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| These are two very important videos for any teacher, student, and parent to watch! |
1. Compare and Contrast each documentary. What has changed from the first one (Growing Up Online) made in 2008 to the newer one (Digital Nation) filmed in 2010 ? How did what you watched in the two videos support your feelings about technology or how did it change your views? It is quite difficult to compare and contrast these two documentaries because I was not able to complete watching the first one because it was quite upsetting. It is not surprising to me that technology has had such a profound impact on my generation. After all I am in the generation that was raised with America Online's People Connection, Myspace, and Facebook. As I brought up in class, cyberbullying is not something that is easily escapable. I myself have been victimized by it. Unfortunately, people are going to continue to abuse technology so long as it exists. Do we think that this is ever going to go away? Absolutely not, when we discussed the "digital footprint" we all leave behind, it is going to be far more challenging for my generation to erase this mark, much like the footprint Neil Armstrong left on the moon close to 60 years ago. Technology is definitely one of those things that when used appropriately it can benefit others, but put in the wrong hands will lead to utter destruction.
2. Your thoughts on multitasking. Do you agree? Can you multitask? Do you disagree with the video on the topic of multitasking?
This to me is an amusing concept to bring up. I think that my generation tends to believe that it is more successful at multi-tasking than our parents. However, we are not. I am definitely guilty of while I am multi-tasking while I work on assignments. Even as I am working on this blog, I am tagging my music and I am waiting for my insurance company to get on the phone with me. Am I good at this usually? Absolutely not. I would certainly be interested in taking myself to task to see how successful I truly am. It would not surprise me if I failed miserably in this task.
3. Is there an addiction happening in society today with technology or is it just a new way of living? Should we be concerned? Absolutely. Technology is very addicting. We should be incredibly concerned. When I think about the amount of time I am playing with my iPad instead of working on school assignments or when I am working on other assignments that I should be focusing on for different purposes, I have to wonder am I just addicted or am I using technology appropriately. I have to wonder why the United States has not started to see if this is true of American students. I would like to think that most American students are started to be "addicted to technology." They just do not realize it.
6. Do parents of today have any idea what their kids are doing online? Whose job is it to teach them the safety and digital responsibility? Parents/Teachers/Community/Government?? This is an incredibly important question for us to focus on not only as future educators, but as future parents as well. Unfortunately, most parents probably do not know what their children are doing online. There are a number of sick people on the Internet who will take advantage of children. I would have to say that the responsibility of this is on each of these parties. Parents should be good role models for their children in terms of explaining what benefits technology serves as well as any detriments that may come their way. Teachers also have a responsibility of instilling further information on students. Although it was amusing in the second documentary to watch Asian students singing about technological responsibility, it is not something to take lightly. The community is not a group that should be as responsible, but it is very important that laws are enacted (with the help of the government) to safeguard children.
7. Are kids and adults today ruining their digital footprints by sharing too much information online without realizing that it may be detrimental to their future? Should they care? I alluded to this briefly before. Hopefully, students of the next generation (not mine) get enough of an awareness that they realize that their footprints will follow them everywhere. Unfortunately, those in my generation have not begun to realize how much they share will affect our futures.
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