a member of the church. (i.e. Attend
SS and Wednesday night regularly)
- You must have a ride
home at 9 pm on Wednesday
- You must attend 70% of the
practices – Wednesdays at 8 pm
- You must behave.
We are
working together to make sure this is best possible
opportunity for all those who want to part of the Adult
Choir.
Practice starts again on January 11th at 8:00
pm
Jeff and Terry
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 Know how computer generation teens feel about
communication and its importance:
AOL
asked teenagers in a survey who they were more likely to
share their feelings with?
51% - Parents
49% -
Blogs
(aol.com)
Do you think a school -- even a private school --
has the right to force students to erase profiles and
blogs from the internet?
87% - No, freedom of
speech.
13% Yes, for safety
reasons.
(teenpeople.com)
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* Nineteen
percent of online teens have blogs and 38 percent read them.
About 62 percent of blog-reading teens solely read friend's
blogs while 36 percent read postings from both friends and
blog authors they don't know. (whatsnextblog.com)
