The first thing we worked on was our current events and a new Digital Driver's License lesson. The lesson we completed was on digital communications, etiquette, and security. There are so many different ways to communicate with each other digitally now.
Something you have to be careful about is staying secure online. There are various ways that people can hack your computer and get personal/financial information. When you get emails take time to analyze them and make sure it's not a phishing scam. Giving out personal information can lead to identity theft.
There are two forms of writing that we use when we communicate with each other, formal and informal writing. Usually we use informal writing when we talk to friends via text message. Formal writing is mainly used when we're doing academic writing or business communications. Believe or not when you use informal writing too much it can affect the way you do formal writing.
Whenever you use digital communication you have to show some etiquette to those around you. Having loud ring tones can sometimes annoy or bother people. Also, when you are talking to someone on a cellular device be aware of those around you. Don't yell or speak loudly. When your phone rings you can leave the room and go speak outside so you won't disturb those around you. Here's a Youtube video showing a few ways people use bad etiquette.
The next day we watched the movie 'Cyberbully'. 'Cyberbully' is a story about a teenager who becomes the victim of a cyberbully attack on a social networking site. She is betrayed by her best friend and also attempts suicide. Later on in the movie, her mom takes on the school system and state legislation to help prevent others from going through the same harrowing ordeal as her daughter.
Watching 'Cyberbully' helped us fully understand how serious cyberbullying is. The movie had a very emotional toll on us, but we were also very touched by the unbelievable story. It also gave us a glimpse of how bad cyberbullying can get from the victims point of view. I would recommend this movie for any teenager in high school.
Our class discussion this week was on how we present ourselves online. To guide us through this discussion we were given a few new terms to define.
Represent- How you show yourself to others.
Persona- The image or personality you portray to others.
Avatar- An image or graphic that represents you online.
Anonymous- A hidden identity.
Inhibited- Being careful or restrained about your actions or impulse.
Most people have a different persona online than they do in the outside world. It's okay to be yourself online. Lies that you say online can and will eventually catch up to you. How you portray yourself online can affect your future in many ways.
During our class discussion we went over different tips on how to stay real online. Later, we made a Glogster giving advice on how to stay real online. Glogster is a really simple and easy website to use. I really loved it. The only problem is that it doesn't save your work automatically for you. The Glog I created is below.
This week has been one of the best weeks ever. I really enjoyed making a glog and discussing the different ways to stay real online. I can't wait until next week to see what else we would be learning.
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