Does safety matter with technology?
How you sit? Where you sit? Does it really matter? What body parts will be affected by poor posture when using digital technologies?
Do students spend too much time using technologies?
TV, handhelds, cell phones, computers, iPods, PS2, PS3, Xbox, what will be next? Do you have these technologies? How often do you use these? What can you see being used to enhance your learning?
Should people be able to use cell phones in crowded places?
What should a person do if a cell phone talker is being annoying or unsafe?
Should there be rules for digital use?
Today’s society has different rules of acceptable behavior. Years ago, people referred to Emily Posts, book of manners for social behavior. Where do we look for the new rules for today?
What is Digital Citizenship?
1. Awareness — knowledge of technology and how it affects others and myself.
2. Understanding — ability to grasp the uses of technology that are considered appropriate or inappropriate.
3. Action — using technology in the most appropriate way with the information available.
4. Deliberation — thinking about how technology was used and determining if it was appropriate.
