Digital rights and
responsibilities has also been a primary topic for Week 9’s readings and
learning activities. After reading the
articles, I realized that digital rights and responsibilities is a very large
topic that can be grouped into subtopics.
There are just so many rights and responsibilities that relate to
participating in the online world! Some of these topics include internet
safety, cyberbullying, and cyber ethics (Edutopia, 2011). “Netiquette” is another term that relates to
digital responsibilities. These netiquette guidelines illuminate how digital
citizens must act online the same as if they were in real life. The guidelines can specifically relate to
e-mail, cellphone, and social media communication too.
Communication is a crucial
aspect of digital rights and responsibilities.
More specifically, communicating with others for academic purposes needs
to be respectful. While skimming the
readings for this week I came across some great guidelines for online student
communication (Tucker, 2010). These
guidelines include:
Avoiding
emotional punctuation…it is difficult to determine the tone of some people when
their messages are filled with exclamation marks and question marks.
Re-reading
messages before sending… make sure it is free from error or mistake.
Keeping language
direct… communicating through screens is hard enough as it is!
Use each other’s
names… to build better relationships
Ask questions…this
will stimulate more conversation (Tucker, 2010)
I found the best (and by
that I mean most interesting) piece of reading material discussing the absolute
worst times or places to use phones (Pappas, 2011). While reading this, be honest with yourself…as
was I. Can you recall ever using your phone during these times or places? Did
you think it was disrespectful?
The Movies.
-The most irritating thing
to me is when people have their bright digital screen up to their face watching
the latest Vine video a row ahead of me… My curious eyes are now forced to
glance over at the Vine video while watching the movie. I think that people who use their cellphones
during a movie are completely disrespectful and have no care for anyone but
themselves. If I am with someone who is
doing this, I always feel SO embarrassed and force them to put it away.
A First Date
-This is just pathetic… If
you are on your phone paying attention to the screen more than the newest
potential partner then why are you even there?
Clearly people who use their phones while eating a nice dinner (or
whatever individuals do these days on dates) are not worth anyone’s time if
they are going to be that rude! This makes me so angry… I have had awful
experiences with men more interested in their phone more than in me!
Church
-Although I may not be
religious, I do know that using a cellphone during church would most likely be
viewed as completely disrespectful to any decent person.
Bathroom Stall
-GUILTY! Okay, I admit it…
Sometimes I check my phone to see if I have messages while using the
washroom. But take into consideration
this is only in my private washroom at home.
Standing in line to check
out
-You got me again! Some
lines are long so why not speed up the sense of time with a nice Facebook feed
or quick conversation with a friend.
When someone is talking to
you
-Depending on who it is, I
sometimes can be caught doing this (I know, I know, I am a terrible person). I absolutely hate when people are on their
phone when I am trying to have a normal conversation with them simply because
most people can not use their phone while continuing to truly listen to
me. They may hear me, but rarely are
they listening.
The rules and standard
guidelines of digital communication can be overwhelming. This is not a pure science as nothing is ever
set in stone. But after reading that
article and noticing that I am guilty for using my phone at wrong times in
wrong places made me realize that digital rights and responsibilities play a
large role in most digital native’s lives.
The article of interest
from my Feedly for this week relates to a large subtopic of digital rights and
responsibilities, cyberbullying. Cyberbullying
is a real and growing threat (Belsey, 2007).
The article Secret CEO Responds to
Cyberbullying Criticism is of controversial debate right now. Do we really need another anonymous sharing
app? Doesn’t this just support the act of cyberbullying? … Apparently not
according to Secret’s CEO.
References
Belsey, B. (2007).
Cyberbullying: A real and growing threat. ATA Magazine, 88(1).
Available at http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/ATA%20Magazine/Volume%2088/Number%201/Articles/Pages/Cyberbullying.aspx
Edutopia. (2011). Digital
Citizenship: Resource Roundup. Retrieved at http://www.edutopia.org/cyberbullying-internet-digital-citizenship-resources
Pappas, C. (2011). 12 Most
Inappropriate Times and Places to Use Your Cell Phone. Available athttp://12most.com/2011/08/11/12-inappropriate-times-places-smartphone/
Tucker, C. (2010 ). Top 10
Dos and Don'ts: Online Communication and Cyperbullying. Available athttp://catlintucker.com/2010/12/top-10-dos-and-don%E2%80%99ts-online-student-communication/
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