The digital literacy video is powerful. It shows real
adolescents and their point of view on the internet and its uses for communication. I found it very informative on the state of
children and their views on being safe on the internet. Some of the students absolutely loved
communication tools like Facebook and the anonymity it can provide you. Others were wary of this anonymity. It is important for teachers and parents to
understand what children in general are thinking about the internet. That way they will be better prepared to
speak to their students or children about safety issues on the web. Parents and teachers need to understand that
children are totally hooked into the digital world and it is everywhere in
their lives, and also that they are not going to be able to stop children from
the use of technology and communication on the web.
I feel it is very
important for parents to teach children the importance of how to communicate
online. They need to remember that
everything they say and do leaves a digital footprint, and that what they do
can come back to haunt them. I also feel
it is important to let children know from an early age that activities like
cyber bullying are not to be tolerated.
It is also important to
teach students the importance of proper usage of information on the web. They need to understand that they cannot just
“copy and paste” anything and everything they want. Students need to be aware of copyright
infringement, plagiarism, and that much of the information on the web is
incorrect or fraudulent (anyone can develop a website that says anything).
Click on the link above
to view the video on digital literacy.
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