Greenhow, C. (2010, March/April). Anew concept of citizenship for the digital age. Learning and Leading with Technology, 47(6), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=March_April_No_6_1&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4516&ContentID=25564&DirectListComboInd=D
When the world began to turn to technology to help organize life and make it more accessible, the article seems to point out that the technology leaders didn't expect it to take the turn it has. At the onset, Greenhow describes, that the personal information aspect was just for governmental purposes, like passports and what not. With this type of information there was a code of conduct that seemed to be in place. Yet, when all the tools that we have no came to be, it created another need for etiquette to occur. With these new technologies, like social networking sites, it has become necessary to make sure that our students understand the proper and safe ways to navigate through these mediums.
I think that it is necessary for this top happen. We need more education on how these modes of communication can effect our children and how they can learn to adapt. We rely on our children to just know what to do, which means they are teaching themselves. It is the educators responsibility to teach more appropriate ways of interacting with these new mediums.
1. Is there research to show that this is necessary?
Yes, Greenhow describes how Myspace is a realm that the youth struggle to navigate in a safe way. They also aren't always legally correct in the way they approach downloading of some materials like music.
2. Why isn't our tangible world's etiquette translating over?
I think its, because of the anonymity of the internet that it makes it a realm where people think they can get away with certain behaviors.
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