E-Learning-Inclusivo (Mashup)

The hidden dangers of technology.

Nowadays technology is a great tool that helps us in our life, in our work, in our study, etc. The internet is part of our lives and is very beneficial to us. As future teachers, we must show and tell our students all the benefits and advantages that the internet brings to our lives, but we must also make them aware that this if not used in a correct way can be dangerous for them. It is important to read and take into account these three ways to protect our students from the dangers of technology, because they often do not think about the consequences that can bring to their lives the content that they upload to the internet.  We need to make sure that our students get the most out of technology.

Sage advice that teachers and parents should never skip over.

The article draws attention to the protection of student identities and the encouragement of using web tools in the classroom. How kids are most exposed now than ever to the risk of the technological world around them can be a challenge for their privacy protection. Education is just one of the most known tools we can use in order to deal with the challenges in the globe, especially if you have another supporting tool to help you with that, technology. However, one must be careful and consider that free exploration to social media and experiment with new technology tools, can be an open window for hackers to invade your life and privacy. Considering this, the K-12 environment considered some measures to deal with danger on how schools should navigate student privacy in a social media world. Particularly, the author argues that consideration always has to be given to student privacy when entering uncharted territories in order to prevent schools from leaking information about students, even though sometimes students are the ones doing the leaking. According to the data collected by the author, Mercer Hall and Patricia Russac from the ASIDE Blog argued that “Most projects and social networks encourage users to upload a personal ID or photograph. Student safety, however, is paramount to shelter identities. Clever and quirky avatars, therefore, can help students distinguish their profiles and still remain incognito.” In addition, the education-approved social networks and cartoon avatars will work on elementary and perhaps some middle school students. The article, however, does not seem to expose any significant measures once learners are on their personal devices. It seems that it is out of the school’s hands. This could be, for example, an easy way for hackers to steal your personal information and even your identity; at least nothing like that is mentioned in the text. In conclusion, despite of the difficulties of protecting students´ privacy, a good strategy educators can take is help students to raise awareness when engaging in social media activity of their online identities instead of just preventing them from accessing social media while they are connected to school networks. So, how can a school promote digital citizenship and protect student privacy? Let me know by giving your opinion.

The main topic of this article is very interesting and a current problematic in the 21st century education, trying to protect the students from the many digital dangers and protect their privacy while encouraging them to use the digital tools available in a way that help them in their learning process. one of the most innovating ideas was to encourage students to design and create online avatars that represents them while using the digital tools sin it not only protects them, but also foster their creative skills.