The article "Footprints in the Digital Age" presents some aspects and consequences of the current internet and this new connected world. It also explores the paths this internet system is taking, which the society cannot control how much information is available about them online. Adding to that, the article talks about the role the school plays in student's learning, which is not so strong anymore, once they can learn by themselves online, but still need the teachers to guide and create standards about what they are learning and seeing at the internet.
Although, the internet's evolution brought some good changes and facilitated the lifestyle of this current society; nowadays it is impossible to control the information and issues about individual's lives that are posted online for everyone to see. Consequently, this 21st century society is loosing its privacy; they are unable to have the right to choose the path their information is going to take online - Just with a name in hands, it is possible to find a big profile about each person. With all these contents and information on their hands, the students of this generation could learn the same or more than what they learn at school. The point is: some students don't have the mature enough to guide themselves and search for the right resources, which will make them grow as a person, improve their knowledge and use the internet wisely. A big population of students would take away their attention online to websites that don't really make they work with their brains. These are just some of the consequences of being part of this connected world, which is still changing each day. 
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