Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Digital Citizenship


For the "Issues in Today's Educational Technology", I chose to focus on technology misuses, illegal downloads, and risks of online social networking. 

There are four ways that technology can be misused.  First, users can give misleading, incomplete, or out of date misinformation.  Second is identity theft.  These are ways to get to get your personal information such as credit card numbers or your social security number.  Third, is the overuse of technology.  Fourth, is the loss of data such as person's pictures when your hard drive crashes or your computer develops a virus.  For more information on misusing technology, check out this e-How article.

When thinking about illegal downloads, a person usually thinks about illegally downloading music.  This is not the only type of illegal downloads. There are copyright laws now in effect and persons convicted can serve jail time. For more information on illegal downloads go to this article on online piracy.

There are two major risks for online social networking. First, there is cyber bullying.  This is when people use technology to harass, threaten, or embarrass another person.  Second, there are internet predators.  These are people such as child molesters, sexual predators, and scam artists that look for victims.  For more information about risks for online social networking, check out this article brought to you by Kid's Health.


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5 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 11, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    I cannot get the video to play.

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  2. UnknownJune 12, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    You and me both! You did a great job on your blog! The part that impacted me the most was the cyber-bullying. Unfortunately, this has become a major trend among our youth. Check out the documentary "Bully" if you ever have the chance. I think that if educators as a whole were more proactive about this issue we could change student's views on bullying. On the other end of the spectrum the child abuse that comes into play with technology seems daunting.

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  3. UnknownJune 12, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    Great job.Love the template you chose. It is amazing to me how careful you have to be on the computer. There are so many scam artist out there waiting on you to make a mistake so they can get your information.Technology is a awesome tool when used correctly. Some people just can't help turning a good thing bad.

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  4. IteachIinspireJune 12, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Loved the Prezi! Cute! It's amazing how people abuse the Internet through cyber bullying, scamming and identity theft. I'm very careful of the information I share on the Internet, but I love shopping online. I always try to use trusted sites and close all browsers and sign out properly.

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  5. Cassie Raulston, PhDJune 14, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    Very cute Prezi- your template seemed very appropriate for your topic!

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